Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-17
The CapitatiOn Tax.

or the Oo0E 0tperSonal property, 10 toe Count
City or Town Treasurer, no alteration shall r.,
made in either By him affecting the taxes Of
that year.
The 18th day Of July Of each year IS the tire
fixed for the books to be delivered 10 the Clc
Treasurer, and the first day OF February Of csef
year is the time fixed by law when persons ar,
liable to the capitaton tag for that year.
The names Of persous who are REQUIRED +,
pay the capitation tax are to be placed 81 H.,
6ooE Of perSonat property BY The Commissions
Of the Revenue.
A person, duly registered, who 'ahal! bar.
paid to the State, before the day OF election
the capatatao@ tao required BY Iuc for he are
cedlng gear, shall be entitled to vot,, H."
First. Persons who arrived At the ~, O,
twenty one years since the first day OF Fcbrv.
airy, 1876, by or before the day Of election. r.,
fourth Thursday in May, 1871 and are dul,
registered, will be entitled to vote at Tie ei...
ton in May, 1877, without showing they hay.
paid the capltatlon tax tor The proceeding yea,
1876. The law did not require OF su:n ~
sons capltation tax Tor the year, lo1U.
Second. Persons who removed inln the >ia.a
between the first day OF February, 1876. anl ire
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registered, will be entitled to vote AZ lha c,r..
ton in May, 1877, without showing i!ty h.y.
paid the capltatOu tax for the proceeding yc..
1876. The law did not require OF such .rsoa,
capitatIon tax for the year lo,G
Third. Persons who are duly Registered! ash
have been voters in this State aud els ,9
years, il the Commissioner has faded L. yi....
their names on the personal property LoJ. III
the year 1876, Or, IN Other words. omitted [,
assess them with the captaIlou TAX ;or Tia,
year, 1876. will be cattle! to vote al b. T.,
ton 10 May, 1877, without showin. they h..
paid the capitallUn tax for the pfac,nln. sea-
1876
Tie foregoing opinion j. iouu!s,! upoa IT,,
amendment to the Constitution, whc! .,4l.:'.
the payment Of the State clpNation tax !0s It.,
preceding year II vote, the revenue law; o.
the State and the act appro.ci April >, lS...
TO enforce the constitutional ameninnUt,
rs l have not received all the acts 81 IL, ~,
General Assembly, it may be that there !, ,;,.
thor legislation on the subject bu: il th,la :.
have not seen it. The prcsumplio. Of ;ac :.
the act mentioned herein is tn. ou!y ole 90 t..
subject, and, il it is, believe have g,:,u H..
right opinion upon it.
1t appears from What has been !cranb..4,
said that the Commissioner cou!l not n.y.
placed the nanlc of pcrSou On ;nc book a.
he bad delivered it to the Treasurer, wh!ca So,
; on the 18th day OF July. 1876, anl ID, las H.:
not give the curt the power altcr t.. -.
mentioned day TO make aoy alteration ii .il.
ouoA III su1n p'tt'ou'at' Gou'llut""' i prs;
whose name Was omitted by said CJmmis>!aa'r.
however able aud wiling he might hHy. been
to pay tho tax, could Rot have had hi1 Ha:.'
placed on the book alter the 18Th lag Of u.s.,
1876, and pay the SAID tax.
And must such person. unicr al'! r"'u1.
stances DC urpriVe, OF EiS r'R"' II feie, VIZ"
iic - iio' ~ p'ane 'oi' al" "''s ''' I'll" ''"' go
them!
How could person "a"" "hr'"I: The ''"
missioner VINO tue Ia" c1niti'a;m' t. is>'''
every person. WIN thlS TAX before me i''H ~
OF Juiy' $780, hau a'nc II or ho' !" BIS c'',,
Ii IS not lsquitcI o. Any '"ln ~ ~ ''''', W.
uame IS vi 'hT cooA' netelDa!hS ,'!"I'iS' H''
INC Ilat'cI. l.. IL was oine'"iSc ."iI Wo". ''
ter the case loueeo' "oua MAKE u another ''r'
entirely. IL Is true that person must f,-'H
ter to be able to vote, aud the law r%qnl'>. h''i
10 see that his name appear on me re-'''f.
ton book, and 1t IL his OVID lanIt il his "ai' fee
not Oh the DOCK. Inc conu!l!oa q! 'e'''s.'"'''"
IS uot anaiosout ~ III; con'l''"" VI pa! w.
the capltatlon tax. TO the iIr5t ruiz ;"s'. g.
+, |
rail- such az the nrst ana sec9ha cl!'' Vi p.
sous herein mentioned, aud others which m'sht
lie has resiucu mere l'r years. l. Itg''''Ic' "''
produces ccl'lucatc tnat Ills ''" 'Te, - w.,
."o ~ l;ii ~ ;,ot;a 49,, a,,.,,,', L.t,
inr ,he ppar lS7G snch show;nr - the gl..r
i'm IF The writer, would cn,itIe him IT, vote %.
the election 10 May, 1877. For it nigh, W
be Inferred from these circumstance, thai l.
came within some execution t. tie ruc :,
orir;,o rho n,vmaot or th, sid r,vt,li..t
qun'os '"' pay N''''' u Wv
year ,.......,,,
Hucn law as th's one aS IL "'i"'''% ";'
OF privilege and lnlrlngci upoDH jmiii'hf'-"..
ought to be strictly construed.
As The constitution and &C! Of Assembly =
the State caDitalioD tax ,'eyuirtI GJ jas iJr ilo
precediDr wear, the argument thar tha a,.
Ioos ooI renn;rc NJ ,nr one what j. ,mp7i,ia..
uo.J ~ o.,,. III ,.t,,, ,,',, nL-.'. r,,,n
"ou'u coVet aiu poteE1 d p"l''n ,cj,',.
was not On the DOCK O. lo'G' ana a"',nS. ""
the treasurer hau no t'll lof the si'u ''a '''
how Is it possible Tor nm TO pay wren - 3
not ,h,r,1oJ ooitE ~ 4 nh n -,au, - IA