Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-26
State CoUDSHs Taxable.

lLu Tcadjusters il this Stale have received
another Sci back by tho action Of the Supreme
Court OF Appeals yes crday 10 the case OF Hart
Gan VS.. Grecuhow, treasurer. For several
years past tax has been lavitd by the L:glsa
turc co State bonds, which has been deducted
out ii tic courots wh@n they We're tendcred 10
payment uf tax : This las bccn submitted to
by The bordnr?icrs ard generally aequiesced 10
by the profession as / climate exercise OF the
taxirg power. BY coulmou coas2nt it has gen.
.ray ;,cri, at:niitcl that The State c>uld tax
tr G.u hunIs. Ihgu <h i, was the opoion Of
the .auGna"st laIycrs that such tax was ille
gai.
The readjusttrs, therefore, hsvo proclaimed
10 the Legislature that they would call a co.,
vcnion, change he Constitution, aud tax the
coupons cut Oh existence. Therefore, 10 c0nse-
qIence OF the recent decision Of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals 10 Clarke'5 case, which held
that coupons must ba received Tor fnes, school
moGey, AID all public du;s, sud wi!ch &. Que
blow killed sii such oitct5 Of reaGiu:tEeot IS
the Massey bill AID the Barbour bill, it was
considered! advisable hat TIC Ql:stlo1 Of the
light Of tha Sac 10 tax her own bonds should
il, 0oce b. -:!tir': by cowp2tca: authority.
lhe sc i Hartman MAS brought az: q pctl-
ton Ter Naud :r,u; to cyWpsl Grcr0hG|, treas
uter, 70 receive cup us f,r taxes "!:h0u. de-
dlC:iGr die ,,1ta:o tax 10 tes! the CONSTITUTIONS
ai;ty It iI1 Sole law lujpls!az the isz. The
COS ~aS aEnu i it,t wack by Va. l. R"va,l,
ca , ;Dc lie p-tl llocC, 4ai l,e Attorney G;D
! erAi tor he Stat, aid yesterday judge Chris
illn ,orlouoc5G tuat the n3urt was divided on
the G l. st1yj AMI therefore c!u'i make 20 de.
ul. l.-]u .cs Unra;ian and :iu1crson holding
/ IL: ~ l4.nn tat IN" naadGmuS should DC
aasf,!.',! ai.l J,i:!Sts Sta plca and Banks b:iRg
! If y cuutra.y OPTION.
Tie placlica! rfact OF iii, dqsiou is that
! the app.:c .,i3i Tor ma5d,u fails apd the
Csc goes 10 The Supreme Court Of the Uaited
| Statls
Thus pviat on which tic rcadjrstcr5 have
rrlleH as their maIn meas OF stack % The
bondhoIdeTs fails through division Of The
court aud 'hr 1lesIlon Is sub nitted to The de-
cs'o:, Il thc Supreme Court CT tic U"ltcc
| S5s,s Ii .uG!;0D ulH1r iS7Otatc tor thI
Ooldic!d.ca aid nvs, uuiav0lnE!. for The reed
iusers Tnet court has jus; decided, IN lDt
casr Of Murray vs. tic Cry Of Char leslou, tina,
neither cly r0r State has the right to tx
ITS oWn bond.
IL The case 9; Hartman rs Graonh0w, 'r,.5
| uc"r, nc GIpfSDi@ CruT: OF tNA Uul!tt State:
will ha7r S!i tic decisions Ct tie Srprcu:
Cuuu q E:fsiaia That nav. been male 10 fay
or Of tie obligation CT! the c)otrsCt OF the tuad
inp bllI AID 90 the p,int presented for their
decision, by i division in the Virginia c5u'L
Therefore, it is CHAR that they viii, b@yoO1
doubt, declic that The Stare cannot tax bel
nHu bonds. following Ibtr eva decision il
Murray VS. the Ci!y Of Chur!ystoa, aud thu
settle iinaiy aud lJlevtr the vcxcd question 81
TIC c@n,iiuIlGnalty Of iha fuuding bill and
tina: the Safe has 20 right to impair the Cb!i
patic; Il that c.D.r:c: BY taxtg State bolds.
Tbj4 viii md al the prt Ij"cts Tor reaGiustmeut
by mva1s oi convention, ilr then it will be
clear that s cnlvcn;ion caa accomplish no!hiDg.
-Rih State.