The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-25
TAX COMMISSION
BILL is SIGNED
Governor Approves Act Provid-
ing for Body of Ten to Draw
Up New System.
WILL REPORT IN NOVEMBER
Executive, Speaker and Lieu
tcnant-Governor Confer as to
Personnel OF Commission.

Governor Stuart signed the tax com
mission bill late yesterday afternoon
! The Governor was in conference yes
/ tcrdoN morning for some time with
! Speaker CON and Lieutenant Governor
! EilySon. but no announcement was
| made as 10 tho personnel OF the com
! mission. 1t WAS stated that tho list
/ would probably not toe completed unit!
+ Tn hul approved by the Governor
I SetS forth in its preamble that II has
{ n''onlc necessary that there bc Il care
/ tuI ana thorough revision and amend
! mcnt 81 the existing laws for the as
| scSS'N"ut and collection OF taxes and
otheT revenues Of the Commonwealth:
mat u Is SERIOUSLY questioned whether
/ the present system of taxation is the
ono best adapted 10 conditions as they
now v\ist IN this state. and thut il is
inp"ssihl@ II the roEular sessions ot
the General Assembly, with due re-
Eard TO other matters. To give the sub
! ltct the thorough consideration which
us Importance demands.
Commission or Ten.
Tho bill provides for a Joint CON
mission OF ten members. to hc made
up Of four members OF the House OF
thre" members al tho state senate 10
be named by tho Lieutenant -Gover-
nor. SUD three members ~ large to
ne named 10y the Governor.
The Joint commission is charged with
NE DUTY OF considering the various
systems of taxation. and to report Ia a
| , H.
h!N TWO or more alternate plaus with
Us rcc"inmc udatiOns. The commission
T. l" or%niil%e as soon a poss iblc after
rs appointment. and may oluplov sli.n
clerks anc stcnographcrs as may he
NECESSARY. Members OF the commission
WI craw SS.@@ per day ana mileage
rs Sotn ~ the commission has pre-
pared It's report with acconlpnnvir,,
tll.s, winch must he not later Than
H"v"mb'r of this year. it is To report
- thc Governor who is rcOuCstcd ~
u" hi!l 1" call a special session of III
;tn'iu ASSEMBLY To meet not late.
man the first "Wednesday in JanlIlr..
4'i|. 20 consider the report aud .u4,r
SuSH ".WS aS may bn necessary or cN-
IcGltht ioI the purpoS, of Carryir. %.
- ih'n 'uect ~ the time OF its re-
- 10 mail copies OF it's rcport t. iii
STAT, officers judges. clerks, Common
N."!lu attorneys, supervisors Mayors.
, ~. t't"drneNs. treasurers and similal.
publicity may b" given 10 tha u,,.;.,,
TrI,'"rf nc special session cunvcnes.
S4n oo U'l! carries nn appropriation OF
f"P,ro" i"r the salaries and cNncusas
OF tho special commission.
Spccuintion 10 Anpointces
-, " , 'hirn H." word mas been given by
,hg tnrte appointing officers ~ 10 th.i;.
selections. there has been much S,,..,,.
it t'nh' ana many states have been
,.i'" ~ oNerhor ana The prcsittin;;
lEmbe' Of conferences with a yinw ~
.tt'l"hl|InE 'hc!r lists of appoint
~" S''Ihg That every section
81 NC STATE is represented
- Is Understood that some of thos,
"nom II has been desired 10 secure do
MOI iSei that they can give the tim.
Hrt"cd 10 the work. which will rcdiiir,.
almost constant attention from mo a., :.
81 appointment anti! the report is man,
70 thc Governor Delegates vino nav.
P.ch mentioned include Chairman Al
DrtN - W "aNer. of the House Finance
ToiHinitteei Chairman K. /. BREWER,
III: 81 ne Rouse Appropriations Com
in!ttcti Harry i. Houston OF Eamn-
Ton. ana John W. Chalklcy, of WiI,.
2Ienatois mentioned include Chairman
i.(,no!S, 81 Tho Senate Fnanc" con-
iulttec; senator Hartman. Of Richmond
H'Hh'9r Buchanan. Of Smyth. ana ON
-. inc Governor has the whole St:,ic
from which TO make his selections aud
!tS r'cclNcH number Of Letters in
l'IHHiG Uli"Icnt men, the name uuost
dncqucntlN mentioned being irof.ssor
iiH"inaS 'aS", of The Cnivcrsiiv al
!rSinIa. Among the suggestions tIo;
nay" hrc'i made I" the Governor is a
!"tt"r proposinS that his three an
pviH''"s %" Il professor Of "conou,ir,
iii som" Stat" institution. :; LAWYER az
H!Sh standing IN the profession and
Il cpIhlnlSSi Toner Of the revenue. who m.
h;td practical c%pcrlcncc in tie admin.
!stttioh OF the existing tax laws