Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-03-16

THURSDAY. March s. 1919.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


Mr.. Randolph called up the bill SIN,
posing taxes for the support Of Govern.
men" which was on its second reading
Mr.. r. explained the advance over
last years taxes. The committee hac
instructed him to present the following
scale for filing the blanks. An advance
Of 90 per cent. on lands, slaves, horses
and carriages over last years taxes CIV
ing nett amount of SIS, 900. On mer.
chants licenses, from $40 10 500, nc.
cofding to sales. On auctioneers ano
vendue masters from SIS to $500, &C.
cording to sales. On dividends Of joint
stock companies, on money loaned at in.
terest by individuals holding bonds, per
cent. (Mr. K. differed with the commit
tee as TO this amount.) On all yearly
incomes above $3.50, 2 per cent. On
every attorney at law, practising two
years S.. On every physician, practIs-
ing two years S.. On collateral inheri-
tsBces, 2 per cent, On every convey.
ance OF real estate, so cents. The new
subjects, according to the committee s
rates, will give $4,000, and on mer-
chants licences and auciioneers and ven-
due masters there will be raised Sll0, 900,
$500, 900 last year.
Mr.. Edmunds, of Halifax, moved to fill
the blank for the tax on 500 with Is
cents.
Mr.. Crutchfield with is cents, Gan in.
| xF thn m "a
Of taxstion.) MIR. c. proposed to raise
about 500, 900 additional revenue, from
the old subjects, and then to 60 upon the
new subjects which were sort Of expe-
riment. The following was Mr.. Crutch-
fields calculation of the additional a.
mounts to be raised.
On lands, sos, 900. On slaves, 46
cents, an increase of Is per cent, which
will gill SIS, 900; on horses, Is cents, an
increase OF 20 per cent. which will give
IS, 900; and, on lots 90 per cent. in-
crease, which will give 100000.
10 increasing the taxes on land, we are
taxed alike all over the State, in the
East and the West. The Western mem
bers complain that in the West, there are
immense tracts of land which ore taxable
blu. these lands are generally owned by
persons who can afford to pay. At SIS
per acre, the tax at l6 cents will only a.
mount TO 4 OF cent on each acre
There are few more horses in the West
than 10 the East-but the East pays within
$746 OF what the West does on horses
and on slaves the East pays S75, 900 more
tax than the Weston lands the East
pays $4,000 moro than the Weston
lots $50, 900 more.
Mr.. Tayenner. We should 10y on
taxes ad palorem, without regard TO East
or West. He was unwilling to vote for
filing the blank of Tux upon land, without
knowing how much will be- raised from
the new subjects; in TACT, he was afraid
that majority Of the House were against
taxing new subjects. Shall all the bur.
dens bs LAID on land and negroes, and
shall we exempt oil other subjects, which
have enjoyed the protection Of the laws !!
Mr.. Frazier could not agree with his
friend from Lewis, that we ought to be-
gin our operations WIN lHe ne" suUJects'
There is an ascertained deficiency in the
revenue and, is it not the dictate of COM
mon sense, that we should begin with the
old subjects, whore having accurate date,
we can, with certainty, ascertain what
any proposed per cent. OF increase would
yield? Having done this, then let the
deficiency be made up from the new sub
jects of taxation, whose yield must, at
first be somewhat uncertain.
The vote was taken as to "16 cents"
on land, and lost by the following vote:-
Ayes IL, Noes 81.
The motion to Gil the blank with Is
cents was carried by the following vote ::
Ayes 76, Noes 81.