Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-05-14

That Blank.
We find on our liable Bit Of paper, printed .
or bah sides. which is described by the phrase, !
al "sssessor's blank" 10 looking over it, the
krsl lhiug that attracts out attention is the word
NOTICE 10 capital euers, Immediately be
low which we are informed thar il is our duty
80 make out, and hold in readiness" for the as.
SCISSOR, a s,slemI nj oil all the property, monies
and ereds, aud the value thereof, which "by
iaw VIC are required to IisI," and this warning
is signed by the assessor. Ii is supposed TO be
,he iasl, that every tax payer in the county has
received one OF lheso documents, and has al.
ready read il often enough to be familiar with
hs conlenls, and in great many instances COM
piled with ils requirements, "according 10 the
best Of their knowledge and belief,
Some o rsons will have lille trouble in FL
ling up the blank, while others will be put TO
their wis end in geuing up the necessary mate
rial, None will have trouble in enumera1ing
the Grst six articles, but the remaining eight
will puzzle every honest man.
The Merchant will hare great deal Of roub.
le 10 complying with The requirements of the
ninth article, and the twelfth and fourteenth will
trouble every body. twill be utterly impossi.
Bile for some men, who have been loag lime on.
gagged in business, and have great many un.
settled accounts, to arrive at anything like a
correct estimate Of their worth, and il will be
just as hard for the individual who has a lot OF
old personal properly about him, TO arrive al
anything like the cash value thereof.
Then comes the oath. Read i, carefully,
after you have filled your blank, and see il you
are required TO swear nothing but what is strict.
ly uue. Have you listed every "Iangible"
thing 10 your Possessonl Have you appraised
every article q, It's actual cash valuel
Turn the paper and look at tho other side.
The FIRST Thing that meets your guzo is the as.
SCISSORS return, where he values the "six emu.
meraied" articles, and then follows the speech
Of auditor Morgan, lie starts by informing us
that the new tax law is much superior in many
respects 10 The old ono, but confines his re.
marks to one. lie informs the people in ELEv.
gN different paragraphs, that they can hold
$500, worth Of personal properly, exempt from
CaKaliOn, This IS the great advantage, this is
che peculiar benefit TO which no desires to call
attention. This is the provision upon which
he and his brethren rely for their own political
sslyalon-lhis is tho louchslone that is to
changs wings TO oco(ocos--n short, this Is
the demogogucing provision of this exceedingly
odious and unjust law. We hAvo heard bu,
ono Individual speak in commentator OF the
law. and that ono has not paid one cent of tax
for years-perhOps never. Honest democrats,
as we'll as wings are denounciugil.
But to return to The "blunk." From the
reading Of certain clause on the second page
we infer that some are punished for not swear.
jng. whilo others escape entirely. For exam.
pie: A refuses 10 list his properly under oath,
and the assessor values all that he can find at
el75. and So makes his return to the auditor
To what amount will so per cent be added as
penalty for refusing to sweorl 1t cunno. be ud.
ded to any part Of The Sl75 for the whole Of
that amount is exempted from taxation. This
amounts to no more nor less than that il u man
eonceas bis properly 50 that the amount found
by the assessor docs not exceed 5000, he gets
clear Of t,xalor, IcI him be worth whatever
smount
But Se will not pursue this further. WEI
have no doubt but that The people will see
, through this very feeble attempt of the legisa.
ture at demagoguery, and that in due time these
miserable Wicksters will receive morited re.
buke.