University of South Carolina Libraries
SESSION BROUTQ MANY NEW LAws'M eroinlle Principal Topic of Legilantion Five Tax Measures. The State. .l arch I3. The session o! the gen.ial ase m .bly brought to an end yesterday after Iloon was at once one of the longest and bisiest of any imleet ings of the state legislature in recent years. ''he Session was extended 2,0 days )eyolnd tile regithir 111 dav liailt, botti 'hotUses bing occupied mw0ith busiliess of fiml port1ance uip to the closing hours. 'Tle recasling of tile tc.x programt of ith( state was the chief probletu fac ing the legislature, as th1e 1101nher3 of the two holuses saw it, and it was 'to the accomplishmeitt of 'tli enid tIhat t(e greater portion of the time alld thought of the Ilembers Of tile Iwo hcouses was directed. The session of 1921, the 7 ith gen (eral assembly's first session, was coi spiciously barren as compared with the session of 1922, just ended, but it Naw the launching inl the house of the tax reform prograill. Tle sessio of .1922 (wCeiied .% itLI irac ticallly the enl tire tax burden of the state borle by -visible, tangible property. The i-iou elo.ed yesterday with 10) per et' t of this hulirden shifted to other u0111'es as a result i tle action of the t wo liou ses in pa .ng live of tih sCeVen new ievenutte Iieaiire- ve collsideraltion d1111-ung the d a. ot tie s;sionl. 'The se. i ew 0 I eaisUues areT tle domestic corporationl licese tax, the foreign corporation licenlse tax, the income tax, the inheritance tax anld the gasoline tax. Two otier taX mleaSureS, the hydIo clectric tax b) il and the luxury tax bill, were Iilled by the senate after passage by the lower house, while the Sapp resolution, provilling for the amendment of the state constitution to eipower the general assembly to fix a just anud eoquitable syste-m of raising the state revenues, owas lost on (ice se cc alenar,1 bi con11 iinued alolg with tie other bils wv'hich tle ut pIor hio04e was unable to reach and iss ill th closiln hcour's of re session. The companion reso lution to this, also iltrodule d by Alepresentative Sap, was lost on tile hcouse calendar, the absence of so many mienbers dcig the last two weeks of the session making it prac ieally impossible to seeitre the need ed concs ititional two-third imajority in favor of the measure. Thle estimated reIveInues espectid to be derived lby the various iewi rev Iue imeasu res this year are: Incomci tax, $1,000,000; gasoline tax, $:350,000, and the two corporation tax m1easur'es, 412-5,000. The inlherita nce tax will produlce but lIttle reunin this year, but JS expected to be felt to i conscider ably lar'ger extent Aln .:e years to fol1env. The luxuries tcax, killed in he t e n ate, wa,,s expeeled to give all annual returiin of between $1,.500,000 i 82, 000,000, while revenues to be derived from the hydro-electric tax, twice ](filed by the ilupper house, were vaii Musly estimated 'at $1 50,000 and $:100, 000 annuatlly. Othier mecascurts of mnoie than usual liportacnce' enaicted duiring the- ses Muin include the 33 hiouri textile law, the railroadl andc :ublic service comc mission conisolidcatioin law. the bill en largink the powers of thce consolidat edl rail road~ cominiioni with refer once to lpubllic utilities, thce teieplhone r'ate~ reduccing bill, the bill r1 :. the use of ciutouits ou. mocctor iv ?ieles en theo roads of the st(re, the bank sland~er law, the 1922 eedie H1l, the Gerald street car arbitra ton bill, the hill to reap port ion the ie 2sentatIi es in the genieral assembly, the Well1s tax extension iresoluition the cotton standards aet, the \Mcinnea act to re peal thce an ti-tipi:ing law. ,A serIes of bills to provide for bien nc'tal sessions ef the generial assembhlly and~ foir fo~url year terms of office fcor state olihccrs was killed overwhelming ly In the house, while the Sellers bIll to abolish free schoiclarshcips in state in atittions of higher learning and~ the L~ecthard bill to create a board of state ;ihiroj>ractlic examicners also met thieir (eath at thce hatnds of thce lower b)ody. Unlike the 1921 session there was lit tle evidenice of possible retrlogresslion, the greater number of measures in troduiced being to) enl-arge and perfect existing depart ments of thce state. A move to abolIsh the state highwvay commission reached Its head in the house for a short timeo, bcut the bill to carry out thIs plan was pigeonhcoledl in 'theo commIttee room and~ was nover' tiebated on the Ilooir of either house. $, series of similar measures, aimed at the highway department, was thor Oc-gly Ccsideored by the seniate, however, and overwhelnmingly defeated .by 'thn,t body. Senator' 'Wlghtman'o mills to abolish the tax commission and- the ~board of public wvelfaro were Habitual Constipation Cured .Ini i4 to 21 Days "LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a sjpecially, frparedSyrupTonic-Lekativoefer' abtual onstipation, It rel16ves pronmptly but dhould bo taken regularly for 14 to 21 days to induce regular actione It Stimulates and fRegtulatoa a Very Pleoasant to Tcke. 600 sr bottle, 'te Unluicky Signs. *owl Thle ide that it is uinlucky to walk tinderalad(er hits its origin in the entenibrallce of the ladder ised at Calvtry, while the dislikeo to the nlun- t her "3'" c'an be traced to the number P present at the Last Suipper. C Merely a Matter of Choice. "Bobby," saidf tie lteacher sternly, c "do you know that yil have broken C the Eighth Coin nIanm iten t by steal Ing -Jnies' alipple?" "Well." explailed Bobby, "I thought I might jttst as well break the EIghth as to break the Tenth anti only covet it." Plies Cured In 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails j to cure Itching, Blin. Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and yot1 can get restful sleep after first application. 6c. L NOTI'E OF RE4iS'TtATION 4lite of 8011h11r1 ila Cottiliy of Ltrls Notice is hereby given that Books )f Itegistration for tle registration of 'ectors for the l unicipal EIlection to )e hld onl TIll esday, April 11th, 1922 or M3ayor ani Aldermen, and (or i three ommissioners of Public Works for he city of Laurens will be closed it welve o'clock noonl on Friday, the 1ist tday of March, 1922. T said books are open at the of ice of the undfersiglned in Laurons, o1tth Carolina, and the crooduction of L (ertificate of registration from the loarId of Registration of the County m11titling the applicant to Vote in a iolling prlecinct withini tile illcorporat 'tI limiits of the (ity of Laltrens shall )e a condlition prerecquisite to obtain t certificate of registration for the dtllie]pal lection anad tle appleant i nust be a eitizen. of this State and of le I'lnited States, tweity-otle years of 1ge, or mor; a resilent of the State I or two year,; ot' more; a resident of he county for one year orl llore; ati i resilelt of the city for il months >r more; and the applicant itist have aid all taxes assessed against 111111 or ler due and collectable for' tile fiscal y'ear 1921. RI. 1E. BAI3iI, Supervisor of Registration. 33-3t-A NOTWIE OF ELECTION Stae of South (narolina, County of Lauren I'lis. Notice is hereby giveu\ that.an ele tion foi Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Laurens, al(i for three Col -4 VA AAT SIKHSE 429 alssioners of Public 1Works will be I eld in the City of Laurens on Tues ay, the 11th day of April, 1922. The 'P0118 will o)e1 at the hour of o'clock in the forenoon and close at he hour of 4 o'clock in the afternoon. o person shall be allowed to vote at aid election w-ho shall not have regis ured with the Municipal Supervisor f Registration as required by law. The polling precincts and managers f the election at the different pre Incts are as follows: For Ward One-Voting place at Ity Clerk's ofice. Managers: .1. F. olt, J. 10. Tollison and J. D. Watts. For Ward Two-Voting place at witzer's store. Managers:Jeff D. exton, J. .1-. Cunningham, Carl Roper. Por Ward Three-Voting place at ,aurens Cotton Mill store. Managers: im Lewis, Walt lIellams, Horace eague. For Ward Four-Voting place at lavis-lRoper Company store. Man gers: J. C. ,Wasson, John W. iowler, ohn Switzer. For Ward Five-Voting place at os-''aylor Company store. 'Man gers: T1. P. Kendrick, It. F. Jones, oy 13. Owings. ford ar( Six-Voting place at aslhlence of Jalmes W. DLunklin. Man gers: M. W. Machen, James Clardy, Mae Roper. At the close of the election, the lanagers will ascertain the result and 14urn the same to the City Council r the Cioty of 'liaurens as Leunoired by JOHN A. FRANKS, Mayor. TAN'lEY W. CREWS, City Clerk. 35--it-A See Hough to See Well Watches and Jewelry Repaired. Diamonds Remounted. Eyes Examined and Scientifically Fitted W. H. HOUGH Optometrist Five Years With Fleming Bros. Spri as At Suits Suits * Dress Dress To Appreciate an Essex You Have to Drive It THEN You Realize Its True Value' Touring and Roadster $1250 Coach . . . $1500 Sedan $2080 Delivered in Laurens Make Arrangements for an Early. Demonstration. PHONE 274 Adams Motor Co. IIK -Clardy's ng Sowing Of ew Nobby Fraps, Suits ud Dresses Popular Prices as Low as $25.00 as High as $39.75 es as Low as $15.00 es as High as $35.00 -6)- - QOSSARD RONT AAl CORSET$ )OD PLACE TO T'RE I I'I