Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-01-07

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and other years; the poorhouse act of
1881: n act of 1857; two of 1853. and
some ether acts of less Importance. pre-
scribed the rates of taxation.
The School acts direst the levy of one
mill and six-tenths on zach dollar of
valuation throughout the State, for gem
eral school and library purposes, and
of various rates to be fixed y the local
a utherities, for local purposes, such as
the construction of school houses and the
purchase of sites.
The Road and Bridge laws authorize
rates for the objects indicated by their
titles. varying from the twenty-ffth of
q mill to nine and a half mills, to be de-
termined by the County Commissioners
and an addition rate, not over six mills
to be levied by the County Auditor, on
property adjoining roads within certain
limits on tie petition of the property
holders. agsa 81 asee
The poor house act of 1881 authorizes
ahe levy by the County Commissioners
of an indefinite rate for the erection of
In6rmaries, and a rate not exceeding
one mill for the support of the poor.
The act of 1857 requires the levy of
seven-tenths of q mill for general State
purposes; of nine-tenths of a mill for
payment or interest and princi2le of the
public debt: of rates for county purposes
within various limits from two to four
mills to be. determined by the County
Commissioners, with libertyto the Cem-
missioners of counties whose taxable val
ues do not exceed SO, 600, 600. to leyey
higher rates; of rates for Township par-
poses, to be ixed by Township Trustees
but not to exceed one mill on the first
50, @ 900 of valuation, and one fourth
of a mill on the excess; of rates not ex-
4 ceeding four mills, for City and Village
purposes, to be fixed by city and village
lanthorities; and of a rate for City pur-
7 poses, not exceeding six mills, to be
fixed by the City Council of Cincinnati.
The acts of 1858, require the Auditor
of State to increase the levy for the pay
ment of the State Debt, whenever it
may be necessary in order to make the
Sinking Fund equal in amount to the re-
quirements of the Constitution and the
laws and direct the levy of seven TWEEN
tieth of a mill in each of the years 1858,
1889 and 1860, to provide means fol
the payment of the loan of 500, 900,
authorized by the second of these acts.
and intended to supply the deficit crea'
J ted by defaleation. ..s
1t thus appears that the rate of taxa.
ton for General Revenue, applicable to
the support of the State Government, in
all its Departments, Executive, Leglsla-
tive and judicial, and the payment o.
the cost of Public buildings and the ex.
penses of the Benevolent Institutions, is
less than half the general rate for school
and libraries, and but seven ninths of tho
! general rate for the public debt; while r
almost to insigniicance in comparison
with the local taxation for County
Township, City, Village and Schoo
District purposes
It would contribute much to a clearer
understanding of onr revenue system By
those entrusted with its administrator
as well as by the people at large, if al
rates OF taxation were prescribed by
single law and not by many as at present
and [ respectfully recommend the expe.
dieney Of such an enactnen to o con
sideration.
The receipts of the fiscal year 1855
from taxation, tolls, convicts' earnings
anu all Ol1GT SOuTCCS III IShtHu9, PIhP6i'
~ so called, including the premium or
the temporary loan, were S2,931,7 1885,
Is. The receipts from sales of school
aud ministerial lands and the principle
of the temporary loan, and the amount
of July interest not called for in New
York, and therefore returned to the Trea'
sury,-a all of which items constitute deb
rather than revenue-were 1896, 965, 40.
The total receipt, therefore, were 49,
75S,72I,57 The disbursements were
50, I5,45S II, to which should be add.
Led the excess of the dclalcation over for
mer apparent balance, which was ST.
143, 50, making a total of 80. $50, 602,
50. The balance In the Treasury, there
fore, at the commencement OF the present
fiscal wear, was 1926, lis, 50.
The levies of each year produce the re.
ceipts OF the next year. The receipts aut
disbursements fthe current year, therefore
can at present be only estimated; the IeVie,
only which were made in part under the acts
of the last, and in part under the acts o
preceding sessions, are certain. The taxes
paid, and to be paid into the treasury during
the current year arise from thes levies. Re
ferriiig you to former communications fol
information relating to former years, | shall
state smmmarily the amount of taxable val
ues, and of taxes levied in 1858. The tota
number OF acres listed for taxation was 25,
29S .968. The valuation of these lands wa:
$437. l63, 1872; that of Town and City lots
t I53 .202, 8I5 dollars; that of chattles, $50.
514,o 54 dollars; making the aggregate vulu'
alton of all taxable property, $40, 500 .O3l
$ dollars. The taxes levied for general State
t purposes were, for Sinking Fund. j ,o4S, 902
2 dollars; for general State purposes, 5s7.20f
t dollars;t for Common Schools / ,259, 092 dol
: lars; FOR District School Libraries, 1890
dollars; in all 2,9S7, 1872 dollars. The lev.
, les for County purposes were, for County ex'
penses, 1,l3o,939 dollars; for Bridges, 36I,
2 9s8 dollars; for the poor, 222,471 dollars
: for building, $40 ,954.57 dollars; for roads
t 350,435 dollars; for Railroads, z63 400 dol
E lars, in all 2.849,22O dollars. The levie:
t for Township, City, and other local purpos.
t es, were, township expenses, 284,051, dol.
lars; for schools and school houses, l,438,
81 dollars ;for city, town, and other specia
taxes, ~l,633.8l7; making a total for town
snip and city taxes of 3,256,678 dollars; Il
: which add for delinquencies and forfeitures
572 $50 dollars; making the aggregate o
county and other local taxes, 1,778 1928 dol
i lars.
A slight degree of attention to these facts
will correct the common notion that the ad.
$ dition TO existing taxation Of q new levy oil
4 some fraction OF a mill cannot be of much
{ consequence. The levy for school libraries
2 is 1890 dollars; yet the rate is but one.
| tenth of n mill. 1t is the aggregate of such
t rates, which, when considered separately
and without reference to the sums produced
SEAMS so inconSiderahia thar co1st;tuta.