Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-04-05
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Representatives on the 2Sd inst.'
Resolved, That the joint committee on amend
ments to the Constitution be. and they ne hereby
requested to inquire and report during the present
session as to the expediency Of SO amending tbs
Constitution as to require
LIST. Annual sessions of the General Assembly.
ID. So as to require single Senatorial and Rep
rcsentatiye districts.
Sd. So us to leave the General Assembly free
to adapt the Judiciary system of the State to the
changing circumstances and exigencies OF the
people.
9TH. So as to require the Gene raj Assembly to
pass laws taxing the moneys, credits. Investments,
(f whatever kind not otherwise taxed and other
property, personal and real. of each person, firm,
joint stock company, bank or other corporation, in
such manner that all kinds Of property shall he
taxed equally, in the location where situated, ut
the true value thereof in money, after allowing to
be deducted as far as the General Assembly may
deem oSpedient, the bona tide debts of each perso n,
firm, joint stock company, bank or other corpora
ton,
9th. SO as to declare that burying grounds, pub.
liz, school houses and all other public property, and
the property Of all institutions of purely public
charity and all houses and rooms used exclusively
for public worship, shall be exempt from taxation.
and that if the total value OF the property of any
person as ascertained by the assessor shall not ex-
coed fifty dollars, the same shall be exempt froai
taxation.
TIE TAX LAW.
The Legislature has finally adopted q new tax
law. We subjoin some Of its provisions:
1t defines credits" to mean the excess Of the
sums of all legal claims and demands, whether for
money or other valuable things,or for labor or SER
vice due to or to become due to the persons liable
to pay taxes thereon, including deposits in banks,
or with persons in this State, other than such ms
are held to be money ,as defined by the 9th division
of Sd section, when added together estimating
every such claim or demand as its true value in
money over and above the sum Of the legal bona
tide debts owing by such person. Excludes MS
debts to Mutual Insurance Companies, unpaid sub
~scriptions to joint Stock Companies, subscriptions
for religious, scientific, literary or charitable pur-
poses, obligations, of Indebtedness, unless for value
received and acknowledgements of indebtedness,
made for the purpose of diminishing the amount of
credits to be listed nor a greater amount or portion
of liability as surety than the person listing is in
law to be compelled TO pay.
Certificates in Capital Stock of companies, where
stock, &C., is taxed in their own name not required
to be listed. Personal property and credits to DO
assessed in the name of the persons owing the
same, on the day proceeding the ID Monday in
April. Furnishes n transfer of property fraudulent
ly made with a view to evade assessment with n
forfeiture to the country Of double the amount of
tax chargeable on such property for the current
year.
The Law requires Banks to deliver to the asses-
sor annually, between the first and second Monday
of May, n statement, verified by the President and
Cashier, or, if there be none then by the principal
manager and principal accountant. of the main,
amount of "nOtes and billsdiscounted or purchased
moneys loaned, and all other property, effects or
t dues belonging thereto during the year, OF part
thereof, ending on the first Monday of May, in the
current year.
In addition to the requirements of Sec. I, re.
G quires Banks to make out and deliver to Assessors
a verified statement of
LIST. The amount of capital actually paid in or
secured in any way to be paid, to be employed in
| it's business.
81 H. o,,o,,t sc ,rl;v;loi rrnE,o or,a;p1
from the business belonging to the bank whether
in possession control, loaned or invested for its
s benefit.
: Sd. The amount of moneys loaned to or deposit.
. ed with such bank for o term certain, and not to
be withdrawn OH demand; which several amounts
{ shall truly represen. the means, property and assets
n of the bank described in this section, as they shall
have existed on the day next preceding the second
: Monday of April. and then added together, and
the gross sum shall be the amount of property
employed in banking by such bank FOR the cur
1 rent year.
1t directs the County Auditor to enter on his list
@ of taxable property, and on the duplicate for the
current year-to be delivered to the County Treas
i urer-thc gross amount ofthe properties and dues
n of every description, without deduction, of every
# bank in his county, agreeably to the statement
9 required by the 7th Sec, charging thereon, "such
rates of taxes as will produce the same sum an
would be produced by charging on the amount Of
o property employed by such bank in banking" as
t ascertained in the 9th Sec, "the same rates Of tax
o as are charged in the same year on the property Of
individuals in the same township, Incorporated vii
lage or city in which is the bank.
1t exempts from taxation investments in tho
d public debt of Ohio; and from the provisions Of
n this act, Banks, which by the provisions Of the
- Constitution of the United States car only be
taxed according to the terms of their chartor-and
every such Bank shall. be taxed in accordance
Herewith.
d SENATE.
March II, l856-l0 A. IF.
Mr.. Brown, on leave, introduced n bill to pre-
vent officers of this State from using or allowing
to be used, jails, calabooses, &C., for the imprison-
ment of fugitives from labor, and n bill to punish
county, township, city or village offcerS for aiding
in the caption of such f~ugitives, and q bill to pun
ish citizens of Ohio for voluntarily engaging in
slave catching, were read q first time.
Also a bill to enable sherifs, &c, to hold any
person or persons who have been guilty of viola
h ton of any of the criminal laws of this State, so
that they may be forthcoming to answer to said
II complaint.
u On motion Of Mr.. Grisworld, the SenGts went
into committee of the Whole, and had under con.
sidcration Mr.. Hamilton's temperance bill.
al After some time spent therein, the committee
p rose reported progress and had leave to sit again.
Senate took a recess.
THE KANSAS RESOLUTIONS
After some further ~unimportant business, the
Kansas resolutions and pending amendments were
taken up. Mr.. Flowers briefly discussed the reso-
g lutions, and in opposition to those reported by the
%committe. The question being on the adoption Of
the amendments offered by Mr.. IIutcheson of Mad,
ison, and Mr.. Cory, the vote stood yeas S, nay,
'g 50. The years were Messrs. Carlin, Cory, Flow
e. ers, Hutchinson of Madison, Irion.l
at Mr.. Cory offered the following amendment t.
- the resolutions;
Resolved. That we are in favor of the immediat,
1 re storation of the Missouri Compromise line BY
ng act of Congress.
or Mr.. Boyer moved to lay the amendment on the
table. Lost, yeas IL, nays 81.
Mr.. Slough moved the previous question on Mr.
is Corry's amendment. Motion sustained.
OK The question being on agreeing to the amepd
la ment offered by Mr.. Cory the vote stood, yeaI
o. noys II