Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-12

amount with that upon sases--ani these w.rs chen
the only subjects of taxaton. 10 these brfore the las,
war, had been added taxes horses osdinares mcr.
ch ants licenses >. aud law process.
The last war not only required ary- aus
OF the taxes all these subjects but Inc addition of
number wbich will N ta,isu- the Committee by emu.
mera'ing. Srce the war; the extraordinary SUBJECTS o,
tx ton, have been RELEASED hut the pre- xi.ny pro
portions Of tax III old subjects has not n rr.or
Ell. Allow inc birhy ,ornn over these charges will,
hc uae oil h"ir occur, ncr In 1919 the asd
is cenis o III. hun'r do,,+. OF supposed value ac-
eord'ns 'o he ac, OF ISL From Is 5 10 iSiye la,j
TAX was ID cents Oh the h"ni'-d dollars In 1920 II
Wa. reduced by the new eGuaIin land i,,v the price
pail by the West. for equazing the ION
"r senate TO IL 2cen,s Tor every hundred dollars a
actually as e'set values In 1871 was brought down
10Y ceLs upon the same estimate; at which IL remains
eu WI Tue lat year, WHEN IL was again reduced 10
CENT, more than fifty par cen: Of the o 1920 bav-
my been struck oil eight Nears ai the !,ui tax OF
lSZ9 rle to bear TO hs Ri tx The last equal.
l1'ng land law an apparent ratp OF only,
than .. ,tf ..tl .H
In 1900. before the war, the tax on slaves above
welve years ofage 40 cents; in 1915 il WAS raised
by the war 10 80 cents. in 1919 reduced to 10 ceut. in
1871 to 90 cents in 1928 ~ cents and the la, re.
duction b ought il down 10 EN- or cents les IN an
ITS amount prior TO the war.
The tax on horses for raj years prior TO the last
war va, cents: In 1918 i, mounted up, 20 cents
IN 1919 It was is cent? in 1921, IL liz cent; in 1928
liz cents aud il is 10 ns or twenty per rent
m,rs than ii was prior 10 the
lhe war besides adding than forty specific tax
es 10 the three have enumerated, raised essentially
the proportions between those OF ordinary use.
1t greatly increased the ratio of the land and horse tax
70 the slave tax The relative product of the taxes on
ias slaves and horses in 1909, III 900; 90 OO0
and SS 900 repcctvey In 1916, $685. 900; O0O and
4O,0oo In 1929, 49, 900, 81 600 and 81 900 respoc
lively: When the revenue from these three Subjects
STOOL highest that Is after tho cquazing law took effect
In 1919, their proportions 27&O0O; 1884, e0 and
$4,000 Their proportions in the last year we're 600:
$4,000; and $4,000 dollars.
The land will he seen has eor ,r,;,;,r 80, A. .
amount OF the slave tax since 1909 Since when 4 900
mas been added to the gross OF the land tax and
$1,000 to the amount of the slave tax.
While these variations in the total amount of the
taxes levied ON the old subjects of taxation have not
been strongly marked, except during the continuance OF
war; the proportion paid by The several coune, of the
State have been more diversified.
me taxes OF Loudoun paid into the State Treasury,
IN ioio' amounted to the sum of SI2Ss5 Those of the
county oil Warwick TO ,2s5, very near tenth part
oil that amount In each of the years 1923 and 1924 War
wick paid only $500 and Loudoun $500 In the last year.
MarwicS paid 526 dollars and I.oudoun IO507 dollars
mus the proportion OF taxes actually paid into the
Treasury, by these counties which have notwi,hstand-
ing an equal representation in the House of Delegates
was IN $50, ten to and is now very twenty
10 one Inc proportion having varied in the ratio
very two TO one
During the last war; nearly fifty specific taxes were
added TO three subjects OF ordinary State revenue
Among The former were excuses SALT iron, lead and
manufactured tobacco objects all of limited production
anu while consumed every where, taxed only WHARF
made.
They suggest one view of this subject which ourbt
not to be omitted 1t is that by resting the representa-
ton OF the people of this Common ON the basis of
'aXaoh and numbers VIC place their relative political
power over the operations of their State Govern
mcnt, under the control of the Congress of the United
States.
To deveo?c this argument il necessary to refer to
the Federal Constitution which gives to the national le
gisiturc exclusively, the power OF imposing duties on
foreign Imports, AMI concurrent authority with the Sc
vcrai states 10 Tux every thing else within their limits
should Congress prohibit public auctions of foreign
Soods as they hive been earnestly entreaed do by
inc resident merchants of all great cities what
would become of the revenue of New-Yorl Pennsyl-
vana and South Carolina, from this source, And should
me revenue disappear OF ;hat portion of the
taton OF Charleston derived from the auction Ia Nav
not be said that those States who tax particular mo
oil selling foreign commodities Immediately after they
ing their importation, trench directly on the pow
ers OF the Federal Government than that Governme
mas DONE the natural distribution of abour and
pitai within the several States by the imposition of ia
ri Tor the encouragement of domestic manufactures?
Nor Is the direct action of the fiscal regulations of
inc United States in particular branches of State
nue., to whici singy aude: the whole system of fe-
dcTai taxation Indirect but constant control
over all the subjects which State can tax.-Werc the
United States for example, TO repeal the 20 duty
on SAT-, what would become of New York excise on
mat commodity excise which enhances its price not
only TO the people OF that State but of the western
counties oil Pennsylvania and Virginia.
trust said MIR. NJ. that need mot adurc the Com
mtec to exclude, If practicable the action of the &C.
neral Government, whether direct Indirect OH the
representation Of the people of Virginia in the cgisla
tive department of their State Government
Hal such basis Of representation obtained in the f
dera Legislature, in lieuof federal numbers what now
would be the relative power of Few York, TO the
rest OF the Union aud Of the city of New 10 the rest of
that great commercial State
The duties there paid wou;l ovcrtrrn every lust ba-
lance OF political power, and orerwhclm i'm the vortex
OF monicd arstocracv the liberty and happiness NOT
OF that city only, but of IN, whole Union
(D bate TO be Confinued)