Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-12-01
THE JOURNAL AND rHE TAX.
LIST.


defend its recent act in swindling the
County ont Of some $500 90. In the
treatment OF the subject it is as anable
~ usual, and meets our charge with its
inevitable argument. In this instance,
however. it is little more gen,lemanly,
aud refutes our argument by asserting
that We Lie like horse-tLiei." 1t would
have been more emphatic, and have more
fully expressed our valued neighbor's
estimate Of our veraci'y, if he had said
that We "lied like Bru'e Greek Clerk Of
election but this style Of expression
might have reflected upon some Of ii e
youthful inaiscresioas of this loyal organ
grinder, and hence be gave vent to bis
indignation in less potent and n ore inele-
CANT language. But our neighbours inten-
lions are good. He has used The strongest
language ai his CON mand, without (prob-
ably eliminating himself He also ex-
hib.ts a commendable solici,ude for the
welfare Of the taxpayers Of the county
lie thrasts bis hand Into the County
Treasury aud steals therefrom $500 o.
which is very kind, because he could
easily have made it 5000 90 more Then,
after giving due. time for the people to
become acquainted with his magnanini,y,
he makes full amends, and ,ffers an
Irresistible Justification, by proclaiming
through his Immaculate journal tina, the
RfGisrEE lies like horse-thiefr How
overwhelming this logic! AID how thank
ful the people should be that they have
the privilege Of being robbed by a man
who is SO thoroughly imbued with all the
noble instincts and gentlemarly attributes
OF the traditional highwayman! How
thankful. too, should they be that the
demands OF this polished roue are so
moderate. Only $500 90 at time! A
mere 'rae, when compared with the val
liable contribution to refined literature
which is furnished in his able explanation
Of bis act" You lie like horse thief"
However, f,r fear that some stupid
people may not be satisfied with the Jour.
mats logic, We will refer briefly to the tax
list for the printing Of which that paper
received from the radical Board of Super.
visors, by aud with tho advice Of the rad
ical County Treasurer (and for the latter
part Of this assertion We have the autho-
rity of the editor Of the Journal himself }
the sum Of $l,l54.SO. The list for wh .ch
this compensation was allowed, occupied
1850 lines in the Journal. The legal
compensation for this would have been
NJ 20 cents line, the price fixed by law
jus, S270, or 1884 80 less than he received.
Yet. when we, in behalf Of the already
overbutdened Taxpayers Of the county,
protest against this outrageous swindie,
We are cooliy informed by this public
plunderer, this onb'ushing robber of the
county treasury, that we " lie like horse
thief" We said we had the documents
10 prove what we asserted, and as the
editor Of the Journal has called upon Us
for the proof, we will proceed to give it.
The Revenue law OF Iowa, under which
the delinquent tax lists Of the several
counties are advertised, provides that the
compensation for printing said list shall
be 20 cents for each l,ne or description.
This sun, the law also provides, shall be
assessed agains. the delinqu ent property,
to the end that The county may be at no
expense for advertising property for uou-
payment OF taxes. This sum in the print.
Cd list is included under the head Of "In
terest aud Cost SO that, for example,
when The interes, is 10 cents, the amount
under the head of interest and COS. will
be 30 cents, which will cover all the ex.
pense, and relieve the county from al! cost
in The collection Of delinquent taxes
This, We should say, is The Result when
the work is honestly done. Now lie, us
see how the Journa! has published the
list, aid how much OF the COS, is paid by
the delinquent tax payer, and how much
comes out Of the county treasury. For
an example, we viii! take the following
description Of l2 lots il. the town If Wood
bury, and print it just as il appeared in
the journal:
No. Tx Int. i
s..s lots. Block. lea Cost.
l234567s9 10 IL II 25 81
BY the above it will be seen that tvelve
lots are included in one line or d-scrip-
ton, upon which the total tax is q cents
and the interest ard cost nc'uding the
cost Of pabiica,ion-is q cents, making
the amount which the county can collect
just 40 cents. Yet, for publishing IBIS
line the Journal has charged ard received
fno dollars ard forty cents, Or two dollars
and twenty ceL,s more than Il or can
be collected rom The delinquent tax pay
er. and comes therefore direc, y on, of he
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