Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-03-18
Meeting at Newark-Upposition to the
Tax Hlil.

| NEWARK, Marcn 10.
This passive quietness of this town was some
what aroused this evening, bya meeting which
had been called at the instance of several of our
wealthiest and most prominent citizens, that they
might take such action MS would guard them
from an unjust tax, now before the Legislature,
In bill entitled, an act ITO raise the Revenue Of
this State,
The meeting wus organized by elccting Mr..
John W. Evans, President and Mr.. Geo. W. Will
liams, Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Jas. II. Ray, Messrs. Roth
nell Wilson, Geo. W. Evans, and John PilliDg
were appointed as committee to draft a series
OF resolutions, expressing the sense of the meet
Ing. During the absence of the committee Mr..
Jno F. Williamson said, that. from calculations
made by those who had facilities for such, New
Castle county would have 10 pay, according to
the rate as provided for in the proposed BILL nine
ty per cent of the tax, or about 100000 per an
mum, leaving Kent and Sussex to pay the rcmain-
ing ten per cent. or about S56,0O0.
The committee appointed to draft resolutions
reported the following, which were discussed in
q calm and candid manner, by Messrs. Wilson,
Filling, Springer, and williamson. In respect 10
the effect of the bill, Mr.. Wilson, who is one Of
the wcalthiest men in tho State, said, IL it passed
and became law, he would change his residence
10 Pennsylvania.
may hero add, before give you the rcsolu
| tions, that the meeting was participated in by
both parties and that they were passed unap
imously.
They arc as fullows:-
WHEREAS. A bill Is now before the Legislature
of this State entitled, :" An Act Providing Rev.
| enue for this State y aud
WHEREAS, The said bill as framed is in the
sense of this meeting, sectional, and unjustly dis
criminativc 10 Its provisions,
Therefore be il resoiced That all attempts to
screen the great agricultural interests OF this
State by cxempting real estate from taxation,
| thereby throwing the burden of the cost In main
| taining our government on those engaged In
other pursuits, is both unjust aud impolitic, and
must eventually initiate against that great inter
est
Rcsoired, That in the opinion of this meeting
that u tax on bonds and mortgages must be paid
in the FUTURE all experience has proved in the
past by the holders of real estate; and the crcdi-
tor faing to collect the same from the debtor;
the Inevitable result must be to drive capital and
capitalists from and to deter capitalists coming to
the State, and the changing OF Investments in
bonds and mortgages to securities beyond the
reach of Legislative enactments, = calamity
greatly to be feared in our present financial con-
aition.
Resolred, That we do hereby most earnestly
enter our protest against any Legislative enact
ments for raising revenue for the State that
does not embrace Within its scope taxation of
real estate as well US all productive interests ill.,
Guiding oflicc-hodcrs and professions.
Resolred That Rathmell Wilson, JAS. II. Ray
and John Pllling be and are hereby appointed u
committee to present respectfully and earnestly
the views of this meeting TO the mc,rb rs of the
Legislature now in session.
SIGNATURES.
Jas Hossinger John W. Evans, Roihmcll Will
son, Geo. G. Evars, james II Ray, Walter b.
Turner, Thomas NJ. Walker Jesse 5. Kennedy
John Widdocs, VIM. D. Hcrdman, W. Mcllor, +.
A. Curtis, s. Y. Wilson, E. II. Porter, E. Is. Col
Inns, Jesse g. Russell, James Sp niger, Geo. W.
Williamson, Edward Stroud, JAS. Dean. Jr., WIN.
B. Thormly, H. ?. X. Blandy. Saml. /, Garrett,
John II. Todd, john Pilling, Richard Pilling, Al
| fred Band, John Gamble, James K. Hamil, Pear
| son Ely, Edward Wilson, Leonidas Darlington,
James II. Armstrong, Thco +. Armstrong, sam.
Darlington, Stanbury j. Wiley John +. Willi"m-
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