The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-07-18
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submit a few words on this very important sub
ject; and mostly as to the act of 29tn March
1867, on page so, &c., Of said laws, and may be
known as the 'Two.mies adjacent. land, road
LdW."
lst Now as TO this law, the first important
question, which seems TO interest tho public,
is whether or not, cities and vl at, or with
in two miles, ofth termini,( (ends) ofroads, inn
proved under this act, shall be duly assessed,
and pay their just proportion Of the expen-
ses ofsuch Improvement, &c.
| Truly this is subject that merits very can.
did and impartial consideration, and which
should be done in the true spirit of that honest
addJe that whats right, wrOnss nobody"
I'd. In sec Of said act the language used IL
"a petition" "signed by majority Of the
Gland holders, resident within said county,
"whose lands will be assessed for the expenses
"of the same, as hereinafter provided" uefer.
"ring to sec,4.)
In said sec the langu &C used is "and the
"I.ots and Lands which will be benefited there
"by &C." "provided,ha no Lands shall be so
"assessed which do not Ire within two miles OF
the coDten' plated improvement" Here IN this
proyisO and limitation, Tor such II is, the word
Lots" Is omitted, leaving the woId "Lands"
standing alone, which omission, upon careful
examination will be found, Of very great force,
both from the character and subject, matter Of
the law. Because from the point where such
oi,r ,,,tt ~ Nv" 'ns ''"o y,
clty'wlth many other reasons, portion of the
''' VI '''"se' 1'"y Ne"''hIh Two miles thereol;
sVh tln thar a.. H..
"h'o 'ne remainder may lie ata greater DIS
'"n'e Una" tWo hhes from such contemplated
improvements YET sueh CITY OF village must
W "sse''eu "o' ae'oru'ns TO It's oeheht' ana
'i'o,o'oie 'he o'"ss,oh o' the WORD LOIS III
sau p'o''so "hu TINS LOT tue very Just re ason
.nA' '"V oeneu' anu advantage OF Such road
"a .'V ,o"o''y "S q hnO'e' 70 "i 'he population
""a r '"''''''' '"e '"'"e u All 'he 'ea'y' gener-
"y,
4no "eA' language ""''h specially bears Up
on ''.s o'aneh Oh the suolect' Is TO be found in
'Vs' VI sa'' "c''
nnder and h hv v,s,m Wien my roan 10 oe improved
inmates in 4 city or IneorporateJ viIloen The
corporate authorities OF sad city or village may,
missione, f1enaauoH fI ,naw S VI tne county com,
agree TO pay IN tie bonds ofsaId yty or yiIIags'
"'N ptplolNloao uoSNfluNu III tilt
amount bVn tbnt ,i,a ., 'hos ac,, IN addluonto any
property Of such village, by virtue OF lie pro.
visions Of this act, an amount NOT exceeding
one-tiith of the ire cost of sald road: pros
vided, that the entire tax TO be imposed for
road purposes, by virtue of this section. sball
not M any one year exceed five mills ON the
dollarOIthe taxable values of said city or vii.
lage
Wo t,,i,,,. .,..,
"'"'e ""'"'touih s"ylhsi th"t the
above language fully explains ITSELF and that ii
nj least borders on the ,idiculous far onv opo IN
sincerely claim ,hoth, soid oot ,,I,,a.n., III
S'"o'r'yoimm 'hatOy salu act clues ana VII
lagos, are not included for taxation, when at
the termini of such road 40 We a,v s,r,orolv
for soma ss5omon,s ond - a,,.ie
'' 'o""o sNHS"'en's anu leSa opinions are
monstrously warped by tho surroundings-"we
mean noalluson." If tho reai pronertv ot n citv
.h,u Il, ~ I..., -
s"u' nv :" '"o n,s' instance oe taxed us duo
amount 6c ~ unon tho ,,ol n,ons.I, No,v ,ho
,yords ,on .sI,,i. ~ P''pS''9' W." '''S
"o'us III "uultioh' mean the ADDING TO
some thing Ito any amount" II means some.
thing additlonan and II wopId csrta,n,v ho
- "'" ""oa'u 'e'N""y oe"
curiosity TO see an Individual SO "wondrous
wlse," as to add something to nothing-and the
addition uto nnv a,,,onr,N ,.hv yir,ren ~, :,
49," '. 80 "'no' ~ 't'uo hos o'
'".S sec. OUT "oy virtue o'the provisions ofthis
kcN ~ IN tho ,anora, assn.,r,,o,,, ,.,o.,,,.
ny, " '"o Ao"'s" "Ss''e"'eH' unuor he act'
me omission OF the word city in said SEQ. af- |
Ier thS thlrd repetition OF the word "eity and
pHtege can nave no force whateVer-lt Is clear. |
ya"oasus omissus ian accidental omssion) and
u becomes unquestlona6lv so, when we consld- |
on tne iset, that me words "oity and village" oc-
uriour times IN tho same sec. and are lnsepa- |
rably connected with tho context, where the |
omission oceursi and the closing lines prove ii |
an non,sslonbeyoad cyena doubt, to-wlt; "the
sald addition, shall not In any one year exceed
hve mills ON the dollar OF the tdrd6le values, OF
said c,ty or village" both "city and village"
here being repeated.
And 70 dNerge slightly, the words In sec. 0, |
sin addition to any amount that may be assess |
cd upon the real property Of such (city orr vii
lage" Nc, and "shall mott in any one year exceed |
hve mills on the dollar OF the tdrdble values OF
said CITY or village" make II reasonably clear |
that such additional tax, under said Sec. O. must
be upon the property real and personal OF such |
city or village.
The word city rs used in the 9th section, IN |
unlimited, ana reasonably and fairly means all |
cities, whether OF first or second class.
Bu., to return; look at the object OF the law,
Why should city 6o exemptl Are good roads
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