The Empire County argus., 1856-05-17
:. Facts a1tl Fi ;,ircS. -

Before voting for n location Of tho County Scat
please make note of tho f'lcwirg facts:
The collection of $4,000 net. to the County
Treasury as we havc heretofore shown. is an in.
pcrativc and inevitable result Of ii removal of tho
county seat
The collection of that $4,000. it is conceded
will cost $4,000 more. which also must he incu
ded in the tax levied and will swell the amount tc
$4,000
The taxable property listed last year. for the
3ire county. was little upwards Of two and halt
millions of dollars. To Collect $4,000 from This
property. would require tax IF just about 900
on every hundred 80 on every thousand and y
man who owns taxable properly to the amount of
$1,000 must pay $50 for the removal if that should
he decided upon. This with six dollars on the
thousand for State purposes. Will foot up SlS)-
add poll and read taxes. and lS5 is ii very and
some sum for a man 'liehurSc f government sur.
port and transit expenses for year. A man who
has been here for the last years is considered
fortunate, to be possrsSrd IF the basis for this 1S5
tax, and it would be burlensomc bry,nd dc>crip-
tiOn, to wrest from him for State and county pur-
poses for one year, one wrnty-scventh part If his
earnings during years yet such will he Il
consequence Of this removal if it should be consum-
mated
Flacerville people suppose case of the lr,yin9
of IA tax of $4,000. and >ny that this would he no
oppression i'll the least burdcnsomc. Let us
see:
A gentleman who read the Tlnccryillc american
Of last week, has furnished with the figures in
relation to this matter of taxes for county purl
and as they are taken from the archives ,f the
county, they may be relied upon. During the pas,
four years, only $37.G5j % has been collected r
county purposes. Last year n" tax for county pur-
poses was levied so we will average it between the
preceding three years Sl2 jjl.74 per year, for
1852, 53 and 81. Have your taxes been uncom
fortably light during the last four years Were
they not felt at all lsJ year, with none but State
road and poll taxes !
Do you wish to be taxed this year about double
the amount you have during the p,st four years
paid tor county purposes, merely to crafty thi>
unholy thirst of langtown for concentration of
all the vitality of the county within her eiy limits
flacervillians tell US that the taxable pr, perry
OF the county will sum up higher this year, than
heretofore. What is their data for such concu
sioh 10 the records show Il regular yearly in
crease IN the amount Of taxable property Let Us
see:
The tax roll for 1858 returned property to the
amount OFFS 600 360. For 1854 it was 8 3II. oo5
For 1855, the Assessment Roll showed only So
$4,000 Of taxable property in the county and Mir.
Merritt, the county Assessor. says the amount this
year will not exceed that of last and probably will
not reach it. So. there's wet blanket ON f,ot
misrepresentation, andany one who does rot choose
to take our word for the figures, will find lhc books
containing them in the Recorders flee. and that
functionary will checrfully assist him in hunting
up the desired items
And now We re'"sscrt that. taking the taxable
property as per last years Assessment Roll, and
that is liberal tax of $1,000 will re lairc Il levy
Of just about $500 on every hundred.