The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-16
NEW TAX system IS
\ v LAW Of STATE
Governor stuart Affixes Signature to
Measure Rcvolutionizing
Tax Laws,
THE PAY BILL is ALSO LAW.
Each Member of Legislature to Re-
cci,c Mileage and Fifty Dollars for
Final Weeks Work.


The new tax system is now In oper.
alton In Virginia. Governor Stuar,
yesterday signed House Bill No. 1913.
which is identical with House Bill No,
3. the original Weaver buchanan seq
rcgation bill, with the difference that
the emergency clause making IL Inn
mediatcly operative Is added.
The Weaver Buchanan segregation
bin was passed before the three
weeks recess was taken a month ago.
and was signed by the Governor.
However, when the Legislature re-
convened the bill was reintroduced
with the addition OF the emergency
clause, as were the other segregation
bills. II was this measure that Gov
ernor Stuart signed yesterday and the
bin Is law today. when the supple
mental segregation bills. framed to
carry out the principles enunciated in
the Weaver buchanan bill, are signed
the auditor. advisory tax board. local
boards of review. mmissioners OF
revenue, assessors and other State Of
ftcials having charge Of the admins
tfation Of the tax law will get down
Ia work to put the new system into
operation.
In Constructive ScsatSn.
The General Assembly convened for
the days session yesterday afternoon
with half "A dozen delegates that many
pages and all the clerks present, II
was raped 10 order and then imme =
diately II adjourned. The next few
days sessions are purely constructive.
final adjournment awaiting the Gov
eruor's disposition OF the bills signed
Speaker Cox yesterday signed few
bills. after going over them carefully
and then sent them to the Governor
Eve Of the nifty or more bills passed
during the closing week of the sessions
Of the General Assembly Among
them are the main segregation hill.
amended Ivy the addition of the esner :
Gencv clause, various bills supplement
tni thereto. mum Der OF local and gem
eral measures. and last, but Of no
little Importance to the members the
bill appropriations funds for the pay
Hent OF. nfty dollars compensation to
The members for attendance upon the
last weeks session.
The bills signed.
The Bills signed yesterday. in ad =
dition to tho three signed Saturday,
are:
House bill lis. sppropriating tI05.-
600 for fighting the foot and mouth
q sease.
House h.ll lit. appropriating $50
To each members for expenses incl
dent 10 attendance upon the last
weeks session OF the General AS
sembly.
House bill 81. relating to taxes on
the deposits in banks in tle hands
ot receivers one OF the bills passed
before recess was taken and sent
hack by the Governor for changes
considered necessary to make its
meaning clear.
Senate bin 70--Amending law gov
erning machinery of superintendent
and disbursement of State school
funds.
Senate bill fo4-Making incor-
porated towns which maintain their
own roads, separate road districts,
Senate bill 100 Requiring railroads
receiving compensation for selling
articles for owners, to take out mer-
chants licenses
Senate bill l0s-~R Repeating law pro-
vdiug for examination of books OF
lard assessors by clerks of courts
House blu i1i-Amend,ng law gov
erning license taxes on siot machines.
Senate bill 1le--Adding emergency
clause to bill for compensation OF
land assessors.
House Bill los-General segregation
bill. establishing principles. with
emergency clause added.
House Bin 1oT-Ame aiding law gov
erning local road taxes 20 as TO con-
form to segregation principles.
House Bill ii0--AmendinE law re-
gariirg erroneous assessments OF land.
to conform to segregation principles.
Senate Bill I02--Permitting local
taxing authorities {, adopt same ciassi-
fication of taxable subjects as the
State,