The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
URGES NOMINAL TAX
ON BANK DEPOSITS
TO KEEP MONEY HERE

out of the fund. And il balance shall
: BIO found to be due by the treasurer it
shall be at once deposited i'm some
bank to be selected by tho board OF
supervisors, If county funds to the
credit of said board, and by the county
school board. If school funds, to the
credit Of the said board, the money due
the county to be drawn by warrants
authorized by the boards Of supervi-
sors signed by its chairman and coun-
tersgned by the treasurer, and tho
! school funds by warrants authorized
by the county school board, signed by
\ the division superintendent and coun-
tersigncd by the treasurer.
/ 1t is also recommended that the county
| treasurers be required, under penalty,
to make these annual settlements.
/ Collection of CRpitntion Taxes.
/ In this connection 1t may be prep.
or to add that no sufficient provision
exists for the collection Of delinQuent
caDitation taxes which now amount to
q very large sum of money, due to tho
state and the counties and cities. 1t
| is. therefore. recommended that an act
| be passed requiring the clerk OF every
city and county to place all of the de-
! iinquent tax tickets lodged in his Of
| flee In the hands of the county and CITY
! treasurers. listing the same and talk
/ ing the treasurers receipt therefor
and for which adequate conversation
| u Tie cleTRS SnOulu be allowed. The
treasurer should be required to add tho
amount Of such delinquent taxes and
OF all other taxes, by years and
amounts. to current tax tickets, SO that
the last tax ticket will contain the
entire claim of the State against ths
Of his personal property as an exeou-
ton now Is, and on his real estate as
| delinquent taxes now are
Provision should be made for for
| wardlng tax tickets to the place OF
| residence OF a taxpayer, who removas
from tho county or city In which he is
assessed before payment, and the
clerk should be required to keep in an
alphabetically arranged record-book a
| list of the delinquent taxes which are
liens on real estate, but the purchaser
OF land should not he required to loolr
back OF or be responsible for any taxes
not on the last tax ticket.
Legislative Procedure
Our State has made and Is MAILING
such progress that n sixty-day ses-
sion OF the General Assembly must OF
necessity be crowded with important
matters. If, however the legislation
coming before your body could be
CLASSIFIED and certain parts Of the ses-
sion devoted to each class, 1T might so
Dethodizo proceedings as to expedite
business. This Is certainly true as to
private or quasi-private and local leg
the first twenty days of the session.
leaving forty days for the more i'm
portant and general work. This ia
submitted as suggestion for your
consideration, but should be subject to
exception of very important bills neces-
sary to be disposed of and likely, IL
not gotten out OF the way, to retara
legislation. recommend that all such
bills should be disposed of as soon as
possible after the General Assembly
conVenes 1 most earnestly recon-
mend as real time-saver that all Of
tho committees OF the Senate and House
hold joint sessions, which would not
only be q convenience to the commit
tees and patrons of bills, but would
bring the two bodies into more inti-
mate association and permit free inter-
change OF Views and opinions OF neces-
sity helpful. or course. each commit
tee would have its own clerk. reach Its
own conclusions and report to the
house constituting 1t, but the neces-
silly OF two hearings would bs done
away with.
Wants Votes Recorded.
further recommend that the pro-
ceedings OF each committee and the
votes of fits members upon every bill
ana amendments and upon every mo-
ton offered In committee be made a
matter of record and be open for pub-
Ito inspection.
~ 80 anu Recommended InaS the ttm0
for Offering bills In the two houses
be limited by Joint resolutions to the
10Th OF February, and no bill be rn-
ceiVed after that date except by unani-
nous consent.
1t would be great help to the Cover
nor. and ! think to the State. to ap-
point Joint committee OF three from
the House and two from the Senate
TO take charge OF and prepare bills and
IN every proper way carry into effect
tho recommendations OF the executive
In his message to the General ASSEM-
bly,. The position of the Governor
makes him familiar with the institu-
lions and agencies of the State and
brings him In touch with the needs and
sentiment OF the people. AS State
officer, he looks Into the larger field
OF the States interest as distinguished
from those purely local, and his recon-
mendations generally grow out OF his
knowledge of legislation needed for
the best interest OF tho people gained
by the actual workings of the law of
which he has general oversight.
Should Work Together.
He Is not in n position to give and
space will not permit him TO give. all
the information he has on the sub
Jects dealt with in his messages. and
this opportunity Will be offered by
communicating with the joint com
mittee and its members, and through
them with the General Assembly 1t is
my decided opinion that the nearer tho
executive and the members OF the Cen
eral Assembly get together, and the
more they confer with each other about
the States business. the better will
that business be promoted and con-
Quoted. There ought TO be no jeal-
ousy between them. and there Is no
danger OF encroachment OF the one
upon the province OF the other.
L can make this and other recon-
/ mondatons which l shall submit In
which the Governor is concerned with
greater proprety. because they will ie
approved. be carried out during the
| term of my distinguished successor.
License for Lobbyists.
! recommend TINT all PERSONS, vIeth-
or lawyers or not employed to prens
the passnBe of any bill by the General
Assembly, whether by appearing, ex-
planning and discussing the merits of
| the bill before committees or in any
other why, shall he required to pro-
| cure license therefor. for which