Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

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There is a fight on over the prop
osition of having automobile license
tags distributed by the county clerks
Of courts instead of the state highway
commission, and the money therefor
kept in the counties. ~ E.i' h
- The Peoples Bank of Anderson
failed 70 open it's doors Wednesday
morning, because Of failure to realize
loans and because of withdrawals. The
bank has capital Of 100000 and de-
posits amounting to nearly $2,000,000.
In the joint assembly yesterday, A.
II. Hawkins Of Prosperity, was select
ed to fill one OF the Vacancies on the
board Of penitentiary!.d (. dfrectors;i j. A.
McDermit of Horny, having previously
been selected ito fill the other vacancy.
DR.. +: w. Butler, OF Columbia, and c.
F. Brooks were elected 5triistees of the
negro college, Mr. Brooks succeeding
himself, and DIR. Butler, succeeding G.
B White pf. Chestsrn, 81, -
- Representative. j. X. Hamblin, OF
Union, has re-introducedtt the bill pro-
viding for a 48 hourf law for cotton
mills. The bill would make 1t "unlaw-
full for any textile industry whether
incorporated. or otherwise to require
more than 4S-hours per week" and
would also Alimit the working day to
nine hours. A virtually similar mea-
sure was killed in the senate5 last gear,
after having passed the, house. II 10 ex-
pected that there viii be big fight on
the proposition this year.
- Hon. ]. H, Marion, recently elected
associate justice of the supreme court
to fill the unexpired term Of Hon. G..
w. Gage, deceased, and reelected on
Wednesday to f1ll, the full term, on
yesterday handed in his resignation as
state senator from Chester county, and
Immediately took the oath as associate
justice of, the supreme court. An elec-
tion to select Mr.. Marion's successor
as senator from Chester. county is to
be held without UNNECESSARY delay.
The house, has sent to a third read
ing bill passed by the senate last year
providing that ANY person who shall
falsely and wilfulfy and with intent to
injure, circulate any report or make
any false oral statement as to the as
sets or liabilities Of any bank in South
Carolina. or to its solvency or to its
ability; to- meet its obligations, or as to
its soundness'' The bill carries O PEN
atty of not less than 500 or more than
$500. or a prison sentence of not more
of the court.
The following statement was is
sued by the Greenville weather bureau
yesterday: Light to moderate rains
are general east of the Mississippi riv-
er, while west Of the river.it Is fair
and much, colder with freezing tenn
perature extending into central Texas,
and near zero in northern Oklahoma.
Rair Is likely to continue in this vi
cnity during tonight and early to-
morrow, followed by clearing and
much colder Conditions favor fair
weather. for three or four days after
the rain with low temperatures to 10
degrees below freezing"
An income tax bill, introduced by
the ways and means committee on last
Friday, was advanced to n third read
ing in the house Wednesday without
opposition. The blu would provide for
the levying annually upon the net in
come of every individual of a normal
tax of per cent Of the amount in eX-
cess of the divers exemptions allow
ed, provision being added to make the
rate upon the first $4,000 such excess
per cent in the caseaof an
individual taxed as a resident OF the
the normal tax there will also 'be;i lev
led n surtax OF 3 per cent OF the
amount by which tho net income, that
IS the gross income minus the eXeinp-
ions allowed, exceeds S5,0e9, Fherate
IN incomes Of corporations will be 3
OCr cent. The personal exemptions
granted under the bill correspond cx-
lctly with the present federal income
TX exemptions of $1,000 for each sim
;lc person without dependents. and
$500 for married persons or heads OF
antilles unless the income exceeds
Is. .00O in which case the exemption al
owed is only $4,000. A husband and
wife. living together. are granted but
ne personal exemption. an additional
of $400 being allowed. how
yer. for each additional depend
mt. The state tax commission will
ave charge of the administration of
he tax. shonld the bill become a law,
cinG authorized to. appoint and re-
move an income tax director, who
hall have control of the assessment
nd collection of the tax with the as
iStancc of such clerks. agents. dcpu-
les and officers as may be deemed
ecessary. The income tax may be
aid in quarterly installments except
I certain instances when ii will be
objected at it's source. The bill is
ladc retroactive to apply to the year
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