Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-17

Balance on hanu close LAST nscai years o,Lo0 %
J. B. JACKSON.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawson, the reading OF
the items was dispensed with and the same
orderedprinted in the Journal.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bonds. B. No. l3l. A bill to confer
additional authority on the Council OF the
city Of Psrkersburg, providing for the fund.
ing of the present bonded indebtedness OF
said city. Also the petition of the mayor Of
Parkersburg asking the passage Of said bill.
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Someryille, leave
absence with pay for three days from and
including to-day, was granted President
Price.
In the Presidents absence Mr.. Burgess is
president pro TEN.
S, b. No 60, concerning the amount or
rate Of tax on each suhiRt of taxation,
coming up on its third reading, on motion
Of Mr.. McCreery, the vote by which the bill
was ordered TO be engrossed and read third
time, was reconsidered.
On motion Of Mr.. Scott the bill was made
the special order for Thursday, 18th.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Flournoy, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, asked that the time for the consider
alton of S. ]. R. No. 2, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the State,
be extended till tomorrow.
EXEMPTIONS.
Nh. Flournoy offered the following:
s. y. r. No. l6, proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State.
Resolved by the Legislature of West Vir-
ginia, two,thirds of all the members elect
ed to each House agreeing theretro and to
said amendment.
That the following amendment to Article
y. of the Constitution Of this State be, and
the same is hereby proposed, to-wit:
That section of Article Y. OF the Con
stitution as it now is, be stricken out and
the following inserted in lieu thereof:
Taxation shall be eqnal and uniform
throughout the State, and all property, both
real and personal except as herein after pro-
vided, shall be taxed in proportion to its
value, to be ascertained as directed by law.
No one species of property from which q
tax may be collected shall be taxed higher
than any other species of property of equal
value; but property used for educational,
literary, scientific, religious or charitable
purposes; all cemeteries and public property
may by law be exempt from taxation and the
Legislature may by law authorize the county
courts or other tribunals in lieu of such
courts to. exempt from taxation for county,
district or municipal purposes, all agricuE
tural products grown directly from the soil
and the products and increase in value OF
live stock, produced or grows within this
State during the year proceeding the LIST OF
April, and remaining unsold on that day in
the possession of the original owner; all
manufactured articles and products of me-
chanical skill and labor produced in this
| State during the same time and remaining
unsold on the lst day Of April in the hands
| of the producer or his agent, and the pro-
ducts OF mines, salt wells and oil wells with
in this State remaining unsold in the hands
of the producer or his agent on the lst day
Of April
The Legislature shall have power to tax,
by uniform and equal taxation, all privi-
leges and franchises Of persons and corpor-
atoms.
On motion of Mr.. Scott the Senate at
1890 r. NJ. took a recess till Pr. NJ.
AFTER RECESS.
SIR. No. 9, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution OF the State, concerning
public printing was, on motion of Mr.. Price,
of Marshall, indefinitely postponed.
On motion Of Senator Lo5ban S. 3. No.
81. introduced by President Price, was
tabled to be taken up on his return.
On motion of Senator Scott S. b No. 67
was tabled until the return Of Mr.. Floyd, its
patron.
On motion of Senator Byrne, the rHles
were suspended and S. D. No. 100. The
general appropriation bill, was taken up and
ordered to be printed and read a second
time. 1t authorizes the following appro-
priations from the State Treasury for the
EuaoI MAR apdino Santemhar 20 1885.