Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-04

We have delayed our paper, in hopes of
receiving news by mail before publication,
but shall be obliged to go to press without
news which we are conscious is on the
road. So excuse haste!"
UNpARALLnLLRD OFFICIAL DELTNQUEN-
cy.-A case of official unfathluiness ito
call it by no harshcr name) has occurred In
this county, which is destined to be go Sc
rious in its consequences, that to remain ST.
lent upon it would be almost as criminal as
to have participated in its perpetrution.
We will explain the matter in as few words
as possible, and let the people of the coun-
ty draw their own inferepces.
The first section of the act OF the legls-
lature, " regulating the mode of taking the
enumeration of the white male inhabitants,
above the age of twenty-one years" reads
as follows:
BE ii enaciedby Tie General .AsscmJly Of
The state Of Ohio, That the assessor OF each
county in this state, shall, in the year eight
cen hundred and twenty seven, and every
fourth year thereafter, at the same time he
is, or may be, required by law to take the
list of taxable property, take the enumera-
ton of all the white male inhabitants above
the age of twenty -one years, whose usual
place of residence shall be in any family
within this county, or who may be found
therein, without any settled place OF resi-
dence in any other county, but are inhabl-
tants of this State at the time OF taking
such enumeration aud shall make out a
list of names of said inhabitants, and return
the same to the clerk of the court OF com
mon pleas, at the same time he is, or may
be, by law required to return to the county
auditor the list of taxable property.
By this it appears that the county asses
sor is required to make an enumeration,
"at the same time he is, or may be, requi-
red by law, to take list of the taxable pro-
perty,"--.to wit, "between the first day Of
March and twenty-fith day of May" Thi;
enumeration is of no small consequence, u'
upon it are based the distributions of thu
school fund, and every error, failure or de
ception practiscd by the Assessor, is felt il
its consequences by every family in the
township where it cccurs.
The first charge against the Assessor O
this county, Is that the enumeration was no
made at the time provided by law, but wa
neglected until some in September. Thl
could only have proceeded from ignorance
or wilful neglect of duty imposed upol
him by the laws of the state, and shows al
entire unftncss for his office, as well as al
unworthiness of the trust reposed in him b.
the people of the county.
The second charge is of a still more sc
rious nature, as it carries with it irresist
bic proof of the most fugiant dishonesty
No reprobation can be too strong-no pur
ishment too severe upon that sworn office
who can so far forget his duty and lis char
acter, as 20 make an ofc ial return that con
flicts with truth, Tie plea of ignoranc
cannot oe interposed, where it is his duty
know. The returns of the Assessor max
the number of free white males, over tn
age of twenty-one years, residing
Wayncsfeld township, between the first
March and the 25th of May, 1889, to
S87. Now, there is not man in the tow
ship who does not know that there are moi
than double that number. But to set tt
matter at rest, two persons have been al
pointed whose duty it was to make diligcl
inquiry, and to furnish a list of the persoI
subject to such enumeration residing
Waynesfeld township, at the time provide
by law for the action Of the Assessor, wi
return under oath, one 800, and the 9th
8o7. The account then stands thus:
Return Of the Assessor, @
Smallest number returned on actual
enumeration. 81
Difference, s.
Thus has the act of Cyrus Fisher, tt
Assessor of Lncas county, deprived tn
township of two thirds of its school none
abrogated the wise provisions of the lcgi
lature, and proved himself to be unwortl
of the trust committed to him.
Mr.. VAN BUREN AND THE WEsT.--
strong contrast with the devotion to the
terests of the Great West, which has ev
formed part Of Gen. Harrison's charoctt
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