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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
REQUEST BY KERNSTOWN BATTLEFIELD ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 6(A)(6) OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Kemstown Battlefield Association, Inc. has made application for tax
exemption, as permitted by Article X, Section 6(a)(6) of the Constitution of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County, Virginia has examined and
considered all of the provisions of subsection B of Virginia Code Section 30-19.04; and
WHEREAS, the current assessed value for the property owned by the Kemstown Battlefield
Association, Inc. located in Frederick County is $2,093,200.00, and the current Frederick County
annual real estate tax for that property, without land use, would be $13,396.48; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County, Virginia supports the
application for tax exemption made by the Kemstown Battlefield Association, Inc.
RESOL VED, that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County, Virginia, does hereby
request that the General Assembly for the Commonwealth of Virginia pass legislation that would
provide:
1. That the Kemstown Battlefield Association, Inc., a non-profit Virginia corporation, be
classified and designated as an historical organization within the context of Article X,
Section 6(a)(6) of the Constitution of Virginia; and
2. That property owned by the Kemstown Battlefield Association, Inc. and used by it
exclusively for historical purposes on a non-profit basis be determined to be exempt from
local taxation.
ADO PTED this 10th day of January 2001.
Upon motion made by Margaret B. Douglas, and seconded by W. Harrington Smith, Jr., the
above resolution was approved by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors, at their meeting and
public hearing held on January 10,2001, by the following recorded vote:
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esolution - Kernstown Battlefield Association, Inc.
. January 10, 2001
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Richard C. Shickle
Robert M. Sager
Aye
Aye
Charles W. Orndoff, Sr.
Margaret B. Douglas
Aye
Aye
W. Harrington Smith, Jr.
Sidney A. Reyes
Aye
Aye
A COpy TESTE:
RESOLUTION NO.: 025-01
cc: Robert T. Mitchell, Attomey, Kernstown Battlefield Association
Larry Duncan, President, Kernstown Battlefield Association
Ellen E. Murphy, Commissioner of the Revenue
Cheryl B. Shiffler, Finance Director
C. William Orndoff, Jr., Treasurer
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