The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-10-08
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TAX ON REAL ESTATE!

Farmers of Fairfield, we ask your at
teu,ion to the following article. Read it.
The last Eagle was principally taken
up with an expose of the Tax Law and
contained little more misrepresentation
than is generally found in one number of
that paper. W. have no disposition 10
reply-we will simply give a plain state
ment of plain facts-if these will not sat
isfy what few opponents of the Tax Law
are left, we will give them we to our
neighbor. We will take the Eagles fig
ures, which may or may not be correct.
We will make a comparison between
1916 and 1S47, when it should be be-
tween 1874 and 1S47-foritis wellknown
that these same Locofocos objected to
the Tax Law of 1916 as well as 1876
and now they cannot fall back on that
Bullet them have the benefit Of the Wig
law of 1915, which was bettered by the
late one and see what they gain.
1t must be promised here that the
Wings have collected more taxes than the
Locofocos. The latter were running the
State in debt every year and the Wings,
when they obtained the power, of necess-
ity had to levy higher taxes to change
this state of affairs, which they have done
and now have a surplus to pay part of
the principal made by Locofocos. So
far all will say that they are entitled to
praise and our Farmers, when they dis
cover that this was done without levying
an additional tax on their lands will won
der what machinery was put in opera
ton to accomplish it. We will simply
tell them that fine furniture, gold watch
es, pianos, extra horses, moneys and cred
its, bonds and mortgages are now taxed
and Wcrc not under the Locofoco law
But to the figures:
Under the old law, the lands of this
County were appraised at 81 $780,.
O9a aud paid ajax III 1915 Off,. $25,2OS 10
In 1916, when the new law was in
operation, only as regards personal
ty, the lands paid a Tax of..--.... $20,086 81
lii 1847, when the new law was in
operation, lands paid IA Tax off, 1921 8 81
In the above items, is not included
Township Tax.
Well here is a difference and why is it?
The question is easily answered. With
more property on the duplicate for taxa.
ton, the County Commissioners levied q
higher county tax. This was Locofocc
measure. Now to get at the real merits
ola Wing measure, we will confne our
selves to Wig managers.
The State tax, on lands, in this county, in 1915
%
IN 1910 lJ,ol2 4,
In l847, it will ................ 10 1853 81
And in "a, under ioeofoco rule, it was 1853 g.
Now, Fairfield Farmer, how stands
the accountl We wish to get at the true
state of the case and we trust you vii
count with us. Bear in mind the follow
ing facts:
In 1914, the County tax was 7 mills OF
the dollar--in 1916, with more property
on the duplicate, it was reduced to 6 mill
all right; but in 1916 with still NOR
property on the duplicate, it was raiscc
to 7 mills, that was not right--and in 1874
with nearly three times as much proper
/, ty, the tax is nearly half as bigh--tha
, is not right again.
4 How is it with the Wig managers q
the State! In 1914, the State mteres
was not paid the levy was mills on tn
dollar; in 1915, the levy was the same
!, but more property was brought on tn
Il duplicate and the State expenses were a
, bout balanced; in 1916 with all the re0
estate at the old valuation and half til,
t personal property, the levy was 8 mills o.
the dollar, all the State expenses wer
e paid and surplus Of $3.50, 900 left in tn
y Treasury TO pay N principal Of debt.
But perhaps the reader will ask, di'
not the County Commissioners do tn
same-not al all. AS we told you in
former number, with much higher take;
1 they paid less on the public debt tina
they had done in former years.
D And how is it this yearl Why the Com
missioners have levied a higher count
d tax in proportion than the State, as wi
be seen by the following recapitulatiou
in 1914, State 7 mills, County 7 mills
equal; in 1916, State 7 mills, County
mills-County less; in 1916, State s mil
County 7 mills-County less; in 1S4'
State "a mills, County 8 mlIs-Count
mare. 1t is on this account that we car
not make a correct comparison by takin
County and State Taxes, We must tax
70 the latter alone and by it will show tn;
much more money is raised from taxatic
and that it does not come from lands.
We will now refer you back to the
mount of taxes in the different yea
D mentioned.