Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-01-02
Fronl he CincinnrIali Ennnirar.


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,9. ag"@ From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
AUDlToR OF STkTE's REPoRT. This
Is a document Of more than Ordi ary in
forest 70 readers in general, and from
causes that will appear, Of much deep
er importance than any document EN-.
anating from the department for ma v
years. .m '1sa ol.tf4 7at13'
The amount ofreve0usfor State pur.
poses remaining in The Treasury at the
end Of the fiscal year, Nov. Is, 907 so;
being an increase oflhe previous year,
Of $50, ,446 III. OF the-Gepreciated Ur
bana paper in the Treasury the Trsashr-
er received ca4h dividend on the a.
mount of s., 1873 25 and for the balance,
$2l ,62O.24, he received certificates from
the Receiver, which the latter thinks will
in time be taken up, as that institution
is able TO avail itself ofits means. From
the Peniientiary $l9, 900 were received,
and gil ,5T2 SO paid for convicting and
transporting cOnvicis. il.d lsl
O. The Auditor remarks that "lhe act of
the last session, regulating the fees of
OficerF, ia Hamilton county,, is so con-
atrued, in relation to the fees Of the
Treasurer. as to work injustice 10 the
State, making ITS Treasury tributary 10
that oflhe county, BY that construction,
rs underStsnda it, The whole fees for
collections on the duplicate, according
10 the existing law, will be charged to
the State, aud credited 10 the county the
Treasurer receiving salary from the
county. The amount thus charged 10
the State, will considerably exceed the
rateable proportion of the salary, which,
j. is admitted, the State should pay
This was, undoubtedly, in The law, and
it should be remedied as early as practi-
cable. The salary should he paid bH the
State aud county, in raseable proportions,
according 10 the services rendered to
each by the comfy Treasurer, under the
e4isling laws The remedy should be
applied before the annual settlement, 10
February next sas-I gHf la e.sl.elr. 3
With the Banks Of Lancaster and Stu
beHVlIe lie effected a settlement and re.
Eoiyed from the first 1919 73 and from
the latter SO ,453 70 WEIGH amounts and
interest they had illegally kept from the
State School fund as tax on their uivi-
dends.5 OIL pi s5via . 8Id loss
He urgently advises appropriate legis
latiol tD perfect tax sales and deeds for
lands thus obiaihed, as much in justice
10 the Stst6 as that porti0nof the people
Wb0 pay th6lr tax pBnclualIy and wjlling-
lYTIe says the evil exists lin the laws.-
.sFrom year to y6at, eiHce the present
system has proven inefficient, the lists Of
EieIindIent lands, and the amount OflevA
led but uncolected revenue, has been
increasing, until last year il amounted 10
iiASrIy one ninth ofthe Whole levy. Is
this is TO be attributed solely to the sCa:c.
Ry OF money and'the hardness Of the
iimess Not 50. TIE year l842 finds
very nearly its pgrallel ia either Of the
wears 1885 or '36 when money was most
abundant, aud The country was in what
vas termed the Brightday Of its prosper
nv. The true cause is, that the laws
have been discovered 10 be imperative,
or, Stleasl inefficient; and there is al.
%ays class ia every commonly, ,wh0will
make n0effott TO fulfil legal enactrients
when they can be saaded. The whole
matter is summed u in single sen.
tsnces Ths present laws are totally in
efficient. m revenue Is 10 be collected,
and that in good faith to all who share
Rs burdens, aHey 0Ggh, to be revised
and ,tnadet0be what they seem; It not
they, witl1 ElI lIsothsfs that levy taxes on
the people, shbuld; in strict justice, be
FepSal5df 9ai g' .He.a l"ARhs
HedfgeSa change ihathe valuation
laws, which will estimate property 81 u
Gctusl cash valds; bringing in a hundred
fold more Of the real capital than IS nov
reached by6dt taxing system, and most
Iynmade' more productive Than lande'
ssIals. 'One man, perhaps, from III
stern requiem meilts Of poverty, deprive
hilns6IE Of the Iuxuries fife, and aPprO
pirates his hafd earnings to the pGrchas
af 3 Snalp tract Of land, upon which b
"A rsGfs bis cabin, and barely furnishes
sufficiently fot The reception 0f his it'll
family; before The efcrsSthas fallen andl
his axes cF bis acres been made ready 4
snll!vGtioE. the assessor hss ranked Bi
a9tsf ON poeo4q9 n9af H3ls8W ell