Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-16
DISTRICT COURT.
SPECIAL TERN.


IsA n. G,FFosD. Clerk
WEDSEspAr. Jan. 10.
Court opened at II O'Clock A. M.
The cases set for to-day were disposed Of in
their order.
! $3.50. ]. Baker vs.. John Williams trial to
Court judgment for plaintiff on q Eote; Clerk to
assess.
1851. i. o. Whiting W. +. Rholi, ct al settled
as per stipulation and stricken from docket.
oO25 F. Plumer..vs.. hes. Barmby replevin,
trial to Court; judgment for defendant for $o'5
against the sureties on plaintiffs bond.
oua5. Dennison vs.. John +. Haskc ct al dis.
missed as to Hack.
GIGS. Barclay l. Shields vs.. K. S. Dickman
trial to Court judgment Co. plaintiff for $40.
! 5is5 Deere 4 Gov Prews,er Dewitt; trial
to Court judgment for pls ntlf for $lZ5.
| 6iy6. Graydon, Swanswick h Co. vs.. Miner,
Haskell Co. dismissed by plaintiff.
65l4. Kline, Humphrey Go. We. Peter Ayers,
ct al dismissed.
6379. J. ). Smith We. James Thorington dis
mi sed by plaintiff and rerl-vin bond cancelled.
6555 Graydon, Twanwick 4 Co. vs.. l.. Kelso;
answer withdrawn judgment by deta't Tor Soio
ard costs.
G55s Fen,on, Lee Co. Vs. l.. Kelso judg-
IN ,nt by deiaul, for ! l57 % and costs.
| G614. A. Noel vs.. }. A. LeClare !; dismissed.
! 57n6. Isaac Holloway vs. w. sherman, ct al
jury trial. This case occupied all day The ex
ann nation Of witnesses will be finished Tomorrow
morning. Grant l. Smith for plaintiff J. ID.
Patton for defendant
Court adjourned at O'clock P. NJ. until 9
o'clock to morrow morning.
EVERYTHING on runners was brought
into requ-ilion yesterday. and the merry
| juggling Of bells could be heard from early
morn until late at night.
INsCFFICIENCY Of OUR LAWS FOR The
CoLLtclIoN or TAxEs.-"The report of the Au.
ditor of State dscloses the startling fact that
# the State tax Of 1860 and preceding years,
there was at he date Of his reIo ort, (,he 4th
dsy Of November, 1861. delinquent end un.
paid the large sum OF about 100000" So
SAYS Gov. Ki,kwood in bic message, and we
presume he has not eel the sum one dollar too
| high, and this delinquency has occurred main.
! iy within the last four years This. it should
he remembered, is the delinquent State tex
only. OF tie total amount OF taxes paid but
| about one.lifth goes 10 the State, leaving four
| fiths to the counties. Upon the above basic
we would low ha al delinquent and due the
| different counties of the State, more than 81, :,
/ coo 900. And THE large SUN has accuiL ula, ed
through the insuhiciency Of our laws for the
collection of taxes From these facts the
Governor draws the following conclusions
lst That during the last four years there
! has Eeen levieC tax larger by about $500 900
than the necessities OF the State required. "a
lha, ,his rendered necessary hy the TACT
| Il at only u portion ,frur peo,!e paid the tax
due the State 81. That the State has been
ccnpelied yeari to pay large sums by way o.
| interest on warrants, which need not have
been paid had the taxes Teen collected prompt
", and the Treasury kept supplied with funis
TO met al demands upon it. 4,h. That the
State being con PEELED to purchase it's supplies
With variant has had to pay higher prices
han il it had the cash to pay. 5rh. That the tax
paying portion Of our people have thus been
Compelled to paw nos only their proper share
! Of tie public burdens bat alec the share OF
those who did not pay their taxes. increased
by interest and high prices.
That these conclusions are correct We
presume no person will gainsay. Haa
We efficient laws. protecting the purchaser Of
property at tax sales, there would be no neces
city for 60 large levy, and the taxes would
be much lighter upon those VITO are willing
| and do pay promptly. We could cite number
less instances here in our own county where
persons were driven from purchasing at tie
annual tax s,le from what was, or what they
supposed to be. defective and inconp plete de.
ecriptions. Had We aw protecting the
buyer in his tax title, defective description.
would have hut little influence upon purcbas.
ers. The Governor gives the following as
leading features Of q good revenue law:
lst. The imposition Of such penalty for non
payment Of taxes, when due, ss viii make it
unmistakatly the interest of every tax payer
to pay promptly. I'd The assurance to t,e
purchaser OF property at tax saie Of a valid
title at the expiration Of fixed time.
Here We have it in nut shell. Assure the
purchaser at tax sale Of valid title to
property purchased. and there would be little
difficulty in disposing Of tax list 10 a very
short space oi time.
We shalt soon be called upsn to pay an
enormous federal tax. arr it will not do 10 De.
pend uton a comparative few to raise the
money. We must have la vs. which will bring
men TO the Treasurers office promptly,