Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-08
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OHIO rs. UNITED STATES BANK.
by an act ofihe Legislature of this state,
paSsed iast session, II was provided. that,
unless The Branches OF the United States
Bank, located at Cincinnati and Chllico-
INC, cease their operations by the frs, o;
September INST. that Tax of one hundred
thousand dollars be levied on the Bank /:
ana thai, on the 18th, The Auditor of the
oiale proceed TO charge The said Bank
with The tax aforesaid, and immediately
hereafter TO Issae his warrant 10 some
persen 10 collect the same.
On the morning of the 18th inst. Ralph
Osborne, Esq. Audito. OfSlate, was serv.
ed with subpoena, together with a bill
IN chancery issued from the u. S. Circuit
Court, sitting al Chilicotire, directing him
10 appear al The next January term of
SAID court, and answer 10 said bill of
complaint, praying that the Auditor of
lie Stale be enjOined from proceeding
under Tue law OF the General Assembly
OF ONO, passed on the 9Th February.
1910, lax the Bank of the United
States, &C."
On the same day The Auditor proceeded
TO charge the Bank with the sum of'IO0 900
dollars; and made out his warrant, d.
recied to Jain l.. Harper, commanding
iim to collect the tax of l00, 900 dollars Of
Tue Bank Of the United States; $4,000
dollars "hereofwas charged on The Office
OF Discount and Deposit at Cincinnati ::
ana 10000 dollars on their said office Al
ChilicOile.
On The l7thinst. in the time of banking
hours, John l.. Harper proceeded TO the
once OF the Bank at ChiicOthe, and de.
manded of the cashier the President be-
ing present. payment of said tax, which
was refused. Upon which, John l.. Har.
per, with t~o assistants, entered the vaults
o. The Once, and took about 10000 dol
lars In specie, and quantity Of bank pa
per, and withdrew. He then counted of
The specie, and bank paper a sum of
100000 dollars and, finding a considerable
surplus OF bank paper, lie returned to
SAID Office 10 restore The overpIus but.
not being allowed admittance, lie de.
posted 1t In the Bank of ChiIlicothp.
iew rods east OF the u. S. Branch
Bank. During The transaction, the Pre-
sident OF The Bank read TO Mr.. Harper the
subpoena, which we have before metiOned
was served upon the Auditor of State. as
Mr.. Harper believes.
On The next day, as MIR. Harper vas on
his way TO Columbus, lie was served with
notice, which he supposed 20 be a writ
oil injunction granted upon The bill Of com
plant filed against the Auditor 10 stay
his proceeding; but which Mr.. Harper
considered not directed 10 him. aud
therefore disregarded. He conveyed the
money 10 the State treasury where il ia now
safely lodged.
Tie same evening, prior TO the deposit
ing of the money in the state treasury.
the Auditor was served with an order
from said court, bearing date The 18th
September, epjoining him " from charg-
ing tile said Bank on the 10Th Sept. oft6e
present year, and thereafter annually. with
tie sum of S5O,O0O upon each Office as
aforesaid, and, also, from making Iut
any warrant, or appointing any person,
or persons, to execute all or either Of the
provisions of the act of the legislature a.
ioresaid or from levying and collecting
The tax aforesaid or from paying over.
by order or Otherwise, any moneys receiv.
ed from said tax, which shall have been
or may be collected under said act, into
The treasury ofthe State Of Ohio or from
making report of the same 10 Tie legisls.
ture aforesaid, in his general report Of
the receipt offsxes, until the bearing Of
said bill OF complaint by said court" Bat
ilIe Auditor, not concerning that tho gen.
eral law, regulating offices of the Treas
lreT and Auditor" or the special proyis-
ions Of iIIe ACT Ievying said tax, gave him
any further control over the said money.
not being specified in said act 10 whom
the tax should be paid, he gave no direc-
tons concerning the disposal Of the mo-
ney. Thus e'uieh Tie first act!
Triumph of State Sovereignty.
CINCINNATI, Sept. Give UNDER