Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-05-07
The Tax Law.


hssadsA. sod Oslag 70 is exceedingly "lOng
Isng'h, |" Ssse prevented from saying anything
SbOus 4. Nosvths.shdi6g il may be lille
ls.e, and greet pOrsiOn Of The assessment is al.
ready nsds, yet we desire 10 call attention 20
feH e ils provisions. and contrast Them Siih
tha old lug.
We confess our uuer inability 10 reconcile
some Of in snAetmend vim common sense, yet
GAis may be owing 70 our own Ob'useuess, and
mo-. .ehargeabIe 90 the deRsgoeues who intended
hfos a1svetio be used for elecIOneering Pur-
poses. 20 looking over our exchanges we 6ud
Skn We are DOi Ihs OaIy One who has failed TO
Aszss s,-sAe meaning Of he LesissaTe. The
AudisOs Of State has issued four sets OF instruc.
ai0nt % uuditors an6 assessors. which are not
msssly explanations Of ,he law itself but amour,
% amendments OF the Statute.
The principal advantages claimed fov this
Isv over The old poe are, .ha, i. brings great
deal Of properly on 10 the grand levy that was
TO, rn tbef,rs, 10 The shape Of stocks Of various
kinds, and The exemption Of Two hundred dol.
lars worth Of properly to every individual. Lei
uGxamins them q little and see what they
amount Io-.irgw they efTee. the cilizens Of Car.
roll county. Suppose that there should be an
addition Of $4,000. .o00-or any other amount
ysa cAoose--lo. the basis Of taxation for the
ptesehe year, is il probable that The levy for
Stsie YTposes, will be any less than it was
last ycari How much Of an increased basis
~alitSeSuire, S' the same levy TO pay off the
rh1h,salaries. build The public institutions &c.
provided Tor by The preseu, legislaIurel There
,isme pf0bAbliIy that the levy will be less, on,
q sirong ens. ,ha. il will be greater !; !, be
4hs same as last year, the larIners IN this couu.
~ will fay a'higLer tax than u..der the old law;
and OUc reason for saying 20 is this: There are
10 10. Ks 10 90 on the duplicate in this county.
-ssd TIE exemption Of two hundred dollars in
Versonal properly, will reduce the aggregate We.
" considerably, so that 10 raise an amoun.
equal to shai raised last year, there must be an
increase 10 the county levy. How can il be
OshsrwiSe. The grea. cry against The old law
was, that il taxed the farmer more than other
classes of community, bnI il farmers do not feel
tundFe sensiby now, we are mistaken.
There seems TO be difference Of opinion as
10 what articles are,propery subjects Of taxa.
zion, When we read she law we thought il
sufficiently explicit on this point, to be under.
STOOD by the mos, ObIuse. If there be anything
iu the Law that is perfectly clear il is the fol.
lowing definition or"Psrsuna property"
"Every tangible thing being the subject Of
ownership, whether animate or inanimaIe. 9th.
e. than money. and not forming parI of any
fpsreel Of real properly, as hereinbelore de.
hhek."
TAs Law requires all properly whether real
OF PesfORaL 10 b. listed for taxation. Any man
with three grains Of common sense would Of
souee conclude that Ihs provision embraces ev.
erSihing a mau can own; yet the Auditor OF
Sia,e says that il does not. lie amends The
taw BY saving, officially that il does not include
'lEE.cles OF food provided by a man for himself
and family" Hor does il include "growIng
eacps." Are not these subjects Of ownership
May they they no, be bought and sOIdl And
does de'S~eaT wuIy, when he swears that no
has lis'esSll his personal properly" he having
taken no account Of these iWmsl The law
does not exempt them, his oath has no provso
Tor IheG. We hesitate not, TO say thar the law
requires that everything down TO the teaspoons
and sOgariongs must be listed, and we have no
doubs bvi IhaveVen locofoco Supreme Coun,
provided il were out OF the State Of Ohio, would
80 decide. No other construction can be Civ.
On 10 il, unless the words aIc made TO mean di.
: .rstly the reverse Of their usual Specification.
And Ihis is not oil, you must no. only lis. all
yosS properly under oath but you mns. swear
&C ia value. How is man 10 swear 10 the
vsIss sfas article he ''seis great store byi''
How ~ill he swear to shat an article will sell
for IL be neSer Ofieved /, for salel How much
aSs yoWr wfe's blankets and quilts wor,hi--
What wOuld The Poss aud kenies 10 your kiich.
en- cell fori
Many olheT thing, might be referred to, bu,
Ibis article has already grown to greater
lssgIh Than We expected. Il was framed for
oaecsioneerinR purposes; 80 buy votes, and make
political capital, but we mistake The good sense
o. me people Of Ohio il ,is very thin veil be
ioesassabIs.
When The assessors have made their return
= sill probably have something moro 10 say
6nghs subject.
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