Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-12-17
Iniune.lou F~orsi4s.na the Collie.

Injunction ForsiSs.aE re Collection of .
The Legislature last winter passed an act
entitled Al act to tax the property Of BANKS
and Bankers, so as to require all property
employed in banking to bear q Burden @
taxation equal to that imposed upon the
property of other persons Under tins law
ne Treasurers cf the several cOunsies have
sought 10 compel the various branches OF
the State Bank of Ohio 10 pay The uSualtax
upon capital. which they have declined doing
under the law passed Feb. "a, l345, which
urovides that ii The banks shall semi-annu-
ally, at the usual period of declaring a diVi-
dena, set of To the State SIX per cent o. the
profits, it shall be received an lien Of all tdres
to " bieB said company or Stockholders would
be subject pf account otsztock owned by
them.
John McCaigin. Esq, Treasurer of Brown
county, uudertook!ar @Hs about 'hst"uifnsI
| proceedings 10 compel the sBrshcl sol inc
| State Bank at r pley les pay the Las ieviee
upon the gsaHd duplicate pIider the b." pasF
sed by the last EegislatLre. HE attorneys
/ eor the Bank yesterday 6ird Il btl ~ chan
cery ia sti,e u lite I'd StatesC sarty psay5ng that
al, Injunction may issue restraining the sand
Treasurer iron prosreding to collect taxes
levied against the Banks lyon he reading
OF the bill, Judge Leaviu granted u tull and
complete Injunction, as prayed ior. the INK
Officers ali ging thai they have faithfully
.cs,.nniied with The law OF 1915, by se.fThg
off the six per cent % the State. but fbat me
sSt it, Aud tor refus 5 10 draw an order Tor
I4he funds 80 appropriated.
Tue .aci OF. 10. $ inter is siriiiar in effect
Ito one which Vas passed some few years age
beter knuwn as The 'Crowb bar Law, under
which il was claiuied The County Trea<urers
had a right 70 even forge Their way to W
vaults OF The several Banks, and seize upon
any properly upon. which they could make
a levy, Several cases were carried 10 the
Supreme Court OF the State, which affirmed
hihe cons.iiuiienllily OF the law, The
lUaited s ales Circuit Court. however, de-
\ clared The act Unconstitutional, and upon an
appeal 10 The Supreme Court Of the United
States, ihe decision OF The Supreme Court Of
Ohio WIS reversed, nud that or the Circuit
tourl sustained, In ether woods The ACT o
I~eysying The Tax wac declared uneonsiitu:ion
oil.
The same principles are involved IN Tn
law Of last winter. aud the granting of III,
fniunction, by The. United States Court yes
terday indicates. The cou rse which will b
; taken in all similar cases where proceeding
are Instituted Tor, the collection Of the Ia
ugains; the branches OF The State Bank
The decision is one 81 grfe.s ipP0Ttanff
Here. is another pretty kettle Of fish.
The Presen, Legislators of Ohio al
such 5ungling tinkers that the Count,
: Auditors are utterly at loss to know
now to get the, banks upon the tax d.
: piicate, and here in the midst OF the per
pIexiy comes in the Federal Courts vii
I their restraining iujupclions, In addition !
the instance given above, we learn that viii
: in . few days Judge WRlton has issued a
! injunction forbidding the payment of take
by the Directors of the Bank Of G .auga.-
In the meantime the County Auditors ar
; looking 10 the Supreme C, urt of the Stat
q now in session at Columbus, for some so
: of aid. So the wretched dance gees Of
with heavy bills Of litigation for Counties
pay. tits sincerely to be hoped that u
taxpayers Of Ohio hive reached pretty nea
Z " the end of LocoIoco legislation.- cleg
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