Evening star., 1940-01-20
Tax Survey Plan
10 Be Studied
.At Richmond
Resolution Calls
For Adjustment
Commission
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 20.-The
Virginia General Assembly next
week will consider q joint resolution
for creation Of a tax adjustment
commission to study the tax needs
Of localities. The subject is one
which has been debated by many
previous meetings of the Legisla-
ture.
The resolution was offered by
Senator Hudson Cary Of Henrlco.
1t would provide for a body com.
posed of two Senators, three Dele
gates and one, two or four additional
members appointed by the Gov
ernor.
Introduction of the resolution re-
called a statement in the Virginia
County Government Commissions
recent report to the effect that the
constitutional provision forbidding
State levies Of taxes on real estate
or tangible property might prove
the greatest single factor in check
ing a trend to centralization of
county governmental functions in
the State government.
Under Senator Cary's resolution,
the commission would serve without
pay. 1t would be authorized to in
vestigate the revenues now received
from subjects segregated to locali-
ties, as we'll as the present tax struc-
ture of Virginia in this regard. The
resolution was referred to the Senate
Finance Committee.
Mines Bills Offered.
Two bills dealing with the de.
partment Of mines are before the
House and one is before the Senate.
Duplicate bills have been intro.
duced proposing establishment Of
separate department of mines
at V. P. l., while the other bill,
offered by Delegate Charles M,
Hunter Of Tazewell, would continue
the division of mines under the
labor department.
Under the terms of a bill intro.
duced by Delegates w. N. Neff of
Abingdon and A. E. S. Stephens
OF Isle of Wight, the entire act of
1888 creating a State board of
Photographic examiners would be
repealed.
A bill has been introduced by
Delegates Benjamin E. Chapman
OF Salem and w. H. Scott and
E. A. Fitzpatrick of Roanoke to
change the hours Of voting to 6 am.
to 6 pm. At present the polling
places are open from sunup to sun
down.
Other significant legislation be-
fore the House includes bill which
would put cooperative marketing
associations for farm products on
the same footing with other busi-
ness concerns for taxation. 1t would
also forbid State agencies from ex-
tending any assistance to such or
ganizations as is not extended to
other businesses.
Tobacco Embargo Fought
Joint resolutions were passed by,
both houses yesterday asking the
Virginia congressional delegation to
seek removal of the British ban on
shipment to England of American
tobacco. -
A bill was introduced in the Sen
ate to authorize the State Highway
Commission to lend or rent equip
ment to cities and towns. The bill
had as sponsors Senators Charles
T. Moses Of Appomattox, Robert c.
Walden of Gretna and I. Paul WALES
Of Amherst.
The Senate received two bills to
amend the motor vehicle code. One
of the measures would set UP min
imum standards for official motor
vehicle inspection stations and pro.
vide a charge of so cents for each
inspection. The other called for Ii
cense taxes for persons selling motor
vehicles, trailers and semi -trailers,
the tax to be measured by gross
sales. Both bills were offered by
Senator Vivian L. Page of Norfolk.
Both houses adjourned yesterday
in respect to the memory of Robert
E. Lee, to meet again at noon Mon
day.