The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-08-04

italfscisifthe taxpayer shall compel
led ioIiunt itup through various statutes
And another reason i may state is;rthai
the changes proposed in this Bill are more
lin number than were made by the law OF
1852, or have been made, with two ex-
cePlions, in the history Of Ohio. "A
| With this view shall take up the most
material changes proposed by the Bill 10
tiheh order:
And 6rsi, the language Of the law has.
as will be perceived, been in q number
Of instances simplified and Pruned Of re-
dundant expressions, unnecessary and
confusing the sense Of the law. These
| il is not necessary to enumeraie. That
has already been sufficiently done in the
Heightened discussion III the Committee
| of the Whole.
To the judgment, Of the Committee,
which has been overruled by the House,
no exemptions whatever should be made.
fit was well remarked by the gentleman
who preceded me that il is bad sign for
tho manhood of Stale when there is a
general deslte, or even partial effor', Cor
any class TO escape taxation. ''l support
the government. Ipay my taxes" ought
TO be the proud sentiment of every ci'i>
zen, be he worth much or little. Not q
desire to pay exoIbitani or unreasonable
taxes, but 10 do a part towards susiain-
ing The government, under which tho cit
zen lives and of which under our system
no forms a part / believe myself thai
al individual exemptions should be done
away. They are not asked for or desired
by The poor for whom ptofessedly they
are made. The poorer classes Of citizens
are less reluctant TO do !heir part in pro-
portion 10 their means than those who
arc wealthy. Poverty;if no, excessive
is moi half SO Inconsistent with patriotism
as wealth. But The House have decided
otherwise. Nevertheless, lei me say to
those gentlemen who have been 50 ur
gen, 10 cnlnrse exemptions, that the ex>
emption Of $50 viii be about 80 cents T.
each individual exempicd,and may reach
10 so cents in some instances. Now'this
small and tri1ing exemption is too poor a
boon TO have justified all the overaow OF
eloquent generosity at theSiaie's expense
which his subject Of exemptions has cal
led forth. | will moi say that has been
insincere--illat il was not believed, lu'
| willsay that the Legislator who intel
ligenily seeks the elevation and the pros
perily ofu State, will find some more el-
J fcient means Than an individual gratuiiy
Of 80 cents per unnum. Bd. these gen.
,lemen's consideration for public a(v,nee'
meni shath this extent-no more" So
, be it, trust and believe that clamoI
( on this subject will find no echo with ou'
People. y
: Exemptions of colleges, &c, stricken
out heretofore in the Bal, have beer
again inserted. The Constitution does
not authorize The exemption, ,bu, like 9th
or unconstitutional principles it has crep
: in,o the new law, because borrowed from
the old. Pdblic Schools in The Cons.i'
tuition do not mean colleges. They are
q not public but private schools-not oper
, by the bounty Of the State, but to th'
wealth or industry Of individuals. The,
q are no. free 10 all, but TO few. All Dc
mol possess The means to enter them.
0 The few do possess the means. They ar
n carried on for private emolument gener
. ally with few exceptions. This clause
il though the Committee believed it TO b
If unconstitutional, has been inserted by h
] Hcuse, wronsfully Lthink; for where tn
d Constitution enumeraies tile exemptions
1. those not enumerated should be exclu
II ded. But submi. for the sake (
10 other principles 10 the decision Of til
,r House
!, Tie Bill provides for an annual taxa
ton of leasehold estates -notas now al
!. bitrarily and without regasd to value, St
:, as other chai,eIs-thongh differing
j kind-at their actual value in money
:, The presen, law makes The holder OF
!. leasehold estate, with but year TO ruI
il the lease is for term Of fourteen year
:. pay The tax on the permanent value
the property, when his interest is OF b'
little value. This is not equality or jus
: tice. 10 be continued
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