The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-06-09
The Legislature and the Tax Law.

law, whiggery has used allits efforts TO preju-
dice the people against it. They probably
f-rgot that the members Of the Legislature
had taken an oath to support the constitu-
ton that we live under. All we ask of any
person is to read the tax law and then read
the following articles of the Constitution,
honestly and impartially, and they will see
that no other kind of law could have been
passed without the membets of the legis-
lature violating their Oaths. Will you pub
lish these articles of the Constitution, friend
Hatton? and not gull your readers ary longer
about something that is not so. Now show
your political honesty, if You have any.
ARTICLE MI
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
SEC 1. The levying oftaxes by the poll,
is grievious and oppressive; therefore, the
General Assembly shall never levy poll
tax, for county or State purposes.
Sec. 2. Laws shall be passed, taxing,
| by uniform rule, all moneys, credits, in
yeatments in bonds, stocks joint stock COM
panies, or otherwise; and also all real and
ipesronal property, according to Its true val
ue in money; but burylng grounds public
school houses, houses used exclusively for
public worship, institutions of purely public
charity, public property, to an amount not
Exceeding in value two hundred dollars, Tor
each individual, may, by general laws, be
Iexcmpted from taxation: but, all such prop
ertv so exempted, shall from time, be ascer-
tained and published, as may be directed
by law. :,
Sec. 8. The General Assembly shall
provide by law, for taxing the notes and
bills discounted purchased moneys loaned,
and all other property, effects, or dues, Q,
every description, (without deduction, Of
all banks, now existing or hereafter created
and of all bankers, so that all property eia-
ploycd in banking, shall always bear bur.
Iden of taxation, equal to that imposed OF
the property ofindlyiduals.
SEC. 4. The General Assembly shal
provide for raising revenue, suilicientto de
fray the expenses ofthe State, for each year
and also sufficient sum to pay the interes
on the State debt
SEC. s. No tax shall be levied, exccp
in pursuance of law; and every law imposin!
a tax, shall state, distinctly, the object o
the same, to which only, it shall be applied
SEC. 6. The State shall never contrac
any debt for purposca Of internal improve
ment
ARTICLE NIL.
CORPORATIONS.
a CEc. /. The General Assembly shaI
Il ia n
t SEC. 2. Corporations may be fOrm.t
), under general laws; but al such laws ma.
from time to time, be altered, or repealed
II SEC. 9. Dues from corporations shall b
secured, by such individual liability Of til
Stockholders, and other means, rs may b
c pre-, cribed by law; but, in all cases, eac
e sto;kholdcr Shall be liable, over and aboy
: the stock by hIm or her owned, and an
- amount unpaid thereon, to further sun
at least equal in amount to such stock.
SEC. 4. The property OF corporations
Il now existing, or hereafter created, sha
c forever be subject to taxation, the same a
: the property OF individuals.
No right Of way shall be appropriated
l. the use Of any corporation, until full com
t. pcnsation therefor be first made in money
c or first sucured by a deposit of money,
the owner, irrespective Of any teneht irol
. any Improvement proposed by such corp(
I ration; which compensation Shall be ascel
e tanned by d jury OF twelve men, IN a cou
S ofrccord, as shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. 5. The General Assembly sha
Dr wide, for the organization of cities, an
:, Incorporated villages, by general laws, an
II restrict !heir power Of taxation, asseessmen
n borrowing money. contracting debts an
d loaning their credit, SO as to prevent tn
lie abuse Of such power.
- SEC. T. No act of the General AssembI,
" authorizing associations with banking pov
y ers, shall take effect; until it shall be submit
le ed to the people at the general election ne
h succeeding the passage thereof, and be al
Of proved by a majority Of all the electors' Y'
ting at such election.
~ The above is word for word of the 12t
If and 18Th articles of the Constitution, the OF
" part thatrelates TO the subject of taxatio
T. We ask our friends to read them careull,
of and compare them with the tax law, and tho
If will see that no other kind Of law cou
n have been made without violating the Co
at stitution. Wen venture the prediction tn
IN when ourexcelent Treasurer, Mr. HIlbel
D. finishes collecting the the taxes In the cou
IN tv this fall, that he will not have heard hall
of dozen complaints from amongst our Dem
cratic friends old federal wings will gfumb
n asa natural consequence, owing to their dl
wv position. Give IL law time, and we'll c
cE sure it to work well.
P Rzy" If any of our whiy friends wish
>! read both sides Of the question, let the
take the Republican and then the Sentin'
and their 81 80 will be as acceptable to
e. as any other persons. But to ask them
lis to take the Sentinel before they are subsc
81 bers to their own paper, as a kind OF mea
LII. ness that we have never learned, and G
VII knows, we never want to. We believe
ct' every mans duty to take his county pap
on if whig, take the Republican, if De-
la ocrat take the Sentinel by all means, a
III then if be wishes to see both sides of t
We question, take both papers. These are {
De- principles, and we never wish to learn
lev mean ones as ssome other people seem to