The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-01-18

| tho net to which | have refetrri. il
addition to thcsc classes cf property,
has also exempted from taxation
agricultural productions grown directly
from The soil, and the products aud
Increase of live stock prodaced wi'liH
ths State during the year preceding
the first day Of February, and remaiu'
ing un<old on that day in the posses
sion Of tho original owner or his agent
tho produce during ti;rc Of mines.
,alt wells aud oil wells, Femninias un-
sold III the hands Of the producer or
his agent, on tho FIRST jay Of February
and aII manufactured articlrs and pro
ducts Of mechanical skill and labor
produced in tho State during the samO
time. and remaining uu>old on the first
day Of Fcbruary.in the hands OF Tho
producer or his ngant.
This provitO1 thus in violation Of
tho fundamental law Of tho State rc-
licves from taxation vast amount Of
property 10 tho hands for tho most
part, Of wealthy fHrmsrs graziers and
manufactured, WHO arc most able TO
bear The burden Of taxation aud in.
crcases tho tax on the less wealthy
mud laboring classes. This act should
be amended and m4da to corfOfm to
tho Constitution.
Section .lS Of tho sans act requires
thu, all personal property belonging
to citizens Of this State, whether such
property bo in or out Of the State,
shall DO taxed. 1t wOulll be more
just to exempt from taxation personal
property in another State, belonging
TO citizens Of this Statc. wt'eu il is
taxed under tho laws Of tho State in
which it is.
In May, 1914, tho Board Of. Public
Works appointed Board Of Commits.
Sioncrs to examine, as far us prnc;ica-
ble. al Tie Tax ,bls property Of the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio lsa,lruad Com
Pany within the counties through
wliichits rosd ran. mud 80 assess The
tair yalueithercof IN Sqpey. for ppr:
pnse gftaxatipn,satl make return as
required 5byalag.t3
#S SQOn after Ills action by=llieZ board
of.Publie Works, the GIiesap a0l
y0hio=Ilailroad Com pan Y#i0stiLuletl=n
sait!in=th,5 Circuit Court OF Kanawlla
conaty; and Obtained m injunction ry=
saElning tho shcri(fs Of the several
cOniilics in which its iands lie. and
through which its road passes, from
selling any Of llcsc lands whirh hnd
been returned delinquent. uul restrain
ing also The Auditor rud all persons
acIins BY or under his authOrity. from
doing any net looking to the Hssrssment
or collection Of taxrs uruu it, property.
This Fuit is still depending and the
injunction is still III force.
Tho frat Constitution Of The State.
aud uaasr which this company WI,
Incorporated. required that all prop
crty. both rcai and personal, should
bU taxed and conferred upnn the Leg.
tslatuFe authority to exempt from
taxation public property, cemeteries.
and property USED for religious. cha'is-
able, literary auA educational purposes
The sevCnth SUc,iuu Of tho Act Of
March lst, 1866 providing that no tax.
alton of the property Of this company
then called the COvingtOn Il OHIO
Railroad COmpauy-shsll bo imposed
by the State until tho profits Of said
company sholI amount to lu. per cent
Ou its capital, il clearly in Sontiiet with
ILc provision Of the constitution just
referred tc.
Ii. however, the Legislature has the
right to exempt the property Of this
corporation from taxation, it may we'll
bc considered whether that exemption
now attaches to that property iu the
hands Of its present owners.
y II
The right Of tho S'ats to tho super.
vision and control OF these companies, ,
should always Le maintained ; bu. it
should never be SO exercised US IL worI;
injustice nor to deter capisul from seek
ing investment in enterprises which
confer benefts upon uII classes Of citi.
zeus.
The directors Of Tho pouitent;ary
have shOwu MI earnest interest in &C.
curing at cllicicut aud economical ad.