The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-04-06

promissory notes, bills of exchange and other Sc
curities he lay his hands upon, being efu,
however, to take as much of all sorts as he may
Judge, on iolsrable full reflection, will pay all ex-
penses. Thereupon he will convey the entire
amount Of plumber thus seized, ITO his own office
or to some place Of safe-keeping. mo matter
which, we suppose. and then he will proceed to
take an inventory and see what he has realized
from the adventure. If he happento lose few
hundred dollars along the street, some assistant
make an artful seqpestration why it is matter OF
no moment ut all, as bis own Inventory is the
only measure of his responsibility. But if the
treasurer should, after completing his inventory.
find that he had not carried of enough, he would
be in an awkward dilemma. for we see no provision
in the law that would authorize him to 60 back
and make another descent upon the bank. How
be careful, therefore. always to take enough. Any
excess III duy) which he may have, e,afterpaying ail
the expenses he may have made, is to be refunded.
The 10th Section gives the Treasurer power of
his discretion to break open any outer doar or in
ner door, safe, vault, drawer or other iupediment
| 10 the execution Of the law.
| The 18th Section provides that where Treas
urer be restrained BY injunction from proceeding
under the law and The Injunction be sustained on
hearing, he may take an appeal to the District OF
Supreme Court and have an early hearing even
bef,re single judge and in vacation But on the
ether hand, if the injunction be dissolved in the
court below, tho complainant has no appeal!
How the provisions of these sections can be de-
Tended. we are unable to see. It is clear that un
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1t certninly duthorizes excessive violence and til.
most unreasonable seizures. And here we wouli
remind whom it may concern, that both the Con
stution of the United States, and of Ohio, contail
the following provision:
The right Of the people to be secure in thei
persons, houses, papers. and possessions, agaius
IuNREAsoNABLE searches and SEIZURES shall no
be violated."
1t will be Eeen that the five per cent penalty
and five per cent, pounding, gve to the Treasurer
ten per cent, the amount of their Seizures
The amount Of taxes which the law of 1852 ex
acts from the banking institutions Of this city alone
is over $4,000. This throws into the private pock
OF of Treasurer DopGE more than 1000. in addi
ton TO his regular compensation!
Resisting tho execution of this law 10 puuisha
bio by fine not exceoding 5000 or BY imprisonmen
in the county jail 20 days bread and water, o.
by both at the discretion Of the court.
Such arc few of tho beauties of this Ohio Lo
cofoco monstrosity. If tho people will carefully
read it observe its practical operation. it will
not long disgrace our statute book. The banking
institutions of Ohio are among the safest and mos
useful in tho country. The people have at nj
time indicated wish to wage against them a war
certainly not an unmanly and predatory war. TIL
banks are at all timss aHen abls TO tho laws, an
would not hold themselves above the laws. The.
ask only what every citizen claims for himself, tn
right to sscertain .rsas the iaw is by an appea {.
} the judicial tribunals.