The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-12
TAXATION REPORTS
Continued from first page.)

lot t9pdutdOn by t1lAs commission on the
/ subject Of railroad and carral taxation inn-
der the act Of 1884 wouM be:-poes such
property used for raEqroad and canal pur-
poses pay as much tax, that Is. as many
dollars, as a like afaoaant OF property
owned by individuals and other corpora
tons? And If not, are the reasons for
PARTIAL mn we'll founded? Each
baking district would then contribute It's
Just quota or proportion OF tax necessary
4 for the support Of the State Government
by withdrawals the property used for
| rafaroad and canal purposes from local
taxation and taxing At for the exclusive
i,sa of ma state il Men Of 4 Slate TAX.
| The amoj,nt OF such property being reqa-
lively the same i'm value In each local tax
ing district. each district would contrib
| ute its exact share to the expenses of the
| State 1overnrnerst Blft IL is apparent. by
| an exarnaa,adann az the railroad NAV of the
| State Drenared by the State Board of AS
| dom. hv an axaminait5on Of the full and
| rornIefa ranorfa yytafkA m Iul,e LEGISLATURES
| nv the Sfafe board Of Assessors. and by
Evidence nrodllced at the Sessions OF this
Snrnn,Sss,en Nv the taxinr districts most
n ,,rinarsiv affsctaG THAI fine amoi,nt Of
rsrnnarsv Or da,s5 hoto, In va1lle and acre
aaea nssf5 FOR 70 i,,.ossI ar.a canal purposes
| M n eocb taxs,,g dssfa,ict Hoes nnf hear
M Tao tha 49, e nrarortion tn other
nrnnerfv held Nv midi vid,ral and Other
gppe,or Il. ~ rIsa ~ v;ng districts IN
~ ~ Stata En- wbach she Stafa fax is ex-i
s olav $3.50 on,5 p4 1nn1vn as ssynain
usas er.5t arar+,y Nor IL tha
ssel ns s ~ iit H. o'ass e raesrds the
pio IaaaJ +bara orc
SScoilu IlusS toPei. ss4niats IL
apous .tnirteen iocai ta1ils nronart ~
the state N wnlcn xneIe - ~ psJpo =,
nelu u ussi aul fall Ss d;s+ r;cts
poStr; anu nnthin. t lS "a the exnenses
centiipue Hoenals 49, ~ II rgest
u Tue orete $500 nna ,and n usi11e
s.naS ~ =, paso ~ ~ nanad Y,,rnoses 10
ussu = alaloau my 99sani44aai ~ a nrh;oh
situate ~ eAoss eaAlss uis.dts.S, - u
sAiC S4CeI - -. "a
saseu, anu pa. eaay ~ aon+io,a,,s 70
tng olsltls's auJaSens - ~ s,set ron.
slae , wat eit,a opp pe ne me il,t tMo s saeas this
merciad cues 81 rue uhitS Sa o anoo,snt nf
- maue iieSsssaly " lte ~, tha
tn.el-sua. e, = thn 81. and az fooi,;tias
truLh ulies u ~ H.a.e auu - e. tha;r
seTminl. ,oc Ine praes,cal opeTatlon oi tho ose
act OF loe4 rs 70 !nIoW HIs.' upoh 100
locai .axlng ulsericls wner 1an sucn I y
mounts - piupSIu ala W. IN oana nnr'
anu s y uaaa lUauortin, sd n ,In-
Just ana ndu PROMOTION Of the o4eos Stase
iaa;o ~ srsteg, ~ teSation And second
70 absorb large tracts Or blocks Of land
used Lor raliroau anu tailaa pun+p ~ f.,Ii
wit5draWing snen properly n IRON us ,,n Iu,,
the balance Of the property owned by in
dividuais and other corporations a as
proportionate burden.
not remedied, will continue to Increase
as the business Of Interstate
converge at tide water In the State, re-
uiring more facilities and greater room
to handle it at the termini in those local
taxing dfstricts. The law now permits
a railroad company to take one hundred
dnG9 feet af land IN width for its right
Of way or main stem with as much
nols as ~ $50 - 10 no4 I'll ne the
nari1 nharfors siTfvSs;x faat in width If
cary arr o cnar was 'n sa1oy1sldd - le9 ha - taF Mln' With II
a limitailon Of ne nnmper Of aGres o.
Iand eacn TalIfoao coulo noaa a. Us - . er-
e ms alt ten acres i've This hi pr process aasa Of ab B
ton Of property owned by indlvlduais
and other corporations for railroad ana
canal pq I1pssst Is MADE sske clear fro ny tne fo Of
the taxing districts In Hudson county;
from Hudson county considered as a
| county IN the State"
POINT FOR HENRY GEORGE.
"a study Of local or municipal taxation
- The chef source. the principal object
Of local taxation. The reasons for This
favatinn whieh indirectly deprives the
local governments and municipalities
from this source of revenue is at vari-
and runs counter to the settled policy Of
many If mr. sister STATES The general
trend If Iertslafton-- inss the. various
States of the Union is to exempt land
from all State taxes,
whenever this principle is violated in
a system of taxation, it throws the local
or municipal goyernments out Of JONI;
land occupied by the buildings of the
National Government was exempt from
taxation. the burden became so onerous
upon the individual owners OF land, that
at one time it threatened financial disas-
ter to the District ysgColumhia. until the
contributed to such expenses in lieu of
the land which was held by the Federal
and foreign governments exempt from
local or municipal taxation. The lands
used for railroad purposes in the principal
terminal cities of the United States, such
as New York. Boston, Buffalo. Chicago,
locally for the use Of the local governs
ments.
This principle was recognized in the
early charters Of the. railrQad corpora
IONS grahleo py TINS State IN TWO ways;
nrst by q RESTRICTION to sixty-six (66) feet
OF ana n Wlotn. I9r lnelr MAN stems or
ttsnes ~ Wy, dnus seoonu, py q rsslric-
rl niro Y y no,,d pe =, seags u lano eacn
nr At tbe most ten acresMsst I OF aI
1 he lron ~ sonaa 90 o. ~ Thhn ~ saxat1on.
tha cnst ~ fha rs;irao5 IN Il sevreu Jpn
mon tbe n1,rnher ~ nassan pers ana ef ons
| ~ freight CARRIED sneh ~ S,ainU ns;5
70 the State for state n1,rnoses n IT,,
| of Ali other faxes.
.sona r.aror
~ h,ndsad iteno eone Emery, WHY tnS
, ~ hv fba 10 ~ tee. n wiuLn OF iand
| main stems n New a Inrs eaiaas ,loT lnelr
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