Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-02-24
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.


The Constitutional Convention on
Saturday decided tt decline with
thanks the invitation Of the House OF
Delegates to return to the hall OF that
body in the Capitol, aud will continue
to meet 10 the Mechanics Institute.
rhe convention would not adjourn
in honor Of the anniversary of the birth
OF Washington.
After the morning routine 1t voted to
make the report of the committee on
cities and towns, which has been adopt
ed in com mittee OF the whole, the
special order OF the convention for
1890 O'Clock next Friday. The con-
vention then went in committee of the
whole for the purpose OF considering
the report OF the committee on taxation
and fnsncs. The convention discussed
1T length az amendment to make oil
taxes equal and uniform. Ga account
OF the importance Of the measure and
the small attendance no vote was taken
and the same course was taken within
regard to the second section, which
provided that city councils might tax
more lightly than the rest OF the prop
erty OF the city that within limits Of
territory newly annexed.
The following sections were adopted
Section 8. The General Assembly
may levy tx on incomes 10 excess OF
5000 per annum; aud may levy q
license tax upon any business which
cannot be reached by the ad valorem
syetem; and may impose franchise
taxes, and 10 imposing franchise tax
may make the same 10 lieu of taxes
upon other property, 10 whole or in
part, of a transportation, industrial, or
commercial corporation. And, when
ever franchise tax shall be imposed
upon a corporation doing business 10
this State, or whenever all the capital
however invested, of corporation
chartered under the laws of this State,
shall be fixed, the shares of stock is.
sued By any such corporation, the
same representing the business oil
capital so taxed, shall not be further
taxed. No city or town shall impose
any tax or assessment upon abuttne
landowners for street or ether public
local improvements, except for making
and improving the walkwsys upon
then existing streets and improving
and paving alleys, and for construction
Of sewers; and the same, when imposed
shall not be in excess OF the peculiar
benefits resulting tlerefrom to such
abutting landowners. Except 10
cities and towns, no such taxes or az
] sesments upon AUDITING landowners
/ for local improvements shall be ion
posed.
Section 4. The General Assembly
shall provide for resssessmert OF res
estits, except that OF railway ADD cana
corpors tlons in the year 1905, anC
every fifth year thereafter.
Section 5. The General Assembly
shall provide by law for the special snC
separate assess nent of all coal anC
other mineral lands; but until suct
special assessment is made, such shall
be assessed under existing laws.
The commii 90 arose while section
was under discussion. This section
provides for State cspitstion tax o
not exceeding 81 80 per annum upor
every male resident net less thar
twenty-one years of age, except 1os'
psosiened by the State for military ser
vice. O1e dollar shall be applied ex
clusively In aid of the public free
schools, the remaining so cents shall
be returned u the county, to be sp
propriated for such purposes as may b'
determined by the county authorities