The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-17
THE SENATE SESSION.
Another Taxation Amendment Proposed
Fish Laws and Other Laws,

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THE SENATE SESSION.
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Rev. pr. Cooke, Oh the second ftespy
terlan church, opened the Senate Will
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received, and on motion Of Mr.. Dawson
ordered Ia be printed In the journal.
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70 confer aadiuonal au.hori1y on tne
Council ofthe city Of Parkersburg, in the
county Of Wood, providing for the fund
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SAID CITY. Accompanying tne OH was tne
petition Of the Mayor Of Parkersburg, ask
ing the passage Of the bill.
| Leave OF absence was granted President
Price for three days.
On motion Of Mr.. McCreery, the vote
by which Senate Bill No. W, President
Price liquor license bill, was ordered 70
its third realing, was reconsidered, and
ON motion Of Mr.. Scott the bill WIS made
tho special order for Thursday next
Mr.. Lobban offered a resolution provid.
ing for night sessions, but twas rejected
by a vote Of Tito 0.
Mr.. Flournoy, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, asked and obtained leave 70
continue the consideration Of the Joint
Resolution to amend the Constitution
until to-day. The committee had been in
structed to report 1t yesterday. j.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Dawron TO
amend the game and fish law so as to al
low fish pots to be placed in the streams
and rivers in Preston county, at the dis
erection OF the County Court, and to pro
bibit running deer with dogs. came up on
its second reading, and was under consid.
Grafton for some time. Mr.. Dawson's OBJ
ject in presenting the bill was defeated,
the provision concerning fish pots in Pres.
ton county being stricken out. The bill
was salso amended SO as to permit shoot
ing fish. The bill was finally ordered TO
It's engrossment and third reading.
Mr.. Flournoy submitted the following,
which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary: u
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10, propos-
ing nm amendment TO the Constitution of
the State.
Be It resolved by the Legislature OF
West Virginia, two.thirds Of all the mem
bers agreeing thereto and to said amend
ment, 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
Constitution Of this State, as 1t now is, be
stricken out, and the following inserted
in lieu thereof:
SIC. /. Taxation shall be equal and uni
form throughout the State, and all prop
erty, both real and personal, 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 DO taxed higher than
any other species OF property OF equal
value; but property used for educational,
literary, scientific, religious or charitable
purposes, and all cemeteries and public
property, may by law be exempt from
taxation, and the Legislature may by law
authorize the County Courts, or other tri-
bunals established in lieu Of said courts,
TO exempt. from taxation for county,
district or municipal purposes, agricultu-
raj productions grown directly from the
soil, and the products and increase in
number OF live stock produced within this
State during the year. preceding the first
day OF April, and remaining unsold on that
day. in the possession Of the original owner
or his agent; the produce during the same
time, OF mines, salt wells and oil wells
within this State, remaining unsold in tho
hande ~ tho nrnducnr or his AGENT on