The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-02-21
Local Taxcs-Where Is the RE-
'eA sDonsil,ilitys

L. The people Of Ohio are grieyously tar
ed. Our citizens are groaning under tbs
weight Of their heavy burdens. There is Z
heavy blame resting som<sCAere.--POrtsg
Sentinel, Jan. 24fh. .i' l'+- .Aa
2. The great burden OF taxation Is chsrg-
able to the LOCAL governments The
! State officers are not, in ANT DEGREE. re-
sponsible therefor.-POrts9s SsntiDel, Jan:
uGry 3lIt. s.......,-,-.rl O. .s,. 1o, -..,
3. Are the County officers and ,Commis-
sioneH Of Portage County chargable with all
the taxes levied here ! By no means. s'1%
.So.far as OUR County 0TFIcEKs are con-
.cerned, they have discharged their duties
with integrity and sbiliiy.-Portags Sentinel,
Isfsd, 7h. ...,.4..fi
The foregoing quotations are placed IN
such connection by the Portage Democrat, for
the purpose Of proving US to be Inconsistent.
Every one can see the unfairness Of taking
sentences and parts Of sentences out Of their
connection in an article, and putting them
together for the purpose Of showing con-
tradicton. But letus examine these as they
stand. .....
The first quotation is no doubt true. That
the second is also true, we have very clearly
proven by figures taken from the official re-
cords. The great burthen of taxation is
'chargable to the local governments That
"the State officers are not in any degree re-
sponsible therefor" we have shown in ano-
ther article in to-days paper, from an analysis
Of the taxes of the year 1853. ...,....
/ In the third extract quoted, the DemocrGt( ,
has lga Out part Of the paragraph, which we
give in the connection where it occurs. 1t
reads as follows: ....
Are the County officers and Commission.
ers OF Portage County chargable with all
the taxes levied here i! By no means, and
MIR. HAIL when he makes the assertion be-
trays an ignoraNce net very creditable to q
man Of his intelligence. Each TOWNSHIP,
and INCORPORATED VILLAGE in the county
may, and has levied taxes, as some Of the tax
payers of Ravenna can testify, "to their sor-
row." Must the Commissioners be respon-
sible for this Who levied tax of nearly
| $4,000, to build town hall for RsyeHna
| Who levied special School tax Of $685.
46, in the village Of Ravenna
Now is there anything very inconsistent
in our article The Democrat y evidently
has bad cause to defend, or there would be
no need of resorting to such means Of argu-
ment. Why does he not answer our ques-
zion, when we ask him who levied these hea-
Wy taxes in Ravenna township and village !!
The tax payers would like to know. If the
fusionists are SO Economical" why does he
not explain ,ohere these large sums have
gone! Why is it that fusion counties are
taxed higher than Democratic counties and
why is it that Fusion townships and villa
ges are taxed higher than Democratic town
ships and villages! The people would like
to have these questions answered. The fol-
lowing tables will show the people where
the responsibility for high taxes belongs
We commend them to the perusal Of all tax
payers and especially to the Editor Of the
DeR,ocrat(D
The whole tax levied in the township and
village of Ravenna for 1854 was $685.
60Q Thia is m ada I'm ss foIIows.