Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-05

MOUNT VERNON DISTRICT MEETING on
TIE STATE UEBT.-Atto. tho a5icuEnmeptt Ct
the Woodland Farmers Club. ca Saturday
| last. q mentiog was held to consider the pro
priety of forming society suGllsry to Inc
State Society, having for its or C. he pres:rV
ing Of the credit OF the State.
John Mason, esq Of Woodland Ma9!i1n,
REQUESTED to have read letter be had written
CD the subject, addressed TO Wn. l.. Royal:
Secretary of the State Society. lie f1loTed
the reading ct tho letter with some slnlog
remarks az tho subject after which the society
VS. organized IS follows: Eoen +. MasoD,
| President: i. ". Person, Secretary Il r.
| Roberts. i. II. Troth. Valentino Baker, Ben
| i.mio Bsrloo, and Walter Walton, who, to-
eethtr with the President and Secretary, we're
constituted the Executive COMMITTEE.
| Several Members present expressed lheir
| views upon the debt question. The geoeral
opinion prevailed that the public schools NUT
! 20: be suspended or crippled that II necessary
| thcy would advocate a. increase or tsXailon,
! be-. desired 6rst, aod would ioslst that there
Should be Just ard equitable assessment OF
taxes aud more than al! prompt acd slicS
| collection CT sli tsx2S levied on real estate.
A statement was made that 10 the las. return
| Of dq|ipqu,ut taxes of Farf,x county. submit
ted to tho Super si+or7 Of the crunty, there we're
over Miriy one thousand acres 10 the couo'y
! returned ms delinquent, upon winch the tress-
urer snd h;s deputy Gel ectois. under oatn oe.
| claIed there WIS nothing from which they coulo
| make the tx Unwilling 10 believe that the
people OF Fairfax county arc SINNERS ABOVE sil
the ether ninety eight counties the ott!e, lney
| fad here large d. fcit which besTs with great
| u astics upon lhcss who ara compelled to pay
| theirtaxes every wear. This amount OF land has
| boon returned delinquent ivr ton years past ana
if tho taxes are over psid, when the land is solo,
| 70 interest is charged upon the denqutnt taxes
no MISTER how long they have been due II "ss
sTggested that It might be profitable TO lnieALe
other Ststes in the mode Of collecting lakes on
| reel property. New Jersey was instsHced as
having q prompt ard effective law, which ADDS
II per cent per annum on all delinquent taxes
until paid. If the tsXes and Interest are not paio
at the end Of two years the lsnd is sold 10 satisfy
the tsx clsim; il it IS not redeemed Witnlh Two
years thereafter by the psym"nt OF all taxes
costs snd interest, the purchaser obtains per-
fect guaranteed title. A largely increased rev.
enue would be the rasuit Of such law strictly
enforced in this Ststo, which with q just and
equal assessment would obvi.te the necessity OF
All increase of tsxation to mset all liabilities. Ii
.he State should BIO obliged to bay In por!ion
Of the 90 lands TO satisfy its Claims 1t could In
few years cilar these lands at q price tina: would
induce immigration on a large scale ana tnere'
BIZ have an Increased an 0unt OF properly 10 LAX
from the immigrants.
These ara lew Of the views cxpre:sad Oy
thosa who were present. Tho more complete
details of the organZ stion OF his association
were left TO the executive coumltte9 VINO Will
meat 1T the house Of the secTstsry on to morrow
q. = O'clock p. re.