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ONLY NEWSPAPER IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY « A. HOME PAPER FOR HOME PEOPLE—ALL HOME PRINT VOLUME-XVIII BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1913. NUMBER-44 CHANGES PROPOSED A mass meeting of the citizens of Transylvania county has been ca!!ed to meet in the Court House on Friday, Octo ber 31 , at 12 o’clock noon, for the purpose of organizing ,'l the volunteer road forces for Good Road Days, November 5tb. and 6th. The purpose of this meeting, as stated above, THE RECORQER'S COURT Although it i:» more than a year before the next gener;»l elections in the state will be liokl, at which time the peopU^ will ho oallort np<m to vote on the proposed Jiiatmd- nients to the constitvition of North Carolina, which woro tipon at thel^cciul session of the jrcueral j assembly, it mijjht bo of inten*.-! to j many to kno.v in r; concrete fcrin j just what nil these ]n-oposrd | aniendiiieTits aiv. After a eari‘1 ul , m r * a* 11 i* ■!_ a ■ review i>f them, the foiiosNin-is | Rs tc gct repTeseiitatsves tFOm a!i sections or the coiiEty te- ofiFered as a substance of all these gether for a discussion of the proper way to go about the work on the 5th a-id 6th, and to fonnulate plans so that every man who voli iiteers his seri'^ices will know just how to work in ordei to do the most good. By Hbfofintini' a^ul striking out all tlie. sections of nvti.-le h and sec tion 5» of Hiticl'^ 7m ?id insortinj' in lien of Sit'd nrliele .■> the following: Articlc V—Revenue and Taxation “Section 1. THxe<^ shall be iui- posi'd u.ily for i>nblio ]>nrposj»s by and with Iheconsentof ^he people j tho pay- orth.-irr.presejUalivesinthej;en.j,^^.^j^f principal by the date er«1 nt-.'^ jsm h debt miiturcs. The j:en'.!v:il ‘•i-'cc. 'Z Til*' !.’ciier«l ass<';nblv amendments: By stribinj'ont of irt^icle i, sec tion (’>, the words “i’lsnrrection oi rebellion !i;:aitist the United States” i and inserlinj^ in lieu thi'veof thoj following words, “the war bet wet the states.” By strikinix ont section 2^ of ar ticled and snbsiitutinj^ therefor: “The me;nbers of tlie general as sembly for the term forAvhich thty shall have been elected s-hall re ceive as compensation for i!n*ir ser vices the sntn of $ti ]>er da.y. They shall also bo entitli'd to roeeive live cents per mile, botli while coming to tlie seat of government and while returning hotne, the said dis tance to 1)0 computed by the near est line or rovite of travel. Should an extra session of the general as sembly be called the 7'.)einbers and l)residing oliicers .k1ui!1 receive a like, rate of mileage both while com ing to the seat oi government and while returning home, 1!ie said dis tance to bo computed as afore said.” By adding at the end of article 2 a new section, section 2i), that the general assembly shall not pass any local, private or special act or reso lution, such as relating tov health, sanitation and abatcmonr of nui sances, changing the names of cities, town and townships, author izing the lying out, opening, alter ing, maintaining or discontinuing highways, streets or alleys ; relat ing to terries or bridges, to game or hunting, to non-navigahle streams, to cemeteries, to the pay of jurors ; erecting new townships, or changing township lines, or the lines of school districts ; remitting fines, penalties and forfeitures, or refunding moneys legally paid ii'.to the public treasury; exempting | avr»T, but proj)erty be- property from taxation, regulating | longim: to the state, a county, or a labor, trade, mining or n'.annfac-1 municipality shall be exempt from taring ; extending the time for the ^ taxation ; and the general assembly assessment or collectifjn of taxes or | niay exempt cemeteries property otherwise relieving any collector' ,.,r.(5 xised for educational, sei- of taxes from the d;ie jM rformance literary. ch?iritable or ro of his official duties or his sureties* U<»ious purpose?*; anti also personal from liability ; giving effect to in-' property of a natural person of a formal wills and deeds ; with a few value not exceeding three hundred other subject.' added. Tiu‘ assem-* (dollars (*:>!)0). bly may at any time repeal local, : 5. The ad valorem taxes private, or special laws. j or personal jn-operty By striking out the wm*ds “first ‘ gjinH not exceed for -ill state and day of” in section 1 of article and county ])urposes sixty six and two- inserting in lien thereof the words thirds cents (6G%c.) per annum on “.second Wednesday after the first, the one hundred dollars a.«- Monday in.” \ sessed valuation of such ijroperty. By striking ont the words “four ’ unless a greater rate be approved yeirs” in section 11 of article 1 and by a niajoi*ity of those who shall in erting in lieu thereof the words vote at an election held thereon, “one year,” and b.y adding at the The ad valorem taxes collected on end of said section the following: real estate and personal property “The general assembly shall group by cities and towns shall not ex- the Sui)erior court districts into ceed, for all purposes, seventy-five not less than five divisions, and cents (T5c) per annum on the one may limit the respective circuits of hundred dollars (^100) assessed judges of the Sniiei-ior court to the valuation, unless a greater rate be division in v*-hioh their districts approved by a majority of those are, respectively, grouijed.” j who shall vote at an election held By adding at the end of section thereon : Provided, that these limi- shall hav'o no pow«r to contract any new debt or pecuniary obliga tion in behalf of the state, except to supi^ly a casual deficit, or for suppressing invasions or insurrec tions, unless it. shall in the same j bill levy a special tax to pay inter est annually, and provide therein n'.av. (ronsi.-tiMit with naiurnl j'ls-j tice ami f.-iiiity, t-lHssify suhjects of j taxation ; ami all t;;xes shall be uniroriii ir.H)n the same cia.ss of nroperty within the territorial lim its of till! authority levying the tax : Provitled. that no iu(!0!ne .“hall be taxed when the property from w’hich tlie income is derived is taxed ; an-.l corisistent with natural justice and ei]iiit.7, the general a»- seiiibiv r.iay sejyirate subjects for state and local ])urposes. :i. If the subjects of ta.xa- tion be s«‘parated for state and lo cal ])nrjjos\s, in a manner not al lowed by law immediately prior to the adoption of this amendment, no part of the ad valorem tax on real estiite, except the real estate of lir.'emhly shall hav« no po.ver to give or lend the crr*dic 3f the state in aid of any person, association, or corporation, unless the subject submitted to a direct vote of the people of the state and must bo ap proved by a majority of those who shall vote thereon.” By striking out the word “rebel lion” in section 13 of article 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the words “war between the states.” By striking out sction 1 of ar ticle 8, and substituting therefor the following: “Section 1. No corporation shall be created nor shall its charter be extended, al tered, or amended by special act, except corjiorations for charitable pur]io.ses that are to bo and remain under the patronage and control of RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT l)ublic service corporations, shall the state ; but the general assembly bo aj»piied to state ]>urpo.ses. “Sec. i. The ])Ower to tax shall not be surnmdered. suspended, or shall provide by general laws for the chartering and organization of all corporations, and for amending, extending and forfeiture of all charters, except thos3 above per mitted by special act. All such general laws and special acts may be altered from time to time or re- I>ealed ; end the general a.ssembly may at any time by special act re- ])cal the charter of any corpora tion.” By striking out the words “four months” in section 3 of article 9, and inserting instead thereof the words “six months.” KELD FOR MURDER At a special meeting of Brevard Bar Association on Monday, Octo ber 20th, it was reported that W. W. Zachary, president of the asso ciation, died October JS, 191.'}. The meeting v»*as presided over by Judge J. A. Forsythe. On mo tion O. W. (;iaylon, Welch Gallo- w;(v and R. L. wer(^ apj>ointcd a committee to draft suitalde re.so- lutions on the death of Mr. Zach ary. The following was unani mously adopted by the association : Whereas, God in His provid ence has removed from our midst W. W. Zachary. Therefore be it resolved : First—That the Brevard Bar As sociation has lost a most able, a most eliicient Jiiid valuable mem ber—one whose place in the bar of Western North Carolina will be difficult, if not impos.sible, to fill. Second—That the community has lost one of her strongest citizens, one whose wisdom and counsel will be greatly missed by all. Third—That Mr. Zachary’s fam ily has lost a husband, a father, a brother, a son—one whose place can never be filled; kind, loving and affectionate at all times. Fourth—That we, as members of the bar of Brevard, and as individ uals, tender our most sincere and heartfelt sympathy to the family of Afr. Zachary in this sad bereave ment and hour of affliction. Fifth—That a copy of these reso lutions be sent to the family of Mr. Zachary and a copy be furnished to the Sylvan Valley News forimb lication. This October 24th, 1911}. O. W. Clayton, Welch Galloway, R. L. Gask, Committee. 11 of article 4 the following ; “And the general assembly may, by gen eral law, provide for the selection of special or emergency judges to hold the Superior courts of any county or district, when the judge assigned thereto, by reason o€ sick ness, disability or other cause, is unable to attend and hold said courts, and when no other judge is available to hold the same. Such special or emergency judges shall have the powers and authority of regular judges of the Superior courts in the courts in which they are so appointed to bold ; and the general assembly shall provide for tbeir reasonable compensation.” By striking ont sections 20, 26 and 33 of article 4. tations on the rate of taxation shall not apply to taxes necessary to pay debts contractoi prior to the adop* tion of this amendment, nor to taxes heretofore authorized by vote of the people. “Sec. 6. The general assembly shall provide for a capitation tax on every male inhabitant of the state over twenty-one and under fifty years of age, but not exceed ing two dollars ($2) i)er annum for all purposes, and may levy not over (2 for municipal purposes. The general assembly may also provide, by general law, for the exemption from xKiyment of said capitation tax in special cas»s on account of poverty and infirmity. According to disi>atches from Dalton, Ga., to the Chattanooga Times, Charles Price, the engineer who ran into a wagon load of peo ple near Tunnel Hill, recently, when Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Benja min wore killed and seven others injured, has been indicted by the Whitfield county grand jury for murder. The engineer’s guilt lies in the fact that he did not blow his whistle for the crossing where the accident occurred. Since the Geor gia state laws are very strict on this point, and since the crossing at Tnnnel Hill is a very important one, it is possible that the engineer will suffer for his carelessness. All the injured are getting along as nicely as could bo expected un der the circumstances. There is now some hope for the recovery of the little Benjamin girl. The four younger Benjamin children will go to Andrews, N. C., to live with their grandparents, while the older one will come to Brevard. The recorder’s court was held in two sections Monday, aud a very chilly o tmosi)here was noticeable at both sesions, owing to the lack of a fire. One of the hardest contested cases ever before tho recorder was fought out in the case of state vs. Carroll Powell, charged v»ith com mitting an assault on Lee Bishop. The cases disposed of were as fol lows : State vs. G. *W. Whitmire and Ella Whitmire, retailing, continued one week for lack of witnesses. In this case L. W, Dunctin and Bill Whitmire v.^ere called out for their failure to appear and fined twenty- five dollars eaeii. State vs. D. M. Hoke, charged with i)assing a w'orthle.ss check, continued one week. Stat3 vs. Eule Robinson and Van Robinson, destroying i)ersonal pro])crty. A plea of guilty w-as en tered and tlie defendants were sen tenced to tlio roads for three months. State vs. Eale and Van Rol>inson, forcible trespass. A plea of guilty entered with prayer for judgment. Prayer continued on payment of costs. .Tuilgment reserved. State vs. Will Norris, drunk, $15 and costs. Notice of ap]?eal given. State vs. Carroll Powc^], forcible trespass, not guilry. State vs. (.'arroll P<v.v(-ll, assanlt with Ji deadly weapon, to wit, a knife, on Lee Bishop, not guilty. In this case it appears that Bishop had arrested the defendant and that he resisted and tried to get away, having an ojien knife in his hand at the time. The court held that as Bishop had no warrant for his arrest he had a right to resist, and so discharged the doft ndant. Another ease, that of resisting an officer, growing out of this case was also tried, but in this he was discharged. At a special meeting of the Re corder's court held last Saturday the case of State vs. Jack Fi.sher, charged with slander, was disposed of. The defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere and was dis charged upon the payment of the costs. Tho first civil case coming up in this court under the extended ju risdiction of the cotrt w’as tried Ijist week. In the case of A. 11. King vs. D. M. Hoke judgment for the i>laintift' was entered. AN INTERESTING CASE ‘Sec. 7. The general assembly ’ Macfie. They Make You Feel Good. The pleasant purgative effect produced by Chamberlain’s Tablets and the healthy condition of body and mind which they create make one feel joyful. For sale by S. M. adv QnEBEC NEWS Rev. Z. I. Henderson from New’ry, S. C., has been visiting his I)arents and is at present conduct ing a series of meetings at Piney Grov3, in Gloucester township. Arthur Reece and Carl Chapman of Quebec left last week for Uma tilla, Fla., where they expect to spend the winter. Last Sunday a crowd assembled at W. B. Henderson’s and had a singing which was enjoyed by all who were present. Last week a number of accidents happened in this community. A cow belonging to Mack Beid got her foot hung in a rope while graz ing and fell. In trying to get up she choked herself to death. Widow Smith also hid a hundred dollar cow to get her foot hung in a wire fence in trying to get over and broke her leg. Several fine hogs have recently been killed here. The Quebec school will givo a hallo we’en party at the school building Friday night, October 31, from eight to eleven o’clock. Come and have your fortune told and see for yourself. I Little Quebecian. A case of interest to all towns in this state, and of great importance to the larger tow’ns, was argued in the Supreme court this week. The city school board of Winston- Salem applied to the county school board of Forsyth county biiilding fund for Winston-Salem school buildings. The county authorities refused the application, contending that a municipality having sepa rate, specially chartered graded school system such as Winston- Salem maintains, has no part in tho county fund in question. The case went into court, Judge Cook held with the city and the county ap pealed. The case is now in the Supreme court. The average city or town, which pays a big bulk of the county taxes, gets a raw deal in the division, all on account of custom. The city graded school gets from the public school fund the per capita jipportionment to which it is entitled and no more. The city provides the extras for its school by special tax, in the same manner as a county school that votes a special tax, which is proper. But the city has to provide for its own buildings, while the county school district gets help for build ings ; and while the city maintains a police force all the fines and for feitures from the police court go into the general school fund. The Landmark has no purpose to start contentions between town and county, with which it has no pa tience, but it is of the opinion that if the Supreme court upholds Judge Cook it will be doing justice.— Statesville Landmark.
Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
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