The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-03
The New Assessment Bill,

The new assessment bill reported in the
Senate by the financial committee provides
that property of every kind, nature and de-
scription whatsoever, shall be liable to valu-
alton, assessment and taxation, except the
following, which is expressly exempted from
State, county or municipal taxation
Property belonging to the United States
or to this State, or 10 any county or incor
porated city or town in this State, houses or
buildings used exclusively for public worship
and the ground which the said houses or
buildings so exclusively used for public wor-
ship shall actually cover; graveyards or
burying grounds set apart for the use of any
family or belonging to any church or con-
gregation the crop or produce Of any land
in this State in the hands of the producer or
his agent; provisions kept for the use and
consumption of the person to whom the
same shall belong; the working tools Of me-
chanics and manufacturers moved or worked
exclusively by hand wearing apparel of ev-
cry description fish while in the possession
of the fishermen employed in catching, salt
ing and packing the same, while they remain
in their possession or in that of their agents
unsold public hospitals or asylums, chart
table or benevolent Institutions, and the
ground which the buildings owned respect
lively by such hospitals, asylums, charitable
OF benevolent institutions shall actually COW
er, and the equipments owned by such cor
porations or institutions.
Mortgages upon property in this State,
and the mortgage debts respectively secured
thereon are also exempted,
Bank stock, stock in incorporated COM
pnips, all investments in securities or stocks
of any othe, State, Territory or country, all
debts due to any resident of this State, all
Investments in private securities, except
mortgages, arc 10 be taxed
The bill divides Hartford county into two
assessment districts, the first of which is to
he composed of Districts Nos. 2, 5 and 6, and
the second of Districts Nos. /, 3 and A.
Three assessors are to be appointed by the
Governor in each assessment district. A
board of review consisting ofthrce persons
is to be appointed by the Governor in each
county.
Each assessor and member of the board Of
review is to receive s. per day for every
day of actual service. Each county board
is to have right 10 appoint clerk, at S.
per day for each day of actual service These
salaries are to be paid by the counties and
the city of Baltimore respectively.
A revenue bill has also been prepared by
the ways and means committee of the House
which differs in some particulars from the
assessment bill, but the differences will
doubtless be adjusted satisfactorily
The assessment bill only provides for the
exemption of the ground actually covered
"by houses of public worship" while the rev.
enue bill includes parsonages in the excmp-
tions, and grants exemption to houses OF
public worship, including them, with the
grounds appurtenant thereto and necessary
for the use thereof" 1t also adds cemeteries
to the exemptions, and qualities the exemp.
iion granted to cemeteries, graveyards and
burying grounds, by providing that only
those shall be exempt "from which the own
crs receive no rents, profits or dividends"
"A special dispatch to the Gazette says w
w. Belknap, Secretary of War, has confessed
guilty to having received a bride of $40, 900
and $4,000 year for three years, from
Mr.. Marsh, for awarding him post trader.
ships at army posts in the Southwest Be-.
knap IL to be impeached.