Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-11-26
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the result, and those who would staF,R
from anader, need not complain, Willie all
ustssnbmit stof thetlaw, while here. ibi
law tn rQteets US fron1 enforce
.atae orr q
y Stder the two former constitntions the
power OF taxation VAS 3nnlimited, and the
Powerowas exercisedawith matcrnal for,
6earance. But rivalry with other States
dlssimillr to our own in scut ment.- -princi-
pie, interest, and suitable policy. has been
excited and we are now renping the fruirs.
having sown toRthe winds wesarc, like
themselves in their mob professions and
their cry for bread, and lnbor soon 10
l7aeellen5lntosthe stern demands for division
oI property,Stor commOnism of livinEgand
aiready 5plNgue-spOtted with sfree.lOvelSo-
cieties'Aud Utah institutions. salreaG,, ,,re-
parting TO harvest the. wbirIwind. .tssrlbip
comes upon usgfirst in the increase of.our
taxes. tbs well then o look into the law
aad see what are, ifttbere are any Iiusita
tons In the power of the State, I'm this
respect, and. if 50, what they are. The
convention, which formed the present CON
stitution found. under the two former con.
stltutions,a Legislation of almost unIimit-
ed power. and entirely so on this subject,
In the coming wants. which We're then
ctenrly anticipated growing out of this
rivalry, IL WAS Iorcsceu That taxation would
he Increased aud that the whole subject
should, itnot limited.beat least regulated
The east with an indcntntinn of hay and
rivers and creeks, nnd trinsitr railroads
were perhaps conscious that thcv did not
need much of The exercise of the taxing
power, and sougilt to protect itself in its
slaye properly by the provisions in the 90
and23 sections, article 4, Oftlip Constiui
ton, in which will be found the Limitation
,op thesFiRht and power TO tax slaves, and
wIllrh Contain two limitations, namely.
slaves, of twelve years of age aud over.
SAii not betaXed "excehding tIlatnsseSsci
on land of the value of three hundred dol
lars, and all slaves under twelve wears OF
age shall mot lie taxed any sum These
two provisions are tlre only llmitntions ON
tue taxing power, for in the 22d section
1t is declared tllat all tnxati0n shall he
equal and u'l'lolm, and all property, other
than slaves shall lie taxed in proportion to
its value. This gives an unlimited power
OF taxation over all property in the Com
!nonweAlfll other than slaves, so thut the
taxation shall he by law operating in
like manner throughout the Common
wealth. But any particular property may
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w,,iie ,rrso:,s ",,,I -, ~, ."A upon
lana ~ ,,n ,.1,d t ~ .''I '5A '.sSessen on
,5@i he f%v l,.;es s,4'"v y, w" nNmnfeu 1"llfS,
's.'s IS are 'e''St ." "'' sue" over u years
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:. heh comes ~ oecl!0n 25'h. discre-
ionary power in the legislature to tax
lne"tneS' S,ilar'c- anh licenses, with The
Two ilmt;:'''onS. namely, that no i"x shall
oe Ivvled. ~" any property, the income of
Mhieh, '''s income is taxed; nor on the
capital when is nlHcsird in any trade or
business iOV. the IISc of which n license is