The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-14

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the present tax bill the auditor estimated
that the receipts from these sources will
reach the following amounts:
J,con,os % 600 On
;oorsos o2o' 9JE Se
f;omor lconsas '''''''i'''"' sIfI So
OH no,,nsSa 17o s1a 90
o''''' 'o''''' ''''''''' io'o'o'oo
T.t., s.oo &c 90
4o'al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 49o ,9oo'9o
NOW, tlis sum total ought 10 he ialseiy
increased a. ana can pc, WIN proper leg,sla-
tlon. Inc commissioners appointed TO
revise our oyster laws estimate that II the
PHI winch they nave prepared ana submit
teu WIN their report becomes law me
state VIII derive net revenue from TINS
source alone OF $loo,ooo. Inc indebted
ness Oh raliroaus, no matter "here OF ny
Wnom owned, is now taxed, ana IL inc
principe DC correcg, why not apply IL 10
all Corporations, ana 70 inc STOCKS as wei
as 2, the ponds issued by tnem! FROM
TINS source e the revenue mlsnt DC increased
10 Sioo,ooo. Inc constitution a anthor-
ICES the taxation OF incomes over Sooo, Dut
our law increases tile exemption 10 Sl,ooo,
auu tne thA, ~ Aaiee! = oHiy coiiegleu
rom tne incomes 81 1nalvl9uais. Wny
eAAor Az ~ = ~ ~, -
not not be applied 70 an persons real ana legal!
why are corporations, winch are lictitious
persons OF souiless indiViouals,' exempt
from TINS tax LIS TINS proper ana Just
exemption OF Inc constltution, "hicn ae,
claIes ina. al taxation snail DC equal ana
UNIFORM y" u incomes are 70 De taxed,
at an, then an incomes should De taxed,
ana LOT at tho same rate. Inc gross re-
celpts or income OF insurance, telegraph,
express, steamship, ana some oth ,c com.
panles are Already taxed, out az uliierenS
rates. IL appears 10 me that TINS TAX
shouid De OF UNIFORM rate, ana
that the gross receiptS OF income OF
an corporations should De taxed equally,
Inc iate OF taxation upon the INCOME OF
inaNlouais is now iiAea ny Ia" az one per
eentuln, ana il this pe tne rate estapnsnea
10 De leYied upon al incomes, tne amount
OF revenue 10 DC aeflSea IRON TINS source
Wouid amount 10 oyer 9lUo,ooo. Inc t0tal
estlma.ed receipts from heences Qhciuding
nguor licensesg uhaer our present law Is
Sz1S'4'o.lo; ms sum may De very Justly
ana properly lncreasea 70 sooo,9ov oy
s,';teh1a a. 'n no oil fnra;an , ~ ~
Ja; , h,S;,'oss IN th;s Stota ,hoGo oan;taI
;s ;,,Sso S aIsou,harn "Ao'o o"p''"'
nv ond;to, ~ bic ao, ro.t of,oz,
rocor,nandS . stamn taw s,ob as vaS :,
foroa - th;s stoto CO.. som,a poars hon;r,,;nl,
LIE " a. naor 1919 ond frorn io5 ha as.
t;n n a raven,o ,a;aht ha ,ou;oJ 10 tho
onnnnt of ahont s1n6 1oo Ho Sars that
tb;s tay ..1yould scarcelv ha fall Nv the
aass,os of az ,,a,,Ia ), ta,,,, ~ Nv
ax ,1, 70 roi;eve nc from, nresant arnbay.
~ lsr,a,,t and n,,r ,aal and parsonoi ,,rnr
atr fsn,u ;rora.saa h"rthnn p' ou, ;nag 4; M
eay d 1a th;s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o @ nf thn oh;af
s ,o oe so ec Az noSonn y, NV I IT, =
a'sa safa 70 estimate tbs reranne ~ ha do.
a.so 1S co, " ssoni,"nn m So',noo ;ntoSt
IVY Jan ,aot sa.is haoI tar a etc atc OF
SI non ,,,a 'L totaI af asoo mo wh;ch
Saoo'poC jor11ad on Ia nshor s oou,o sc taw
nay " 49, soartr ot nUr roun,,mo n,;aht
ao aru usn ;nors.soJ hn snac;fo taw
49,, ~ ,.o s,,arI no,,nn oS MIA ordnpt sn;r;tS
up5n efeiy gso u ~ ~ stota m Jbph,
;nanortaJ -, IF don,est,c uannsact,ra Cor.
anils %, or,,, casual do6c;t IN ~ an,onnt
&C. a ransp an az 5ere;nof ter annmoroted
u ,0'en0 . e 49,. 20 -,
~ WI " seen' .nsleiore' snas \ .he
| susSes.iohs neisln naee aie auopleu 1ne
total annuai rese ven oo OF tne s.ate VIII hot
De less tnsn Sz ,sou,oVo. Deaucs rom tiils
sum Gne-nltn Oh tne TAX upon properly ior
school PURPOSES d ana there Is ielt lhe sum
OF Sz,4oo,ooo aValiaple ior Tue payment Oh
the nteres -. on Ine Pubic oeo0 anu 1ne e1,
penses OF tne governmen ~ ~. sun alnPle
,or these purposes, even y Sne puoilc oeos
DC no1 oecreaseu 9he uoilar. anu inns
WIN oe accolhpilsheu wi'leu. any ilicfeuse
Whatever IN the rate Oh taxation. IN