The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-20
Collection Of State
Taxes to Be Deferred


Collection OF state taxes will BE- de
ferred this year until after the spscia
session OF the legislature. which has
been called by the governor to con
vene Wednesday, August IL. and in
creased taxes determined and the
amount added to the bills Of property
owners White this with require time
il is believed that taxttckets will BE-
ready by December !, and that the
coming session will relieve taxpayers
OF penalty for failure TO pay by the
lime usually fixed in The past
November 80.
c. Lee Moore, auditor Of public
accounts. yesterday sent the following
letter TO commissioners of revenue re-
garding the matter and suggested q
course for them to follow IN order &c
Tighten their work and prepare fol
enacted new law and provide wha'
the taxtncreases shall be:
His exceliency. Westmoreland
Davis, governor Of Virginia. has or
application OF two-thirds Of the mem.
bers OF both houses OF the general as.
sembly. convened that body in extra
ordinary session Wednesday, August
il3. 1919. and that honorable body will
have before Il for consideration and
determination the rate Of state tai
to be imposed, and upon what prop
erty to be imposed. TO provide funds
to meet tn, federal appropriations
for road construction in Virginia: and
most probably the general assembly
will provide for the assessment Of thin
special tax upon the land and per-
sonai property boolu for the year
1919. which you are f,ow engaged ir
making out A. required BY law.
Knowing you desire TO b advised
what course to pursue. 1t this time
with respect TO the completion OF
these books. deem II my duty to in.
struct you to continue your work By
listing names Of taxpayers. place OF
residence, various subjects for taxa.
'tion and the value thereof, but make
no extensions Of state taxes and hold
the books for completion after further
advice from me. In all cases iF
which, at this time. . commissions,
of the revenue has made out Original
land or personal property book but
has not made out the COPIES omit.
ting the extension Of state taxes; and
in those cases where all OF the land
books or personal property book,
have been completed and not de.
livered az required by law the com.
mtSsfoners should hold the books fol
further advice from me; and In any
case where the books have been de.
livered the commissioner should re.
call the books land 10 far as l have
received copies they win DO returned
and hold the books for further advice
from me. OF course there II no rea.
son to delay extension Of local levies
II am induced to give you this in.
struction that your work may be com.
pleted to the fullest degree possible
and practicable 80 that. whom the gen.
eral assembly has determined tho rate
OF the special state tar and the sub.
jects upon which II n 10 be imposed
you can then extend the taxeS which
the law may require to be assessed
upon the values already entered upon
the books, in the manner indicated
either by the act OF assembly or BY
Instructions which may pe author
lied to give You under the provisiona
Of the act Of assembly.
Whilst the imposition Of . special
state tax will somewhat delay the
completion Of the books and. con.
lsequentiy. prevent treasures Of coun.
~. -. Y. 81.