Evening star., 1948-08-15
Tuck Asks List
0fCampaigners
For School Tax
Urges Boords to Name
Those Backing Special
Assembly Session.
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. IA Gov
Tuck took steps today to find Out
who is behind the organized, con-
certed campaign" he detects in the
mounting requests from Virgins
localities for a special session of the
General Assembly to provide more
State funds for school construction
To the chairmen and clerks OF
governing bodies of school boards
in 20 counties and one city from
whom the Governor has received
resolutions for a special session
Carter o. Lowance. executive Sec
retary to the Governor, dispatched
letters saying:
Il am directed by the Governor
to invite your cooperation in as
sembling further information with
reference to the action of your
board in requesting a special ses-
sion of the General Assembly for
consideration of additional taxes for
the public schools.
Names and Addresses Asked.
I'm order that the Governor may
be able to better evaluate the re-
concentrations of your board, it
would be greatly appreciated if YOU
would supply the following informa-
ton:
Il Names and addresses of any
person or persons, if any, who ap-
peared before the board or who by
letter or other means communi-
Gated with the board in support of
or in opposition to the resolution.
%. Whether or not your action
was taken after public hearing,
called after due notice to the pub
lie, or what opportunity was af-
forded for a public expression of the
views of the people of your county.
"3 Whether or not the vote of
the board was unanimous, and if
divided, the vote by which the reso-
luton was approved, with the
names of the members so voting"
Points to Study Commission.
The letter called attention to a
2l-member legislative study COM
mission named by the Governor
recently to make board investi-
CATION of State and local finances,
including taxation and expenditures,
and pointed out that it will meet
in Richmond Wednesday.
The question of improved
methods of financing public school
building construction will be among
the first matters that are called to
its attention" Mr.. LoWance wrote.
The Governor has requested me
to state that he will be glad if you
and the members of your board
will notify the people of your county
of the formation and organizatio
of this commission in order that
both proponents and opponents of
the sales tax, or any other suggested
additional taxes for schools, if any,
may make arrangements to be heard
before the commission"
Requests to Urge Sales.
Most of the special session re-
quests included Endorsement OF a
sales tax as the means Of raising
money for school construction. An
unofficial count indicated "a locall-
ties had asked the Governor for
legislative action, but the Cover
nor's Office has received written
communications from only 29 coun-
ties and one city.
That an organized, concerted
campaign has been inaugurated to
create a demand for special ses-
sion" in recent weeks was declared
bv Gov. Tuck July 26 in q statement
announcing appointment OF the
tax study commission, which was
authorized by the 1948 General
Assembly.
In the same statement, the Gov
ernor said it would be grave
mistake" to call the Legislature to-
eether now to act ION so important
a matter without benefit of fuH in
formation which certainly Is not
now available"