Milford chronicle., 1921-02-11
new INCOME TAX
BILL In THE HOUSE
EVERY MAN AND WOMAN In DELAWARE
WILL HAVE TO PAY AT LEAST SIS
FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
INTRODUCED LAST MONDAY
A MEASURE WAS ALSO INTRODUCED
TO LEVY A FRANCHISE TAX UPON
CORPORATIONS HERE.

tive Clark. Under the provisions o
the new income tax law, one per cen
will be levied on incomes under SO
900; two per cent on incomes from
$4,000 to $4,000 and three per cen
on those above $4,000.
This money will be used for schoo
purposes. The bill provides for ex-
emption for single person up to ST.
900 and for a married person up tC
$4,000. The bill would require the pay
ment by every citizen of the state Oi
an income tax of not less than $5 an
nually. This latter provision, means
that everyone would pay a tax re-
gardless of the exemption clause, that
clause simply denOting the amount OF
income allowed before the tax would
begin in cases of persons having large
incomes.
Mr.. Clark also introduced the fol-
lowing tax bill; "FOr the privilege of
exercising it's franchise in this state
in corporate or organized capacity,
every domestic corporation, and for
the privilege of doing business in this
state, every foreign corporation ex-
cept corporations hereinafter specified
shall pay in advance each and every
year an annual franchise tax of three
per cent to be computed by the state
treasurer upon the basis of its entire
net income for its fiscal or the calen-
dar year next preceding, as hereinaf-
ter provided, derived from its business
carried on in this state"
A bill was also introduced to create
a motion picture censor board for the
State. It provides that the governor
NJ S,P
from Wilmington, one from each coun-
ty, outside of Wilmington and the fifth
from the state at large. They shall
hold Office from one to five years and
serve without compensation. The bill
defines the powers of the board and
all movie pictures would have to have
its approval before being shown.
Representative F. H. Davis also in
troduced a bill, defining non-alcohol-
ic drinks and prohibiting the manu-
facture, sale, offering for sale, expos
ing for sale or having in possession
with intent to sell, of any adulterat-
ed or misbranded non-alcohOlic
drinks, and providing penalties for
the vilations and providing for the en-
fOrcement thereof.
Other bills introduced in the House
follows:
Representative Kramer: Exempting
property of the Salvation Army from
taxation; providing for the disposition
of public funds received by the secre-
tary of state.
Representative White: Providing for
the appointment of an index clerk in
the Office of recorder of deeds of New |
Castle county; providing for the board |
of children held in custody; amending
the law relative to the highways of
New Castle county. n
Money for Sanitary Board
Representative Clark: Appropriating
$4,000 a year for the next two years
to the live stock sanitary board; ap-
propriating $4,000 year for the next
two years to the State Live Stock San
itary Board to pay for cattle condemn
ed because of tuberculosis.
Three bills by Senator Alice from
the Bar Association, as follows:
Act relating to liens on boarding
house stables, garages, etc.; act re-
lating to cOnveyances of property; act
to acknowledgement and !
proof deeds by married women.
Senator Walker: Act providing in j
crease in Board of Prisoners from
Kent and Sussex counties to rs cents
per day at New Castle county work i
house. f
Senator Bennett: Providing certain i
voting districts be divided. {
Senator Bennett: Appropriating ST. /
500 to restore board walk at Bethany '
Beach. t
Senator Bennett: Authorizing coun- /
ty engineer of Sussex county to meas &
ure and survey roads in Sussex coun-
ty in month of May and report to Levy i
Court v
Senator Bennett: Act providing v
amendment to state constitution re-
Iating to registration by mail. S
Senator Bennett: Authorizing Levy p
Court of Sussex county to employ dep Il
titles and clerks for the several coun- c
" offices as needed and fix their sal
lries. N
Senator Alice: Act to amend the in fl
laws of the State of Delaware. il
Senator Bennett: Providing for the if
security of depositors in banks and
rust companies and creating depos-
tors guarantee fund by tax on bank
Ieposits.
Representative Kramer: Providing B
hat there shall be two members of g.
he minority party on the board of T
lection of Wilmington; increasing b.
rom $3.50 to $40 per day the pay of cl
egistration officers; providing for ~
he appointment of alternate regis F.
rars in Wilmington. n
Mr.. Corbit: Amending the law rel nj
tive to registration of motor vehicles; OF
uthorizing the New Castle county fr
evy Court to borrow 100000 for i'm be
rovements to the New Castle county Or
Orkhouse. Sc
F. H. Davis: Providing for sanitary de
0ttles used for food containers. Mr.. en-
ord (skeleton), to reorganize the M
evy Court of New Castle county; re- eX
hiring the Wilmington and Northern Vo
abroad Company to place a watch su
an at the crossing of it's railroad re
ith the Newark road, known as no
Srindley road; Mr. Kramer, new Ge
ty charter bill for Wilmington in MI
.eleton form; requiring public car Lea
9rs of freight to transport all freight pr
ceived by them for transportation he
the point of destination on sched-
time. Mr.. Schneider, repeating the
air statewide prohibition law.
Both houses adjourned shortly af-
IL o'clock at night after having So'
ceived 218 bills during the day. This ia
axes total of 468 measures in tro- Inc
ced during the session. In addition JOY
the bills resolutions and one Senate by
were introduced. The House the
ceived 124 bills during the day. aft
Monday was the last day for receiv- Mr.
3 new business. str