Evening star., 1942-01-16
Assembly 10 Get Bill
On Taxing Virginia S
New Residents
Proposal Is Based on
One-Yeor Residence
Prior to Dec. 5
By ALEXANDER r. PRESTON,
Star Staff Cnrresnnndent

RICHMOND, Va. Jan. 16.-Legis-
lation to clarity the status of new
residents relative to State income
taxes will be introduced in the Gen
eral Assembly by Delegate Charles
r. Fenwick of Arlington County.
Mr.. Fenwick and Senator William
D. Medley conferred yesterday with
State Commissioner c. H. Norris
settle about several tax legislation
proposals urged by Commissioner of
Revenue Harry K. Green of Arling-
ton. AS a result Of the conference,
it was agreed to introduce one OF
Mr.. Green's proposals to require new
residents to file tax returns when
they have lived in Virginia for one
year prior to the tax deadline on De-
cember 5. The present law required
that a person must have lived in the
State for six months prior to jan
uary of the taxable year before
being assessed with State taxes.
MI. Green made his suggestion as
chairman of the Legislative Com
mittee of the Commissioner of Rev
enue Association of Virginia. Sew
eral other tax proposals urged by
Mr.. Green are now being studied
by the two Arlington legislators.
Gov. Price presented his budget
message for the biennium begin
ming July TO joint Assembly yes
tNrday. An examination Of the 497-
page budget showed one specific rec
ommendation Of significance to the
Northern Virginia area. He sug-
eested that S12 900 be set aside each
wear for the Northern Virginia Re-
gionsl Defense Council. The fund
would provide an annual salary OF
$500 for an associate executive,
which post is now held by Mrs. Alma
Ramsay of Arlington.
Execution of two men at the State
Penitentiary today gave grim i'm
petus to Gov. Prices request TO the
General Assembly to take steps to
Get up a State Board of Pardons.
Sole say in the matter OF life or
death for condemned felons rests
with the Governor after the courts
have acted finally. and in asking
that this duty be removed from the
chief executive Gov. Price recalled
sleepless hours he had spent in the
dawn hours that men were to die.
I've had 18 cases of the death
sentence during my term Of Office,
the Governor told the Joint session
OF the General Assembly gathered
to hear the biennial budget message
yesterday. and there are two more
to be electrocuted tomorrow. I
guess I shall be lying awake think
ing about them as their hour ap-
proaches. This is too much
responsibility for one mans shoul-
ders"
Slayerx Of Girl Executed.
The electrocution of Charles John
son, jr.. 10, and William Henry
Diggs. "a, both colored, for the mur-
DER of Gladys Mae Tyree. l8-year-
Old Appomattox High School girl
in Nelson County last fall. was held
between and o'clock this morn
ing at The State penitentiary. OIL
cials said
It would take constitutional
amendment to set up a State Par
don Board. requiring passage of /
legislation by two sessions of the
Legislature and a referendum of the
voters. Gov. Price said he realized
such program could not be ac-
compllshed in time to benefit the
incoming administration of Gov
elect Darden but 1T would be
step in the right direction for the
future
Reference to the proposed estab-
lishment Of Pardon Board was
but an aside in the Governors
message on the s2l7, 1000 900 biennial