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Ellis Parker Buffer
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ILLUSTRATIONS By FE WATSOH
and went ami sat in a rhair l>\ lii< tin- liills with
ulii'ii Emily was hoi and tlirv talked, just tlir t \\ I >
A linn
_ ? silk."
|j he came
, carried !ii"> up to
j slrrtrhcr and put him in
Ll Ella i->i
the
r?f M
out of her bed
man named Jarling,
partner. Then thev found eop
had a hard time in the "" and it was when thev were holh
nest there, and sometimes he w **r?t nr^'v well played out: it wa- a
for days without food, prosper! in?* ewes! ion whether thev would either
of them la<t until thev eould eac h
civilization. So they drew tip a
if papers
enunli
died all tin
I he one left
irew
-if either of them
other had was to ?o to
alive. John told Ella
Vole "YES" on the
TAX AMENDMENT
To Article V, Section 9
Constitution of North Carolina
Old Scction:
Sw. .'1. Taxation shall be by uniform rule and nd valorem:
rtrmptiau*. I?i?a shall Ik- i>;l-*sc.I tsr.ir.vr. I y a uniform rul . all
moneys, credits. investments in bond*. stocks, jcint -stock cum
?""?? ???? "??? ?"??? i- pivperiy. sc- I
cording to it** true \nlue in money: Pro* Ided. notes, nvri'.-ncci,
and all other evidences of indebtedne- ur any rcncwnl tli rmf,
riven in Rood faith to build, repair, or purchase n hone, when
said loan docs not exceed ci?ht thousand dollar* i.-r ,ono> mid sHd
notes and mortgages and other evidences of indebtedr.- . , or any
renewal thereof. .shall lie made to run t>.* not l?-s th:in one r.or
more than thirty- three years, shall be cxemt t from taxation of
every kind for fifty per cent of the value of the notes and mort
gages : Pro* ided. the holder of raid note ?>r notes must reside in
the county where the land lies and there li:-t it f >r ta-ati-n:
Provided further. that when said notes and mortjra<r ?. are held
and teed in the county where the home is situated, then the
owner of the home shall he exempt fi\?m taxation of every kind
for fifty per cent of the value of said notes and mortjrr. :?< The
word "home" is detlmM to mean lands, whether consisting of a
buil.linir lot' or larger trnct. together with all the bull-in*** ami
outbuildings which the owner in good f.ith intends to me as a
dwelling place for himself ??r herself, which shall l?e conclusively
established by the actual use and < reupancy of such premise* as
u dwelling place of the purchaser ?>r owner for a period of three
months. The General Assembly may rise ?n\ trades, professions,
franchise, and incomes; Pro* ided, the rj.te of tax on Incomes
shall not in any ciw exceed six per cent ifi'l >. and there shall
be allowed the following exemptions, to be df !iu'!eil from the
amount of annual incomes, to wit: for married man with a wife
living with him, or to a widow or wi .ower having minor child
or children, natural or adopted, not l?**s than to all other
persona not less than $1,M5. and there may be allowed other de
ductions (not including living ?rr:-a-? ?? s that only net in
comes are taxed.
New Scot ion:
Section 3. Taxes to be levied. Laws
shall be passed taxing all real and per
sonal property, including moneys, bonds,
notes, invest ments in stock, and all other
choses in action, according to th<'ir true value
in money. The rate of taxation on real prop
erty and tangible personal property shall be
uniform within the territorial limits of the
authority levying the tax, but intangible per
-onal property may bo classified by the Gen
eral Assembly, which shall prescribe a imi
f'-rm rate of tax throughout the State for
each class.
The General Assembly may also tax
trades, professions, franchises, and incomes:
Provided, that 1 he rate of tax on incomes shall
not in any case exceed six per cent (G'.<- ) and
th: re shall be allowed against the income the
following exemptions, to-wit: for a married
man with a wife living with him, or for a
widow or widower having a minor child or
children, natural or adopted, not less than
($2,000) two thousan.l dollars; for all other
persons, not less than one thousand dollars
($1,000), and there may be allowed other de
ductions (not including living expenses), so
that only net incomes are taxed. ? Public
r -"?<!. 1927. e. 21<i.
^xpianaiun iiy State Board of Elections
In the Constitution as now written, Section 3 of Article V, all property of every description
is required to be taxed by a uniform rule. That section also provides machinery for what is
known as the home exemption provision. The rest of the section contains authority to tax
trades, profesions, franchises, and incomes.
The amendment to this section changes it materially. The rule of uniformity required in the
old section is eliminate entirely o\-eent as to r?al property and tangible personal property, as
follows:
4tThe rate of taxation on real property and tangible personal property shall be uniform with
in the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax" ? then comes the vital feature of the
amendment ? "but INTANGIBLE personal prop2rty may be classified by the General Assembly, .
which shall prescribe a uniform rate of tax throughout the State for each class."
The object of this new provision is to permit a different rate of taxation for intangible per
sonal property such as bonds, notes, investments in stock, and all other choses in action from
that imposed upon tangible real and personal property. It is said that the universal experience
of imposing a moderate rate of tax upon what is known as solvent credits results in increasing
largely the amount of such solvent credits given in for taxation. This amendment, too, seems
to permit a classification of the various kinds of solvent credits. The home exemption feature
of the existing section is entirely stricken out b jt that in relation to the taxation of trades,
profesions, franchises, and incomes i? id??nt.irnl i - particular with the part of the old sec
i":'V
THE above Arnenanitn. ? ? ~ ^
the last General Assembly. It has been
endorsed by the almost unanimous
opinion of the leadirg men and women of
North Carolina. If it is carried and adopted
by the votes of the people, it will establish
an important step in the future progress and
prosperity of our state.
This Amendment will encourage further
industrial expansion. It will aid in the de
velopment of our natural resources. It will
lower taxes on real estate. It will reduce
farm taxation. It will favor the large class
of our young people and others of limited
means who are ambitious to win success. It
"Mil improve the entire economic condition of
...? suite, without favor to any and with
equal benefit to all.
The Amendment will help to keep North
Carolina money at home. It will also attract
outside money into North Carolina for invest
ment. It will remove serious handicaps im
posed by the present constitutional provision
and will inaugurate a new era of stability,
protection and opportunity for all the varied
interests of the people of this state.
Thirty-one states have already adopted
laws similar to the one proposed by this
Amendment. These states have thus secured
advantages which North Carolina may now
secure. And we inay wisely secure these ad
vantages for North Carolina by Voting "yes"
on the tax amendmsnt.
GROUP TEN, NORTH CAROLINA BANKERS ASSOCIATION
that as he la> there dying, and then
he died."
"That night,*' said Simon Judd.
lie died thai night. Abner
Pari said. "So KHa went back to
her Iwd and sent for me. and she
rdd me what to do. Vm remen?l?er
>lcl One Wor!e\. Siine? Always
drunk. He was drunk when we sent
for him. and we got him drunker,
;in<l he si?ni*<l a death certificate and
ended up that spree with the tre
mens. The rest was easv enough.
m were at the funeral. Sime. You
ne\er guessed it was John we were
burying when we said il was 1,11a.*
"\o. it fooled me easy enough.
Simon Judd said, "lyphoid was
what Kila had and they had cut off
her hair and none of us had seen her
since she was took sick. I thought
moh I ?<icl she looked. but that was
all."
* So ve had "John" pet we'i." A li
ner Dart said. "We had "him -i?-k
fos a eouple of weeks and then we
h.'d *1. i i ?el well enough to walk
ar?<rn 1 v.ith a cane, and preser.ilv
he was well enough to leave town."
"I went to the slaiion wrth hint
imself -hauled him in one of m\
rips." Simon Judd said. "W ? talked
ahout when we were kid-. I was
fooled, hlack m\ eats.*'
"She went to Chicago. Klla did.*'
Aimer eontinucd. "and after awhile,
when she had gathered up ?he loose
lend- of John's affairs, she came
down io New ^ ork and got settled
here ind I failed in business tin- wa\
we had trra'iged and came to W -St
eele .<??*? she gave me money to s'ar*
'n ?? |- or a month <>i two we
nreVnd'-d to lie strangers t ? ? cadi
f *? f' nnl\ ehi-sc friend ?he had.
.-:!???? ? then we '?rot acquainted' ami
"id -h< was the i.n!\ ehs" friend I
h*id. She
l?e?jan -:?ieenl 'in^ in
S?re?*? and did well she *? as a won
derful woman that way. But all the
while -he wa< wor- ifd. I hat oid
partner of John's, Jarling. I?e??t her
wor-ied all the time. Sin* enti.'d nev
er fnd him a word of him now
and Mien and then he was lost, il
ni'Vit he fi\e i?r ten vears between
time- .md then she w< >ii Id hear lie
was .'live and then no more news of
hi'o t.e- another long stretch."
"And il Jailing knew the real
lolm was dead he could clai-n a mil
lion ??r -o. he\ >imo?i Judd asked.
I hat < what worried her." Ahner
Dart said. "She got so she thought
?nee ? t mmie\ ihan of her life. And
?h *'
npped and hid his
I"*" nun ii m i uis i ace ill
hi K??id.
?'s|w? poisoned t'-e first one. " Si
?c?.m Judd supplied.
(Continued next week.)
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FERTILIZER /
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Agents the analysis of
6 IN 1 ^
SOIL BUILDER
Ground Open Hearth
Basic Slag
Analysis as follows:
Phosphoric Acid 8 to 12%
Iron Oxide 15 lo 18%
Silicate of Lime 6 to 10%
Magnesium Oxide Lime 45 to 53%
Manganese * 1 to 3%
at
$19.00 PER TON
Delivered at your farm along
the main line of roads in Towns
Union, Clay .and Cherokee Coun
ty. Write me and send check
for ame in ton lots only.
H. R. McINTOSH
HAYESVILLE, N. C.
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