The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-31
.pectfuliy,
Mari. BROWE. Msvor


To he M5gor and Finance Committee Of The CITY d
GHTlFHEs-YOu have rsque Ted US to We you
our op nion Professionally. whether the Corp5ra,
ton q nashville has the night TO collect from 5s.
luQnentisX ayers the arrears Of taxes for he last
'htte CT ouryearS. We understand from you tha
many OF our largest properly holders have failed
10 pay the r taKes for those years, snd nov INSIST
! tfaf they ought not 10 be required 10 nav them r.
cause TIE proIerty upon which the ,axes are ss.
sess-t was IN whole ORR part, during al or a nor
ton OF the period. 10 the possession ana oe,,,snrv
90 the military suthout IS OF the United Srstss sd
has vel eu ~ the tax payers no income Yon III
nv tae e1l-tehco smong these OF cases o grsst
hsEdsnip Wnicn strongy appeal 10 your symps-
thlgs, but you consider that all our citizens bsva
suffered more or les from the same ca1se. and
thsl even hsndsd justice can only be q tanned by
pfopofuon-ng ne burdens % the losses in each il.
utlCuai case-sn utter V hopeless task Resides
o. We understand tie amount Of these taxes IL A.,
so.ltely required TO enabls you 70 carry on he
hl1l.glpa so'tfnmeai, and comply with contracts
siresdy catered INTO IN discharge Of your dutss
ana tlsti these tsXos cannot be colected. the Fsne
smount must he raised by new leVaa, You have
a,telnaneo therefore 10 be governed by tbs isw,
H1 cnly wish 90 know Whist =.
We hsye care uly examined ths Question ana
Hae OF ne optplon thst thecorpcrtion hss the rtgbt
% coiecit me aTresFs OF taxes for those year,.
tsAluposed according 70 is charter by mupicinsi
corporation becomes a dobt rom ne citizen ~ ~.
coipoTa9on. The amount q The lax : pends on
me value q TIE properly when the Assessment !
tls1s' althoul reference TO whether il produces In
nv aNEAA 80 NAAlAA me NhI l. "a .
cepen1vnt OF the use or non-use o. ths properiv
OF q subsequent events. Ihs corporsaou rs
nothing TO 90 with Ire ONneT's uEnsse.nsut Of ne |
property. or WITH sDy Of the casualties incident 10 |
oFnerstlp. Ihsthct thst property has net vieljs4 /
an 'I-o-3el sthoaEh the Gamer msy hsVe hsdeyerv /
reason totGppose u would. is sssuredly 40 go
ttou-4 !1F resting the collection Of bxss. N.ih- !
eE = ne desI1cuon q the property BY ere, or IT,
IhLaA seq ty Tie d5Tu-11elL or is .issal
seizure any way Ehs soeTsr. Even II The cor,o-s- 4
to1 were bound % protect the properly from Re
P-Eeealsr ac- rs taiure 10 do so mieht give "a ln
ger n'ent ilght Of alton 70 the owner fr redress
gt SOUL te no defense sRanst the psym.nt ~
~es BESIDES i 3 most obvious that TIE pr, -.
l property from use hy the Government Is no
~ p te aliy o. 4 corporation. Tie United
a.et eAiaed % take the proper y o. lbs citizen
~ Ruo4c use, While the ciissn y, on The other
lall' enll~d . l1st compensation for su-h no
leuy- 4hscfyof AashNlR, II Is couorste go.
has netting to do with The adjustment I'D ~
'elabfe uRLtso q IL citizens and The Gsoersl Co.
'rnmenL Whatever elect therefore, suv or o.
lenfs o. he lGstcE years might have. upon sn sD-
Icalen q b relieved ~ s matter Of avoT- We g.
cary or orinio1 tcat ter csn have none unon
!~egalhAhly Of tae t1 psyeg..
Respectfully,
". r. C0OpER.
JoRpAS SroKEs. {
REWARD d. kAsT.
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