Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-04-16
Real Estate 7UrnfiOss.

sistinB OF Masonlc Hans, Oud fellow
Halls, etc., and was done in this way
Some sharp lot owner would conceive
the idea of building three or foul
story brick, with fno large store
: rooms and well arranged offices in the
: two lower stories, which he would
, rent for IS, 900 or $4,000. He would
rent the third or fourth story to The
Masons or Odd Fellows and have il
christcned tho Masonic or Odd Eel
lows Hall. At the next meeting o!
tho Legislature some philantropic
member would read bill in place ex,
ompting such hall from taxation, and
the bill would pass without even a
call Of the yeas and nays. And in
this way large amount of property
in the State paid neither county, road,
school, poor, borough, city, or any
other taxes
Under tho biil found below this
property must pay its due proportion
of tax, as well us farms aud houses
and lots, which arc not half as profit
able to the owners as that which has
been stealthily exempted from all man.
ner of taxation by stupid legislators.
The following is copy of the bill
as it passed both houses;
To repeal all laws exempting real estate from tax
alton.
SECTION |. Be il enacted, DC, That
all real estate within this Common.
wealth shall bo liable to taxation for
all such purposes as now is or here
after may be provided by general laws,
excepting only therefrom the classes
ofproperty specifically exempted from
taxation by tho twenty-ninth section
of tho act of this General Assembly,
entitled Gan Act to authorize the com.
mittec of Michael Fox, a lunatic, to
sell and convey certain real estate
and for other purposes" approved
April sixteenth, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty eight, as construed
by the third section Of the act Of this
General Assembly entitled "An act to
authorize the administrators OF Henry
Mineum, late of Crawford county, de-
ceased, to sell and convey certain real
estate and for other purposes" ap.
proved July second, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-nine, except
that the quantity of land thereby ex.
empted shall be and is hereby increased
to ten acres instead Of FIVE as therein
named, also exempting from taxation
all parsonagcs owned by any church
or religious society with the lands al.
tached thereto not exceeding five acres,
also excepting and oxempting from
snch taxation all burial lots exempted
by the provisions of the act of April
fifth, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-nine, entitled "An Act relative
to incorporated cemetery companies"
and the lands and premises of all GENE.
terry companies where such property
ia hold in -trust- for Tho oolo porpooo OF
improving said lands and premises
and whose revenues OF whatever kind
are devoted to that object and in no
way inure to the benefit or profit of
the corporators or any Of them, and
also excepting and exempting from
such taxation all lunatic asylums, aims
houses, poor houses, houses of refuge,
penitentiaries, and asylums, schools
and hospitals supported by the ap.
preparations annually made thereto
by this Commonwealth, together with
tho lands attached 20 the same, and
also excepting and exempting from
such taxation all charitable institu-
tions founded by charitable gifts or
otherwise, the chief revenues for the
support Of which are derieved from
voluntary contributions, together with
the lands attached to the same; and
all laws or parts of laws inconsistent
with the provisions of this statute be
and tho samc are hereby repealed -
Provided, That nothing in this act con.
tanned shall be construed as repeating
the fourth section of the act entitled
"An Act TO amend the revenue laws
of this Commonwealth" approved
February twenty-third, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-six. And pro.
uided further, That no burial lots sold
to individuals for burial of the dead
shall be liable to levy and sale for any
taxes whatsoever.
PROPERTY EXEMPTED FROM TAXATION
BY THE FOREGOING BILL:
All churches, meeting houses or
other places Of stated religious wor.
ship, with ten acres of land annexed
thereto All universities, colleges,
academies and school houses belong.
ing to any county, borough or school
or incorporated, erected, en-
dowed or established by virtue of any
law of this State, with ten acres OF land
annexed thereto. All lcourt houses and
Iails. All parsonages owned by any
church or religious society, with five
acres OF land attached thereto. All
burial grounds belonging to any re-
igious congregation. All burial lots
belonging 10 any person or family
All lands and promises belonging to ,
cemetery companies where the reven-
aes are used solely to improve such
ands and premises. All lunatic asy-
ums, alms-houses, poor-houses, houses
of refuge, and penitentiaries, with
ands attached to samo. All asylums,
schools and hospitals, with the lands :
attached to the same, whero the same 4,
ire supported by State appropriations /,
All charitable institutions and lands
attached thereto whose chief revenues +
lrc from voluntary contributions.
The repeating clause subjects all c1ss- !
'es OF property not covered by these ,
descriptions TO general taxation. y
STATE TREASURER = Tho Radical !
eaders have about as much respect =
or the Constitution and the rights of
he people as wolf has for lambs
No better oyilancn M tb;a faot Z, ,