The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-16
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Continued from Fasl Page.

II
law to the decision Of the Court
A bill was introduced at that session
amending the Law, as suggested by thu
Auditor, but failed to pass.
After the adjournment OF the Legisla.
ture, believing 1t to be my duty and in
obedience 10 tho mandate Of the Constitn
ton to "takc care that the laws be faith
fully executed requested the Auditor
TO instruct the assessors Of the State to dis.
regard so much OF the statute as exempted
property not enumerated in the Constitu.
ton.
This request the Auditor complied with.
A copy OF the letter and the Auditors In
structions are submitted herewith.
The instructions OF the Auditor were
manifestly right. They were in harmony
with both the spirit and letter Of the
Constitution, as interpreted by the Court,
and were in the interest Of the taxpayer,
who was directly interested That exemp.
tons should not be granted to favored
classes OF citizens. The mandate OF the
Constitution is that taxation shall be equal
and uniform, and property shall be taxed
in proportion to its value. Any exemp-
ton in favor Of class places the burthen
upon the residue OF taxpayers not enti-
tied to exemption, and renders the bur-
then unequal. These exemptions were
not in the interest OF the poor taxpayer,
who was assessed upon all he possessed,
but were in the interest of the capitalist,
who, OF all Others, was the better able TO
bear the burthen. II the property of all
was taxed in proportion to its value, the
bnFtheH would be equal, and, those who
were able paying their Just proportion, the
burthen Of the poor would thereby be
lightened.
| regret to say that many assessors in
the etate refused 70 comply Win the IN
~ se a.Inougn me- %as
sSn,,Sd baye rsn',sred mronnt ni,s3;orcs
shera,a prorsoJ;nSs II ,nanG a UUS ,.ose
;nSt;tntod heiora .isn srnnas,a Ta',s %0i ~
t%nsais ~ INC n nv s " tho Imd;,o VI
n dstnst ,+n ,s S ~ rsno,, sao ae ~
sI,,s VIZ ~ 1851, VI n3 9one .oSiy, tvf
;'StSo Snns. IN ~ s ',; t' tenJ
~, liz tnot .tba ISss so o sMe ' -, ~
r5S; Il, T'l ~. w 10" ~ o1nss. t w VIZ
Lie ;.a,.ro;ans gym t .ne au .n.
S;nJ;n.. ~ t,a,Sa III sn $500 % 40
ar,,,.ag.. VI tt te H., anu aayese9 puf-
eIlptory Wiis t ~ issue' enforcing MS coni-
i'sT iii ' ,s;soSss;cn hot,uo tho ,,.o,,1o II
.,,o au.s ns,y he Tue Ps9pas ~
si'e 1 las geeh VI Iiue'
se s. ~ p'so.us upon yne oooAs ialge
a Hi:"h ~ popetg naose - .u l..,
mst'o on ms hs. essI eosspe'' ets4louH
iiY Th pSG tnlia,; :. ~ IKE im $50, 90. ;...o..
~ io"S t"oe SLIM saSi .ts
i 10 1ne pet ~ pi1peSy SiIce inc seat
a9oi ~ ~ a.so Wv 40. iean ees"s'
unuor tie te.'S'esu'e Gu. 'tcs u i9'- -.
pc., ,.ssetc s1ni tsS s9, n SIM IN IN "a
Personal picls fty-. SS56@Sioo GSSTIS 60
-, - .-.--,' = : : $50 :
..,'....''' ,tg-'''o I" Sl'oos'io
Real y sistrt%sI: Sis SS7i a, slls1Si an a,
FerlonaI property. Ii,GG3,SGl u l5.iGi, S53 %
49, 80 ~ 49,. - A.: -. 40 .,
,.. ;r,,S, NJ, iySJ ST,oIah
many Se cnnnties ws,c not ' ossessed az Ta.
ay eSu tS WI" taos " al
Gu $1,000 ~ i ..oi,,a ~ sno mIn ,'.s,,
". ' ~ easo ,SsI " pelSo O Rgso p
cry 90 c SnS eo Sas '0''' over '''''' VI 1901
was Tt ;o ;na."DSa o.oor, in,,o.,o, +h.,
ns a"s ~ , S I.;n, aii;s;oa -"
tus aS.aS ~ p III ,assna,a ~ H. ,.n,ma q
Mea ",. ,ne ue ~ 10 ~ .i.e sa sas ~
p sc., 's'. f.vposy ~ "' pai o. ~
TOO we uI.a1io ~. ~ wv .S
ansr Z, MniS ia ~ phs ,sa
i S;. 1 hson can ,a ,u;t IN u. n the
eo u y irrlLar ;ncrease won,J have
o oan t an H. hnesIen " " .ba ta~
pesn s ho n,"I"o ;nii ra'rn hsae n mr."
pofti!onately Ilghtensd. 49,. 49,. ,,,...,,
.oIe ievo n,ea LINZ .at our assess
ns taT .a W SS ag1a 50 1na' a . a .T
loI 70 .g ~ Sot h s.,a au suc aa .u
lolal enatsS;s ,. w ssaotsa DO nv; .a;th
asssssots ~ u,svnne' 'hets "usies ia''ti
Iul'y anu ihip"tt4"ily.
TAX COMMISSION.
The several reports OF the Tax Commits
sioners made in pursuance OF the law Gre
ating the Commission are mid before yon.
These reports contain much matter re-
Iatinp TO tie subject thew had under con.
sideration. The Commission, however, do
| a fornuiote anv hiif IN curry into effect