The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-01-17

County, . / 80, ~. .
Poor, 81 ,Z25 Q
Road, 430,2 1886
Bridge, 324, 49U 40
Building, 2Gt.C87 30
Township, 323, SO So
b-Dis Hiet School and
School House 1873, sc .68
! City, Town. and Borough i, 500. 1878
O,her special purposes, 1856 8 Is
! Making a total of $7,Gl4,718.6l
OF these several items, save only the poor
itaX,t is believed that al least thirty three per
cent. may, without serious and with but
temporary delrlnent to the people of the
State, be withheld from the several special
! urposes, and made applicable to the gem
eral treasury; thus constituting principal
means of providing for the wants of the
General Government, without any increase
OF the present gross amount Of burdens upon
the puthc. In this crisis Of cur beloved
couutrys great tribulation and needs, it be
hooles our public authorities, as well as pri-
! v;to individuals, TO forego many of the COM
forts and luXWies OF times Of peace and pros
! per!ty, and exercise rigid economy and pru-
dent self denial.
! | have, therefore to recommend to your
eaanest consideration the adoption of suita-
bic means to effect this purpose.
i he sy stem Of taxation now in fogce, if
faithfully executed, is, perhaps in the main,
as perfect and equitable AS can well be de
yized. The object of the law is to bring
upon the duplicate al! the proprety in the
State at its true value in money. So far
as proI erty, Cisi6ie to the several assessors,
is con ,erned, this object is, generally, well
attained; but there is reason to fear that le-
ctSi1t8 property, particularly moneys and
| credits, to d large amount, escape taxation.
/ |, therefore, recommend that more severe
! penalties, certain Of enforcement, be prorid
ed for failures to give i'll to the assessors this
species Of property. The citizen who will
| fully attempts to evadelhis just proportion of
taxation for the support Of the government
that protects his person aud his property,
Should be doomed Il criminal, and punished
as such.
The mode of listing railroads, for taxa.
ton also requires attention. Gteat Unequal,
! ity must necessarily exist under the present
system. 10 secure uniformity, equality,
and full valuation, in the assessment of this
] large interest, | would recommend the crea
ton Of a Board of Assessors for that special
purp Sc; but, TO AVOID the creation Of new
officers, aud consequent expense to the
State recommend that this Board consist
Of the several County Auditors of the coun
ties though which the road passes. This
Board, thus constituted, should be required
to meet at the principal office Of the com
pany, and there, after inspection OF the books
OF the company, assess the total value of its
property, and distribute the same to the
several districts. From this assessment an
State, or other suitable State Board, by every
company feeling itself aggrieYed; and su Ii
Board might, also, supervise the assessments
Of the various Boards OF County Auditors
for the purpose OF equalization. BY this
means the defects now existing may be re
medied with trlhing expense to the State;
and it is confidently expected that a large
additional amount will thereby be added to
the duplicate.
1t is hoped that all new causes of expendi-
ture may be avoided, and that every effort
to promote economy will be made. [ am,
| however, constrained, from a sense OF strict
duty, to recommend the continuance of the
recent law, authorizing County Commission
ers to assess a tax for the support of the
families Of our troops during the war. The
provisions of this law were wise and bene
fcent, and have prevented much distress and
suffering.
The charters Of TIE several banks of the
State, created by the Act Of Feb 2l, 1915,
will expire on the lst day Of May, 1866. In
view OF the very extensive interests involved
IN All; sudden change of tie monetary sys
tern Of our State it would be wise, that he
future policy of the State, on the subject OF
banking, be early made known; under Or
dinary circumstances, therefore, | would IN
vte your attention to this subject, at this
time. You are, however, aware that the
Secretary of the United States Treasury has
recommended measure which, if adopted,
will have a most important bearing upon
the subject; hence, | deem it advisable, for
the present at least, to abstain from inteffer-
lac in the matter Should Congress dispose
o the subject at an early day, | may deem
i my duty to send you special commun;-
cation during your present session.
1t may be advisable at this time, however,
t, consider the propriaty Of promptly re
leving the ba.ks from Their disability Of
paving out the paper Of institutions that do
not redeem their issues, on demand, in specie
! 1t is known that the demand notes of the
General Government, as also the notes OK
nearly all the banking institutions Of our
sister States, are not now redeem III
coin, on demand; hence, our Banks
are unable to receive, in payment Of
debts due them, or on deposit any Of this
vast description of currency; for, not being
permitted to pay it out, of course they can
not receive it safely. This condition o.
things must necessarily affect the credit and
circulation of the issues of the Fedora
Treasury, and greatly cripple it in obtaining
means to prosecute the war Great as the
evil, of tolera;ing by law a suspension o
specie payments, to any extent, is known te
be, it is better to endure it, than to EN-
barrasss the Federal Government in obtain
ing means to vigorously crush out the re
b Hon | have, therefore, to recommend
that YOU at once authorize the several bank