Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27
GOU. BOggs Signs Tax
Bills Passed By The
Assembly
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harder, will mean bigger tax bills
for all Delawareans, but the in
ocreases will be less than $45 a
year for 80 per cent of the tax
payers.
The net corporate income tax,
an entirely new levy in Delaware,
aims to raise $5,000,000 a year. 1t
is effective Jan. 1. Businessmen
who discussed the proposal at a
public hearing predicted its per
cent rate-considerably above aver
age for the 33 other states that tax
corporate income-might net con-
siderably more. One estimate went
as high as S10,000,000 a year.
Also approved by the late-work-
ing Assemblymen and signed by
the Governor was law increasing
the number of racing days at Del
aware Park and granting both the
state and the track bigger bites of
pari-mutuel machine handle.
This is designed to raise revenue
for Delaware Park, which says it
needs cash to finance a moderniza-
tion program, as well as for the
states General Fund.
1t increases the states share of
cash passing through the wagering
machines from 31h to Az per cent,
and the tracks share from 612
to 71a per cent.
The new law increases the num-
ber of authorized racing dates
from 33 to 55. Attorney William S.
Potter, representing track manage
ment, said conservative estimates
indicate its double-barrel provi-
sions will increase state revenue
from Delaware Park by $1,250,000
a year.
The two income tax proposals
and the Delaware Park bill were
all introduced in the House of
Representatives, although prelim-
mary versions had been introduced
before.
The personal income tax in
crease went through the House 22-
s, with five members absent. Later,
the Senate passed it 81, with six
absent.
The House roll call was:
For the bill: Reps. Edgar Alex
ander (D-Townsend) T. Lees Bar
tleson (R-Lindamere), Elmer l..
Belts (D-Felton), George w. Cain
(D-Harrington) William H. Car
!, penter (R-Brookside Park, H.
Clifford Clark (D-Kenton), George
Ehinger (R-Dover), Edgar English
5(D-GreenwooO, Norman Eskridge
(D-Bridgeville), Edward J. Hus-
sey, Jr. (D-Wilmington), Charles
c. King (D-Smyrna), Harry G.
Lawson R-Wilmington), Margaret
r. Manning R-Marshallton) Nell
son Massey (D-Dover), Harry G.
McAllister (D-LaureD, Charles r.
Pryor (D-Clayton), Arthur r. Reed
(R-Lewes), Charles F. Richards
(R-Dover), Paul e. Shockley Cd
WilmingtonD, Clifford M. Simpler
(R-Felton), James III. Snowden (R-
Wilmington), and Joseph B. Walls
(D-Lewes).
Against the bill: Reps. Henry B.
Appleford (R-Wyoming), John Kel-
Ter (R-Milford), Harry H. Lambert
(R-Cranston Heights), Paul F. Liv-
ingston D-Wilmington), Harry E.
Mayhem (D-Milford), Horace w.
Mills (D-LaureD, James r. Quig-
ley (D-Hares Corner) and Charles
p. West (D-Gumboro).
Absent at the time of the vote
were: Reps. Lester M. Kaufman
(RzOcean View, Henry E. Sned-
} ecker (R-St. Georges), Harvey B.
Spicer (R-Georgetown), Sherman
w. Tribbitt (D-Odessa), and Henry
III. Wolf (R-Newsrk).
Negative votes came from Sena-
tors Lemuel H. Hickman Cd
Frankford) and Walter ]. Hoey
(D-Milford). Absent were: Sena-
tors Jester A. Gray (D-Frederica)
s. w. Harrison (D-Wyoming) Eu-
gene Lammot (D-Wilmington)
Calvin r. Mccullough (D-Hollo-
way Terrace, Clifford Pryor ID
Blackbird) and Earle nj. Tull Cd
Seaford).
Voting orsthe bill were: Sena-
tors William b. Behen (D-Dover),
Allen j. Cook (D-Kenton), Jacob
A. Correll (R-Newark). Thomas
l.. Johnson (R-Rehoboth Beach,
. Elwood F. Nelson, Jr. (R-Clay-
mont, Peter Nechay (D-Willow
) Grove), John e. Reilly (D-Wil-
mington), Wilmer F. Williams (R-
Rosselle) and Curtis w. Steen ID
Dagsboro).
The roll call in the House on the
corporation income tax bill was as
follows:
For the bill-Reps. Alexander,
Bartleson, Belts, Cain, Carpenter,