The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-30
Gol!ntp Finances.
TO the Citizens and Tax-Payers
OF CECIL COUNTY.

'E \JLCl Il c()o y
TEIIlE County Commissioners following
Il the precedent established by our prede-
cvSsnrs, and believing such II statement to
be demanded by public sentiment, respect
fully submit, in addition to the $ Analysis OF
the Levy List for 1852 recently published.
the following Report; which is rendered the
more necessary at tie present time, when.
owing TO the monetary difficulties OF the
times and the consequent depression in bust
ness affairs. the present high rate OF taxation
is peculiarly burdenSomc.
On entering upon the duties of our office
in December, last, we saw the necessity in
view Of the then existing and wide spread
financial crisis. for the exercise of a rigid
economy in the administration of the bust
ness OF the county. aud in pursuance Of the
determination then formed, to grant only
such applications for special appropriations
as were impcrativcly demanded, we have
been compelled to reject. for the present II
number OF applications IN favor of objects
which, a. another time aud under other and
more favorable circumstances. financially.
would have been entitled TO a different dis
position. Keeping in view the above men
TONED determination. we succeeded, not
withstandirg an unusual and pressing demand
for special appropriations for roads aud
bridges, in various localities, in reducing
the levy for such items to three Thousand.
eight hundred dollars (S3 SOO) less than the
average amount for the same items levied in
lcoo ana 1000. itd we granted All the APP
ihc'' 'o''S oi ms char'c,cr ,n"ne, II would
nav require" VIC icN! " US '"' r. sum ior
'h'se purposes as was H'"oH III 1000, (N"lcn
WAS SIN 'h""Sahu ""i'a'S more 'hah is l"'Ird
''I p'cscH' !ca')' anu ""u'u "n'c i'''e me
rate Of county tax co. instead Of 81 cents in
the SlU0.
Our convictions of the necessity for re-
'rehcilmen'' however, could only be OF ser
wee IN influencing our actl"h WIN regard to
'hosc items VI the Levy over wfiHh we nave
cohtioi. ne expenses OF thc CFcUl' court,
r@PenSeS ihciuehI 10 t"uitS ana criminal
Prosecutions, expenses "l Elections, OF
I'''hs COURT lhqu'siionS, NC, &C. the
ices ana allowances lor All "',Ich are hNtd
ny law, were pe!oh" inc reach "i Snrh III
h"ences. IheSe expenses we nave bu' I"
Pr"''c ior according 10 the lace ol lI't
returns sent us.
IT. Will be seen by comparison OF the
=" o.a'cnlehts OF the Levy tor lS26 ana
1901, win me = Analysis OF the Levy
lor IooS. tiat the levy OF the present year
l"r tne hrst three items banned above. cX-
ceedS that OF 1901 by the sum OF S3,o2o o.
ana that OF 1000 by the sum "i S','hh %;
mus making an average excess Tor 1905 over
tne TWO previous years OF 9",o'o' IN lheSe
,''>1 ''N'"' t'''''' mo "'N'"SS "'"'" Nv
larger were The basis OF comparison enlarged
the expenses referred to being heavier than
usual IN lsoh.
In addition to TINS unusual sum- and alike
BEYOND on: control, there is included III the
Levy 'he appraised valuation OF slave.
convicted III the Clrcnt Court ana sentenced
10 n'pr.Hohmeht IN the Pcn'tthtlaEy, VIZ
+ooo' MS ieVy is prcScflhca ny Act OF
Assembly, "hich places the matter entirely
peA ION" inc con'roi Oh count! commissioners.
he amount stated IN the = Analysts,
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