The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1891-01-30
NOT TAXABLE.
Property In kentucky Exempted
BY the New Constitution.
Churches, Parsonages. Public Libraries and
schools from which No Profit Ii Desired.
Growing Crops and Personal Prop
erty TO Certain Amount.


The Constitutional Convention on the 10th
passed few amendments TO Section OF the
Revenue and Taxation report, when the dis
covery that no quorum was present was made
and proceedings came TO a standstiil.
Section two, which Was abandoned Monday
afternoon owing 10 mo quorum" was again
taken up on the Goth; numerous amendments
In addition 10 those acted upon In the Commit
tee OF the Whole being offered and voted upon.
The educational amendment exempting edu-
tational Institutions not used or employed Tor
private or corporate gain. ana whose income IA
solely devoted to the cause OF education. was
adopted, getting large majority. Yeas, 81;
nays, 10.
Colonel Young also succeeded In getting
through his amendment, excmptng nbraries
the incomes OF which were absorbed entirely In
their own maintenance; yeas 40. nays 20.
Governor Bucknef's amendment. requiring
the different communities Of the State 70 add
70 their assessment, tho amount Of property
| ezempted therein. which stirred up such rum
J pua Saturday. was OVERWHELMINGLY defoaso2-.
An amendment 70 exempt al municipal PROV
erty vas rejected; yeas o., and nays 81.
The n5xt section was that providing for IN
annual tax sufficient to defray the estimated
expenses OF the State Government and also
containing the clause which would cause banks
and all corporate property TO be taxed upon
the same basis as other property. II was
adopted az II came from the committee of the
whole.
Sections four ana Eve were also adopted as
amended in the Whole Committee.
In the convention on the 2ist several sections
OF the report on revenue and taxation were
finally disposed Of
The first section provides that the fiscal year
shall begin July OF each year. Section two
provides that there shall be exempt from tax
alton actual places Of religious worship par
sonages and houses OF priests, growing crops
-. 49, ~. s0gx
The list also includes public Libraries and
schools from which no profit IL desired
Churches in cities are allowed one fourth OF an
scre Of land free Of tax. and churches In the
country are allowed two acres. Section au-
| thorizes the Legislature TO levy an annual tax
which shah be sufficient TO cover the estimated
| expenses OF the State. They shall be levied
| and collected by general laws, and applied TO
public purposes only.
Section provides that all property shall be
| taxed at It's fair cash value estimated ~ o
| price n would bring ut fair voluntary sale,
and provides, further, that II the person author
| lied 10 assess values for taxation shall commit
| any gross or willful error In the performance
| OF his duty, he shah be deemed guilty OF mis-
feasance, and, upon conviction. shall forfeit his
| ONCE and be otherw. sc punished, as may be
provided by law.
Section provides the taking or receiving by
| any oficer Of any interest profit or perQuisites
arising from the loan OF public funds in his
hands. or moneys to be raised through his
agency, shall be guilty Of felony, and punished
| as may be prescribed by law, part OF which
punishment shall be his disqualification from
offce.
The Convention spent Its morning session on
the z3d in consideration OF me report on munich
| pailtes. The second section. as adopted, limits
| the maximum rate of taxes for municipal pur'
poses at on 500 OF taxable property In cities
| OF over fifteen thousand, and limits IL to u in
cities OF less than that population.
The highest vote for County purposes is nifty
| cents In one hundred dollars
BY Section 3. as adopted, no county. city, OF
| nun lclpality, shall In any year become indebt
! 81 fo- more than the income or revenue pro
vided for that year. and all appropriations in
violation shall be void.
| with the close Of this week the Convention
| has been in session about one hundred and
/ twenty-five days, and the estimated cost up &c
| this time exclusive of printing is close to 81.
CO., There are yet 10 be considered thirteer
| reports, which at q fair calculation will TAXI
about four months YET to complete.
SO 1t Is the general impression that the new
| instrument when completed will cost not less
than t2g5OD0. II the murmurngs over the
| State indicate any thing, this will be so much
| thrown away as the prevailing discomfort has
4 caused widespread belief among the dele
| gates that their work is going to be rejected
| The report on judiciary, on which there are
| seven minority reports, will be next taken up.
| The Constitutional Convention on the 2&th al
most finished consideration Of the municipali
| ties report, and few changes were made in the
ext reported from Committee Of the Whole
Tho subject will probably be disposed OF in 1
| fa,x