The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-09

aseDl |aN. which Wa passed hy thu recent
considerable cammeus has
boon made Il Is whether the law is valid
d not. a meeting Of she assessors an
pointed iaF BAlsimefe city was held on
Monday last, and committee appointed
10 uail sspon The Governor aud comptrol-
lcr and 81 their construction Of the law
The committee visited Annapolis "a Tues.
da7 and found the Governor and Comp.
trolIer absent. They called mon M
Franklin Clerk If ire Court &c Appesls.
and Mr.. Gassaway. CLERK Of tho Senate
ma with those ueutlemep carefully exam.
inea shs new act of assessment Il was
he m,iu;ae Of Mr. franklin he sid thar
though sho new aot IS ssobseure il IA lirst
section, providing as il docs that ..ali prop
crtv. real personal and mixed. Of an kinds
and dissertations whatever ii Inc state 3
cxcept that class which i usually exempt
nshall be- exempt from taxation for State
and local purposes. il WINS vet As mat
Ter Of course. intended that It should be
taxed
aMr. Franklin. whiloadmittins that the
bin had been loosely framed, and that nor.
tons Of il were Mt variance with the true
;n,ent ~ those uha convsrsod \ into !
NJ,
Jaw, was sun o. opinion mat US suneient-
II strong in other respects TO render IL on
- -, !. ,.u.
Siatite, Anu Vfeh shVuiu Tue phi III iueure
be found 90 defective that an assessment
sAnnos oe naec itonl ~ ne 'honGhs .la'
the revenue bill would cover the ground
"a .so,,,a Ill. ~, ..a..-,,,.. =. !,
-'' "''s''~ s'-e's w aseesso's y Pioseeu
at once with their work Of making new
sssassn,ant
', Y,
The committee reported on Wednesday
a the meet;no and 4 was rosolvo5 that no
Inrther action would 20 taken until more
definite inflammation shall he raceived fron
= -
she voferhof' ~ the meantime there
are rumors that some Of the ablest LAWYERS
c.A
y we 7sa's nave ueciuea that an extra
session Of the Legislature will be necessary.
III. e,lla..,..,. g.. ~. ,.; 81
~ 'o''o" = y ''V". ''e i'ai''"vfc 'o1a "
Thursday, gives an explanation as to how
,ho dogect n tba I'm occ,,rroa
SSs 80 '''-sN
tunhe aFtepilon mas been already directed
70 me cnrlous pianuer Dy which me tirst sec
non o. ne new assessment law IS made to
declare al me property IN the State which IS
naoie e ta1n1on exempt therefrom, instead
q gpPlxng the exemption to the excepted
Alnas q property, Us was o. course the inten-
uon O me trainers o. the law. The act as
passed p inc Legislature reads that al
properly real personal and mixed, OF all
SINUS ana descriptions whatever IN the State,
except mere follows long iist OF intended
s4slapngnsl SUCH Is properly o. me United
Sta'sA, q ,ne otale, rehgious corporations,
sAe'i sla.l " exempt lrpu laxa.lon Tor state
g lgeai purposes. Inc way IN which the
l nlander happened y explained as follows:-
IN. rs secnon as originally reported read that
~ propef17f @c.i ~ercepf, &C., shall be
enaEseaple WIN taxes according to the pro-
making the enumeration If ,,rnu.,rfv ;nfsr,lad
IS b excmpt from ,axatiopp and ,berssn s',e
exccDfed from ne onsrnt;on ~ he
law corresnond with IN alrasd
spetilied II tbe eeneral reven,,e ia, sh i.y
3s8 az fh acts az leTa ,xb;cj, hsd bs,,,
some DAYS nreyiouslv' 4 r,o,;on 1ss 80 =
str;<e onf liza whols az she 60, soa. ,se -
reporfed nfier tho word isexcer, y as,d -
amend nv snhal;tnl;.,, t,s,,sc,,r, AZ ..,.,;,,
third Of nc revenue Inv The 4, o,;,',, ,,ra
vailed. and with the efsrt az ,,,ajr;re ~. IN,
read as has been stated The overs;s III Wv
il striking out the whole sect;on a;,sr ne
wore aexeent' instead ~ that , ,,or.on - az
section only Following the ward ' s.avc = ,s
down Il, fhe Words sssLall IL, ohs~,,,i,iss
iaxes according 70 the nrov;s;ons ~ III .cs y
Bv the motion actualiy adanted ,hasa la.
vifnl and opcrat;ve words wee s,~,,al. 80
and tie act 4 made 10 exnrass ;nss re con'
tsnrv intention from that which he
tarc meant "a convey Thst ~ hi,sa si,
should have escaued detection Il IN ~,
subsequent readings Of The i'm n Haass a nj
Sena,s q, -. 80. = - ~ = neuss anu
sngrosssd bills, Z whose duty it is to prevent
Irsa ms'aass ms \ scarcely ersdsa0is to
been expected to detect the error Before sign.
ead 'ae 9 ,s. oa, as !; zane "a. to hun about the
and great mass &c other h;lls \ MAJ ~ go