Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-15
PROPOSES AMENDMENTS
TO STATE CONSTITUTION
j. Davis Reed Would Restate Clause
as to Property Exempt
From Tax.
MORE FREQUENT ASSESSMENTS
Amendment Provides for an Assess
ment OF Real Estate in 1917 and
Each Two Years Thereafter-Adds
to List OF Exemptions.

Amendments to tho Constitution OF
Virginia are called for In two Joint
resolutions introduced In tho House
OF Delegates yesterday by Delegate ].
ID. Reed. of Portsmouth.
One Of these resolutions proposes
striking out from the Constitution sec
ton lS3, which provides for the exemp-
| ti"n or certain property from state and
! local taxation. Under the proposed
chahge the property which will be
! exempt is property directly or indi-
rectly OWNED by the state. by cities,
| counties, towns or school districts. used
wholly for public purposes: buildings
ana lands owned by churches private
family burying grounds not exceeding
one acre In area: buildings, lands. fur
niture, books and Instruments in
churches, educational institutions and
owned by historical societies: real es-
thte and personal property OF the Y NJ.
=. "A. ana other similar religious asso-
Citations. orphan asylums, reformntories.
hospitals and nurseries fon1y those not
conducted for profit but purely and
completely AS charities): buildings and
iands or benevolent and charitable as
sociations used for lodge puraoses:
property OF the Association for the
Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities:
mechanics tools and farming imple-
ments, hooks and p.c;urts NOT exceed
4
Kitchen furniture to the value of 5000:
obiiSations Issued By counties. cities
ana towns; no inheritance tax TO he
charged against any legacy for the
peneht OF any institution or other body
exempt from taxation as herclnbefore
mentioned.
WOULD ASSESS REAL
ESTATE EVERY TWO YEARS
Another joint resolution prooos.s NJ
amendment to section I'll proyid,ny
TOT reassessment OF real estate in
inc year 1917 and every two vo,rs
thereafter
Tho clerk OF the House OF Delegates
- authorized by each joint, resolution
To cause the proposed amendmont a.
De published for three months previou.
10 me time OF the next general election
OF members OF the House He is ,1so
required to transmit TO the General
Assembly at its first regular sossion
held after the election n certified COM
OF the proposed amendments
The following bills were presented
| IN inc House OF Delegates yesterday Ia
the Committee on Finance:
b MT. Eeed-A blu to require a re-
auction after each reassessmcnt n,
rear estate In the county and city t,y
rates on real estate and tangible ner-
sonar property. in. which there is an
increase In the assessed valuation OF
real estate and tangible personal prom
~ Gnu 70 permit an increase In the
county and city tax rates under GER
tain conditions.
20 require reduction after each as
| sessment or real estate In the State
TAX rate on real estate and tangible
personal property when there Is an In
erty. 'h
To amend and re-enact section 2s OF
an act 10 raise revenue for the sun
port or the government and public
| free schools.
y joint resolution proposing amend
ment 10 section III OF the Constitu-
! ZION. providing for reassessment of
real estate In the year 1917 and every
two years thereafter.
a joint resolution proposing amend