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The Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the General Assembly on January 16, 1786, before being signed into law three days later. The statute affirms the rights of Virginians to choose their faiths without coercion; separates church and state; and, while acknowledging the right of future assemblies to change the law, concludes that doing so would “be an infringement of a natural right.” Jefferson’s original bill “for establishing religious freedom,” drafted in 1777 and introduced in 1779, was tabled in the face of opposition among powerful members of the established Church of England. Then, in 1784, a resolution calling for a tax to support all Christian sects excited such opposition that James Madison saw an opportunity to reintroduce Jefferson’s bill. It passed both houses of the General Assembly with minimal changes to its text. One of the most eloquent statements of religious freedom ever written,
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Ever wondered how municipalities arrive at values for properties? Officials explain the process
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Property owners often have concerns about the municipal values placed on their investments, and this is no more evident than when the General Valuation Rolls are calculated.
Home owners often appeal against their new values â on which their monthly rates bill will be based â some with justification and others without. But this can be a result of not understanding how the value was arrived at.
The cities of Cape Town and Joburg share their valuation processes:
City of Cape Town â Louise Muller, director valuations
How does your municipality come to a propertyâs value? How are these values calculated?
Adjusted Joburg draft Rates Policy available for public comment
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The City of Johannesburg’s revised draft Rates Policy is now available for additional public comments after being adjusted to incorporate input received on the document in virtual public meetings held in February 2021.
The revised Rates Policy is currently available on the City’s website for public comment alongside the draft 2021/22 Mid-Term Budget and the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The draft documents are also being presented for input in ongoing virtual & physical public meetings.
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