Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-05-12
FAYETTEVILLE. TENN:
Thursday Morning, May IL. 1859.
Demufratir gtats Girket
FOR GOFERNOR,
IsHAM G.. HARRIS.
Taxes of Lincoln County.


Taxes of Lincoln County.
Last week we gave full and cor
rect statement Of tie amount of tax
able property, the number Of polls,
etc, in this county. (By-the-bye the
phrase "State tax" in our list, should
have been "State and County .ax.'
To-day, We propose showing, through
the courteous aid of our friend Il.
S. IFoodard, Esq, to what purpose
the large tax collected from the peo-
pie of Lincoln is applied, SO far as
records are an index. Here is the
statement
Tax for State on ss,5o7,77I, at
1octs per 500 Ss,5O7 n
Tax for State. double tax On
S9,425, at 2octs per 500 as IS
Tax for State on 2,342 polls at
25cts each, 5S5 20
Tax for State double tax On 3 polls
at Scots each, / 80
s9,l73 62
o7,77l, at 2!cts per slco 2,l26 o.
Tax for School, double on 80, 425,
at 6cts Fer 100, 10 II
Tax for School. double on 8 pols-
at Scots each ] so
cts each $50 so
s2,7S3 65
For Insane Hospital, on ss,507,-
III, at 15c pr sioo s425 SO
For Insane Hospital. double on
39,425 at lie per SEQ ga
APO SO
For State Library, on S8,507,771.
at 1-l6ct per Sl00 81 IL
For State Library, double on 3d.
425, at 5ct per 500 90
50 81
Total for State sI2,39o q
For County purposes, on s,507,771,
at Tets per 500 S5,9eo "A
For County purposes, double on
39.425 at 14cts per 500 90 ~
For County purposes, Oh 2,3f2 -
polls at 20cts each 4oS 50
For County purposes, double on
polls at 40cts ~
s,4S0 %
For County Bridge purposes, on
S,5O7 ri. at Sets per 100 4253 81
For County Bridge purposes,doub-
bic on SO, 425, at 1octs per 100 80 43
For County do do on 342 polls,
At loets each 234 20
For do do do, double tax on
polls at 20cts each oo
1928 II
Total for County purposes SllO0S 81
do State do 1880 q
gsn.al Cor State and County S23,398 CT
OF the taxes assessed for State
purposes. we find that the sum
applied TO Schools, Insane Hospi-
tai. and State Library amounts to 3,2l6 10
Leaving to be accounted for, the
snn, Of 0,l73 81
For what purpose does the State
of Tennessee draw so large an amount
of money from Lincoln county,
The figures will show
Sberiff's commission for collecting
and paying over sooo II
One Representative, Dienniaily, say 900 40
600, or each year ooo W
One floating Representative. for LIN
ooln Giles and Marshall, biennial
lv. saw for Lincoln 10 W
Ono Senator. Lincoln and Franklin,
ror 7 ips.Dln LOO
Llp 1;sbirs pnd distributing public acts 200 90
c;rcujt Judce--District composed of
Lincoln, Franklin. Coffee, War
rem Grundv, and Van Buren--six
counties, 800; same District for
Attorney General, l25, say for
Lincoln oVo w
Judge of Chancery District, comPos-
ed of Is counties, ,800--ssy Lin
coin ought to pay lou W
Iapaen1 r,ys I25 90
Governor 8, Ooo--I,incoln pays 90 W
Comptroller of State, 2,25o-Lincoln
c.dratorr Of State. soo--Lincoln PAYS II GO
Treasurer. 1900 Lincoln pays % 90
ATTORNEY General for State, 1900
r,, mri Of Roads, . ,ooo Lin
CoInni'ssss0 40 90
r;. III, draws for criminal prosecutions GOO 90
residential expenses for Lincoln $50 90
r sr.nses for Lincoln s.Is2 Al
,no v' not expended by Lincoln 1881 81
To which add Revenue paid by
Clerks Of Courts: