The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-03-28
TO TAX FRANCHISES,
New York's Governor Says the Tax
Laws Are Ineguitabls.
HE URGES AN INVESTIGATION
by a Legislative Committee and Re
port on Some Plan Which VIII Res
lieve the Overburdened Small Tax
pRyers-Taxation Of Corporations.

v" 'o'' Ia" ""ien wiz he'
heve the overburdened Small Tax
pRyers-Taxat1on OF Corporations.
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s.,. 49,, '',' "o' .''e
WV '"'' n's"' s'h' W 'ne 'es'sa'ure
message recommending the appointment
OF joint legislative committee to inves.
tigate the subject Of taxing public fran.
chises held by corporations, and to re-.
mort TO tho NEXT legislature. III. GOV.
arnor s,ys,
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.ne,i ehersts III some otner d'ree'lon'
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.ne iosef. moreover 10 TAX corporations
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urNe theii OUT OF the STATE WORKS great
u"n"se 10 t"r state. 70 drlVe out or
community 'ne men OF means ana the
men VIM tahe 'ne iead IN business enter
Z prises wou,u propap,y eh.a'l as one OF It's
Atsl results 'he stur'a'ioh OF con-
e'aeran.e portion ol the REMAINDER OF inc
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hu', WINE ! 1a'riy ADMIT all tms, H.
stt rehla.ns true that a corporation
"h'eh derives its powers from the stare
shonia pay TO the state JUST percent
ase OF lts earhihgs as return TOT the
pfivliSges IL ENJOYS. lhls should De es-
pec'aiiy true Tor the rranchises bestowed
npo" gus cohpanies' street rallfoads