The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-19
FROM M1NEKAL coUNrY.
Meeting In Regard to the Baltimore
md Ohio RAILROAD BIZ.


meeting ofthe citizens ofMineral
county, convened at the Court House
OF said county, on Saturday, the 10th OF
February, 1867, -....-' ~
On motion of William NJ. WEIGH,
John Arnold, Esq, OF Cabin Run
township, was called to the chair, and
James l. Barraick WAS appointed secre-
tary. ..,--.-
The chairman called upon T. p.
Adams, Esq, to explain the object OF
the meeting, which was explained by
Mr.. Adams, in u very appropriate
speech, to be for the purpose of giving
an expression of the sentiments of the.
county upon the bill pending before
the Legislature of the State, in which
1t Is proposed to release the Baltimore
and ohio Railroad Company from tax
alton.
William NJ. WEIGH, Esq, T. P. Adams
and Hendrich Clark, We're appointed a
committee to draft resolutions express
sive of the sense of the meeting. -..--r
The conmittee retired, and while alb
sent the meeting was addressed by
F. NJ. Reynolds, Esq
The COMMITTEES returned and reported
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted by the meeting :
WHEREAS, there is now pending be-
fore the Legislature of West Virginia a
bill providing for the communication OF
taxes due the State by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad COMPANY, which
bill provides that the State will, in all
time to come, accept from the said
Company, in lieu of all taxes due from
it, one mill per mile upon all passen-
gers travelling over said road:
And WHEREAS, II the said mill per
mile would amount to more money
than the taxes otherwise would, then
the same would be unjust to the Com
pany; and if the said mill would
amount to less than their taxes other
wise would, then the same would be
unjust to the State;
ReSOtUed, That such an agreement
would be depriving the COUNTIES and
townships through which the RaIti.
more and Ohio RailrOad:passes, OF the
right to tax their said property, and
would be eXempting large and very
productive amount of capital from tax
alton, and force the burthen of the sup
port of the government of the State
counties and schools upon the least pro.
ductiYe capital, the farmer, merchant
and mechanics.
Resolved, That the only method of
taxing the property of said Company,
is TO tax it according to its present cash
value, with the same rate per cent. rs Is
now, or may hereafter be laid upon the
property of private citizens living
along the line of said road, by the
S1abes SouutSt township anu corpora
ton levies.
ResOlUed, That we do most emphatic.
ally instruct our Delegate, and earnest
ly request our Senators, to vote against
the bill proposing payment Of one
mill, or any GMottnt Of Hli[Ls, per mile on
the passengers travelling over the said
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
and that they support only such a bill
as will provide equality of taxation 10
all property alike, according to the
this State.
Resotred, That the proceedings of this
meeting be duly signed, and a COPY
thereof furnished the UnSoE Banner ana
heeilng 1NrELLTGENCER, for publica-
tom and that a copy thereof be sent To
our Senators, and Delegate in the Leg
islature.
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
JOHN ARNOLD, President.
JAMES 1. BARRAck, Secretary.