Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-13

lepQlhohlfeauyr to GrecefVectaXeS4 then fdue.
de ahould'tbe required 20 attehda one IiAy
aeh!of the three different pIsceall ia each
toRhshipi IN y his county TO receive .arty
taxes whichdmay be- dheH from 4he peopie
I0hhtsa conpty5afd { ilol{sf AEoRH Eli
And the law should require ali citizens
ltRhomRyb pWeftaxes stoTmest the conhfJ
treasurer in their respective towushibs,6h
ldhe adAysidesi gnateddn said tire Rsdkeris no.
ttce when he willn attsndito receive taXSSlk
aAnd there ushould be a,prOeiso inithe FaT,
that ALI kpeIsGnsEwho may 6We ID Ses, and
ifom any 3ecause icannot cOhventehtEvJ Jpa Il
on the days designated by the 7tfteasdrsr
tortheir township shall have within. thirty
or forty days afterWards ttie93ptfVileH9 Il
paying their taxes toitbe tfeasuter stlthe
comfy seats otitheiF county Without COST.
Allst4xesgunpaidIat at athe end of tthIs tinS
should DO put in the haudsuof c0nstables
tor lleetio6, and by law give constSbles
heisame power to collect taxes that sheriffs
now aseslsF The pay Of county treasurer
snousds pc h1ed by Law at q certain salaryy
per apnnm, say one thousand dollars tor,
ms salary dn tirst;class counties In wealth
aud population, like Ohio, aud ffomu that
sam down incorporation to the busibess
necessafily TO be done! In counties Ike
my eoGnty. MonongaliaI plenty of poo1
men would beSglAd to- get the 2 Office st a
salary Of sixhundted' 'dollars.i This wo1ld
pc a sowing to the peopIeeo this county
eVef9o gear.of some ten nr fifteen hundred
dollafai i for it3cOsts, las I understand, to-
collect ddisbuFse the taxes of this coJiitv
near two thousand dollars t6ndeF the prdiS!5
ent Law. sAdoptethis plan. and advantages
are gained otherwise, besides the aCVant-
age of saving moreithan one.half OF the
cost Of collecting the taxes of State and
county. rlIu the first place, it will be more
to the peoplslto pay th cir taxes
and In the next place 1t will save the necebs
slitY ~ OF any township treasurers, which
Ill De getting clear of seven Office holders
10 counties like Mon6ngalfa which, blythe.
oy' lsnoi small igaina Now, Messrs. Edi.
t9rs,4 understand that some3plat similar
TO the one 1 have suggested would ba 81
beeq adopted heretofore, but was obie6tedal
70 ou. account of some small counties which !
nag ioeen oSerrun andimp0yerished, by the |
teoels, and intconseqaehee4 the fear was
70 a. Shese connttes.eould not get any suit |
aplHman t0r3sh6tiff. Now, it seehts tol
me thai this objection can7be obyiated7 by
making the, sheriff fitpeasuref, 5lThs tyy,JI
oftcss heiug held by. one person will. not |
oeimore einconsistentl than the law is noS5 |
npp gVlll IL mRkei the sheriff's Office more |
profitable; twill save the sheriff the vast
amount Of trouble and expense of tidfneit
al over the counties TO hunt up thsitaKe es |
as powarequired by law! But the great
aaVahtage ofthe system will be to the peo.
pie Id saving to them thousands andathouss |
ands of dollars. In conclusion, hope our
LegislatureiMill remember that our people
are growing under a, heavy war tax and
thatsthe best partsof our population are
row. 5nl the army lighting the nbattiss of |
oqr sountFy, and .consequently.st the ability
o. thepeUplelto pay taxeslis. not great. |
iFheEstore, hope,they wtllshaps t6eitlleeiI
lslatipgtn suchis way, as to save zallstheyll
9 salnstef The 'speopie; and sto oaremembe too
chat the fewer Office holders there are tle.l
iss for 'theipe people. sastfag - M.5fl