Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-23

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four.
PoVers Of the Legislature 9vih respect to Free
Negroes and Taxation.
The following are the last two articles of the
report on the Legislative Department, in the
form in which the Convention has referred them
to the Committee on Revision:
ARTICLE III.
FREE PERSONS CT COLOUR.
l. Slaves hereafter emancpated shall forfeit their
freedom by remaining in this C rlmomwea .h more
than twelve months after they shall have become actu
ally free, and hall be reduced slavery under such
regulations may be prescribed by law.
2. The General Assembly may impose such limita-
tons, restrictions and conditions they shall deem
proper on the power oil save-owners to emancipa'
their laves; and my pass laws for the relief of the
moval or otherwise.
ARTICLE ".
TAXATION.
l. No slave shall be taxed who has not attaned IN
the age OF twelve years.
2. "A captation tax shall be levied on all male cti-
other white male inhabitants of the age oftwen-
y-one years and over, equal 10 twice the levied
land OF the value OF hundred dollars. Taxation
shall be equal and uniform Throughout the common
wealth, and all property other than slaves shall be
ed in proportion to its Value to be ascertaned n such
manner may be prescribed by law; and all slaves
above the age OF IL years, shall be assessed per CAPITA
with tax equal 10, and not exceeding that assessed
upon land of value of 300 dollars; and any prope
ty other than slaves under twelve years OF age NAV be
exempted from taxation by the vote of majority OF
the whole number OF members elected TO each house OF
the General Assembly: Provided that the moely Of
the captation tax upon white persons shall be applied
exclusively to the purposes of education in primary
and free schools But nothing herein contained shall
prevent exemptions Of taxable polls as heretofore pre-
scribed by law, in cases OF bodily infrmty.
8. The Leg stature may levy tax upon incomes
salaries and licenses, but shall be levied upon
property from which any income taxed is derived or
on the capital invested in trade or business respect to
which the license taxed is issued
4. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but
in consequence Of appropriations made by law and
regular statement OF the receipts disbursements appro
priations aud loans shall be published after the adj
tournament OF each session of the General Assembly with
the acts and resolutions hereof.
S. On the final passage. in either house of the Lee
gislaure OF every act which imposeses, continues or
revives a tax, or crea debt charge, or makes
continues reyves any appropriation of public trust
money or property, releases, discharges commues
any claim demand of the State, the question shall be
taken by ayes and noes which shall be duly entered
the journals and majority of all the members elected
TO either house SHALL in all such cases, be necessary to
give it the force OF law.
6. The Legislature shall not grant charter OF in-
corporation to any church or religious denomination
whatever; but nothing herein contained shall be
construed to proh it the General Assembly from pass
ing laws to secure the title to church property
Z. The claims OF the State against any incorporated
company institution to pay the interest and redeem
the principal of any sum heretofore advanced, or
which may hereafter be made by the State 10 such CON-
pany shall not be released.
s. There shall be apart annually from the annual
revenues OF the Commonwealth, sum equal to seven
per cent. of The State debt existing the first day of
the Sinking fund.- and shall be applied to the paymen
oil the interest OF the State debt and the principal of
such part may be redeemable. If part be re-
deenabe, then the residue OF the sinking fund. after
the payment OF interest, shall be invested in the
bonds or certificates of debt of this Common
wealth or of The United States, or OF some OF the
States OF this Union and applied to the payment of the
State debt as it shall become redeemable. Whenever
debt shall be contracted after the first day of January,
1852, there shall be- n like manner, set apart annually
tor tive ty-fou years sum equal to eight per cent, OF
the debt at the time of its contraction for the space of
twenty -four years from that time, which sum shall be
part OF ne sinking fund, and shall be applied in the
manner before drected should any debt be contracted
bearing rate OF interest greater less than six per
per annum, two per cent. additional to such
nua interest shall be set apart in addition to such nte-
rest in lieu OF the eight per cent herein provided The
revenue thus appropriated to the sinking uud with s
accrung interest, simple and compound, shall not be
subject to appropriation by the Legislature except 10
time OF war. Instruction or invasion; Provided the
Legislature m at any time direct sale at not less
than OF the stocks held by the State in internal i'm
proyements and other companies for the purpose of
paving the deb OF the State
9. The Legislature shall not hnd the faith of the
State, or bind in any form Tor the d.bts or obiga-
tons OF any company corporation whatever.
10. The Legislature shall no. contrac, leans, or
to be issued fcai of debt honds OF the
STATE tor period greater than hiri four years.
IL. 1t snail be the duty OF the General Assembly 10
provide by law for the c1israion OF the quait ed
ter OF the Cannon veal h. such manner afford
efrcu' check to The practice of fraud in the
OF the elective franchise shall also be the duty
OF the General Assembly to make itabe provision by
law, for annual registration of the Births marriages
and deaths, in the white population of the several
counties, cities ard towns of the Commonwealth, and
OF the births and deaths in the coored population dis
tnguishng between the number of tree coored peso
and ayes.
A 18th section was added on motion of Mr..
Wise, which the reader will see in the report of
Monday mornings proceedings. 1t relates to
quintennial State statistics.