The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-11
EQUAL TAXATION.
Trenton Board Of Trade Dis
ensses the Important Sub
jeet Good Sugges-
tions.
Specie, the Jersc,, Citu Ne,cs.

! TRENTON, Nov. Il, 1S96.-The commit
tee appointed by the convention in this
city Of delegates from Boards of Trade
to devise means for securing a more
equitable system of taxation IL this
State, met at the Hotel Windsor last
right. In the absense of President Hugh
- Hamill, the meeting was presided over
BY Henry C. Moore, President of the Tren-
ton Passenger Railway Company.
The meeting was held for the purpose
OF receiving reports from the sub-com-
mittees. The only ole submitted in com
plete form was that of the Committee
on Amendments 10 the Laws to be re-
ported TO the State Board Of Taxation.
/ This was presented by MIR Jessap. Of
Camden, who stated that it was only of
an informal nature, but embodied sum-
mary of the line of action which the
committee would recommend. The report
Will be presented to the General Commit
Istee and discussed and amended as may
be deemed expedient. before the confer
ence with the State Board takes place.
The report, as presented last night, is as
| folloWs;--
Have a State Board of Taxation as it
now exists.
Make all assessors Of the State subject
removed by said Board for cause after a
Ialr trial before the Board. Amy one
aaxpaysE oaA, aver OF his attorney. of a district
Assessors in writing to said Board. the
said Board then to decide whether they
arg entitled to a further hearing or not
70 away with all local charters that
TOW aifecf the general tax laws, and make
one taxing district subject to the State
law and the State Board of Taxation.
Al assessments to be made and COM
can Iof n
eacn year, assessment notices to be de-
| lIvered during the first three weeks in
august and to be advertised in the daily
papers. Boards of Appeal to meet during
the hrst two weeks in September, or as
many days and on such days as the State
board shall designate. Taxes payable at
any time from October / to December %.
ana taxes delinquent after January l. Full
returns made to the State Board on Sep
! tember Is.
There shall be a personal poll school
ana real estate tax. All men eligible to
| vote shall be assessed 81 per wear as a
poll tax said tax collectable according to
poll tax law for that especial purpose.
All male housekeepers shall be assessed
Issl per year as school tax, which shall be
collected by the regular Tax Collector. All
personal property, such as household
/ goods, merchandise, stocks, bonds. etc.
/ snail be assessed at their par values, and
| against them. Where corporation stocks
and ponds cover real estate that is taxed
| in the State, such stocks and bonds 10 he
exempt from taxation to the extent of the
| real estate value.
All corporation stocks and bonds to be
assessed at the home office of such cor
poration when in the State and ~through
me sile lhulVloeai " wnen holding stocks or
ponds Of foreign corporation.
Each assessor to have the right to de-
nanq an oath of any person residing in
the state as TO their holdings of personal
! property. All machinery in a mill fac
| tory or farm that employs one or more
persons TO run it shall be exempt from
| taxation
All real estate to be assessed according
70 It's true values, upon rules adopted by
the state Board of Taxation The as
sessable value of unfmproved city or su-
burban property that does not require
OF ask eity protection (such as light fire
and police protectionJ and non-produc-
tive, shall be assessed at so per cent of
its value. All property laid out in build
ing lots. With streets thereon and held
Tor sale as such, shall be assessed as lots
and not by acreage
There shall be a Board of Appeal in
each taxing district in the State, com
posed of three men freeholders and tav
payers and residents of their districts
two of the majofity political party and
one OF the minority, and shall meet to
near and adjust appeals on such day or
days as the State Board of Taxation shall
designate, such appeal days to be printed
on the assessment notice, and advertised
IN two Of the newspapers of each county
iHe pay ol Sucn Board or appeal shall
be determined by the State Board of
Taxation, and shall be paid by the day
Tor as many days as they serve the dis
trict and to, be paid by the county.
They shall meet once a year. at a time
and place designated by the State Board,
to hear appeals of parties having griev-
ances against the assessors returns
When a party complains of property
being assessed too high, they must sign
an agreement to convey at a time during
the next twelve months of appeal to any
! party that may during that time wish to
/ buy the property SO assessed, with ten
per cent. added to the price at time of
adjustment When parties appeal as
| against neighboring properties being as
sessed too low compared with other
properties in the same district it is their
| duty to increase such property assess
ment to a relative value of the rest of