Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-08-28
To tie UHjte Payers Of Tjr-
OjIid.
TAXATION UNDER THE PROPOSED NEGRO cos
ETITUTION.

TAXATION UNDER THE PROPOSED NEGRO con.
sTITUuoS.
The attention Of the white people--the
property holding, tax pay ing people of the
State-iS asked to the following statement,
based on the reports Of the commissioner
ct revenue OF the real aud personal property
a. tie State, fl cd according 10 law in the
office ct the auditor Of the State:
Total valur OF resl estate In the State Of
Virginia, 1924, l43 40 Sc; total value OF per
s,ual pr perry "a the State OF Virginia,
41,lsO.5IO 90; total value OF real estate ami
personal property in the State OF Virginia,
1884 325, OlO &C. State tax aJ 8 mill, on
the dollar, Sl,67l ,G2O %; county aud public
free school district tax al 8 mills on tue
dollar, ,G7l,G2O %; State captiauon tax,
a 81 per caplJaton, 1921 0il 90, county
capuaton tax at 80 GEMS on the dollar,
SllO.5lu 5O--t1tal tax Tor school purposes,
1854. SOi 60. Ordinary expenses at gov
eJumrur, $3.50 600 90; special appropriation,
d.. literary aud rutiusutuuoo,, 49,
COZ OI. interest on public don't, "a. pc,
cent, 81, g OOu0 0G-toal si41 sol 60.
Thi, statement does n t embrace either
t,e oouu.y eyy Except tor scuuui purI os 81
or any tax payable 90 the Quilted State
GOV rumeut; when these are added, t.t
aggregate amount OF taxes tnr al pup ser
which thr people may expect go bc I-q I.r-a
|rnpff should tt,s constitution De- ad ..t-d,
WI no. fan i.r short of pine millions of dol
lars, or nearly per cent. on tlc t.tal value
Of the rea. aud personal property 10 the
Sate; nearly So dollars iu the hundred
dollars value OF their property, instead OF
Atn,rty cents, as a present
10 win be seen that the maximum rate OF
I five anil, IN the dollar Zone half ui one per
cent? sulhuriz-d by the constitution Tor
school purposes, is assumed a7 ine tax Tot
/ the arst wear, which wall probably bee levied,
. I'm view OF the fact that school houses ln 40
/ the school Districts must Do built, and
and the necessary furniture, books, Ga,
must be provided. Eu. 30 may bee safely
I assumed, when it is considered who Wi
/ lev, tbi, tax and who wiI have IL 20 pay,
/ that il VIII never be less ia auy year, aud DO
Z long continued, all amount 90 v.rua,
|rDt0,gat,uu OF the property ut the ~',.'t-s
/ mr the benefit OF the blacks and their ahau-
ioncd white associates. BY the constitution
/ The state as $40 gerryH1nder,d a, To give the
negroes "A mtiurity col tl-Jtg'uue IA the Lrg-
stature aud tu lhis thr Effects 90, tho dl-
lau,Ifyiug iourtrcuth amendment aud tht
trsi-oath GrIu-ciaa) embraced In Do IS plain
! Owing M property aud paying no taxes
/ themselves, (out even inr oaplau'u tax q.
/ .hr returns % tho auditors office sho")
/ ril can doubt tbtt taxation viii bf carried
. tu i,s extreme limit? And tHat considering
what surt OF people wiI ho SEE Go c",er
ana account .or tne taxes, much of tA'u
aill boo spill before t1ry arc applied t' any
purpose whatever. Thus age our Igop.'
nronglI face o. face with pccg1'ary rua
with no escape buJ % vote doWu tais vile
/ fraud aud lmp0sture.
b, order uf toe State Conservative Com
mittre,
tbey viii control The Legislature 5ai may
iu,t tax as they please, and spcud as tue!
please.
: Rcta5pd, w., jane IS, lS6s.