The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-22
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Toatt also Lhat OF the W lncnestef and PotC-
mac, which win add to the amount estimated
for the railroads. But to say nothing n
the amount deriyable from the gross es,rn.
ingsiof these two roads. nor Of th, amounts
ITO be derived from the four new subjects i,,.t
enumerated, the figures which ] have been
athletic obtain. and the estimate th.reupon
demonstrate with mathematical certsintv
that Virginia has it in her power TO meet
every dollar Of her obligations without In.
creasing the taxes of her people one farth.
| ing, and I think that as legislators ard a.
| good citizens we ought to iegislate at once IN
| the accomplishment Of that end; but 10 do
| this there must be change. may be mis-.
taken, but it seems to me that we commenced
wrong. ] imagine the world will be sur.
prised to learn that we have been in session
over two months, stepped in financial tror.
bic, and yet have never even referred tho
Governors message "a large part of which
was devoted to finance) to the Finance Com.
mittce.
Having shown that six per cent. Of inter.
est may be paid upon our debt without in.
crossing the taxes OF the people, | will now
show that at the same time we are PAVING
t,lisamount we may so legislate rs 70 decrease
the taxes now paid by the people to the fn!I
amount of 1913, 695-an amount more tAan
sufficient to pay one insta!Gent Of our an
nual interest.
was utterly astounded at the result Of m
Investigation into the subject Of county and
township organization in this State, its mum.
Der of officers, cost, &c. In HanriCo county
(Which have made the basis Of this rslcIiIi.
tom there are the following Officers, rcceiv.
ing in salaries and fees the amounts dcSig.
mated: County cfiiccrs--onc judge, S)2j;
two clerks, one for the county court, $500:
one for the circuit court, $500; one sheriG.
Sl,7O0; one attorney, $1,000; one treasurer,
$3.50; one superintendent Of poor, 800: ole
superintendent Of schools, $50. Whole
Number OF county officers, II; aggregate
amount required to ply them, $3.50.
Now, II multiplied by 80, the whole
number of county officers, gives I,0S9
county officers for the State: $500. tie
amount required to pay the l county officers,
multiplied by %, the number OF couniie,,
"iycs SSSS. 52j rs the whole amount required
10 pay the 1.0S9 county officers in tie state.
Township officers: four superintendent, one
for every township, $50 each, Si-0; four
township clerks, $40 each, 500; four town.
ship assessors, 500 each, $l,G00: four coIlcc.
tors, $500 each, 5000; four commissioners
Of roads, 500 each, 500; eight ovcrSecr Of
roads, 800 each, $1,000; four oversscrs Of
the poor, $50 each, $40; twelve constabe.,
500 each, $1,000; twelve magistrates, so
each. 5000; twelve trustees for schools mot
paid: four clerks for schools, $500 each.
$500. Whole number Of township officers,
-; aggregate amount required to pay them,
S),l40. Again. there are Is officers Tor every
township and the amount required to lay
them is $2.22S5. Now. IS multiplied hy t21-
the number Of townships IN the Statc--glyc,
1856 township officers for the state, and
s.. 80 multiplied ~ I27-thc number Of
townships-giycS $1,000 as the amount
required to pay the 1856 township
officers in the State. Whole Ium'cr
OF officers, county and township. S,'j;
aggregate an1ount required 10 pay
them, 81 So. @@:!0--an amount greater than
that required TO pay the interest upon our
whole debt. II we So amend the Constitu.
ton rs TO abolish the townships, we 1T one
stroke rid the people Of 1856 officers. al
army greater than that surrendered 1t Apo.
!nattuX. and relieve them al taxes a@@rc9a-
ting 1919 6gJ--an amount mere than suiIl-
Gent TO reduce the rate of interest to three
Der cent. TO raise this oG!DU5 and useless
tax (and it i useless. ~ | a:n tod by our
sheriff, treasurer. and other oii'ccr2. That i!e
county can be better COW rned by The county
officers alone than now it i by both county
and township officers the people submit 20
; and ,my six different tlHcs--to VII: lax
for General county purpose, tax for general
township purposes. r0Hd tax, county school
tax. township school tax, head tax, nj! cent .
~ abuii>hin@ this whole system we fctiefe
tht: people OF taxes sufficient 10 gcdjcr me
interest from six 10 thrrG per cent, WAich !
think the best p!sn yet Offered to r>atA ;.Ht
most desired cid.
The tax >mid 10 the State, look 1T it ii any
phase we may, is exceedingly light. In TIE
u;ucty-n;nc counties OF the State th,.e are
.rgl ,0:2 inllauitant who pay. in the ag-fe-
rate. to tic State :! .G2-S,- SjGl. or Si.tS per
| head. LIN the ten cities aad towns there are
, l3al2l Inhabitants, who pr, i'll tie asgFe'
..;.t,.. 20 tic State 500, taG.,l. or SLID per
head. The rate Of taxes Levied Oil the Sl'9
of assessed valuation in til" counties Is IRON
6 cents to $40. The rate Of taxes Scyi@i
: on the 800 OF assessed valuation III thr ctt.'>
: and towns is from 70 cents 10 S2."0. lAtat
figures prove that cur people Ill lie COUNTS
arc most moderately taxed for state slippJ"'
and since they show that oItr citizens oI i"c
cities and towns are to-diy paying "ai''t
four times as much per head for state Plt'
POSTS as are these i'll the country, nope u
may serve to mitigate In: wrath OF t!9,e Sun
ators who announced tie determination 10 II,
Icrislate IS to make the cities ana towns t'r'
| the burthcn OF taxation. 39-'u TIE ntlIIF
/ 81 acres Of land III Virginia Is : ,ji2,3V1: -
: Sc,sed value, &2T900O.000; average H.IIe l''
} acre. $ll.3S tax per acre, i've ccN'r. ~
4 number of cultivated acres, S,lC1,0Jo; wH
: ncr acre about fifteen cents. Now. thtte i"
: 4 squirrel. chattcring il your forests, "'''r
skin will not pay the tax upon the &rf" u
} your woodlands; there ian't l hare, Gi,i,I,'
] Ing in the b!iar-patchcS OF your o!d A'.U' ;
: whose skin viii net gay the ;!N upon II.
i acre of your ,IcuItiyatcd lands there in
farmer, deserving the name, who's "l",.
: indifferent cabbage wont pay tic tx cl'si'
5 the acre OF his cultivated alIG. 1--we y.
! indeed fallen so low that the credit OF I" -,
c State i to he sacrificed for al aMouHt ~.
: the small game of our forest VII! suEpI ~
! the vegetables Of our gardens provide; SDa1
i we commit the folly Of tin sWorL-l'! "''
c Kill the whale for lis tongue:
: The Federal tax which Virginia pays
much more oncrol;s and hHTtiui t!i,'h 80
J, other taxes combined. She PAD III io'i .
u direct tax, principally upon t"'t1trO', :,
u -, 900. 900, 4 SUN greater tli&i thal pau =
; all the southern states, if we leave OUT Lon,
g ana. North Carolina paid 81, ito,oJv, 2"H''
:. Carolina $4,000, Georgia 81 i',1oV, ~
e hama 1896 600, Mississippi S2oo,g3o, az
/ ESQ. ego. Arkansas $4,000, f!oliG' ~
! thing: all OF which added, ainounS 10 80
> SOS, 900, being less By S3U2,PH--n'"'H
l. milliou-than is paid by Virginia at'n,
Fnormous and r,IinoIls Us is this ttN Il : Ia
II si%niGcant rs compared with the AlaIl. ID
like amounts paid indirectly 10 'Il ',,,,r
Government and to no:tAe!i SH -, .a