The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12

said MIR. spessard, and you must
be mistaken"
II agree with you that extra
remuneration for the collection N
delinquent taxes may have the
effect OF lessening efforts 10 make
collections on time said Mr..
Brewer, but the proportion Is
not large"
Gregory Reads The Law.
Others expressed similar senti-
ments and Judge Gregory called for
the code. On its arrival he read the
section OF the law bearing on the
uoject The law provides that, with
in financial limits defined, the treas
urer shall receive for the collection
of delinquent taxes three per cent of
all UncollecteC revenue in addition to
the five per cent allowed for collec-
ton before December i. To Illus
trate. Judge Gregory assumed that the
delinquent taxpayer owed 800. The
five per cent penalty would amount to
five dollars. making the total sos.
The treasurer would receive five per
cent of the original amount due. or
/ FIVE dollars, and in addition three per
than three dollars. In other words,
( Of the five dollars penalty added the
treasurer gets three dollars and the
state two dollars,
Il voted for that bill" said Mr..
Spessard. but / arm not proud OF 1t,
though at the time did not under
and ii that way"
I Fees On Teachers Pay.
4 Mr.. Spessard then called attention
( to the fees paid treasurers for sign
7 ing school teachers warrants. declar-
/ ing that too large a proportion Of
( the states school funds are paid out
for that purpose. There is chance
for somebody to- perform i service
I to the State" he said.
! Several OF the members expressed
surprise at the existence OF such a
provision OF the law and wondered
how II came to ne enacted.
The treasurers OF this State re-
ceive too much money. anyway" was
the opinion expressed by one OF the
mem bers last night and none contra
dicted him.
( Yesterdays sessions were devoted to
no particular feature of the report OF
the Special Tax Commission and to
no particular bill. A delegation from
Norfolk was heard. as were Secretary
Clark. of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION OF Richmond. Hugh White.
+ of Rock bridge; Hamilton Graves. a
Roanoke attorney: Judge Wingfeld.
( Of the State Corporation Commission.
and others.
/ The committee will hear a Rich
mond committee this morning and
probably the members of the State
Corporation Commission. the latte.
will hear this morning the arguments
on the proposed new rates on light
and power of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company. and may not be
able to appear. The committee wishes
10 hear opinion from the commission
on the proposal TO transfer the power
TO the Tax Commission. should that
plan be adopted
The Morning Session.
l. A discussion by Secretary Clark of
the Retail Merchants Association Of
license tax opened the morning ses-
sion. after which the committee took
up the consideration of the compare
tive tables presented by the Cover
nor showing the effect of partial seq
reeation upon the revenues of the
State and localities
The retail merchants OF Richmond
and. Mr.. Clark declares. of Virginia
. object to two features of the special
tax com missions proposed license tax
bin Briefly. the objections presented
by Mr.. Clark are these:
I. Separate classification of retail
and Wholesale merchants will cause
co'""~s confusion and unnecessary ex-
pensc.
=. The increase In the tax on retail
merchants.
l Secretary Clark pointed out that in
most of rle smaller cities and towns