The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-01-13
N @. y Xxx VI

lpWnshlt Sshe ClllgStde, villa ECs ana the School
pslricIS ae raised ey rates levied, if tor STATE
purposes, Oh the Whole property isiel aud II
Tor local purpose un the property listed Within
the proper territorial limits The school laws
of various years but particularly Of 1903 und
1881 the road aud buice laws ur lS5i, and
other years, the poor hous3 uct ot lS3L ac,
OF 1906 two ot 1903, anj some olhsr scts Tess
Importance. prescribe thc Jdles Ui laxaiun.
The 5, hool acts direct the levy oi one uiilant
six-trntlS on each dollar Of valuation through.
/ out the State, for general school and libnry
purposes and OF varlotS rates TO be- 6Xed by the
local authorities, tor local purposes such as the
construction ot school houses and The purchase
of sites
The Road and bldg, avs aulhoriz, rates for
,hc obi 'cts indicated by their titles, vdYying
from the twcuty-ilth OF mill to nine aud
hall mills, To BE- determined hy the County Conn
mlSSloucts, amt an additional rate, not over SIX
mills, to ba levied hy ll County Auiior on
property adjoining roads within certain limits
ON the petiutlon OF the property huhlers,
The poor house act of 1881 guthUrs thc
levy 10y The County Commissioners oI an ndeiA
ute rate !or the erection of lnlrmarirs and
rate not exceeding one mill Tor Tie support of
the p0oc
The act of 1887 requires No levy Of seven
tenhs OF Il mill for general State Purposes; of
ulnc tcnihs ol mill tor pNym ut idtrests
aud prucpai OF the public debt; ot rates ior
county purposes, Wi.hiu various limits from
two to four milis,tn b. determined by the!Couuty
Commissioners, with liberty To the Commission.
erS ol Counties, whose tax ,be values do not
exceed $4,000 600, tol.vy hghgrrates lur town.
! ship purposes, TO BE- fixed by Township Trustees
| but not 20 exceed on, mill on the first $1,000.
! 900, OF valuatoa aud one lour,h Of mil on
the excess ot rates not exu,sding four Mills,
/ tor City aud Nll2s' pup 'scS, 10 be fixed by
! city and village authorities aud OF a rats FOR
/ city purposes not exceeding six mills, to be
fixed by thr CIV Council OF Cincinnati. .a
The acts OF loj5 require the Auditor Of State
To increase the lnNy Tor the piymrnt of the State
Debt whenever 1t may be necessary, in order to
mhke lhr Sinking Fund cqual in amount to the
requirements of the Constitution aud the laws,
aud direct the levy OF sovvu-tWruliGihs ui null
in each OF the years lS55 1850 aud 1860, to
provide means for The payment Of loan OF tlh
100000, authorized by the second OF these acts.
ANT intended to supply the deficit created BY
dealcatiUn.
IT thus appears that the rate OF toxaton for
6en2rdI Rtvcnne applicable 10 tho support of
the state government, in All its departments,
Executive, Legislative and judicial. and the
payment of the cost ot public bujidn. 3 and the
expenses of the Benevolent lnstItuttons is less
than half the general rate Tor schools and libra
ries, aud bat sercn ujutis OF the general rate Tor
the public debt Willie IT sinks almost to iilsig.
nllicauCr in cOmpar,SOn with the local taXntou
for County, Township, Cily, Village aud School
District purposes. s
1t would contribute much to clearer un-
derStuudng q! our revenue system by those en-
trusted with its udmmIsratiun, us well as By
the people at large, it ali rates OF taxation were
prescribed by single law, and not by many
at present and respectfully recommend the eX
pedionCy OF such an enactment TO your Conside-
! ration. e.5
The receipts Of the fiscal year lS1S from taxa
tion tolls, convics, earnings, aud all other sour