HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

pensation; the Governor may at any time re-
move any of said Commissioners for neglect
of duty or misconduct in office.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of said Commission to thoroughly investi-
gate the systems of State, county and municipal
taxation in force in this State, including direct
and indirect taxation, license, taxep, valuations
and assessments and collections, and all other
matters pertaining to the subject of taxation,
and they shall especially inquire into and ascer-

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tain the practical operations and effects of said
systems, and how far the same work inequality,
hardship or injustice, and the cause thereof,
and how far, if at all, taxes are unduly burden-
some to the people of this State; they shall
also inquire into the systems of State, county
and municipal taxation in force in other
States, especially in all such States as have in-
troduced new methods or considerable changes,
and shall ascertain the operation and effects
thereof, and particularly how far the same are
satisfactory to the people of such States, and
efficient in raising the revenue therefor.

SEC 3. And be it enacted, That said four Com-
missioners to be appointed by the Governor, as
hereinbefore provided, shall immediately after
their appointment, elect a suitable person to
be the Secretary of said Commission, said
Secretary shall become and be, by virtue of
his election, a member of the said Commis-

Commission--
Duty Of.

sion; he shall receive a salary of fifteen hun-
dred dollars per annum, payable in equal
monthly instalments of one hundred and
twenty-five dollars each, and it shall be his
duty to ascertain from the proper public offi-
cers and other sources in this and the several
States, all the matters and facts required by.
the preceding section to be investigated and
inquired of by the said Commission, and upon
receipt of any letters or writings containing
any information relating to the subjects to be
considered by the Commission, he shall im-

Elect Secre-
tary.