Evening star., 1952-02-14
Bill Authorizes
Taxes
By InstaIInlenfs
Permissive Measure
Would Not Affect
State Income Levy
By Alex R. Preston
Star Sfoff corsesponden,


Star Staff Correspondent
RICHMOND, Feb. l4.-Install,
|ment payment of local taxes
could be permitted by the Airing,
ton County Board, under terms
|of q bill to be introduced in the
General Assembly today.
The board could pass an
ordinance providing for INSTALL
|ments at such intervals and Inn
posing penalties for delinquency
as it deems proper. The bill
would not affect the general law
relating to payment of the State
income tax in December, how
ever.
Delegates George Damn and J.
Maynard Magruder viii sponsor
the measure.
Local taxes affected would be
those on personal property and
real estate, If the board availed
itself Of the proposed law.
"It should make it easier for q
lot OF people to pay their taxes"
MIR. Magruder said, because all
OF the bills now are due at the
same time, in December"
Bank Closing Changed.
Gov. Battle. meanwhile, re.
turned to the Assembly q bill de-
signed to permit banks in Arling-
ton, Alexandria and about six
other cities to close on SATURDAYS.
He asked that Arlington be elimi-
mated from the bill at the re-
quest Of the county's legislative
delegation.
The Arlington legislators said
they had unanimous opposition
from bankers in their home coun-
ty. Both houses accepted the
Governors recommendations and
returned the bill to the Governor.
stu including provision for Alex
andria.
New Annexation Bill.
Among new bills introduced
yesterday was one by Senator
Victor Wilson of Hampton, which
would directly affect Fairfax
County. Falls Church and Alex
andria. 1t would provide that.
whenever q county had adopted
the county executive plan of gov
ernment. as Fairfax has, no part
OF 1t could be annexed by an ad-
joining city, unless the entire
county was taken in, and then
only If the county voters approved
|by referendum.
Senator John A. K. Donovan
VINO represents all three iurisdic-
tioas, said: II shall. support this
Dill in an attempts to counteract
the move by Arlington to annex
territory from Fairfax County,"
The Arlington legislators have
sponsored a bill which, for the
first time, would give counties the
power to annex. This measure.
along with all annexation legisla-
ton of the current session. will
pc heard before the House Com
mittee on Counties, Cities and
Towns this afternoon.
Senator Donovan introduced a
bill to increase the per diem al
lowance of jurors, in line with the
rise in the cost of living. Allow
ances for meals would be in
creased from SIPS to $1.50 and
for lodging. from So to $4.
Senator Fenwick sponsored q
bill to change the name Of the
Virginia Boxing and Wrestling
Commission to the Virginia Ath-
'letic Commission. It also would
include gross receipts from tele-
vision and radio broadcasts Of
sports events as part of the pro-
ceeds on which a S per cent tax
is levied.
Rent Bill Up.
Up for second reading in the
House today is a bill by Delegate
John B. Boatwright of Bucking-
ham to lift rent controls from
three areas where regulations
have been placed in effect by the
Federal Government. Delegate
Frank P. Moncure Of Stafford has
promised a floor fight to eliminate
the Quantico Marine Base area
from provisions Of the bill.
The House Agriculture Com
mittee killed a bill designed to
place two more consumer repre-
sentatives on the Milk Commits
sion, now made up by one con.
sumer, one producer and one rep.
resentative by the Governor. The
bill was sponsored by Delegate E.
Ralph James OF Hampton and was
similar to legislation indorsed by
the Arlington delegation. The
motion to kill the bill was made
by Delegate Charles H. Unruh Of
Westmoreland.
Passed by the Senate was Q
bill to permit the Division Of Mo-
tor Vehicles to issue county or
city license plates in the same
places where State tags are sold.
Candidate Bill Advanced.
Advanced to final reading In
the House was q bill to increase
the amount q candidate for office
may spend in a campaign. It was
opposed by Delegate Robert
Whitehead. a probable anti-organ-
ization candidate for Governor
next year, who said it gave the
man with the most money the
best chance Of being elected.
The bin was amended to ex-
clude funds spent for newspaper,
radio and teleyision advertising
from the limit. which was more
than trebled.
The Senate General Laws Com
mittee favorably reported q bill
to permit the Governor to discon-
tinue operation Of State parks
when the public interest so re-
1uires." The bill is designed to
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