The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-26
RAPID PROGRESS
MADE YESTERDAY
Only Two Sections Of Taxation
Report to Be Disposed OF.
Mr.. WIIHERs GIVES NOTICE.
Il. Desire. to Limit Taxation to 80 Cents on
TIE 500 Until the Year 1907,
Details OF Proceedings
Yesterday.
Mr.. WITHERs GIVES NOTICE


ACTIONS one and two, which had formerly
aeen passed by until the other 81 sec
tiens had been adopted The only mate
rial amendments SO far made to the re-
xort were two which were made yestef
Gay. one cxcmptinE parsonages ana oil%
eAcmpting all organizations similar TO inc
noung Mems Christian Association from
taxation.
At the conclusion of the report in the
afternoon, Mr.. Withers offered resoiu
lion limiting the rate Of taxation at ~
cents on tho s10e until 1907 lie asked
ahat 1t be printed, and gave notice that
he should offor 1t as section "a when lhe
report came UP FOR consideration III Inc
convention
The committee arose at o'clock anu
will take III, section this morning
TIE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
DR.. Dunaway opened the convention
with PRAYER. Seventy members were
present.
Without further prelininaries, consid-
grafton Of the taxation report was re-
xuned in COMMITTEES of the Whole (Mr.
Ayers presiding}.
Section 10, providing for an appeal by
any corporation feeling itself aggrleVed
by the assessment OF its franchise TO
the Circuit Court OF the city Of Rich
mond. writ OF error to the Supreme
Court of Appeals being allowed to either
party.
The section also provides for the re-
Soyery Of costs out Of the State il the
appeal of the corporation is successful
There was consideraG bird tdlScusS1on OF
a motion, made by MIR. Barbour to strike
out the allowance of costs against inc
Commonwealth This was advocated by
lessrs Hancock and r. j.. Gordon and
opposed by Mcssrs Meredith and moore,
of the committee. The amendment was
rejected and section Is was adopted with
out amendment.
Section IA opened up the whole subject
of railroad taxation. 1t PROVIDES mat
xlIe system of taxation as to railway and
canal corporations. which taxes their
franchises of one per cent on their gross
receipts, shall be based upon the receipts
reported for the year ending June outil,
lyus, and such system shall remain until
January LIST. 1913. from which date 1t
shall continue until modified or changed
by law.
RATE OF TAXATION.
Mr.. r. l.. Gordon moved to strike out
the clause prohibiting any change III the
rate OF taxation for ten years.
The amendment was defeated as was
one Offered BY Judge Hancock TO substitute
1905 for 1873 and section IA was adopted
without amendment.
Section ID providing that until otherwise
prescribed by law. trust and security
companies and Incorporated banks, shall
be taxed in the same manner in which
incorporated banks are now taxed, was
ccnclrred in without amendment
This completed that portion of the report
relating 10 corporations
The next section 10, descr. bes what prop
crty 81! all be exempt from taxation. local
and State; follows:
(a> Property owned directly or indi-
rectly by the State, counties, cities, towns,
or school districts used exclusively for
their public purposes: OBJ buildings and
land they are on. actually occupied. owned
and held by churches or religious bodies
for religious worship and such adjacent
land as may be necessary for the use OIL
such buildings; (c) private family bury
ing grounds not exceeding one acre, and
public burying grounds not conducted for
profit; Id buildings used for public librar-
les not conducted for profit together with
such adjacent land as may be necessary
for the use of such institutions: (e) real
and personal property belonging to and
used by Young Mems Christian Associa-
TONS orphan or other asylums, hospital
and nnnneries. which are not conducted
for profit
RELIGIOUS BODIES.
There was quite a breeze over an
amendment offered by Mr.. Pollard to in
sert after Y. NJ. c. A the words and other
similar religious associations He con-
tended that it was unfair to give this dis
elimination in favor of one organization
and not extend it to others.
The amendment was adopted-yeas, IS;
nays, l6.
Mr.. Stuart moved to amend subsection
Z, by exempting residences of pastors of
churches from taxation.
The amendment was adopted. Sub
sections e. exernptins buildings with the
land they actually occupy and the fur
niture and furnishings therein be-
long to any benevolent or charitable as
sociations and used exclusively for lodge
purposes or meetinE-rooms oy such as
ISOLATION; and Cd property elonging IT,
+he Mount Vernon Ladias' Association
OF the Union, were adopted WITHOUT
amendment.
AS TO EXEMPTIONS.
The section provides that nothing there
5n shall exempt from taxation any per-
SON. firm, corporation. association or their
property who or which shall express
h, directly or indirectly contract or
promise to pay any sum OF money OF
other benefit on account of death, SICK
or any other person or any building OF
land which shall be leased or shall be the
source of revenue or of profit.
MIR Braxton moved to strike out all
exemptions contained in subsections td),
fe}, 10 and (s).
After considerable debate over this
motion. it was defeated: yeas. IL; nays.
8.
The COMMITTEES at o'clock took a
recess until o'clock.
afternoon Session.
The remaining seven sections OF the re-
s,o.t of the Taxation Committee were
concurrcd in, in Committee of the Whole
without material amendment, at the at
ternoon session. This work was comp! eted
by o'clock, and By request Of Chairman
Fairfax consideration OF section one,
which has hcen passed by, was deferred,
and the committee arose until 10 o'clocR
to-day.
Mr.. withe..s gave notice that in the
convention he should offer an independ-
emit section providing that the tax rate
should not exceed thirty cents on the
t1oa until 1907 He asked that his rcsolu'
Non be printed, so that members coulc
have every opportunity TO examine ans
Investigate the question before 1t wa:
brought up for final hearing The sec
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