The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-01
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seopte ss IN ~ ..ss staen sIInaort
=. a,,ss,t nor In be favored l.
ING ~. RaitSnaeis factories,
% ~ - do The Srate,
s sl'a 3. fnios shat they hustt TO be
49, y Al. -, a;racs oranis az public money,
Tror, 10 ra,torp Th's oil lection
~ Ana !, m sight. but there iss
= =. -; M, s,,,,,ent vide enough for whole
- ,.gsa M fai sfhrone into ignosapee
= ~ = isSsS' Far me building sof railroads,
$3.50 ss,,a s,ss,,ehtna There exis "a an
u,s -, an,e,v. the motive Of
a. aad ,hau .onsht not to be
pf.xase w .i,,arniy,ei motive Of
OuhN ubiesS .ueIS - - :, 1nnIipe fopetheri
tnat FSse - w, sha,ever there ssenis:l
10 outto aC...oa ~. no Ia n,n,,ev tbV 90
20 ne sooSS Snnns .,, ~ ,h,,a si,nnir the CON-
eotnE teu tIs III. !. INA hensfit iheys mtgh.
- S,a,a xrnnIii not be d legiti.
son,e.. 49, rsr ,tr,,iidine mill 10 the alb
lns.e 49, ,,,.osshil;tv az private gain.
s ss ~ s.trr.nf n,;Uofo cain "a not onIy i
NoWs tas M ~ !. - snsn, Uho fouud or i
oosent IIoln ZIG ~ hos,I;tals init
eBooW ehuicugs, So .as,.;.a ~ th. end of
wouia oe apsolu.ae5 tesnest''o ~
procuring sucn Inst.'. W.. en,,-chee colleges.
Inc oplI.op, .Dsn, nas ,.,n,,lS IA asi.h.
aun ,s ,r;,hont fcsse,
ilsneo in suIheiout ;nI ~ W. ,,s,i uajnfained
ing tegis}atioo, snu =. - S..ant a,sbar in
taxed as HntaAeo. DAs " 80 :. h;t az
e0und reason OF 10 'eA 3. tho e,y.
practical experience csu ue .oust ths aas,aov
f1ed WoflaF 20 suppoIs =, aou ~? ral;aia S'
set up oetween tDese peus .I - h.nd anS
educssaonesh anu .lsia rsannr.ctnres and
| es'aofish1euts VI 10 UboIIy ;nan.
| Transportation. OF. sne otne'' 70 "A'
plicaoie ano oeceptsse. r,u ia .o,,,o,,nt
Inose'Wno az ss.a'o- ,"h;eh mo no hold
Of enc .exempau p lspy 49, ~ sharitahle
Tor Ieneious, suuea 1--WE. e. ,he n,1hlic
Eust, seeI " n;era .u 20 Al, .nc, nronertv!
wn'cn ~ LUG iea' e,,Ni;a aniv whicb !,
ana 'na. ~ 40 ' - ~ ;noroasa ovcent "a
realiy .n@i 49, ~ nuhl;c snirit NAV
grall'uue, aneS.u', y ..;S ,'ti,n ;,..rI
prompt lndlYlduaio W snaie tu's puu'Gi
est. All sucb trusts are gus W sene'a'
public use, WbicD eXtenGs 10 the pool as
we'll a. to the rich, 70 quote Aord Camoen's
definition OF q charlty ID the .lesai seose-
They are gifts for the dement, OF 40 lndennFe
numoer OF persons, oy pr!Dglng tneu m.uos
under the Influence OF rehgton or eauya..o.'
| or by relleVihg-eeets .oui uiae.e'
They are trusts ll tne support auu eAeeu'
ton Of which line whole puolic IL concerneu'
on which account they are ,a'lo"ed, uolIke
private. trusts. TO ne perpetual NOW, LOT
| the public to make laws Whlch tend 70 as
courage private petsons from giving proper
I ~ % the public for It's own uses IS as un"'se
as forHthe natural heir%to pun c'ln-
culties in the way OF well dlsposed iIe!aslNe
| who is making Ria WILL Tue TACT tna'
the property of these public trusts M
administered by persons who are not lmmG'
diately chosen tor appointed oy the puolc,
obscures to some minds the essential pfinei-
pie that the property is really held and used
for the public benefit; but the mode Of nd
ministration does not alter the uses, or make
the property any less property held for the
public. Experience bus shown that many Of
the religious, educational. and charitail
works of the community c1H be peacefully,
frugally,, and wisely carried on by boards Of
trustees, and that method has been preferred
continent of Europe these functions are dis.
charged by government; but under other
methods Of administration the functions are
4 public functions The TACT ehat NOBODY
has any permanent intertst'in cbe property
OF; such trusts except the public IS web
brought out by imagining what would ocfr
cur if q church, or an academy, or an insane
asylum should be taxed, and nobody should
1 come forward to, pay the taxes 1t IS no.
body's private interest to pay such taxes.
The city orto wn could proceed TO sell toe
| church or other ouHoIog belonging 10 the
trust; but If 1t did so the erect Wonlo oe
that q piece Of property which bad been set
apart for public uses would become private
| property again, unless some benevolent per-
sons should, for the love of God or the love
of their neighbors, buy the properly over
again for lis original public uses. A city
might as we'll levy; taxes on its city hall; and
sell 1t for taxes In default of payment. ~
1t remains to consider the effect of abol-
ishiDg the exemption. NO church could De
maintained upon ground which would be
very valuable for other purposes, and costly
church ed fees would be out OF the ques-
ton. A society whose land and building
were worth S3O0,009 would have TO pay
$4,000 Q. year in taxes, besides all the proper
expenses of church. The burden would
be intoerable. The los to the community
10 that pure pleasure which familiar objects
Of beauty give would be unspeakable. The
village could spare it's spired wooden church
as ill as the city its cathedral. Cities have
learned that fine architecture In their own
buildings Is a justifable luxury. On the
same betterment principle handsome
churches are profitable to the public as we'll
as delightful. l Say. nothing OF the grieyous
moral loss to the, whole people which would
result from crirpling the existing churches,
and making it harder to build the new ones
which our growing population should have.