American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-01-01

Tax for 1874 and rs, due from the Far
mers and Planters, and Western
Banks Of Baltimore, 4,I~4a
81 ,094 oat 4g
| need not say to you that the amount Of re-
venue which will accrue by no means furnishes
the test of the amount which will be recerei
and have furnished you an estimate of the
former only with the view that you may as
practical Statesmen docking to the experience
OF the past and the additional means OF COLES
ton which your legislation will afford, firta
an estimate OF the latter, which may approx
mate correctness.
Your predecessors when they assembled IL
discharge the duties which now deyolve aK
you, were informed by his Excelency, Gov.
Thomas, that the liabilities of the State had
increased during the fiscal year which had
then ended, by the sum of S279,0 54 and L
manifestly became their duty to arrest this pro,
gressive accumulation Of the public debt.
In this position Of things the important Cd
quiry was submitted to their Considerati %
whether for the additional revenue requiraq
they should resort to indirect taratioh, OF .-
crease The direct tar to the required -nour.t-
Their determination to raise by indirect tara
tion al the additional revenue tha might be-
required, which was in my judgment wise and
Just, has since undergone the o" 'n1l of a pGt-
lie canvass, and has been sanctioned Oy the ag.
| proval of the people. The principato Of imdireo.
! taratiOn, and the policy of sJsort to tMa
source for portion Of the Y1blc revenue.
/ (Which recommends itself to - rova, by the
diminished expense of coIcctjCr by the In.
creased certainty of payment, anu ~ the Jtr.
tce Of relieving the owners OF visible and tau-''
giule property, upon whom, under Pre-c2Ia' NJ
legislation tie burthens oi taNltl1n had eTclu-
sveIy tallen,) may now be considered as set.I
tied by the eXlgency OF public ailr 70, ard byI
the sanction oil a well ascertaineG iblic sen
i tInent.
/ | pow propose to Cali your affection very
briefly to the legislation oi Tie last -"aS'oH, hfl
! the purpose OF considering The feVei "- acsE1
/ may De expected rom lhat source, am ' Flg~
eeslihg such amendments as tAPcnoh 1l
the decision OF the Courtol appeals nave a'0. n
to be required. 81
he act OF the last session, chapter iSd, ''I1~l
posing TAX upon lhe commissions ot E&oo'ea
tors ana Administrators has not as yet ga@a
INTO Practcai eincieul operation. Fy tbs acs
Executors ara Administrators are only t-fWS'
cd TO pay ihe tax, "rpoH ne passage u @c ae-s
ce"" M loatc" "tU COMMISSIONS are 0tto"e1 =.
O"oeF tno pi"c|ce throughout tle @.a|e, We
commission Is ho1 aAo"eG ny l"e prpHa'iaN
ana as E%Icu'"IS ana Auh'1ls'fa'ofs are al
Io"eu l"et'e i"h'i'S 10 sett'e the estate, Il iSi
apparent tnat Inc revenue arising undet Up
Ia" VIII oi'y "cc'uo IL clCh case as tacy pass
i tlo'E l''lal "Icocnls' VI 'I'ct Tue eHP'fauon O.
we've "no,,''Is nom ,''' u"'c I'll INC Iclt2tS''
du'l'''s''''o'i III o"oh 'ase'
The Orphans Courts are also authorized Ia
extend the tune Tor the settlement of cstatea
beyond the twelve months; and as EHecutag
and Administrators have the entire estates It
their Iostators or lntestates, and conSeqU6,Ga
their commissions in their own hands they have
no interest in expeditng the adjustment Qf
the commissions by the Orphans Courts, aNa
the revenue OF the State Will be probably dc
layed beyond the twelv months from the date
OF the letters IN each case. 1t would be cce-
talnly desirable II this law could be so aneuG-
cd as to make the revenue contemplated by it,
more immediately available to the treasury
In my judgment the defect suggested mas
be removed, and this law rendered consp;ca.
ousy available in sustaining the credit of tss
State, If you VIII so amend it, IN cases ,c65cF
shall hereGter occur, instead Ct the tor nor
imposed, as to l,qulre Executors aud Af
ministrators to pay to the register for the
use of the treasury within thirty days EroH
the return OF the Inventory, IN each case.