Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-07-24
S. LAIIDI.
Facts for the confederation Of Farmers

! OPERATION OF THE TAX LAW IN FRANKLIN COUN.
TY,-ln our columns to-day will be found a state
mcnt of the personal property returned by the
Assessors of Franklin county, made by our wor-
! thy friend, Adam Stewart, Esq, who was Asses.
sor of the third ward Of this city. The state
mrnt confirms all we have said in reference to
interpretations of the Tax Law. 1t demonstrates,
so plainly that no man can fail to be convinced
Of the fact, hat the searching provisions of the
new law were so designed and all result in bring
inga vast amount of property on the list to assist
the farmers of the State in bearing the burthens
of taxation. 1t brings vast amount of the far
mcr's properly that has heretofore been taxed At
its full value, down to the basis Of other properly
that has never been taxed at half of its value,
and much of which has never been taxed AT all.
Next year it all stands on Il different basis, but
precisely the same results must flow from it, for
the same relative valuation is preserved. II it
benefits the farmer to have all taxed at half its
value. il will benefit him to have all taxed at its
full value, if the aggregate sum to be raised is
the same. SO extraordinary is the reduction eff
lccted by placing the farmers personal properly
on the list at half It's value, Gust as moneys and
credits are tXcd,) the aggregate amount of rev.
cnue would be little greater than last year, not
withStanding the vast amount of new property
now brought ON the list for the first time, unless
the per contagc of tax was increased. And after
increasing the per Contage as to raise sufficient
revenue for the wants of the State, YOU still leave
the farmers tax iOlcer than twas before!
The value of horses and cattle on the duplicate
of Franklin county for the year 1874, was $780,
COG, and of merchants capital and money at in-
tcrest S308 .6O9. The whole value Of the prop
erty, real and personal, on the duplicate Of 1874
was $4, ,782. The amount of taxes assessed
was $57,2ll IS, being at the rate Of about twelve
and half mills on the dollar.
The value of horses and cattle on the dupli-
cate of lG45 was $360,6G8 and of merchants
and manufacturers stock and money at interest
$412,039. The whole amount of taxes assessed
was S51 ,811 81, being at the rate of ten mills
and lour-hfths of a mill on the dollar.
The amount of horses, cattle, mules, sheep.
and hogs upon the duplicate of 1916, being half
the value returned by the asscsSors, is S243,5l9.
The amount of merchants and manufacturers
stock, moneys and credits, watches and pianos is
1891 1885, which is half the value returned by
the township and ward assessors.
The amount of taxes paid in 1914 upon horses
and cattle was S4,383 10; upon merchants capi-
tai and money at interest S3,857 81. The a
mount paid in 1915 upon horses and cattle was
$3,895 42, and upon merchants and manulac-
urcrs' stock and money al interest S4,450 02.
1t is probable that the per cent. will be somo-
thing higher this year, owing to the heavy re-
duc6on on the duplicate, occasioncd by placing
horses, cattle, &C., at half their value. Suppo-
sing, therefore, that the tax will be one mill more
than last year-makinp eleven mills and four
flihs of mill-the taxes to be paid on horses,
cattle, mules, hogs, and sheep. will be S2,873 81,
(t,oO houSaHd eight hHRc-,d aad scrcaty-tbrce