The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-08-11

Ano fotufnod anu used " IN the SiAts
when the assessors' had gone iheir
rounds. And this 10 such amounts %
have made the practice an injury to the
revenue Of The State. n such practices
sxist they should 30 Pu. an end TO-. u
they do not the snaclmen, can work no \
injury. II can only have efsc. agSinSl
those clearly proved to have sioIsied iis
provisions; and as the compensation for
giving eascs to j, BY Public Prosecutors
is oas fat from adequate to the service 10
bo performed, there is li,llc reason TO be-
lie,e iha, the provision will be abused.
Imight dwell Upon Oher provisions Of
the Bill making changes md which has
.occasioned feeling in ths House, and in
tho Siaie, bu. have al-eady occupied
saficien. time.
The main features Of change may be
succiAcily stated.
THE Bill renders moro certain and pres
else the language Of the, Law in regard
to the principle Of Tax,,iOn, and cOrree's
many minor inaccuracies which Ia law
SO important time must develope.
I, repeals the tenth and eleventh Soc
tions Of the law providing for deductions
on moneys and credits.
Taxes leasehold interests as personal
property, at their actual value in money.
Fixes a day certain, the fourth Mondsy
Of April, for listing all personal property
except tha. Of banks and bankers and
other corporations, which are required to
report on the frs, Monday Of May, au-
nually. The property lha. is reported 10
The Assessor i. fixes on the fourth Mon-
day Of April, and that returned to the
County Auditor on the hrst Monday Of
May. q
Il does away with average osiimaies
Of property for ta&s.ion by merchants,
bankers, manufacturers, &c. sasi a
|, compsls all vaiustons Of the FRS,
seven enumerated items Of property 10
be valued only by the Assessor, and fixes
the TERMS Of ,lie oath Of lle person listing
property, with view to making the same
less objectionable to individuals who mat
bo scrupalOSs 10 reference to swearing
| thereto. As7 s. assn n
Ii permits county Treasurers 10 visii
lhs townships as required by the County
Commissioners.
I, affixss penalty tot inssnsional
evasions Of lhs Laws
II the House, contrary 10 The iudemsh,
Of the Committee, should doubt the ne
cessiiy Of those changes they will Of
course no, ba made. Buff tho House
agree with the Committee that they
should be made, why should provisions
which exist in tho presea, law be the
hindsance 20 their being made? II does
10 mo appear exceedingly unreasonable,
tha, gentlemen should admit changes in
the Law 10 be necessary, yet fefase 10
vote ior Them, simply because they can
not procure other changes in tbis bill, 10
matters in tho existing law, which they
deaise, and which tho H,uss4 will no,
adopt. Ny own iudgmea. vas againsl
the introduction Of an entirely new bill, !,
but in this was oyeualed by the bal-
sace Of .bo Committee. Their reasoning
.ofitscanveni0ncs satisfied my Judgment,
but ] hsse since been surprised 10 find
that the objections urged to the Bill, hayo
SCARCELY been in one insssnca to the
changes made by tho Committee, bu. 10
provisions Of the Law Of 1852, which
whether this bill passes or not, will a.ill
remain tho Law Of tho State. And am
inclined to doub. the propriety Of the in
PRODUCTION ofan entirely new bill, but as
Thir,y-six sections Of the present law
required amendment 10 make il conform
to the recommendations Of the Commits
tee and Of the House, il still Scmsins
doubtful what course would haEs been
best, even isking in'o view the anaeces>
sary and irrelevant objections which have
been made. The objectof the Commit
ieein presenting tho Bill has not'been a
mere question of succcss--nos a question
Of whetber this or that interes, would be
conciliaied. But We have considered in
making these propositions that We were
acting as the Agents Of ihs State, which
is tho becoilcc,ive power OF whole People,
aad not any special class or interest
therein. We have not urged change ex>
cep, where il was absolutely in lpar jadg.