Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-06-15
An ExhibiI,

In the Companion Of last week, we discover
an Exhibit Of the increase of the valuation Of
the personal property Of The different townships
Of this county, for the years 1853 and 1851
Showing an increase of palut tiOa of this year
over last, Of 328, ,9le dollars. After which the
writer,indulges inan offhand kind of calculation,
and endeavors to show how much less the tax
es will be this year than they were last And
says" We make these statements to counter
act false impression VII ich some are endeav-
Oring to make that the people are going to be
taxed TO death under the present tax law and
decision Of The Supreme Court"
Now to the facts, take 1t as true that the in
crease Of the Asses sors lists this year over last,
is 3s8.9ls dollars in this county. On what
kind Of property has that increase been made ?
We aver, land refer our readers to the Audi
dilor's books, that there is an increase this
year, over last in the items of mo neys and cred
its alone of 362, l7o dollars Making 80, e52
dollars more than the total increase in the coun-
ty. Whilst all the other items Of personal
property taken in the aggregate have fallen off
SO, 552 dollars, the items Of moneys and credits
alone have increased 10 the above amount
We all know, that the increase has not been in
the item of money, neither in specie nor bank
paper. Then in schat has been the increase
The only item left is credits. Yes, keep it be-
fore the people that they have increased this
item Of credits three hundred aud sirty.t,Oo thou
sand one hundred and seventy dollars, whilst the
value of other property in the county has de-
creased hiry-tbree houSand t,SO hundred and
Jffty-tOo dollars But hold still gentle reader,
you are not ''going to be taxed to DEATH" only
a little for the health's sake. Don't make your
self at all uneasy, all is we'll 'the Constitution
is in the hands of its friends" What conso-
lation it is for you, that although last year you
only returned five hundred dollars worth of
credits after deducting your debts of five hun.
dred, and had only about five dollars taxes to
pay including taxes on some other property,
whilst this year the rate is reduced as we are
grRvely told by the Companion" and you
have this year returned thousand dollars
worth of credits because you are not permitted
to deduct your five hundred dollars Of ndebt.
edness, and will have six or eight dollars of tax
es to pay under the reduced rate, although yol
are net one dollar better off than you were last
year. Yet the "Companion" and other SOlons
of the Democracy will tell you at once, you are
taxed on fve hundred dollars worth more prop.
erty this year than last and therefore the it,
crease So be not alarmed you are not "go-
ing to be taxed to DEATH" but just Aayed
" leetle" until the fat drops off, and then we
will stop, for yot can't stand, no you won't
stand to have the flesh scared too much, so do
be still, you are not "going To be taxed to
death"
The total amount Of moneys and credits re-
turned for the year 1853 is three hundred and
thousand three hundred and ninety
eight dollars. Therefore the amount returned
for the present year more than doubles the
amount returned last year. Yes, twenty mine
thousand seven hundred and seventy-two dol
lars more than double Will the "Companion"
be honest enough to tell its readers, why this
increase upon this species of property Will
Il be admitted that the people are compelled to
pay taxes upon their debts We shall see.