Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-25

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Memorial Literary Society, aud to
the Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association
of the Union.
No inheritance tax shall be charg-
ed, directly or indirectly, against any
legacy or devise which may be made
according to law aud for the benefit
of any institution or other bodies,
or any natural or corporate person
whose property is exempt from taxa.
ton as hereinbefore mentioned in
this section.
Nothing contained in this section
shall be construed to exempt from
taxation any person, firm, association
or corporation, or their property. who
or which shall expressly or implicitly
directly or Indirectly, contract or
promise to pay any sum of money or
other benefit on account of death,
sickness, or accident to any of its
mbers or any other person. and
whenever any building or land, or
part or portion thereof mentioned in
this section and not belonging to the
State shall be leased or shall be the
source of revenue or profit, then all
of such building and land shall be
liable to taxation as other land and
buildings in the same cot nty, city or
town, except that nothing herein
shall be construed "a authorizing or
requiring any county, city, or town
to tax for county, city or town pur-
poses. in violation of the rig hts of the
lessees thereof existing under any
lawful contract heretofore made, any
real estate owned 10y such county,
city or town, and heretofore leased
by it
Sec. Il. No debt shall be contract
ed by this State except to meet casual
deficits in the revenue, to redeem
previous liability of the State. 10
suppress instruction, repel invasion,
or defend the State ia time of war.
No scrip, certificate, or other evidence
of State Indebtedness, shall be issued
except for the transfer or redemption
of stock previously issued, or for such
debts as are expressly authorized in
this Constitution.
Sec. Is. The credit of the State,
OF of any county, city, or town, shall
not lected by its proper officers aud
paid into the State treasury. No
money shall to or in aid of any per-
son, association, or corporation; nor
shall the State, or any county, city,
or town subscribe to or tecome inter
ested in the stock or obligations of
any company, association, or corpora
tlOn, for the purpose of aiding IN the
construction or maintenance of its
works; nor shall the State become a
party to or become interested in any
work of internal improvement, except
public roads, nor engaged in carrying
on any such work; nor resume any
Indebtedness of any county, city, or
town, nor lend its credit to the same:
provided, that this section shall not
prevent the perfecting of su description
by city or county to the capital
stock of a railroad company hereto
fore authorized by existing charters
conditioned upon III affirmative vote
of the voters aud freeholders of such
city or county in favor of such sub
scriptiOn: provided further, that such
vote be had prior to July l, 1908.
Sec. 10. All taxes, licenses, and
other revenue of the State, shall be
collected by its proper officers and
paid into the State treasury. No
money shall be paid out of the State
treasury except in pursuance of ap-
preparations made by law; and no
such appropriations shall be made
which are payable more than two
years after the end of the session of
the General Assembly, during which
the law is passed authorizing the
same; and no appropriation shall be
made for the payment of any debt or
obligation created in the name of the
State of Virginia during the war be-
tween the Confederate States and the
United States. Nor shall any county,
city, or town pay any debt or obliga-
tion created by such county, city, or
town in and Of said war.
Sec. 20. On the passage of every
act which creates, continues, or
reviveS "a debt or charge, or makes,
continues, or revives any appropria.
tiOn of public or trust money, or
property, or leases, discharges Oh
commutes any claim or demand of
the State, the vote shall be determin.
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