Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-12-15

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Governor Of each state in the u aon, request
ing hun to furnish the necessary, Information.
1 lind however, that the information received
is not os satisfactory. as / anticipated, and
that the system and subjects oftaxation in 9TH
er states, bear very little analogy to our own.
ms arises from various causes-the property
subject to taxation, the manner Of assessment,
and the standard of valuation, all 60 to make
it wholly impracticabe to arrive at any def
mite and certain comparison.
The following, however, will show the tax
on real estate in the several States Of the I'm
ion hereinafter named:-In North Carolina,
on every hundred dollars value of real estate,
there is levied and paid six cents for state and
comfy purposes: In Kentucky, ten cents are
levied on every hundred dollars worth Of pro-
perty, both real and personal, for state and
county purposes: In Virginia, the tax is eight
cents on every hundred dollars value of real
estate, for state and county purposes In Con-
necticut, the state tax alone is ten cents on
every hundred dollars of ofvauation on real es
tate: In Indiana, the state tax is fifteen cents
on every hundred dollars of valuation of pro-
perty, both real and personal, one-third Of
which is expressly set apart, to pay the inter-
est on their internal Improvement debt: In
Ohio, our state and county taxes, including
those levied for Common Schools, Is about
fourteen mills on the dollar, or at the rate of
one dollar and forty cents on each one hund-
red dollars valution. . -.. I'll.
admit that orr standard of value on real
estate is deceptive, and is not more than one
fourth of its true value, which would bring our
taxes at about thrty-fve cents on each one
hundred dollars of valuation. a,.,,-... ...4.,.
This shows the different rates of taxation in
different sections of the union. In many of
the states, the state tax is merely nominal,
their governments being supported from in
comes on stocks of different descriptions--and
in the State of Alabama, no state tax exists,
the State government being supported by an
income from bank capital. When this system
of finance is properly understood, with the
bearing it has through the deposite ofthe land
fund in these institutions, OH the interest of
the other states. think you will all agree,
that our sister is a most fortunate and highly
favored member of the American family. Ohio
is laying direct taxes on the people, to sustain
every interest connected with her state policy.
Her government, her canals, roads, humane
and benevolent institutions, and common
schools, are all supported by direct tax upon
the property of her people. Whilst the pro-
ceeds of the sales ofthe public lands, which,
in a former communication, have brought to
the notice of the Legislature, as belonging TO
the whole people of the United States, and
most appropriately applicable to the support
of Common Schools, are by an act of Congress-,
passed October 18th, 1887, loaned to the
banks, including those of Alabama, on merely
nominal interests, and through their agency
paying the expenses of supporting and sustain
ing their state government, we of Ohio equi-
on and submissively acquiescing,
by taxing our people to supply the deficiency
growing out Of this loan of oul portion of this
fund, to our more more fortunate and favored
neighbor. .4....7nr. g-'ro-'. Inn, ,.o.--. ....
do not wish to be understood as being OPP
posed to the support of Common Schools. /
have no such feeling or design; but | do wish
% impress upon our people, that the fund
hat is properly theirs-that belongs to them,
oy inheritance from their Revolutionary Fa-
hers, and which is most ftly applicable to
he righteous and holy purposes of education,
3 unjustly withheld from them by the strong
lrm Of Federal Legislation and Executive in
luence and power, There is something hu-
niliating in the idea, that the youth Of this
country should depend upon the precarous
upport of direct taxation, to give them that
ducation that is necessary to make them use
ul exemplary members of society, and fit
Guardians and defenders of the liberties fthis
'eople, whilst the legacy vf thoir fathorv sc
njustly squandered upon objects, in which
hey have no immediate and direct interest.
The condition ofour Common School system
will be communicated to you,in due time,by the
enlightened and indefatigable Superintend-
mt of that branch Of our state policy. need
lot say that we all have deep interest in ITS
uccess, which cannot be expected in any
ther way than by strict and vigilant care OF
ii its resources. sils .,i,fr,.a. ...gy p. III.
The following statement, from the books of
he Auditor, exhibits the condition of the State
Treasury and the different funds therein, up to
5th of ofNovember, 1883. n, oea,.,....-.7 4.
General Revenue, B45l,757 l.66 u55f issl
Disbursements 324,7O2 IS O. sr. ;araw
Balance in Treasury, n $l27o54 SIG
School Fund upon which the me Leg.-l.yI
state pays interest. all 10 III 1,165,634 W
Virginia Military School Fund, ygiyr1 ID,
subject to distribution, @ 1880 72
The amount of the rej.5 e, y,as .s7.,s
Canal Fund, 642,6l2 037 .usgo 4.
Payment to Fund ID .3gr,7-l. : s,a. =, Il
Commissioners, 496,957 so rai,r.t,- |
In the Treasury Of this fund, 1864 $50
National Road fund in the Trea- .auui4ays
sury, ali.tK e.r5-o.sstni ,ei,At t,4So %
rollsreceiyed on the Ohio Canal sel,s66 07 0
q" g n; IL M Miami Canal, 74,533 81 Q
Showing q gradual increase Of our Ca
lal tolls, over the last year, Of 1898, 2s474,
which gives US renewed evidence !, that
when the auxiliary works, now in progress