Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-27
CITIES CARRY LARGE
PART OF TAX BURDEN


1CHN ION D. vA-SpeGal-
r.xurssslne The coandent exPecta- I
ton Ihut there Wil4 aAa-l &c So (
plus ia Tie treasury q me STATE AZ
me close O. tire Lsca4 year etiliu%
septic ber 90. 124-s the ref4El q
Sfate Auditor Mourc covering lle
rs-al Y1ar NJ Inch eDlc1 rtlil-lll--f ~
1EI.. cams fruu tle rriDter ir--9-
An trrercsrluE feature 90 the Ect'-l-
A. AZ tahllatt1 S-aterlc-tZ slie n ill- li-r
amount received from c1cl C--nt-
and osrg ard ltso me lrlo4LL fA--
- Comfy ana city. - Ls shown
thRt fhe nineteen estes paid AZ
total 81 11.Sls.st4-tss nOi ele q
thern proving - harden - t1-e On
s.ar1s.elllh. as was the case Viz
r-urrt,s.- ~ counties. a. flcl the loss
~ the batter instance Was ss--t-ph.ss f.
As against q E1-7 c1 s-serss---t. ta-s
showing that The cities are c-f1 2 i-e
Tar mere than their SHARE 81 me D---
dcr- The total ir r4ln trom cites
ersd counties aEErtsatcs So g. s.
compared Nth a loss G sa%-r-He--.
from rhe delinquent counties
Commenting Oh The de-4na lcne. ln
fh@ r.ouusy ~ RKythe. GEslDst which
= irss ~ szeE1.-Sz IS charged tHe|
aucitur $50
..The larre amount % criminal
-ha~r-e 80 NEthe county - che 70
- raer 1hzx tl1e Trial q the cases
- tre CnnrnoE fe1Itn Aga1s1Et TIE Al
fsrs TOOK place ia Ihaf coslntl- ne
EIrErl- rrlrn-n.At sHf,eleet -L - -
cr--rsrT ~ .1easZeeE s1-1te 41.o $3.50
a year. Flr1rLng DC c--.fz1i - go : -
q EEyIhe county ~ ne -s-H- 80 -.
the fra1s 20 the State ~ tn1t coE1S
t. about f4se s-steso q sls'a---'-'
= rrcu-u - this statement
Ouly One sssurN
In response 20 my req1est- ne
Auditor EDeE OF &c say lne ~----~-
INK urncsrs have se~Le1 ferl p-.-eS-'
ally IL one instance u1ly 14l ~ oe'
come recesszry 30 rr0--re -l16f.-.1
er-lrst q treasure. 4nls p IS COS
EralrlEt w - EeE-or. formerly re-
Ursr q the CITY q L-1 .l-le. 80 -
denrs-Luess amounting - @s-te--.-s ~
80 watch sE.rn lutETeEt fSs.&te-tt1 "a
been pad iuto the treasury - 81
SGrety.
uor taxes assessed vas ss.tsl, sA-..
r~fv f21rEr1Ss uLE collected
t&Er rcrre-c1Lcr the Auditor says
The snorulty % these oe-tn1ltf-i
A. cue 70 that p-oFis.o1 o. the een
Etlruton which for1ics ne cc-iect-c
e. the cap.ratlcu taxes ~ process
lEw until rhey are rnree 1~1fe -
tue YET treasurer can tnllLs &C
lecr closer and ! have urged All
ths treaEErerE fpart-cl-ariE TIE 81
rreasurerE. because the perez nlAse
EeunQueu-s - larger 81 me c-t--Il
make special enorr 70 collect the cal
Coz More Fr0m FInes-
The report goes or - say
.~T-ne amount received ln1o the irea
ury o. The STATE OK account - -
during the fiscal year eD1-1k - ---
- 40 1914 pas &k5 .ofe-Tt. anc q
amount received lrfO me tfe1e -
the state or sccolnt q mes e-El,
the naeal year encirB p Ji--iill-l :
fF1z. was sIo7.4zl-sSs TINS cenEl1s
abse increase resglrlnE protari5 TO
agitation q the uGtter
The law should - changeo -
70 reeulre settlement - slf-lces
-. 81 90. =" H.E.U
rra - the ccrlr-s isxs1rctrE - the ccN
ana should tx fbe aUpDnf 70 1e
lowed SUCH rlllse-o1tf. tas 4A-c
cf the STATE treasury - le eDl-.-.
sloner should make report % Nstt
rne1f bg justices and C.erks before a
90 the court % which he - CO
missioner aUd tne court Should cer-
eopy 81 Lne report 80 the AucityI
F,,1tllsc EccouUtE- also allowance rfla
cornmiESloner ln ecccrcarlce Nitn
law Tor his serFlcef-
Even susfice % the peace ana !
Ice justice snoslc tse tos-ot.o 81
80 as 60 secure TIE payment q
Enes and costs he coiiects-
The taxes Tor 1871 or real eSts
which were collected during tne -
year. were extended on the falDnEa'
fxed byr the Ke1sseeEErlf-t mace
1919 an6 fsle Increase a. recelItl
f~incipalIy from that xcprce-
The collections raace ~ the cle
u courts roz recorclEg ceecs ~
considerable increase over last q
receiuts from the same source
reverIoe varies 30 much annually }
proha0ie * ~1l decrease IA tnf ccfi
year"
Where They DO Good.
CfaftGcatlon e s-npreESed ~ me
creaset number q -saii blrcs' pu
work on the public highways a.
eulf q a conference Of State 1ssttt
held ~ the suggestion q TIE ucl
Who hores that efforts 81 this a.
ton sefit be continued.
Auditor 1foore flnES fhe foslo7
io,,0tef AZ AffoFneY (enerai Wliits
~ have rad freq uent occasion 20
u<sOn Hon namuel " ~ stiiarl8, ~
~ (sereraI N Virginia. for advice.
desire 70 state that ~ has been
lrfS.f afteabIe and unxlrlnE ~ renae
fhe Audlfor q Pubic ACco1uts All
eqrfefa flce possible. 5t1E services