The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
LAST Of SEGREGATION
MACHINERY BILLS LAM
Measures Creating State Advisory
and Local Review Boards
Signed.
OTHERS TO STUART TODAY
All But long General License Biil
Are Signed by Speaker Cox and
President Eilyson.

All but one OF the measures passed
at the special session OF the General
Assembly have been signed by
Speaker Cox. of the House, and
President Ellyson of the Senate. and
will be signed by the Governor to-
day. The one exception Ia the gem
cral license -hili.
Governor stuart yesterday signed,
among twelve others. the last OF the
main tax bills establishing segrega-
ton and prov! ding the machinery for
putting the new system into opera
ton. Thcs" are the act creating
state Advisory Poard on Taxation
and local boards Of review Of equah-
zation OF assessments and the act seq
regating .r;augtbie property to the
state ar1 fixing the rate thereon.
Tho Sta1e rate on intangible per-
son1l property is sixty-five cents,
while for the present the localities
also are t. no allowed to levy taxes
uu such property. the maximum rate
allowable being thirty cents on the
one hundred. 1t had been the purpose
i OF the segregation leaders. TO seq
regate intangi hles to the State COM
p!etely. but the Senate insisted upon
leaving a small share to the locali-
. flt& 10 prevent alleged loss 10 iAS
incorporated towns Of the State
! state and Local Boards.
The state Advisory Board as pro-
vided for IN Senate bill rs is to con-
sist os the Governor, the Auditor or
pubic Accounts and the chairman
81 the state Corporation Commission.
It's duties are to advise with commis-
stprers az revenue and with tax as
SCISSORS: to exercise general advisory
powers over the newly created local
boards of review; to furnish the
boards and other officials charged
with the assessment Of property and
collection If taxes with information
and data relating to the assessment
and value Of property for the pur-
poses of uniform valuation through
nut The State: to investigate at any
time the assessment and collection OF
taxes in any county and city, ana
when any assessment Is found to be
unjust or unreasonable to recom-
mend correction. Other duties OF
minor importance are prescribed.
The members OF the board receive no
compensation. but an appropriation
of $1,000 for expenses Is made.
/ Senate bill IS also provides for To-
cal boards of review to consist of
three qualified voters to be named by
the Judge of the Circuit Court OF
each county or the Corporation Court
oi tHe city as the Case may De- 4 ho
appointments must be made on Or
before June i, 1915. The members
OF those local ooards are TO receive
81 per day.
Duties of Local Boards.
me duties or these boards are
many, IN nrief shey are as loilo"s:
1. 10 oirect the commissioner OK
revenue 10 enter IN the assessnient
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