The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-04
AMEND TAX LAW
TO HELP. +. LOCALITIES
Municipal Ofictais ira Session Here
sdopt Resolution and
adjourn
WEST PRINCIPAL SPEAKER.
NO General Attack on Segregation
law. But Determined Effort VIII
I4s Made to Adopt Important
amendments.

Ntter TWO sessions of several inter
c~tiug hours each, the convention OF
municipal officials from the various
cities af the state adjourned late yes
terdav evening and left for their
homes. They discussed earnestly and
enthusiastically the taxation laws of
the state and adopted n resolution.
practically the same a. that passed al
the recent convention OF the League
Z virginia Municipalities, which was
referred to committee with au-
thortty 10 frame bill 10 he presented
20 The coming session OF the ieEisla-
tufe
Thu resolution approves the plan
IF the state auditor as suggested In
lie statement of September so. 1917,
aud urges that said items OF taxation
he returned to localities from which
sub tax was collected, aggregatins
$4,000 md IN addition, that one
thirl ~ state tax on income he re-
turned to localities from which the
tages was collected and recommends
also. ma: the gtate tax Of ten cents on
each 800 NJ value on real estate be
released to the localities.
The committee was directed to at"
tempt to secure legislation TO be made
effective for 1elS.
The committee embraces Messrs.
" II Sergeant, % Norfolk; w. T.
Swami, Of Danviie. Commissioners
Snead. - Lyrchburg; J. w Ho1lo-
wsv. Auditor George Crenshaw, of
Richmond. II. w Campbell, of Nor
folk j. /. MnphjF, Of Winchester; p.
H. Tuck. Of Roanoke; Robert GILLIAN,
Of Petersburg A +. Rowe, OF Fred
u Pollard
titv attorney OF Richmond. Mr. Pol
lard WAS requested to prepare the pa
uer to he presented at the meeting of
the Legislature.
Among the speakers were Mesars.
Sergeant, Of Norfolk; Maphis, Of Win
chester snead. 81 Lynchhurg; Swami,
~ Danviue. West OF SUFFOLK, Creu
sndv. OF Richmond and Mayor Aims
Pc WHO explained the purposes of the
uers}nE.
Would Amend Tax Law.
White there vas no general attack
upon the sa. .egation law, II was clear
that efforts would be made to have
that law amended so that relief might
ha given the cities effected by the
operations OF the law.
Senator West, Of Suffolk. was em-
phauc In his assertion that he would
DO all ne could to undo some or the
things he helped TO do at the session
or 1913 In reference 10 the tax laws.
tie showed that the greatest losses
we're sustained by the cities In rela
t3ou Ia manufacturers and bank stock
taxation. In this connection Senator
West said:
The cities and towns of Virginia
lost most heavily on the taxes o. bank
sfoct and on intangible property.
: In, To- 4t15
t,sis ts true. r. the cities and towns
wish to remedy this condition they
viii do BEST 70 remedy the provision
- the LAYS now operating to their dis
rom1turf. This can only be done be
fore the Legislature
THE hour has struck, gentlemen.
and II ia time for the men OF Virginia
70 stand up and take warning-take
warning that the system of tax aegre-
ton. "a system which ] supported.
does not provide sufficient revenue to
run certain towns and cities in This
state But before | finish my sec
ond term as state senator [ want to
Heupt to correct that injustice and
those inequalities which / helped to
place upon your cities and towns In
faih | am not here to apologize for
rty advocacy OF the segregation tax
nil, out | believe that this tax system
has worked an undoubted hardship
upon many cities-such as Lynch
hurR. Danviile, Norfolk, Richmond
Stauuton and others-end ! think
these hsrdshlps should be corrected
and the cities relieved"
Mayor Ainslie had arranged for
luncheon to the visitors this afternoon
but as most OF them were compelled
70 return home last night the luncheon
arrangements were called off. There
we're about nifty delegates In attend
auGe.