Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-07-31
J. R. ROBERTSON, Secretary.

AT meeting of the citizens of Charles
county, held at BensvilIe the 26th instant,
the following resolutions were'passed:
WHEREAS, the State of Maryland is burthen-
ed with a grevious and oppressive tax,
which has been imposed upon her by the
unwise conduct and folly of her Legisa-
ture, for purposes not contemplated by
the Constitution of the State, therefore,
RESOLVED, That we disapprove of the
whole course of legislation by which, and
for the purposes for which the unjust, I'M
equal and oppressive tax under which the
people of this State now groan was imposed.
Resozued, That the law passed for the
payment of the debt of the State, and the as
sessment under that law, whereby no uni
form valuation was laid upon personal pro-
perty, is unequal, unjust and oppressive up
on the people of this State, and especially
upon the people of this county, inasmuch
as in some instances the same species of
property is valued almost, if not quite, to
double the valuation in this county as in
others.
RESOLVED, That we feel that in no event
could the works of internal improvement
contemplated in this State be of any advan-
tage or benefit to the people of this county.
ReSolUed, That inasmuch as the people
of this county are now taxed beyond the
means Of payment, that the individuals COM
posing this meeting pledge themselves to
vote for no candidate to represent them in
the Legislature who will not solemnly pro-
mise to vote against the enactment Of all
laws for an increase of taxation, and who
will not pledge himself to have an equal
and uniform valuation laid upon the proper
ty of this State; and we 60 further, and
lature of our State take no steps towards
bringing about an equality of taxation, that
we will refuse to pay one dollar towards the
liquidation Of this direct tax.
Resozved, That we consider it as an I'M
wise and unfair legislation for our State
bonds to be sold for so much less than par
valuation, as our State bonds have been sold
and sale accepted by the concurrence Of
said legislative body, bearing directly an
unjust and unequal part in this portion Of
our State.
Resozued further, That inasmnch as the
collectors of this county have, in some in
stances, served process of coercive means
to force some of our citizens to pay this
tax or have their property exposed to pub
lie sale at time the people are oppressed,
and if forced to public sale it must be sa-
crfced at least half its value for cash to
pay those unjust and unfair demands-that
we cannot forbear from denouncing all or
any such course, emanating from so unjust
a cause.
Reso1ved further, That as citizens of
Charles county we will not agree to pay
those burthensome and unjust amounts of
taxation until our legislative body adopt
some means by which the delinquent coun-
lies of the State of Maryland shall have
paid an equivalent to what we, the citizens
Of Charles and other counties, have alrea-
dy paid in discharge of the immense debt
of our State.
ResozUed, That as Americans and good
citizens of our beloved State, we do moi
subscribe to the doctrine of reputation
yet we feel it our imperative duty TO repel
at all times, that which does openly appear
to the world as an unfair, unjust and un-
reasonable demand, and as good and lawful
citizens of Charles county we shall treat
this demand, trusting in the good sense, for