The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-02-23

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that was your Uncle William.
1.-THE following petition has been
circulated and signed in parts of thus corn-
ty, along the Penna. Line. 1t has been
sent to us for publication and comment,
but as it explains its object, there is no
necessity of remark by US. In the present
state OF the State finances, it will be diff
cult we presume to effect the object asked
for.-Ed. Wing.
To the HonoraJle Senate and House of Del
esates ofhe STATE of .Nmylcnd IN Gen.
ral .7SSembly met.
The petition of the undersigned citi-
zens of the county OF Cecil, respectfully
represents that they lator under great
injustice and inequality through the
present system of assessing and evying
taxes in this Commonwealth. A large
majority of the property holders of this
State, have been obliged hitherto to pay
taxes laid on such property according to
ltsvalue, when in part they were mere
~ the holders, and were paying an ad-
drtional fax in the form of interest, which
combined with the tax imposed, as if the
property was unencum5ereI, operates to
the most serious disadvantage and injury
OF that portion of the community, whose
necessities have compelled them to Dor.
row oi the more favored part on Mort
gages &c, and has The tendency to keep
down the poorer class OF our citizens,
and retard the advance Of those, who
thus have been for many years strug-
cling against double and unpaid taxation.
When the Honorable Representatives of
tho people of this Commonwealth know
the above to be the facts, and also know
that the evils complained of, affect
large majority of their constituents, they
Will see that the subject Is one which
should receive early attention. in their
deliberations, during the present session.
Our sister States are in motion on this
subject, and We should no longer pro-
craStlnate.
And further they have to state that
they Sustain great inconvenience and Pc
cunlary loss from the present law, lmpo-
sing tax upon all money loaned from an
other State into this. The citizens of
this County, have not within their own
control, sufficient capitol 10 carry on
their various enterprises, therefore, they
are compelled to borrow of those around
them. All moneys borrowed from cii-
zens OF Prnna. are taxed in that State
and loaned TO citizens of Md, are again
taxed which must be paid toy the borrow
er, which is made condition before it
can be obtained, whilst at the same time
any money loaned out of this State into
Penna., is not taxed there. The conse-
quence Is, those having money TO lend
here prefer lending their money out ofthe
State to avoid taxation here.
They further represent, that taxes ought
TO be equal on every person according TO
what they are real Y worth, and not on
what they hold nor on what they owe.
This state of things has kept the coun-
ty poor, and retards the progress OF i'm
provement, and checks many enterprises
which would improve our land and en-
nance the value of our County.
The undersigned hope that the Honora-
able Representatives of the people of this
Commonwealth, will make such revision
OF the law, imposing taxes upon real es-
tate and personal property of this State,
as. you shall determine to be best calcula-
ted to remedy the cause of complaint, and
your petitioners will ever pray.