Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-03
TAXATION TERMED
BIGGEST QUESTION.
FACING ASSEMBLY

Taxation measures should occupy
the principal attention of the Geor-
gia legislature, which convenes next
month, in the opinion of Representa-
tive Thomas Davis, of Meigs.
I'VE should, in my opinion, give
this subject all the time OF the SEES
sion if necessary to dispose of it."
Mr.. Davis says.
"As a rule, 1 believe legislatures
waste too much time on comparative
ly trivial measures. They ignore or
overlook the big things or at least
do not give them sufficient, consid-
Grafton"
Continuing, Representative Davis
said:
"Our system of taxation is like
the house built by the poor man In
Atlanta that Henry Grady wrote
about. It is made of patches in
many instances which are inequit-
able and injudicious.
Judicial procedure in Georgia
should be reformed by a board of
experts with the sole idea Of admin
isterSng justice speedily, honestly
and cheaply. Our present system is
worn out, expensive, cumbersome and
has no stopping place.
'Our civilization is equal to that
of Canada or England. Is there any
good reason why our laws should
not be as promptly, cheaply and eff
ficiently enforced as in TIC coun-
tries?
Gasoline Tests Expensive
"The inspection of gasoline is I'M
reasonably expensive in this state.
should not adopt the plan used in
South Carolina or Florida and elm
mate this expense"
Mr.. Davis adds that he will be
candidate to succeed himself as a
member Of the legislature.
On the other hand, there is an.
other member of the legislature
whose burning ambition is to retire
from the legislature, as speedily and
as painlessly as possible. He is Dr.
w. d. Kennedy, senator from the
F'orty-ninth senatorial district, who
lives at Meter.
"If the good God of the universe
will forgive me for getting into poll
tics this one time, / feel sure the
lawmakers of Georgia will not be
bothered with me again." he said.
i've had more tnan my share al.
ready. had a few ideas in mind,
which, if enacted into law, would
ha cav 10 70
thousand dollars annually, but it
+, seems that a majority of both
houses do not stop 10 consider econ
omy-rather question of how much
we can get and how much we can
appropriate, with all letters in the
last word spelle, with capitals.
Extra Marriage Fee Asked
DIR. Kennedy says he has only one
measure now which he is interested
in having passed and that is one
that would require those seeking to
be married to pay an additional dol
lar for a marriage license, funds
derived from this source to be used
by local registrars and what is left
by them to be used for keeping a
record for the bureau of vital sta
tlstlcs. He adds that he has not
yet perfected the bill in all it's de-
tails.
Representative J. h. G.. Logan, OF
Homer, says he has no pet measure
of his own to offer. but states that
he will support any measure that
looks to an equitable distribution of
the burdens of taxation. There
can be no doubt" he says, that our
tax system needs some revision ana
modification. Mr.. Logan SAYS also
he expects to be a candidate to sue.
coed himself in Banks county.
As the time for the session ap-
proaches, the office of Attorney Gen.
eral George NJ Napier is besieged
by all classes of persons and organ
izations, for aid in drafting pet meas
ures, to provide for almost every.
thing under the sun, it is said.
Assistant Attorney General T. II.
Gress says it is no uncommon mat
ter to receive four to ten such re-.
quests during the course of a day.
He adds also that the office is do
ing all it can to help in the matter
after the business of the state has
been attended to.