Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-05-02
The New Tax Law.

By referencest our Legislative proceed
ings., will be seen thai the House has
ordered The new tax bill 10 be engrossed, and
ii Will come bp for is Haal vote on Friday,
The bilI n ono q efs inlefess q lhe
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'se do lio! give an J thing Ike gener-
satsiaciion, and t Is by no means certain
that Ilwill pnss, though il Is our impression
thal il viii secure the requisite number oil
votes for that purpose. The fifty dollars ex.
Ienpllon was inserted yesterday, which leaves
liha. feature as i, is in the presen, law.
The provision taxing colleges, academies.
endowmen,s for their use, and lands upon
which they are erected, &c., will create
grea, dissatisfaction. These institutions
have difficulty enough to exist as. i. is, bu,
when The heavy hand oil the tax ga,herer is
laid upon them many of Them viii give up
the ghost. Startling Medical College, for in
stance, will 90 on The tax lisI al from $780,
600 10 $4,000. Al the rate of taxation in
This city, it mus, pay from eight to Twelve
hund:ed dollars per year, by way Of taxes
Now, our people know that This school has
been tax upon the citizens, and that 10 fin.
ish the building somebody must be taxed.
The same may be said of Capital University
Contributions have been made, and will
be made by our people to sustain ii. Where
is The fund 10 come from which shall mee,
the taxes?
Experimental show that these cases ex
is, oil over Ohio. and that, almos, wilhou
exception, our colleges and academies are
sustained by The voluntary contributions o
their friends. The proposition TO bring then
on the TAX list is destined to create some sen
saion among The friends Of education in
this Stale. ef
The bill as i, now reads Incorporates th'
decision Of The Supreme Court, and compe
every one 10 list for taxation every CLAIM
iha, is due to him, at lis value in money
WITHOUT regard 10 the amour, Of debs til
lister may be owing 10 others. With tn
Constitution as il is, in the hands OF il
friends,' and the decision Of the Suprem
Cour, we du not see how This could b
made different. Those roped in BY i, vii
please console themselves with The reflection
lhat il is one Of the blessed results Of III
progress which tho doininapi party has es
lablished for the benefit Of The people.
Lost year, the Auditor Of State issued
circular insrculing the assessors t'lu
'crops growing in the ground were nc
TO be- returned on The lists for taxation. Thi
was very clearly an assumption of power o
his part lolally unwarranled, and in defanc
of The law. An effort was made yeslerda
10 exempt growing crops from loxatior
which motion failed, and ofcourse the Hous
hold that growing crops should be taxed
We presume the Auditor will not renew hi
Instructions on the subject.
II owners OF callle, horses sheep, &c. u, de
cline le value them uuder oath, the assesso
is required TO do so Moueyin possession
OF on deposit, in or out Of the State, mu'
be relurned and luxed.
These are some Of the features Of the ne,
bill. There will be spicy, sharp d. ebal
udon il TO morrow We shall be- there /
see and hear, and our readers will be dul
posted thereon. 1.Da aafsa