The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-10-17
The Uni,ea state. E,ei.. Law.

may be Of a. general interest 10 the people o
our county ss any other subject, on scccsn
Of It's near association with 'pocker' inter
est The object Of the law 10 10 rsise rsve
nue. In the least offensive aud most equits
bic method that the psbiic sentiment woui'
. allow. The diversity Of public opinion Il
the different States and the different parts o
the same State, renders II OF coufse impossi
BILE that the law should be everywhere pop
uisi. That It should be so anywhere
shows that the Southern idea that the pock
ct is the Yankees most vital organ 10 false
We sshsll here state the different sources
ofrsvenue proposed by the law.
rHK LIcrssr PROVISION.
This method OF raising revenue is yer,
old, and the habit which long ussgs he,
formed 10. we think, more in its favor thar
the principle upon which Il 10 fouoded.-
AZ, hswever. there 10 no moral princ,pl.
against IL, Il may have been st once wise
and benevolent in our Legislature TO sdap,
their laws to our habits, 90 that obed,enc.
may be easy.
Auciioneers pay $40 for license. Phy,i.
clans BIO, Lawyers sic, Cattle Brokers . 10,
Horse Dealers ei0. Hotel Keepers from %
TO $500 according to the rental, Retail
Dealers $40. Wholesale Dealers $50, Retail.
su OF Liquors $40. Wholesale Dealers in
LiQuon 500. Bankers 500, Brokers $50,
Distillers and Brewers $50, and Manu- fac.
turen $40.
The object Of the Government is 10 raise
money nom these different kinds OF busi.
ness, and hence the Legislature could no,
have intended to indulge unlicensed dab
bling therein. II IL did, il would at once
defeat ITS own object and become means Of
oppression. II ell men we're allowed TO en-
gage without license to limited extent in
q licensed business. few persons would
think II worth while to engage in il exIen.
siveiy. and hence but little revenue would
arise from II. and those few would have the
business taken out Of their h,nds " unii
censed men who could underbid and under.
sell them. We think then that the law
throws . guard around those kinds of bust.
nsss while 1t taxes them, and in many case
the guard will he an ample equivalent for
the ta1. The Legislature has not, however,
shown q mean spirit; therefore license is
not required OF . retail dealer or msnufac.
tursr whose gross sales do not amount TO
$1,000 q year. This relieves petty dealers in
small villages, and also many Of our ooun.
Try manu- uiactuiers. In brewing tie price Of
the license is graduated by the amount
brewed. In the other kinda Of business the
smount is not limited, and we think should
not be, for the difficuity 10 the Government
IN fixing that limit and applying it tn indi.
vldnsl cases would be greater than the in
convenience TO society Of leaving il as It u.s.
I he man who does not do enough business
TO sdord 10 pay the license, can quit his
business without being much missed by the
public or suffering much himself.
No license need be taken by Millers, Saw
Miiien. Brick Makers, Lime Burners. or
Marble Cutters; and we believe that these
are almost the only kinds OF manufacturers
in our county who are exempt from the H.
cense. II they manufacture and sell or de-
liver one thousand dollars worth year.-
But Of any article q man may manufacture
for his own use or for sale il made from his
own stock, to the value Of 5000. free Of
duty.
1nr ADvALoREM AND srsciFic r,X.
Here we shall only specify such articles
as we know 10 be manufactured IN our coun.
~. Candles. Cloth, aud "sll manufactures
Of cotton. wool, wood. willow. lea, her. iron,
steel, tin, copper, enc, bristles wholly or
IN part, or Of other Materials" not in this
at otherwise provided for, pay a duty Of
three per cen,um. Tsiiors who msnufac.
surs from cloth on which the duty has been
paid, pay three per centum only on the in
creased value. THUS, ifthe cloth for coat
be worth el2, and the coat when made be
worth $40. the duty Of three per centum
would be paid only on ts. Manu- fscturers
OF shoes, harness, farming utensils, cabinet
ware aud cooper ware have no such favor
shown them; they pay the three per centum
on the whole value Of the article sold.
Leather is taxed by the pound or square
foot or skin. The tax on q tanned calf skin
10 six cents. and on most other leather made
IN .h's county. one cent pes pound. Beer
is taxed 81 per barrel. and whiskey 20 ceuts
per sslion. When the manu- fscturer works
up stuck which is furnished by others, he
mi st nav he tar In 4 he n nv er nmspt h,t m.
law gives him lien on the manufactured
article 10 the amount Of the tag. Thus a
tailor works up his neighbor's cloth into
coats, &c.--ths tailor must pay the tax; but
he need not ls. the work leave the shop till
bis customer furnishes the money to pay the
tar With.
The duty on horned cattle slaughtered for
sale. is 80 cents per head, il over eighteen
months old; IL under, eve cents. On sheep
i've cents. On hogs. when the number ex-
ceeds twenty. ten cents per hesd.
The gross salss Ut an auction are taxed at
ons.tenth OF one per centuaaS snd ell duties
on manufactures, slaughtetsds sepimsis. and
auction sales are due monthly, after being
asasssed upon the sworn statement OF the
manufacturer, butcher or auctioneer.
Carriages pay yearly tag Oslo. IL worth
5000 or over; s5, il worth between $500
and S600i Of 81. lf drawn BY one horse and
worth between us and $500; Of %. il of
the same price and drawn by two hofses.,,
Government salaries over 5000 year pay