Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-07-30
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LAST weei. we made a brief r~efesence 10 ope
the fosiies Of the Sub Treasury law; lhis
week We propose 10 note one ct the Cow
sEdlr featares OF that enacimest. II VIII
be found in the fonrteeath sectlcn,i A words
and figures following, to-wit; D
s.sec. Il. On and after The fourth day Of
July 1858, al payments snL Of every couaty
treasury OF Eve dollars aud nnderi and after
the ia day Of july 1850, all Paymests Of
tea dollars aAd under and AFTER the 9Th dsy
of July. 1860, all payments of twenty dol
lars and under; after the 4th day of July,
1856, all payments oE thirty dollars and I'M
der; after the 4th sdag pf july. 1862 al pay
nsnts OF fifty dollars and, under after the
4th day Of Jals, 1861 al payments of one
hundred dollars and under; after the s4th
day of July. 1864 all payments of two hun,
dsed dollars and under, and after the 4th day
of July, 1885. al. payments whatever,
SHALL BE MADE IN SPECIE ONLY
To insure that there shall be no sodgiag
on she part Of the county trezsuref-ihat ne
sIali pay coin@evsp if not desired By the
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l6ih section thai he shall be Rned not less
tsaa twenty nor mere saan FIVE hundred dol
lars Gar each offence which he may commit
against tho PROVISIONS d the fourteenth sec.
tion above quoted. T'hisi i a reasonable Sc
we're peHaily-one which no county sreasuf-
@r will feel ike iacurring BE how is be
TO get the HARD MONEY! The firat idea
which strikes the mi.,a efihe ma eli esdi-
nary honesty end geeesage ia, ithat pine
where 10 the lawi which requires oeia 70 be
paid eus, proyisisn is made Ter tbe demaHd
of coin from these who owe the tteasaFy+
from the tax payeE.a No suck provision is
fouad--tae Leco5oco majority in the Lesis-
iatare were TOO crayensato openly assume
that pesiiiea. They Rssssa law that .eom-
pels the atressarer stegtpAke SUCH demand
aud the through their organs, eal upon the
7nhlic to observe slhat the Sub-treasaFy law
doea not require toare dollar Of taxes 10 be
paid in spectri.iss A. more cowardiy dodge
a more coasem Piibls Ehirk--s more unaan-
lY triek--wdsiF never attempted by n legisla-
ssive body Ii they he'd ePeaIg declared,
NsF1ak they have sBeakiHgly Attempted To
produce BY iadiIe eiioa staat alItaxss saouad
be paid in gold and silver, while oqpesiag
fhe folly aau questioning the wisdom, of suph
Legislation we should have acknaw edged the
individuals who thus ~iampered with the in
serests of abe iax pager S~ioieast entitled to
the credit of h0sdness. sa@ sFEs
Ia this sesunty a very large per eent<aef
al the ~urlIers on The couuys fund are for
sums under fived9llHrs 1.-THE limita this year.
fsr spacie. Howi j. abe treasurer 10 getiAe
coin! There are but two ways--aie must
either buy il oout OF his OWE means M a
apremium of from a half TO one per eenta or
he must make the tax payers pay in celE.-
1t he does the latter ahe sneaks wo5 passed
Abe law and their friends, iftley have any,
svill meanIv coaseud that there is no pro-
vision requiring such acs~iea;-ersi If he pnr-
sues the former course, he is unjustly COM
PEELED 10 pay his esn money for HIS coiH.-
Admitting that the treasurer might afford 10
do this for one yeaf-how will il be when
ne amount of specie increases, uatil it f.
nally makes the fetal amour: paid eutl-
S5me rule willhave to be established nole.
and under this locofoeo laws that rule must
be, as air. James Moore the only lecofUco IN
Rae House who voted aguinss the bib says.
s~.extronseiy oppressive upon tbs people9-
There il 20 lodging this. itsis a trap set
edy Lacofoco Legislators, and W lille il pinch
es the fingers of the tax payers, they must
remember that there 10 but one way of get
ting rid OF it.--Xenia Tofchlight.
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