Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-17

MUCH YET TO BE DONE
State Contributes Ten Thousand Dol
lars Toward Entertainment Of C:5li-
federate Veterans in June.

! Richmond, Feb 1T-Gover.. u,
! Stuart late yesterday afternoon sign-
Ell TOUR of the main tax bills thar %
to make up the new system Of pat-.al
segregation, which will become eff
tive in Virginia ninety days atter
the General assembly adiourrs.
; These four bills are:
Senate bill 8, which esratlstles
the general plan of segregation, 81
parating 10 State and locality thc.r
different subjects OF taxation.
House till 90, the measure that =.
signs exclusively to the State i1s
taxes to be levied against the ro'l.
;ng stock Of steam railroads.
Senate bill 63, the measure creating
& State Advisory Board OF Taxation,
consisting of the Governor, the a.
u;tnl OF Public Accounts and ,he
chairman Of the State Corporation
Commission. who are empowered 20
search for intangibles, and creating
lorai boards Of review to equalize rs.
sessmentS, on all real and tangible
property.
Senate bill 81, which provides cor
lie levying and collection Of income
taXes.
three other bills were also signed
b.; the Governor. They are:
!louse bill 5S. which provides i3r
an appropriation Of $4,000 20 be ex.
oended under the direction OF con-
rairtec representing r. F. Lee camp
Confederate Veterans. Of this city,
il entertaining visiting veterans WHO
are TO attend the annual reunion III
he United Confederate Veterans.
y ilich will be held in Richmond j"ie
-.
House bill Sd, which adds sever?
iar. banks TO the list OF Stat de-
positaries.
House DILL IS. which reclassific.
SaNks in Virginia for fees to he pa'i
for bank examination.
Nine other bills that passed Tie
.wc branches Of the Legislature arc
sr;U awaiting the Governors slgna-
.u.e o. veto. One Of these, the h''I
designed to protect the State fr6r1
discrimination by publishers m tho
nrices paid for textbooks for tne
rublic schools. will be vetoed, in al
probability. because Of the amend
o,ent If carries, prohibiting the STATE
roard of Education from holding aH-
erutive sessions in any and al "if'
cumstances. The bill may be vetoed
because Of the drastic character ii
,he amendment. Many compete
authorities agree with the mernh':1r
of the Board of Education, that IN
certain circumstances secret sessions
sra advisable in the interest of put-
lie policy.
All Of the tax bills 10 which e
Governors signature has been a,
.ached have been closely and care'-.,
lr scrutinized in their every scctl"a
2ara graph. sentence and clause. Go
cruc1 Stuart gate many: days ::
thought and study to the tax me-
yure. The bills were examined a,I
discussed by Governor Stuart IN cor
s.r,.nce with some OF the best "a
thorities in the State. A final cont
renee was held yesterday IN VIII
Artonev-General John Garland P''-
lard. State Auditor c. Lee MOO.
md Clerk Parr. Of the Auditors OIL
&c. participated.
While the four tax: bills asfe".y
siaoed suffice TO establish the system
of partial segregation Of taxes n
ihe State. the tax reform plan is snh
.far from complete The Joint tom-
n,;ree on Tax Laws Of the General
Assembly which is now sitting in Rich
mond will formulate and perfect
other bills pertaining to taxation
These are intended as integral parts
of the general tax reform system, and
will be submitted to the General AS
| sembly at the end Of the recess next
month to De enacted into laws.