Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-14

whole number of the members elected Il
each House Of the General Assembly"
A division being demanded, the Com
mittee agreed first to addthe words: "Tax
alton shall be equal and uniform through
out the Commonwealth" and then to APP
pend the latter portion-ayes GO, noes 3s
Mr.. Hays moved the addition of the fol
lowing Provisions: Provided that the tax
upon white males per capita be exclusive
" appliedto the education Of the indigcn
children Of the Commonwealth" whic!
was rejected.
Mr.. Wiley moved TO append to the pro
position of Mr. Goode what follows: "a
moiety Of said capitation tax shall be ad
ded to the literary fund ofthis State, unit
the said fund shall amount to-million:
Of dollars. Rejected.
Mr.. Bolts proposed the following pro
viso, TO be added to the amendment as in
serted in the blank: provided the moiety
of captation tax upon white persons shall
be applied exclusively to the purposes Of
education in Primary and Free Schools
| Agreed to-Ayes-56, noes AZ.
Mr.. Camden moved to add the follow,
ing: Nor shall any persons, whose house
hold furniture shall not exceed in value
two hundred and fifty dollars, be charged
with taxes for the same" Disagreed to.
Mr. Martin of Marshall, moved to ado
this: mo capitation tax shall be laid up
on the heads Of free white persons fol
county purposes" Disagreed to.
Mr.. Shelley then offered what follows
"Nothing herein contained, shall proven
the exemption Of taxable polls, as hereto
fore prescribed by law, in cases IF bodily
infrmity." Agreed to.
Mr.. Hays presented the following a
mendment: mo greater amount Of cap
itation tax shall believed upon white male.
for county purposes, than is necessary fol
revenue" Disagreed to.
Mr.. Neeson proposed, for the whole a
mendment, the following substitute: ''Fot
State purposes. all property not exemp
by majority Of all the members Of each
House of the General Assembly, shall be
taxed ad oalorem; and every free male
between the ages Of 81 and As years in
elusive, shall be taxed a sum equal to that
on land Of the value Of $500, and no more
For county and corporation purposes tn,
same rule of taxation shall be observed
except that no capltation tax shall be i'm
posed"
The committee, the question being put
disagreed to the substitute. Mr.. Caril,
move to substitute for the amendment o
Mr.. Goode, the following:
"The General Assembly shall designate
the subjects Of taxation. All property OF
which taxes are laid shall be taxed in pro
portion to its value, 10 lie ascertained il
the manner prescribed by law. No one
species ofproperty on which taxes are laie
shall be taxed higher than another species
of equal value Procided, however, tina
slaves under twelve years ofage shall no
be taxed except in time Of war, to sup
press Instruction, or repel invasion, wher
the Legislature may tax all slaves ofwhat
ever age; and 1rorided, further, that Tho
tax on slaves shall be per capita, and shall
at no time exceed the tax laid upon ioul
hundred dollars in value Of land.'
a division being demanded, the com
mittce refused to strike out the amend
mcnt of Mr.. Goode--thus rejecting the a
menlment Of Mr.. Carile-ayes IS, noc!
| AZ.
The question REQUIRED then on inserting
IN the blank created by striking out til,
first section Of the committees report, til,
amendment of Mr.. Goode as amended
Agreed to-ayes Sc, noes 40.
Mr.. Wise moved to strike out the q
section of the 18th article Of the report OF
the Legislative Department, which read
| thus:
"A capitaiion tax shall be levied equa
to double the tax levied on one hundred
dollars worth of land. The Legislature
shall have power to levy an income tax OF
salaries, but no tax shall be levied on in
comes derived from property otherwise
taxed"
Mr.. Shelley demanded division ofthe
proposition, that the question be first taker
upon striking out all the words before
"the Legislature shall have" &c. The
Committee agreed to strike out-ayes SO
noes 46.
On motion the Committee rose, ant
then, on motion, the Convention adjourn
ed.