Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-06-30
TO SELECT FREEMAN
As EXPERT MEMBER
Counties and Cities Nag Pix Rates.
Collect and Disburse Revenues.
State Would Get Franchises,
Licenses and Corpo-
ration Tax.
RfcHMoND. vA-sPeeial-.

Governor Mann. Judge Prentis. q
the state Corporation Commission.
n. r Byrd. Speaker ~ the House %
Delegates, Lieutenant Governor J.
Taylor EiiTson. senator George =.
Keezeu. chairman OF the Senate FL
nance Committee. and Colonel a n
Bowman. chairman OF the House FL
nance Committee. viii aSee m bic Tues
day az noon in the office Of the Gov
ernur and take up the orEaniz1ton
OF the state Tax Comm ission provided
for ia the last General Assembly
one Of the first things 20 De done
will be the selection OF an expert 90
do much OF the work Tor the commits
sion--a man who Is Qualided for the
work. has "a knowledge OF minerals.
lands values and the general subject
OF property in every way. There have
been several names mentioned in con-
nection with the work. and IL is AN
Cerstood that DR.. Douglass - Free
man. OF this city. one OF the best In
/ formed scientific men in the state.
4 viii be given the position. In fact.
one member OF the commission said
today that ne regarded BE- as settled
that DR. Freeman VIII be given the
place. The geutlerSan I'm question
has for some years been engaged in
editorial work on the Iimcs-D suatch.
F his writings having attracted Va de ot-
tention. he isl hard student on
f matters OF political economy. Or.
Freeman is widely known and gene
rally esteemed by his friends and ac-
f 0ualntanccs He viii be the secre-
tary OF the comm lsslon.
Sessions VIII BE Important
The commission Is expected 90 DE
n session Tor some days The duties
f imposed under the act of the General
f Assembly ls 90 consider the taxing
f system % the state and 90 make rec
concentrations 90 the next General
Assem- bis. Under the Constitution the
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the system Of taxation after 1913.
that provision being contained in the
new Constitution. which became tf-
fective some eight years ago.
The comui ssion viii report recon-
mendatlous and revision or the TAX
laws as they may see ht Co make 10
fs known that there are some Of the
members who are inclined Co segre-
gate the various classes of property
and Co give 60 the counties and cities
the right Co levy. impose. collect and
lisbursc am the revenues from real
and personal property within their
combines. In doing this each county
and city will Dee called on to max
whatever rate may Co them seem best
and satisfactory. III This is done DO d.,
claimed that the matter 90 eoualizl
ton OF taxes viii adjust itself and
there win be no occasion of furthei
agitation OF the subject The scvera
counties and cities would ne called or
90 pay the salaries and fees OF ana IN,
b officers within their border-in fact
to provide for the conduct of th'
schools. the payment Of am crimina
b. expenses and the care OF all insane
and paupers.
The state would have no part or par
cen I'm any or tne revenues thus De-
- rived BOT tne state would receive aI
. ltNrs from cprpor4 lions, franciis
I IIrrn-e~ and the IKE, ana would e
Z called OF % meet Che support 90 GU
NI-.. coAg.i Illnli lHrl buttons tN' ih
the salaries % au tie oGic.al- OF th
Knotty Proposition.
lrfhaps ne question before the G"n
l.-ruseio- r-1 rif-a-cr-, ..,g --... l...
-rat of s4ualiatr.1 ol .-Ar-. lI
same question was raised in the con
l the divergent Views on the subject th
|tr..u was taetrtrl tn traI l1stru
m 5oJS 70 ye-t ne lr. Lses,s l VIZ
. constitution should have been ln fu
eorce and operation Cor a term of O.
no change Boz the matter OF taxation al
franchises and the like
IA.s question VII ee ,he one who
mission. and there are some who tN
e press the belief tiat such report wi
7 mission shall have been concl ed Ir
Der tAe terms OF Che act. the comm
D. later than January. 1919. and the pur
pc printer is directed 90 print the sam
"a che next General Assembly with COP
p as soon as practicaoie.
The commission is directed and en
o. time- ana places as 10 may deem wi.
Dr. ur necessary None of tne comma
r sloners except the expert win recel,
.0 nensr- ~ fhe comm ssion are tu D. B.
n lr.ted nF the state. tor all tne r'
% beer. appropriated by thc State the su