VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 17. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR
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REACH AGREEMENT i;
ON GASOLINE TAX
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BOTH HOUSES ADOPT FREE I"
CONFERENCE REFORT
?ld
No Provision on Kerosene and One- si
half for Roads in Several ti
Counties \\
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The State, 23. d
Both houses yesterday adopted the ^
free conference report on the gaso- ^
line tax bill, which to a large extent h
embodies the senate amended bill. ^
The report provides for two cents a *(
gallon tax on gasoline, "combinations
thereof or substitutions there- b
for, sold or consigned, used, shipped t(
or distributed for the purpose of sale p.
within this state." Under the terms sf
of the report no tax is levied on ker- s(
osene. tl
The report does not make the tax w
apply to interstate commerce, but tl
after the gasoline is within the state, ig
The tax is to be equally divided, one- o
half for general state purposes, and w
Vioif +! ??? />nnnfioc fr?v flip main- m
tenance and construction of roads. si
The conferees were Senators a;
Young, Kennedy and Stabler and Rep- c<
resentatives Hughes, Wannamaker u
and McKay. Their report, which ti
will be the law, if signed by the gov- w
ernor, is as follows: ci
"Strike cut all of the title and in- a
sert in lieu thereof the following: 'A a<
bill to impose a license tax upon the; jr
business of dealing in gasoline, com- ai
binations thereof, and substitutes
therefor. when sold in this state.' ci
"Amend further by striking out all si
after the enacting words and insert in lr
lieu thereof the following: li
"Section 1. That every oil com- g
pany doing domestic or intrastate f,
business w-ithin the state and engaging
in the business of selling, consign- H
ing, using, shipping, or distributing: t\
for purposes of sale within this state . u
any gasoline or any substitutes there- c<
for, or combinations thereof, for the e;
privilege of carrying on such business tl
shall be subject to the payment of a u
licence tax, which tax shall be meas- jT
orroHi:>itpH in Accordance n
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with the volume of sales of such oil p
company within the state. Every such a
oil company shall pay to the state jj
treasurer an account of money equal 0
to two (2) cents per gallon on all j p
srasoline, combinations thereof or j a
substitutes therefor, sold o^ consign-1 J]
ed, used, shipped or distributed for ] ?;
the purpose of sale within this state, b
To Tax Commission r<
"Sec. 2. That every oil company
subject to the tax provided for in u
Section 1 of this act shall on or be- j h
fore the 20th day of each and evory! p
month make out and file with the, s<
South Carolina tax commission a re-, s
turn under oath in such form as may : f
be prescribed by the said South Car-! tl
1 ' C-1.-! n cr tVlP ! +1
Oliria Lit A VUllUUiMIUll, cavuiiif, K..V c,
number of gallons of gasoline, com- i s
binations thereof or substitutes there- j ;<
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for which have been sold or consign- o
ed, used, shipped or distributed for j ti
purposes of sale within this state dur-j n
ing the previous month and shall at: o
the same time remit to the state treas- j
urer the amount of the tax provided I c
by this act. And every such oil com-1 c
panv shall keep a record or records , n
showing all purchases and dispcsi- ; t
tion of all gasoline, combinations j t
thereof, or substitutes therefor, and . 1
such records shall at all times be sub- j t
ject to inspection by any agent of,a
the South Carolina tax commission or ( s
the department of agriculture, com- j s
merce and industries. 11
''Sec. 3. If any oil company shall i e
fail to make the required monthly re-1 c
turns or shall fail to pay the taxes i t
herein provided, the South Carolina j\
tax commission shall make a return j s
for such delinquent oil company uponj 1
such information a?, may be reason- ' i
ably obtained, assess the tax thereon, f
add a penalty of 10 per cent to the I i
amount as assessed, and certify the U
same to the state treasurer, and if j
such tax and penalty is net paid to is
the state treasurer on or before the j s
first day of the following month, or [s
if such oi! company shall fail to keep ; t
a record of all gasoline, combinations L
thereof or substitutes therefor as re- <
quired ^y this act or shall wilfulh c
make a false or fraudulent return,1 r
then in each such event the oil com-: c
pany subject to said tax shall be ]>
mic/loniMnnr nnrl nnrin f'DH
vietion shall be subject to a fine
?
ot less than one hundred ($100)
ollars, or imprisonment of not less
lan thirty (30) days: Provided
'hat every dealer subject to a tax
nder the provisions of this act shall
eport to the South Carolina tax comlission
within five (5) days after the
ate this act goes into effect a true
latement of all gasoline, combina!ons
thereof or substitutes therefor
hich such dealer has or had on hand
t the close of the day preceding the
ate this act shall go into effect, and
ailure to make such report shall be
eemed a misdemeanor, punishable
y fine of one hundred (S100) dolirs,
or imprisonment not exceeding
?n (10) days.
"Sec. 4. It is hereby declared tc
e the intent and purpose of this aci
> impose a tax upon every oil comany
engaged in domestic or intra;ate
commerce or business within the
hedule provided in Section 1 of
lis act, at the rate therein specified,
here such gasoline, combinations
leroof or substitutes therefor is or
finally sold, consigned, used, shipped
r distributed by such oil company
ithin this state, but nothing in thi?
;t should be construed to impose
ich license tax upon any selling
crent, consumer or retailer, selling,
Dnsigning, shipping, distributing 01
sing any of said gasoline, combinaons
thereof or substitutes therefor
hich may have been bought from,
unsigned by or otherwise bailed by
ny oil company as defined in this
c-t which has paid the tax as herein
nposed, nor shall this act be held to
nnlv in cases of interstate commerce.
"Sec. 5. The commissioner of agrijlture,
commerce and industries
iall at such times in such forms a?
iay be specified by the South Cnrona
tax commission certify to the
outh Carolina tax commission the
allowing:
"Names of all consignors of gasone,
combinations thereof or substiltes
therefor, when the said prodcts
are consigned to a resident oi'
ompany; the names and address of
ach consignee of an oil company and
'.nonfUv j,nr? kind of such prod
,IC U UUIiCiV-J
cts so consigned. Provided, that such
lformation shall be in the possessior
f, or on file in the office of the deartment
of agriculture, commerce
nd industrits and to the extent such
lformation shall be in the possessior
f, or on file in the office of the deariment
of agriculture, commerce
nd industries and to the extent such
lformation is not in possession oi
lid department and not required tc
e there kept, no such report shall b(
equired.
"Sec. 6. The term 'oil company' a:
sed in this act shall mean and be
~1 3 ~ ^ ^r* fnr?rv^ nf\V,
Sid 10 lnciuue an) j/uiovn, m.???,
oration, company, partnership, or as
Dciation engaged in selling: or in conigning,
using, shipping, distributing
or purposes of original sale withir
his state, gasoline, combinations
aereof or substitutes therefor, a:
pecified in this act. The term 'or
final sale' shall mean the first sale
f such products or the first distribu
ion, transfer, consignment, or baillent
of such products for the purpose
f sale within the state.
"Sec. 7. The South Carolina ta:
ommission shall, as soon as practi
able and before the 25th day of eac?
lonth, certify to the state treasure:
he names of all persons, corpora
ions, partnerships, and association:
iable to pay tht tax herein proxided
ogether with the postoflice addresi
nd the amount of the tax, and if th<
aid tax has not been paid when th<
tate treasurer receives such certifica
ion, he shall issue a warrant or ex
cution directed to the sheriff of th:
ounty, or his lawful deputy, in whicl
he delinquent taxpayer resides o
vhere his business is conducted. Th<
heriff to whom such execution is di
ected shall proceed to enforce sanr
n the same manner provided by lav
or the enforcement of an execution
ssued by a county treasurer agains
t delinquent taxpayer. That the taxe
tnd all penalties herein provided fa
hall be held as a debt payable to th
tate by the party against whom th1
anie shall be charged, and all sue!
axes, penalties and assessments shal
>e a first lien in all cases whatsoev
?*r upon all property of the part
rharged therewith. Provided, tha
ioth:mc contained herein shall b
on.-trued as imposing any tsx 01
:erosene.
"Sic. S. All moneys collected un
ler the provisions of this act shall b
COMMITTEE PLACE
;!' GIVEN TO GROSS
1 SUCCEEDS CHRISTEN5EN AS
'i CHAIRMAN
Warm Speeches Against Statement
of Beaufort Senator. Resignation
Accepted
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| The State, 22.
Following dramatic speeches I\v
Senators McColl, Bonhani and Hamilton
in which they strongly resented
what they termed implications, if not
.charges, brougnt uy ocnutur
sen in his resignation, that "business
1 had won in the senate," the senate
yesterday accepted the resignation of
Mr. Christensen as chairman of the
finance committee and then elected
; Senator II. II. Gross of Dorchester to
succeed him as the leader of the most
important senate committee. The
Beaufort senator made it plain lhat
he would insist on his resignation.
r.rncc wnq the second rank
ing member of the committee, Senator
Johnstone of Newberry being the
ranking member, but he declined to
serve, telling the senate that he did
| not feel that he could bear the work
regardless of the honor and pleasure
it would bring to him to lead the
committee.
After the morning session had gone
for about an hour, Senator Johnstone
called the resignation of Mr. Christenscn
to the attention of the senate,
i
declaring that Senator Christensen
had made it plain to the finance com
, mittee that he would not withdraw his
, resignation.
Exception to Words
Senator McColl of Marlboro took
, exception to the language used by Mr.
Christensen in submitting his resignation,
declaring that this was the
third time in four years that the senate
had been condemned by a person
I in high responsibility. He said the
statement that business was dictatI
ing to the senate was unjustifiable
and not true ana put the senate in an
i improper and false light before the
, people of South Carolina. Mr. McColl
said because the senate failed to agree
... i-U or the
WiCIi LIIC imaiuv ^ v.
t chairman was no reason why the
chairman should withdraw.
Senator McColl said the chairman
4 of a great committee had no right to
i withdraw on the eve of the considera.
tion of the appropriation bill and he
~ went into an explanation of how the
appropriations had increased in the
last few yeais and how he had opposed
these increases. The fact that
the senate did not agree with Mr.
Christensen was no reason for his
resignation, Mr. McColl said. To say
that the senate was servile to one interest
was not true, Mr. McColl der
c-lared.
Senator Bonham said he agreed
largely with the remarks of Mr. McColl
and declared he couldn't see how
the senate could be made uo of more
ronre?entative men. He said he re
sented the statement that the senate
had forsaken the soil and surrendered
to business and thought this statement
meant that the senate "had sold
out to business." Mr. Bonham said
that after such remarks and attitude
on the part of Mr. Christcnsen he
r
- paid, into the state treasury, one-half
s of which shall be credited to the gen
, era! fund as used for defraying the
s ordinary expenses of the state govern?
ment, and the remaining half of all
2 moneys collected under the provisions
- of this act shall be distributed to the
- count:cs to be used exclusively for
} the construction or maintenance of
1 roads. Such distributions among the
r counties shall be made by the state
s treasurer before the 10th day of Jan
uary, April, July and October of each
' 1 ' ? *1 _ _ A. 1 1
? year, the amount (listriDuiaoie on ao
v count of the collection of the prei
ceding three months being paid to
t each county treasurer in such manner
s that the amount received by each
r county shall bear the same ratio to
L* the total amount distributed as the
e amount of the assessed value of prop\
erty in such county bears to the total
1 amount of the assessed value of prop
erty in the entire state.
y "Sec. 0. All a:-ts or parts of acts
t inconsistent with the provisions oi
e this act are hereby repealed,
n "Sec. 10. This act shall go into ef
fee' on the first day of the month af
ter tin* approval of this act by the
e governor."
i
j thought the only thing to do would be (
I to demand the resignation of Mr. k
Christensen if he had not resigned.:
I Senator Bonham said when such dis-j
cord arose in a committee it was time
to reek a new leader and that he w
thought there was more than one good
nrnd in the senate.
Not For Business ^
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ibCllULCr Jon^atoiu? 5u;u iii* reiuieu
.the statement Monday night that business
had won over agriculture and
that Mr. Christenren had said that he
did not mean the words in the light
they had been taken. He said he y
agreed with Mr. Duncan that no one o
man or committee could run '.he sen- j
ate. He er.te.ed into an explanation 3
of past appropriation bills and said he f
accepted his share of the respor.sibili- p
ties :n increasing the bills and did not j
want to throw iiis part of the r<_spon- \
sib'lity on Mr. Christensen. c
Senator Hamilton said h> was i.ot
rcpres TtrijL' any class of business, v
but the per pie of Chester eounjy. lie c
said it koked to him like the .VTiute r
n.i^ not If?t confidence in Mi* Chr...- t
t'.-r^cn, T ut that Mr. Christ? r. m h?d a
lost confidence in the senate. He de- fc
clarcd that he would not be willing c
? i r\ -vr "hViof mlcrVlf 1
IU SWitllUW ta.V luui i
be framed by just anybody, one that t
he didn't agree with, and that might I
have been proposed by "somebody" in I
Chicago who did not know conditions I
here. He declared that he could not
accept the statement that the senate I
had been won by business. c
During the remarks of Senator Mc- Coll,
Senator Padgett of Colleton sug- I
gested that the remarks might be ^
more appropriate if Mr. Christensen j
were present. Mr. McColl said it was *
;a source of regret to him that Mr. I
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(Jhr;stensen was not present ana max
he had so stated at the outset. Mr. t
McColl then reiterated that' he J"
thought .the resignation a "slap" at I
the senate, made unwisely, ill advised i
and when Mr. Christensen was "under
fire." ' f
| Prior to the speeches of Senators c
McColl, Bonham and Hamilton, Sena- c
tor Hart declared he did not want to c
see the resignation accepted. He said 1
Mr. Christensen had done a great *
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worn ana ne uiu not oeneve mat me defeat
of any of the tax measures was *
a repudiation of the chairman of the ?
; finance committee. I
Several motions to have a commit- ?
tee confer with Mr. Christensen were
made, but the motion of Senator Bon- *
ham to accept the resignation with regrets
prevailed.
; Immediately after the resignation ^
of Mr. Christensen was accepted
Senator Laney nominated Senator
Alan Johnstone of Newberry to sue- 1
ceed Mr. Christensen. Several senators
secnoded the nomination, but .
' i
3Ir. Johnstone asked to be relieved
, from serving and his request was
1 granted. 1
Senator Gross was then nominated j
and elected by a unanimous vote.
Senator Gross was the next ranking <
1 *?. - rx x ? T _ l j.
. memr.er alter senator junusiom;. .]
Senator Gross is a banker and .
planter of Dorchester county and has
been a member of the senate since (
, 1913. He has been chairman of the j
committee on fish, game and forestry
for a number of years and is one of j
the most popular members of the ,
( senate. j 3
i
Berry-Coleman I
Miss Edna Berry and James Coleman
were united in marriage at the ]
parsonage of the Rev. J. E. Meng ,
Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Miss Berry is the charming daugh
ter of Mrs. Berry of Saluda county. ]
Mr. Coleman is the son of Mr. Joe ]
Bon Coleman, also of Saluda county. ;
This young couple have a host of '
. friends who wish them all the happi-;
ness and success that is due them. ;;
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HAL KOHN WILL GIVE h
YOU FIRE ALARM CARD i
Some time ago The Herald and :
i News printed some fire alarm cards 1
for Hal Kohn. Mention was made of 1
this, at the time. Hal states that he
wants every home in the fire limit to '
! have one of these cards and will be '
glad to give them to any home re- I
questing one. These cards are so ;
i arranged that each fire alarm number i
? is easily found, so that when the fire :
beil rings you can instantly tell where ]
. the fire is. They also give the telephone
number to call when you have i
an alarm to turn in and are very val- 1
I - I.
juaoic in every respect.
SENATE PASSES
INCOME TAX BILL
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-ELECT COMMITTEE MEASURE ' (
FINALLY FAVORED j,
fotn Ciose After Two Days' Debate (
?Fifty-five Hour Textile Bill
Passed
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The State, 24.
The senate at 11:30 o'clock last
tight passed the select committee in- ,
omo tax bill framed largely on the .
ines as suggested 'by Senator S. H.
'IcGhce of Greenwood and providing
or a tax of 25 per cent of the amount
aid to the federal government to be :
(aid to the state government. The
ote came after nearly two days of
ontinuous debate.
Following another night session de- :
oted practically entirely to the inome
tax bills the vote came on the
notion of Senator Christensen to by.
he select committee bill on the table j
.ml the senate refuse:! to table the'
?ill by a vote of 21 to 18. The vote '
m the motion to table resulted as folows:
Yeas: Beasley, Bethea, Chrisonsen,
Crosson, Gross, Harrelson,
lubbard, Hutson, Johnsone, Johnson,
Cennedy, Lightsey, Miller, Moore,
Jadgett, Robinson, Stabler, and
Yightman?18. Nays: Bailes, j
Saskin, Black, Bonham, Butler, Dunan,
Goodwin, Hart, Hamilton, Mason,'
tfcColl, McCravy, McGhee, Moise,
lagsdale, Jeremiah Smith, Watk'ns,
Veils, Wideman, Williams and Young
?21. Pairs: Laney "yea" with Ba:er
"nay" and Pearee "yea" with H.'
.. Smith, Jr., "nay."
The bill as passed and returned to'
he house is vastly different from the
louse ways and means committee bill,
ts socalled simplicity was what won
ts way with the senate.
In a nut shell the bill enacts all the
ederal statutes, rules, regulations and
>ther enactments into the South Car>lina
law and provides that the tax
lommission shall enforce it. Every
jarson paying a tax to the federal
government will make a copy of the
eturn to the federal government afer
this year, but for 1922 only an
iffidavit is required as to what was
)aid to the government.- Every per
;on, firm, corporation, etc., paying a
;ax to the federal government must
)ay 25 per cent of such tax to the
state government.
Money This Year
Some question as to whether or not1
:he bill provided for a tax this year
>n the 1921 revenue arose at the last
noment, but Senators McGhee and
CVatkins both said that the measure
provided for a tax this year on 1921 i
ncomes. |
Amendments by Senator Hart to
exempt federal salaries, interests,'
imoluments, etc., and also state sala-'
-ies were adopted at the last moment.
An amendment to make the rate
20 per cent of the federal tax offered
Senator Hamilton, was killed and 1
an amendment offered by Senator j
Johnson to make the rate 33 1-3 per;
rent of the federal tax was likewise
ciiled.
On a roll call vote the bill was'
inally sent to the house, 37 to 5. The
measure was framed by a select committee
consisting: of Senators Padgett,1
McGhee, RagHale, Watkins and Mc-j
Coll.
All day yesterday the select committee
bill and the ways and means
committee measure were furiously de'?J1
-Crw* fUn tiro x*e or.rl
UcllUU. iUI 11JC Yt u J O UitU
means committee bill were Senators,
Padgett, Johnstone, Beasley and Mil-j
;er and for the select committee bill
Senators Hart, Ragsdale, McColl,
i'oung, Bonhain, Black and Williams.
The 55 hour textile bill was passed
and returned to the house without a
murmur against it. The amendments
ivere proposed by the committee on
commerce and manufactures in the
form of a substitute bill to eliminate
* u:ii
useless maners irom uiu uuust um,
those promoting the measure said.
Senators Young, Pcarce and McGee
were named on the free conference to
the J. 0. Williams cutout bill, the
house refusing to adopt the senate
amendment allowing spotlights to be
used when they were extinguished
200 yards from an approaching vehicle.
The bill to regulate the hunting
of foxes in the state was killed by
the adoption of the unfavorable report
made by the committee on fish,
1
game and forestry.
Adjournment Now
The usual row over the Friday adjournment
for the week-end occurred
at midnight, a motion to meet Monday
night at 8 o'clock for local, uncontested
matters finally prevailing
after a series of discussions on the
nnACjfmrt orrl rvf V* qv nnocf innc Tllic:
LjUtOLiUii Ctiill VbllVl VjUVOUVilrii A4KV
motion does not effect today's session
but applies to the adjournment today
over to .Monday night.
Early in the night the lights went
off and the senate was in darkness for
a short time, despite the effort of Col.
J. Fred Schumpert, the sergeant-atarms,
to throw light on the subject !
by the injection of a kerosene lamp, j
The chimney and burner of the lamp
fell as the sergeant-at- arms was. com- '
ing to the rescue, but at this juncture
the lights returned.
Senator Stabler introduced a bill
I + r\ nov liiOTOTih r\f :
Ill X >1 lu m w*. jr viuiiaubj vx c v_ c* >_ * *
ers.
Several committee reports were
mr.de.
During the discussion as to the
week-end adjournment Senator Gross,
chairman of the financ'e committee,
informed the senate that it would be
?>?<> /? + i/*o Hit i -v> r\ n a1 n +n oninurn fnr
j/l UL^lV-aii^ i in jjuowi u i v. bv uujwwi * *
the session in another week, predicting
two more weeks at least. Senator
Johnstone corroborated Senator
Gross.
Senator Bethea's bill to regulate attorney's
fees in cases of notes, mortgages,
other indebtedness or instruments
of writing was passed at the
day ression and sent to the house as
1 1 ortwofa o rl r?0?
amenueu m itzr mc senate nau
fused to strike out the enacting words
by a vote of 21 to 15. The bill provides
that in such cases only a "reasonable"
fee may be taken by attorneys
and if the parties can not agree
as to a "reasonable" fee the courts
can decide. The bill is framed to
prevent 10 per cent collect:on-; on
prrmVory not*?, etc. An amendment
of Senator Watkins, which was adopted,
struck out the clause where "contracts"
had a1 ready been made.
The general appropriation bill of ,
the ways and means committee was
sent to third reading .upon 'notion of
Senator Gross, chairman of the fin
ance committee. The bill n still in
the hands of the finance committee,
but the debate always come on third
reading in the senate.
The committee on banking and in- (
surance returned without recommen-1
dation the bi'.i of Senator Williams to
prevent unlicensed foreign fire insurance
compnaies or associations from
doing business in the state; to prevent
persons :n the state from taking
fire insurance on property within the
state in unlicensed foreign fire insurance
companies or associat:ons.
Decrease Fees
The bill by Representative-? Bodie
and Merchant to amend the law providing
for the senitary inspector, of
hotels and restaurants as amended by
the judiciary committee so as to make
the cost of inspection to certain classes
of hotels and restaurants lower
was passed and returned to the house
as amended. i
Senator Bailes' bill to require the
sinking fund commission to insure
school houses and school buildings
against loss or damage from wind
storms without additional premiums
was advanced to third reading.
Senator Moore's bill to amend the
criminal code so as to provide for the
frofeiture of weapons to municipalities
where persons are convicted of
carrying concealed weapons was advanced
to third reading.
The house refused to concur in the I
amendment of the senate to the J. 0.
Williams cutout bill providing for the
use of spotlights when the lights are
pvtinoaiished within 200 yards of an
approaching vehicle and the senate
insisted on the amendment. A free
conference will work out the differ-!
ences in the bill. j
The senate concurred in a concurrent
resolution providing for the
printing of the report of the survey
made by the committee on mental
hygiene. The report will be placed
upon the desks of the members.
A ratification session was held at
1:30 o'clock, a large number of acts
being ratified.
Senator Lanev introduced a bill to '
require all amendments made at this
session of the general assembly to
sections of the code of laws of 1912,
Volumes 1 and II, to be incorporated
as amendments thereof in the code of
GOVERNOR SIGNS
REVENUE MEASURES
INHERITANCE AND GASOLINE
ACTS NOW LAW
Low Country Game Preserve Bill
Also Gets Signature?Hearings
on Others
The Satte, 24.
Governor Cooper yesterday signed
~ on/1 fVlO CQCnlinP
1/ilC 111I1CI I UA/W C.iiU Viiu
tax acts, these 'being the first of the
new revenue measures to become law.
The governor strongly recommended
the measures in his annual message
and when the bills were passed by
the general assembly and ratified he
did not hesitate to affix his signature
to them.
The gasoline tax provides for two
cents a gallon on every gallon s^A
or distributed in South Caro^ia,
which, it is estimated, will" bring in
? J 1 r* C AAA n tTAov A* o
aruunu ^)i I u,uuu a ^cai ui ujoj ut ?
little more. One-half of the money
collected from the tax will go into
the general fund and one-half to the
counties for road maintenance and
construction.
The inheritance tax is not calculated
to bring in much revenue this year
as the retroactive feature for 1921 as
originally contemplated was stricken
out. However, the act will bring in
from $150,000 to $300,000 a year after
this year, according to estimate.
These two measures are the first
real important acts to be signed by
the governor this year. Another meas~
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that was signed yesterday was the
sjame preserve bill providnig for a
t-x cn all persons, firms, corporations,
etc., holding more than 500 acres of
land as gaifle preserves. The tax is
ten cents an acre up to 20,000 acres,
25 cents an acre from 25,000 acres to
50,000 acres, and above 50,000 acres,
50 cents an acre. The tax is to remain
in the county where collected.
The governor heard parties interested
in the university trustee bill
and the Gerald arbitration bill yesterday.
He heard a number of par<-iop
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chief executive is inclined to veto the
trustee bill, it is understood. The
Wells tax extension resolution is also
in the governor's hands as are a number
of other measures ratified yesterday.
RECTOR RESIGNS
Rev. W. S. Holmet Accr*>t? Call to
Lexington, N. C.
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Laurens Herald, 17th.
The Rev. Wilmot S. Holmes has
tendered his rergnation as rector of
f-Vin PVmrpVi nf thp Fn'rihanv. to take
effect in March, it is understood. The
restriction of Mr. Holmes was offered
List Sunday. He has accented
a call to the rectorship of the Episcooal
church at Lexington. N. C., and
it is the understanding- th*t he will
take up his new work about the first
of April.
Mr. Holmes has been rector of tV
Laurenc church for many years, covering
two periods, several years having:
been spent at Orangeburg, where
he served the Episcopal church for
a tew years. Mr. Ho'mes is also resigmire
ns rector of the Episcopal
church at Newberry which he has
served jointly with the Laurens
church.
The Laurens Episcopalians regret
that Mr. Holmes and his interesting
family are to leave the church and
the community; and in this hundreds
of other Laurens friends feel the
same way and have expressed themselves.
laws of 1922, Volumes I, II and III,
and all amendments to the constitution
ratified at this and former ses.
sions.
Senators Moore and Robinson introduced
a joint resolution to authorize
and direct the trustees of Dr.
John de la Howe industrial school to
adjust the rents on its farm for the
'ear 1921.
Senator Crosson introduced a joint
resolution to authorize the sergeantnrmi
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direct such laborers as may be needed
during the session of the general
assembly in the senate chamber.