Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-05
GAYLE TAX BILL IS
DEBATED IN SENATE
Propose to Go Back to 1903 for
State and to 1912 for
Localities.
AS TO RYAN'S OMITTED TAXES
Interesting Correspondence Be-
tween Flood. Pollard and
Lee Made Public.
AS TO RYAN'S OMITTED TAKE:

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pscaiming any intention to dis
credit the motives of tho proponents of
the measure. senator STROBE intima,ed
thai the bill would save large sums to
certain big taxpayers OF the State. say
ing there was no reason why the man
who paid taxes on s5.ooo.OO0 should be
dealt with any more lenienuy than he
who paid on $500. The Constitution"
statute OF limitations shall run against
any claim Of the state for taxes on amy
property, and, in my opinion, tina,
provision is Just AS applicable to the
communities.
senator lrihKIe thought there would
never nave been any omitted taxes had
the state pursued policy OF eauaiized
,aNa'ioh' fFior 10 1872 lie SAID the
man VINO Hdo ms money invested IN
.'o''"S was required 10 pay 'aAes on its
10. N"'"'' "'''e t"e iii"h VINO o"hcn
'' HH'" "' "pout 90
Se"'H O" ne 81 IL was 'i'"hi'est'!
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cussior or o,,i,,.d ,,x m, ,r. r
ro,,s or examiners or r.corIs -, ~
.ar,h hidden in,a,p;h,.s u..s u.r;,,a,
Yesterday when ,boy. was ,r,do nrh,;.
a series Of letters between Attorney
General Pollard. Congressman Hal ID.
Fio"", representing ihomaS T.. Ryan.
"f Nelson County! and John l.. Lee,
OF l.yhchburS, attorney FOR j. IL.
Drummond' examiner OF records for
Nelson county.
While these letters relate only TO
the case OF MI Ryan, which is re-
Garded as probably th" most spectacu-
. Il IA
senate drawn by Senator Gayle and
amended by senator Gooirick, is gem
er'l IN IFS Application and, its patrons
positively assert, was IN no sense de-
signed TO meet the peculiar case of
Mt. Ryan or any other one taxpayer.
frior 10 the recent reform OF the
state system OF taNation, there was In
posed what WAS regarded as an unrca :
'aheioies' AS result large part
OF TINS property remained hidden. and
one "' me saiieht features at the new
IAN system was the cutting OF tho
'"'e |" ha!l' max IL q" cents FOR
the state with ii maximum Of 80 cents
lor 'he localities. as against 30 cents
lor 'he state ana an average OF Sli0
i'' '''e zoe" "''es "'"eF 'he o." system
EQUAL DIVISION
Under the bill as now pendinr. i, is
proposed 10 20 back win the 3;-ceut
rate To the first taxing date after the
present Constitution took effect. in
1908. but to bar localities from going
back further than 1912 This meets
the constitutional objection to remit
ting of state taxes. and. il is held. will
give about an equal division 10 the
state and localities--that is to say, if
tho State goes back twelve years at
81 cents per wear. !, means a tax OF
$50. while if the localities go back
three years at the average rate for
meriy obtaining before the segregation
law took effect. at $40 per year. il
will also mean "A tax of S4.o0. THE
'es".c' 'hsrc'ore' 'or me Twelve