Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-10


the members were eager To hasten the
work before the body. The merchants
license tax bin was plainly an OBJ
struction. SO the segregation leaders
concluded to sidctrack It, In all prob
ability. il will b. abandoned and the
present license schedule will remain
Unchanged until the next General AS
sembly Is convened.
EMERGENCY CLAUSE CUT OUT.
hut BILL is RETROACTIVE
Action was taken as follows on bills
from the batch prepared during the
recess by the Joint Committee:
House bill 1913. the measure sDeci-
flying and segrcgatinC subjects for
State taxation. was passed without the
emergency clause. which made II cf-
ftctivc from It's passage. The emer-
cency clause failed to get the neces-
sary fOur-fifth vote. but "A joker in the
bin puts II into effect. thus accom-
riishing the purpose OF the proposed
emergency clause. This joker appears
III section 3 OF the hill. reading as
follows:
The provisions OF this act shall ap-
ply TO the assessment and collection
OF state taxes and local levies for the
!ear 1915. etc"
House ban No lot Of the tax batch
was passed
House bill No. Io5. substituting the
GATE December II for December IL as
the time for which interest Is to he
charged on delinquent taxes. was dis
missed
HOOKS TO RE EXAMINED
BY LOCAL BOARD
House bill lOG. which repcais the act
providing for examination OF tho book
"t land assessors by the court clerks.
was passed. The existing act IS now
unnecessary. as the new law will ,cs-
tabiish local boards OF review whose
duty il is 10 see that the assessments
are properly made
House hill 30. lo7 was passed with
the cncrScncE clause stricken out The
bin amends tn" existing Law so as to
the only chang" /. 10 add after the
word "pcrsonal in both sections the
words subject to taxation"
House bill No. los was passed. the
emergency clause being stricken out.
I, amends the existing law by str!k-
inE out the words liable TO State tax"
and inserting In lieu thereof Sub
Jcct to local taxation"
House bill 100 was passed. II car
ries the emergency clause. This biz
amends the act providing for the Is
suing Of county bonds for road i'm
provcments. The words liable to
state tax" are stricken out and sub
ject TO local taxation" substituted
therefor
RAPID PROGRESS Is
MADE WITH bills
House bill 40 was passed. II,
amends sections i44 and AS OF the
Code. which simply provide that a per
son may apply 10 The Circuit or Cor
poration Court for correction OF erron-
eous assessments, and the amendment
IS simply and solely for tho purpose
az permitting application TO be made
also % IN" local board OF review for
suchs corrections az well as to the
court. az AT present provided No
other changes are made except 10 re-
uu!rc the clerk OF the court TO notify
tn" Auditor OF Public Accounts Of all
corrections made by the local board
As well as by the court.
House bin No lG@ was passed by
This Is the bill affecting taxes on
rolling stock, water. heat and light
companies and express companies
Notwithstanding an cviden, determ!-
nation on the part OF The dwindlinE
minority OF members clinging to the
Tan Commissions fallen idols to de-
| icht the segregation program. the seq
r"raiion!s,s succeeded In getting
through At this session practically all
OF the essentials OF the tax reform sys-
TEN. Clauses in hin No 1903 and other
TAX measures make the bills retroactive
thus accomplishing the purposes the
opposition endeavorcd TO Illustrate
ROLLING STOCK bill.
= DEBATED IN AFTERNOON
Debate on the bin taxing rolling
stock! express companies water. hea,
and light COMMUNICATIONS bin loo
engaged tho attention OF the House
| AT opening OF the afternoon session.
which began at 4 o'clock
judge Martin Williams explained the
measure at some length. He replied
TO many queries propoundcd By Dele
cat" Milstcad, OF Newport News; Myers
OF Richmond. ANA others
the only change proposed in sec
tior =. he said. il TO make clear what
has already been construed 10 be TN.
law. that railway and canal companies
ar" required 10 report to tho State Cor
roratlon Commission what money they
haze on hand on February OF each
year from actual transportation opera
lions in this state
In section IS the changes made are:
To fix the rate OF 1875 per cent
segregated to tho State by law, al
ready cnacted) on the rolling stock on
all roads operated By steam: To fix
the tax on intangible personal proper
y OF such companies for state and
local purposes In ocCardamcc with laws
already passed: TO fix the tax on real
and thnGiblc personal property OF sucn
! companies IL accordance with laws al
ready passed.
Sections - and 2s,s relate 10 ex-
press companies and car service com
pan!cs. other than sleeping and palace
cars. In regard TO express companies
the method of taxation. so far as it
relates 10 the license tax, Is changed
in accordance with the rcpor: OF the
Tax Commission and the state Cor
poration Commission from n fat mile
| age bonus To tax OF ! Ia per cent on
gross receipts, with the provision that
this tan. with the registration fee and
property ;aN shall be in lieu of all other
state taxes, and state and local license
fees on this class of property.
TAX Is PLACED on
CAR SERVICE COMPANIES
In regard to car service companies
tax Of per cent on the gross re-
ce.Ii+ in tac state Is impos I'll N &C.
cordance with the recommendation OF
the state Tax Commission. These
companies have heretofore paid no tax
Sections 80 and 81 relate TO the tax
alton OF corporations operating steam
| boats and floating property for the
transportation OF passengers and
; freight The only change from the
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