Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-06-01

RksfsrAscr TO TIE Tax law
copy the following proceedings Of
meeting in Cincinnati, from the Enqui
rerofSunday morning. We believe th
citizens Of Gallia comfy have lived u
to the very letter of the law, as con
strued by the Auditor Of State, althoug
unjust and burdensome:
LAW AND ORDER.
Voice Of the Merchants, Manufacturers, Blu.
iness men, and tax payers generally, Of Cir
construed by the State Auditor.-Resolu
tons unanimously adopted by two publ
meetings, very largely attended.
Rss0lued, That while we are desirou'
Of avoiding an appearance OF facsleu'
opposition to any executive offlcer, We
cannot refrain from expressing our opin-
ion that the Auditor of State in ISSUING
his instructions TO the County Auditors,
how they are to proceed in listing per.
sonal property for taxation, has trans.
cended the powers of his Office, mas.
much as he has assumed the duties and
prerogatiyes of the Legislature of the
State. in declaring certain provisions ol
the Tax Law Of 1859. null and void,
and has filed the void thus declared
to exist, m accordance with his own
views.
Resolued, That we recognize no au-
thority but that vested in the Legisla.
ture, under the Constitution of the
State, to enact or annul laws; and thai
although the Supreme Court has Incl.
dentally questioned the constitutionality
of the tenth section of the Tax Law o.
1852, that section stands upon the Stat.
ute Book unrepealed and intact. There.
fore
RESOLVED, That we win not make such
return Of personal property belonging
to our business as is demanded by the
Auditor of State, because the require
ment is in contradiction to the Statute.
Resolred, That we will make out and
tender to the Assessor, return in ac-
cordance with the law, and in case an
attempt is made to collect taxes upon
an amount greater than we have return
ed, we will refuse to pay the same, and
seek such redress as may be open to
US.
ResOlved, That a copy of the acts Of
this meeting be sent TO the chambers Of
Commerce of the several cities of the
State, and to Merchants and Manufac-
turers where no Chambers of Com
merce exist, with view to uniformity
of procedure on the part of the whole
Mercantile and Manufacturing commu-
nifty of the State of Ohio.
Resolved, That we hereby agree to
stand by each other on all necessary oc-
casions, to resist unjust exaction, and in
case of distraint by the officers of the
law, we bind ourselves not to purchase
any property which may be so distrained
and offered for sale, and to repudiate
as unworthy of our association and con-
fidence all who do so.
ResolVed, That the resolutions adop-
ted by this meeting be engrossed and
signed by the officers thereof, and forth
with circulated by ward committees for
the signature and formal pledge of tax
payers throughout the city.
ROBERT HOSEA, Chairman.
JOHN D. CALDWELL, Secretary.
To this is attached nine hundred and
seventy-four signatures, in addition to
as many more that were publishrd few
days previous, pledging themselves to
stand by each other and to conform to
the resolutions, and carry out fully the
measures thus recommended.
Pie follwing preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted at meeting
of the citizens of Sycamore Township,
in Hamilton county:
Inasmach as the Assessor of Syca-
more Township has taken a position in
favor of the law, instead of obeying the
tyrannical instruction of the Auditor of
State, and which is sought to be enforced
by our County Auditor, therefore,
ResolUed, That we, the taxpayers of
said Township, agree to sustain our As
SCISSOR in any emergency which may
grow out of his obedince to the law.
RESOLVED, That we approve and adopt
as our sentiments the resolutions passed
at the meeting at the Merchants Ex-
change, in Cincinnati, May 18th, 1854
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