Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-15

81 The General Assembly snail not emancpae any slave
the descendant Of any slave either oeoe or alter the orh
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% Taxation shall be equal and unurm throughout the
and nil property, other than slaves shall be
taxed in popornn lis value which shall be asceraned in
such manner may be prescribed by law.
90 Every slave who has attained the age OF twelve years
shall b. assessed with equal and not exceeding that
assessed ON Land the vai1e Of three hundred dollars
Slaves urdcr aye sh Ill not b. snfrct 70 axaIon and
other taxable property may o exempted from thXtua by
the vote OF majority o: the whole number Of members
elected TO each House Of The General ASSEMBLY.
"a rapta,iLn taS equal Ia the assessed land Of
The vaue 81 Two hundred dollars shall be levied every
white male n'Iaitani who nas attained the age of twenty
years. ami one equal nusiy {" the cap'on tax upon
while persDns shall applied to the purposes OF educl
ton in primary and free scnnus but nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent exemptions OF taxable polls IN cases Of
bodily inf NIFTY.
25. The General Assembly may levy incomes,
salaries ana licenses snail be levied property
from which any income taxed is derived The capt.
tai The trade business In respect 10 "ach the
license taxed is issued
suance OF appropriations nade hy laws and statement OF
the receipts Disbursements appropriations aud oaps shall be
published after The aournet oil each session OF the Gene.
raj Assembly, with the acts and resolutions thereof
81 On the OF every act which imposes continues
reriycs tax debt or charge or makes con-
nues or revives any appropriation Of public or trust money
or property releases discharges or comnues any claim
or demand of the Stale shall be determined by
and NAYS the the voting for and against
the same shall entered the journals of the respective
houses and majority of all the members elected to each
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g. The liability the State of any incorporated company
or institution redeem the principal and pay thenterest OF
any loan heretofore made which may hereafter DC made
State such company institution shall not be re-
leased General Assembly shall not pledge the faith
the State bind in any FORM for the debts or ooga
tons OF any company or corporailon
30 There snail be apart annually, from the accrning
revenues equal per cent OF the State debt
existing frs, day of Jnuay in the one thousand
egh, hundred and iytwo The fund thus sci apart shall
called Sinking Fund and shall be applied 10 the pay
ment of the interest of the State debt and the principal OF
such part may be redeenable Ii part be edeemaee
then the residue OF the Sinking Fund after the payment OF
such interest," shall be invested in the bonds certificates Of
debt OF this Common wealth. of the United States or OF
some Of the of this Union and applied 10 the pay
Of the Stue debt, shall become reoeemabie-
Whenever after the said first day OF January debt shall
contracted by Commonwealth there shall be Sci apart
in like manner annually thirty -four years, sum exceed
ing BY cent the aggregate amount OF the annual IN
agreed &c paid thereon at the time OF It's contraction
which shall be part of the Sinking Fund, and
shall be applied in the before directed The General
Assembly shall otherwise appropriate any part OF the
Sinking Fund its accIung interest, except In time OF
war, instruction or invasion
80. The General Assembly may any time, direct sale
of the stocks held by the commonwealth In internal I'M
and other companies but the proceeds OF ouch
sale if made before the payment of the public debt shall
part Of The Sinking Fund and be applied in like
manner.
81. The General Assembly shall not contract loans or