The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-29
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MR. BYRNE'S
SPEECH

William Michael Byrne appeared
before the Lew Court this morning
and submitted a few brief reasons
why that honor bic cody should
omit the taxes on certain proper
ties in New Castle county owned
by religious societies. A short
time ago Horace G. Knowles, ESD,
attorney for the Levy Court, render.
ed that body an opinion concerning
the taxation of such properties.
Since then Mr.. Horace G. Rettew,
Receiver Of Taxes Tor New Castle
county, has called my attention to
certain tax bills against properties
owned BY certain religious societies
and used in connection with a sys-
TEN OF free educ alton by such so.
ceties. He couAnded that neither
under the option OF Mr.. Knowles
nor under the laws governing this
matter are such properties proper.
ly taxable. and III support OF his
proposition he submitted the icl.
lowing:
The Con stitution Of Delaware
adopted June 18th. 1897, provides iu
article s, section l, that "All taxes
shall be uuiiorm upon the same
class OF subjects within the terri
loriaI limits o. the authority levyiny
the tax and shall be levied aud col
lected under general laws, but the
Genera! Assembly may by general
laws exempt from taxation such
property as in the opinion oil the
General Assembly will best promote
the public welfare.
The Constitution farther provides
in section ), article 10:
That all real and person al
property used for school purposes,
where the tuition is Tree. shall be
cXemut IRON taxation and assess
uent for public purposes.
The Constitution further provides
ln section Is OF the schedule that
"All the laws ol-tnls State exist
ing at the time this Constitutions
shall take effect, ana not inconsls-
tent with it, shall remain III lorce,
except so far as they shall be alter
ed by future laws.
Among the laws OF the State OF
Delaware existing at the time the
Constitution tooil effect, was the
loloWira:
"All real and personal property,
not belonging to this State or the
United States, or any county,
church, religious society. college or
school, as TO any ccrport+on ior
charitable uses, shall be liable to
TAXATION and assessment for public
purposes.
"rrom reports OF the Roman
Catholic Diocese OF WilMin4ton.
pub lshed January !, 1921. 1t APP
pears that there are iu da.ly at.
tendance at the various parothal
schools in Wiimlngton 1927 children.
These children are afforded tuition
free. The EXPENSES oi the schools
are deirayed by voluntary coulrl-
buttons.
lfJhc doors Of the pirochial schools
OF Wilmington we're closed, provision
would have to be made for educating
in the public schools 23221 children,
From tue foregoing statement pub
!ished by The authority of the Board
Of Education, it appears that at
present the public schools require an
investment IN pubic school property
fer each child TO tie extent of SOL Gs
and an annual current expenditure
of $50 50. If the pnblic schools were
obliged to receive the 2321 scholars
now attending the Roman Catholic
p1roCIliai schools it would b. larger
Investment for the school board.
The article was very exhaustive and
fully covered al! lhe points in cohtro.
NerSy.