The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-27

Grand Council Am erican Legion Of Honor
Adiourue.

NORFOLK, VA. July B.-SpeciaL-The
Grand Council, American Legion of
Fonor. which has been in ,ession at
ocean View. adjourned to-day. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: Grand Commander, w. w.
Athey, Leesburg; Past Grand Commander,
1. {. Morton. stanton; Grand vice-Com-
mahder. a. w. Nowlin, Lyncnburg; Grand
orator W.. J. Mcdowell, Richmond, Grand
secretary. l.. c. Davis. Richmond; Grand
treasurer. Charles f. Murden, Ports
mouth, Grand Chaplain, s. II. Randlett,
Nortoik; Grand Guide. 4. j. Weymouth,
hlchmond. Grand Warden, w. ]. Tyson,
charlottesville; Grand Trustee, NJ. f.
Hudnail, Richmond. The finance COM
mittee Is composed Of ]. b. Blanks. Pc
tersburg; ]. IL. Alexander. Leesburg: c.
c. Thon, Richmond. Laws committee
J. Samuel Parish. Richmond; Elias Ball.
Norfolk. and J. T. Parham, Petersburg.
The body adjourned TO meet on the 10Th
Of August. 1895. at Staunton.
Norfolk News Notes.
NORFOLK, VA, july 6.-Special.-
Mr.. l.. II. Shields, the former collector
Of taxes In Norfolk, seeing the item in
The Times In regard TO the protest
being made by the policemen against
paying taxes due IN 1859. Gale ID upon
The Times correspondent this morning
and said there Is nothing unusual in
this mode OF collecting taxes due By EN-
ployes Of the city, and that both city and
State taxes are deducted from the SAL
aries of the men. Mr.. Shields was col
lector in 1883, desiring 70 accomodate as
much as possible the tax payers he was
l%enient, and gave them as much breath.
ing time as possible before forcing a
collection OF the amounts due. In settling
his accounts, however, with the city the
auditing committed declined TO allow
taem credit for bills due by parties draw
ing salaries from the city, holding that
these amounts are justly due and can
be collected, and instructed him to col
lect them. Ger sequently the names OF
such persons were given 10 the treasurer.
No man who has paid his taxes for such
years has been forced to pay a second
time. Mr.. Shields s,ys ne Will gladly re-
fund the taxes of any citizen who has
paid his taxes vice for the SANE year,
on the same property. The city at
torney Is authority fer the statement
that Mr.. Shields is required to collect
the taxes due for tSS-'s9, or such Of
them as is possible to collect. This state
ment is made in justice to Mr.. Shields.
who was an excellent officer.
Having ascertained that there is some
probability that judgments for cost in
coupon cases will be arranged by rep
resentatives Of foreign bonsholdefs. Com
monweaIth's Attorney Wilcox has in
structed the city sergeant to hold the
executions until the eth of August.
Rev. w. b.. Kicks. OF Buena Vista,
Va. will preach at Granby-street Metho-
dist Episcopal church. South, this city.
during the absence OF DR.. A. Coke
Smith. who will spend the month Of
August in South Carolina. Mr.. Kicks
is taking a special course at Vanderbilt
University.
Mr.. Frank T. Phillips. superintendent
of the mailing department OF the Nor
folk pOstofice, has rendered his r~csigna-
ton on account Of falling health. The
will be filed by Mr.. S. V. Hen
nelly, his a! sistant.