Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-25

5rd-Jon Tenants, Tenants in common, and PARTNERS
"And every such citizen, being possessed as tenant
IN common, Joint tenant or parcenfr Of an interest N,
or share Of land, and having an estate OF freehold
therein, such interest share being OF The value al
twenty twenty. FIVE dollars md assessed ,o he,
If any assessment thereof be required ty lawa and
(unless his title shall come 10 him by descent, DEVISE,
marriage or marriage settemcnt,) having been 50 pos
sessed for SIX months, shall be entitled 10 vote i'll the
county, city, town, or borough i'll which such land
shall be Same article and section of the Cunstitu-
ton 1t is also provided by law, that if tie land lies
in more than county, md not sufficient 10 give
vote in each, that the person shall vote where the
greater part lies.
Where parcencrs, joint tenants, or tenants in COM
mon vote all cannot exercise this right unless those
present agree 10 for the person. if the land
upon partition be insufficient TO ente every owner
present 10 give separate vote, unless the holders or
some more al them, may lawfully vote in ano
| tier right, in which the other rarceners, joint
tenants, tenants III common may vote if holding
scpa;aely or solely they could have voted
Where the value of the land insufficient, to give
tn all The tenants common, JOINT tenants, parce
ners in possession, remunder reversion right 10
vote the if such value is only sufficient give bui
one, all who present at the time Of giving the vote
mus, agree, and if they co not agree no vote can be
| given.
If the land he Of sufficient value TO give more than
single vote, then MISC all who present agree
as 10 whom The votes shall be given But one vote
can be given by any one tenant coparccner, remain
man, or revesoner, although the value Of the land
may enti;le others TO vote. And greater number Of
votes can be given than the value Of the und held by
the coparceners, joint tenants, tenants in common
would enlitle them TO- if divided. For example: if the
undivided land be worth, in the ofremainder men
one hundred and fifty dollars, and four are entitled Ia
the same in REMAINDER then only three votes Gun be
gwen IN the case supposed
| 4M-Rtrersioncrs or Rcmander,nea.
"Every such citizen being entitled TO aversion, or
remainder in fec expecant on en- estate Tor lie or lives
in land of the value Of fifty doars and so assessed 10
be- if any thereof be required by law, and
(unIess his title shall have come TO him by descent,
devise, marriage, marriage seitienenl having
been entitled vote for months shall be en-
titled 20 vote in the county, city, town or borough
III which such land shall le.ISamc article and
law made in this case, in that oil other votes on
landed qualification, where the land lies in mere coun-
ties than
5h-LeoScholdfYs.
every such citizen who shall own, and he himself
in actual occupaton Of easehold estate, with the evil
dence Of title recorded two months before lie shall Offer
to vote, OF ierm gnally, not css 'inn ave years,
OF the annual value rent OF twenty dolars, shall be
entitled 10 vote IN the county. cny tcwn or borough
where the land lies" The assume of lease oils
nally for of five years, cannot vote under THIS
clause The privilege granted IS personal; and, 1t the
lessee, who took TO himself the lease for five years
Shall after part OF that time shall have passed away
assign tie lease, his assignee acquires thereby Il" rgh
Tor FIVE wears.
GM- Haaseketpers, heads q Families and Tar
pdycrS.
This is the last Of new class Of voters created by
The new Constitution. To determine who are en'iI'ro
10 vote under this head, has given 10 more contFo
veTsy than has existed III regard 10 any other class OF
our citizens.
The same article Of tue Constitution above referred
TO, presct'bes:
"And every such citizen, who for twelve months
my tp-s t,nu hach bop lcep u
family within the county, city, town, borough or eiec-
ton district, where lie may ofrr TO vote, and SHAH nave
been assessed niM part IF Rcrenne oil the Common
wealth, within the preceding year. and oc!"aiy Pam
the same, shall be qualified 10 vote Tor meineeTs Of he
General Assembly IN tie county, city, town or bo-
rough respectively, wherein such housckeepe: ana
head Of family shall iipe>
Under this clause OF the Constitution, the question
arises, what is tic meaning OF the words ''s.:H have
been assessed with part Of the revenue OF the Com
nanwea!.h within the preceding year, and actually
pad the same: VIII the payment oil any thing cen
stiu,ing part Of the of tie STATE INTO the
Treasury, give right 10 voe:-cr does n"t the ieEHi
'asScss imply that description OF which IS de
rived from those OF taxation, of which from NJ.
cessy regular and proper enumeration is required TO
be made by the commissioners Of the revenue through
out the State: The latter Interpretation the
rect one: The opposite would result in singular con
sequences. Ii is not all revenue that required 10 be
assesSed-licences for keeping taverns-ior vending
goods, wares and merchandiseior selling lottery tick
eis-tor carrying on the business Of brokerand the
pedar ; and ham kers licences, procured by paying
the tax 10 the coector-These taxes do not attach
the property persons which they imposed, es
in other from the beginning of the fiscal year
-lndeed, It is the go'tion alone of the person who
may desire 10 How any Of these pursuits, that
creates The tax II is never assessed on him, or OF
his property Il bat The price required By Laws 10 be
pad 10 obtain the pr.ril'gc Of pursuing particular
vocation or calling. The lar ASSESSES nothing, for
there ~ nothing which to make the Assessment. IL
merely determines how much shall be paid by the
merchant, broker, lottery vender hawker, ped
lar. 1t may, may not be paid, as the persons in.
tend 10 pursue CT not to pursue the business Not
in regard 10 The tGres lands PERSONAL Jroptrg,
professions. The tax is csrtGjR-and on the is: of
February IN each year, the that Gay of
lands, slaves and other personal taxable property anc
all who are pursuing pariicua: professions that
day, become assessed with, and indcjfG IT. The SAFE
the amount of lax levied, even II they should Ike
next day sell their lands dispose Of their personal
property, or atandon their professions. These taxcs,
toe, required to be astcrtaatd b. the commissions
erS-ihey are regularly fsted, and put his book,
and returned 10 the Auditors Office within the
time prescribed by law Ii is not in regard TO
the license tax The tnx is payable only when
the individual Wills 10 commence business lie paws
II directly To the slierlfwthout previous listing with
the commissioner. Such has been heretofore the law.
The commissioner assesses nothing-pus nothing on
his books Tor often they have been returned TO The Au
dtors office, beiUre the license is applied for tter
the payment of the license tax has been made, the
party takes The sheriff receipt, and hands it TO the
COMMISSIONER who grants him certificate Of license.
In this proceeding then, 1t 10 obvlous tia, there is no
assessment made Of the taX, and ne &c things
none could be made Tbroughcu; the clause of the
Constitution now under consideration, il appears that
the trainers of it designed ,ha; there should, in all the
cases Of housekeepers and heads of families who pay
tax, be an assessment actually made OF the tax. While
III regard 10 lands, no such reGulsition is made-he
language there being $50 assessed 10 be- i ann asscss-
mont Mtrecf be required by iJo." In the Of the
housekeeper and head ola family, the language is i'm.
perave, "and shall have been assessed with part Of
the revenue'tle asscsSmfnt then is ESSENTIAL, and
cannot be dispensed with. Is the voluntary payment
for license 10 sell goods wares and merchandise,
such assessment sati: es this requirement Of The
Constitution: II il be, then Whether ,he license vas
obtained really and donn fdc TO enable tie party 10
pursue the business OF merchant might
be The case 10 acquire The right OF voting 1t
SeSs'aem within the meaning OF the Gonstltution1ne
high Prtr,lcee of suffrage, might thus be acquired by
a party who never had property to assess and never
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