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Proceedings of the Public Meetin


An adjourned meeting of the citizens of
the Village, to consider, further, the propriety
Of having the Act Of Incorporation SO altered
and amended, as to give the Town Council
the power to tax the town property, was
held in the Court House, on Saturday the
18th instant, at IL o'clock A. NJ.
J.G. Wilson resumed the Chair, and re-
quested J. w. Livingston to act as Sccre-
tary.
JIM. Perrin, Esq. Chairman of the Com
mittee appointed to report some suitable
scheme of taxation, and also Bill for the
amendment Of the Charter of Incorporation"
submitted the report of the committee.
On motion of r. H. Wardlaw, the re-
port WAS thon taken up and each clause
acted upon separately.
After general debate the report of the
Committee with some few amendments was
unanimously adopted, as follows:
REPORT.
The Committee appointed to submit
scheme of Taxation, beg leave to present the
following report:
They have given the matter submitted to
them, a full investigation. The power pro-
posed to be conferred upon the Town Coun-
Gil, to levy tax upon the citizens of this
Village, is one of great Importance and
whilst your Committee admit the necessity
Of such Tax, they think the power should
be well guarded, and should be so imposed
rs that every class Of persons, according to
their means, may bear their proportionate
part of the burthen. To cqualizc the Tax
upon all kinds of property, so as to effect
this end, has been the difficulty of your Com
mittee
The plan now proposed, may not in the
opinion of all accomplish this purpose: but
your committee submit, it is as nearly equal
and just as thay can make it.
Your Committee was further charged with
the preparation of a Bill founded upon the
schedule proposed by them. From this
duty, they beg to be relieved, as they are
not conversant with the forms, necessary
in preparing such papers. They recon-
mend that the schedule adopted by this
meeting, be handed to Col. Marshall, Mr..
Thomson and Gen. MCGOWAN, with the
request that they prepare the Bill properly,
and attend to it in the Legislature.
Your Committee propose the following
schedule as the basis of such Bill.
Its. Every person, before he shall vote for
Intendant and Wardens, shall at least one
week before the Election register lis name
in book, to be kept by the Intendant for
that purpose, and pay into the Treasury
two dollars.
| I'd. A maximum tax of IA las amended
1-5) per cent may be. levied on the cash
value Of real estate within the limits of the
Village-the value of the real estate to be
fixed by the Council. If any real estate
owner shall feel aggrieved by the value thus
fixed upon his estate, he shall have the
right to appeal to special jury Of five free
holders, to be drawn by ballot from the tax
payers, whose judgment shall be final.
Sd. All real estate held by churches and
school associations shall be exempt from
this tax.
4M. A maximum tax of one dollar "a.
amended fifty cents) on each negro between
the age Of 16 and 30 years of age.
5th. A maximum tax of $500 on every
pleasure carriage in use, drawn by two o.
more horses.
eth. A maximum tax Of $500 on every
BuggysGig, Sulkey and Barouche in use.
II 7M. A maximum tax of $500 on every
Omnibus, Hack or Carriage drown by two
or more horses and used for hire.
| 9Th. A maximum tax Of $500 on ever,
Buggy or Barouche kept and used for hire
II 9th. A maximum tax of $500 on every
four horse wagon used for hire.
1Oth. A maximum tax of $500 on every
two horse wagon, dray, or cart used for hire
11M. A maximum tax of 10 cents or
every 10000 of sales Of merchandise.
l2th. A maximum tax of Is cents or
every 10000 of professional income, inclu
ding Lawyers, Doctors and Dentists.
18th. A maximum tax of 10 cents OF
every 10000 income arising from mecban
ical employment.
14tk. A tax of IS 90 on every Dapuer.