The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13


Many people are 20 adverse to pay.
ing taxes that they never stop to con
slider the vast Importance Of tho plan.
ard nc great ends to he accomplished.
The whole machinery of National State
and local governments res,s upon It,
and it is only by this means, that all
forms of governments can h~ III ;inta'n
cd. Yet fer, far too few # -af tcaple
properly consider this subject, f,r il is.
seldom lett Is them 10 cay directly by
Their votes, whether they shall he tax
cd anl,o whal amount, rtgis being usu
ally done BY their representatives and
hence, We cay, the, seldom grsrple d.
rec,ly with the suffice, except when
they come 10 pay the taxes assessed
against theta. and this being the Tost
unpleasant part, nanny If them are ,o'
apt to form a very fas"rab'c idea at
the scheme Now il they would TAKE
little pains 10 inform themselves and
reason considerably upon the plan, "
think there womld be tyr less "hjeetlons
Take tho proposition at building new
Cont House in this county.
Who, among our people that has =
comneniabe coan,y o- home prde.
mt y foolish pride that ,uns to vanity
cr productivity, but pride thu, makes
him like to see everything neat. thrifty,
en,erprising and prosperous abon, him
would no, much rather srr good Com
Portable aud cornnnlions Court House
n tho County scat, thnn 4 shabbv, dill,
pisisled eIralI, aud inccnye nient build
/ ing that affords bu, the fewest possible
ACCOMMODATIONS
We presume there iano a single man
but what had rather 81. gooa Court
House than poor one in he county III
which he resia,a, provided the l,,E'r.
ence costs him 'ih;,ss, md bns rcW
t.,,nsil.ra,e men indeed, In. Whit had
! rather see II shu.. provided i, costs
! them hut lutte. Now W. assert, and
think Nr can l,'ov~ sna ac can have y
'-yt,v r>,,rr,a,t ca II ,l.u in I 81
c'm'. y, -caci, fn,n uan f,bnna- l,u ]!
! l,'ia ITEM his mra.;,.
Take The ivan that is as>es 81, o"o
! l,ouslm! dollars and III We ask II hin
!" c"n'rihu'e for The year 1885 j i.,'
hfcc dollars, the ex,ct .tnann' ptfi -,
enc single DAYS abb ',,. Ia >c.i
and ! Xix. sim {" The Yea, lsGC n "
under 'h~ generally p,ar.nrl rule r.,
State Assas.men ), The ma hi i ~
sre>,d one thousand dnil,r., is re.l,,
| wo~ih from twelve IL tit cen lunl,c,,
! dollars and wh, IL ,he," in The cg.nutv
y or,h ,hi> sum ihas wi! NJ: w,lln.i,
gi;e three dt,iiArs each year 10. w.
wears hen. less than penny each,
| wr.tk day, for II new Eunr, II use, un
less he ia 10" snail and n,g.,riiy L.
| make Ms own ftmily cn,ni,r,al,!r. Will.
| the means are in his ,ck-', or las
some very >e.i-h pn r - )" serve. Il
member tina, three III lis ~. the doh, i.
III ,ha cln ba. assessed !. .in.' amy one
! and that i I'll hat is ak - Tor So ,h,'
| any man knowing his .ss.-. n..n' c.i.
iii u tnn,nrna ti.n,c ~, wht, he i, asked
10 confirm t.i ! new Cut Ii ~
We say annibi.,e, tor IT. Is vn',..h
The same ,hiay. Exc ! msn VII" y
wli',ag t. cnn't ihn:e tbs sum Will I
course ~ The ,esNi general election d
post I. oll.ot co,,ainin. tnc>. w.ta,
..''or i. Ca,ui House TX
Lu .v.,, ,ltrt b. s.e-i.frti4. t8g.
snl jet calmly. n.t.:en ,hi> II t.',.'
ton iay, aud 81, IT l.. ca.n.' III. X. ii.
his mind Ia build the rnnrt IL as. h,Ia
self hy giving thee mills on the ,l.la,
for two years, a:.a vo,e accordingly.
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