Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-05
.GlEE MOORE SUGGESTS
RICHER AUTOMOBILE TAX
Would Levy 500 Yearly on RoadStcrs
and $50 en- Larger
Cars.
URGES MALES PAY So EACH
Smaller Sum Would BE Used for
Sf,Cpkeep of Highways While So
y 100000 Could BE Raised From
sss fASScSSmcnt of Machines.

4 FIatA new plan OF TAXATION tnTpuS II
which automobile owners would be
assessed approx mately $4,000, goo a year
i Is suggested by {. Lee Moore. state
8 Auditor OF Public Accounts. in a state
mcnt issued Yesterday
& The new taxes would range from
$50 on roadStcrs and light trucks to
S75 on the larger cars and trucks.
In addition To these taxes. MIR. Moore
would have the state levy an additional
tax of s. upon every male adult.
The automobile tax would be applied
directly 20 road construction. and the
special Capitation tax TO road main
tenancc. The sums collected he would
have utilized to meet the Federal road
appropriation conditions.
Would Distribute Ink.
MIR. Moor"'s statement reads
lin view of the fact tina, the Federal
appropriations are TO be used for con-
struction OF what is known as the
State highway system, in accordance
with chapter n. Acts 1915. composed
of important roads connecting with the
road systems Of other states. thus link
ing up the general road system OF all
the states, these funds should he
largely collected from those who will
be most directly benefited by their use.
I'm view OF the fact that real estate
and tangible personal property are now
bearing the burdens of the county and
city governments. in addition to their
10 add additional charges 10 either of
these classes Of property; neither is it
just u increase rates OH NI' IibIitIS
Of intangible property which has. in
recent years. been chcerfuiy and lib
orally reported in greater degree than
ever before. under the implied promise
of the state 10 only impose u moderate
and fair rate OF taxation on this class
of property. consistent with the needs
of the State and an equitable diStribu-
ton of TAXATION
Submits New Lcvics.
THE needed funds can be quickly and
easily raised by an increase OF, auto
those most directly benefited. lndi-
cations are that there are. or will be
during. the present, year. 100000 auto
mobiles. motor vehicles. trucks, etc,
which, il they were taxed as follows,
would yield S6,ocoooo per year:
.,"Pu; the minimum yearly license
for roadSterS ana light trucks at $40.
tive-passcnger cars and trucks Of cor
responding size and horse power at
500 and seven PASSENGER cars and the
Thirty thousand roadstcrS
and light trucks at $50,
which would yield. $l.5U0,000.00
FIFTY thousand lirr-pas-
senger cars and CORE
spending trucks at $50,
which would yield. go. 100000 90
Twenty thousand seven
passenger cars and cor
Responding trucks al S.5,
which would yield. 100000 90
$4,000. 600 90
which would bc amp'c for construc-
For maintenance an individual tax
OF 81 for roads could be levied. IL ad,
diti"n 10 the capitation TAX provided
by the constitution, on the Jpu. uuU
ulaloS over twenty -oac years ia -
gipia. and this taN could be made sub
Ject TO levy and thus would bc col
4ect.d, providing Sl.VOo.0V0 for MAIN
tcnanCe.
Could BE Imposed soon.
These taxes could DC imposed by
the regular session OF the General
Assembly anu made oUlleCtabl. at
once. with credit given for the prescp,
automobile license which has been col
lectcd for the Year 1920. prior TO the
passage of the law imposing The new
Rates, the county and city trraSurcrS
could be authorized 10 make out "A Ian
bill tor 50 for roads against every man
assessed with Capitation TAX for ;nc
Year 1919. and the General Assembly
could also make that amount due and
coilectih!e Upon the passage .! the bill
imposing this tax.
There ar. several advantages in
this plan: First. il does not interfere
with the states contribution 10 roads
10 DC hullt jointly by the counties and
STATE; secondly, the people mos, cspc-
ciaIly Interested in good roads. ana
who VIII receive The direct bencit
from their construction, pay the Larger
part OF the cost: thirdly. the imposi.
ton OF the individual tax embraces All
classes OF people. and mus unit,s ;uc
whole state in this great work"