The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-18
Taxes I'm Hancock County.
WHO ARR RESPONSIBLE FOR THEN!
What Becomes of the Money?
Let Taxpayers Read and Reflect!

OuSiy IaAeu, yea, mOTe, lual you ai
snneeessorly taxed; and propose t
show you who are responsible 70
such burdensome taxes. The Reput
lican party is willing to answer for al
levies made by them, and it is you
right to demand that the Democrat
party should respond to their share
The Republicans are willing to &C
knowledge their responsibility TO
your State tax, as they have the con
troll Of your State affairs; butno san
man will attempt to hold them respon
sible for the amount Of your count.
taxes, as they have had no part or 10
in the matter, the county having beer
under Democratic rule from time i'm
memorial almost; and that party i:
the one that must be held responsible
for the just or unjust use of the powe,
you have placed in their hands.
Now, let us see how the matter
stands; and 1 propose to give the
statistics of a few townships only,
not desiring at this time to give an
extended exhibit of the whole county
My comparisons will be between the
years 1860 (before the war) and the
present year 1868.
In 1860 the total taxable property
of Amanda tp. was valued at S4I4,
62S, the total tax at 1886 II, and
the total State tax at S1,63S II
leaving the amount of tax for county
and local purposes 81, 1,937 Al. In
1868 the valuation in the same town.
ship was 412,1S5; being s2,443 less
than in 1860. The total tax was
s6,554 SIS, being'$3,17s 43 more than
in 1860; total State tax s1442 Ga,
being s196 OF less than in 1860, and
the total tax for county and local
purposes was $5,l11 81, being 1921
so more than in 1860. Now, whil e
the taxes for which the Republica n
party are responsible, have decreas-
ed $196 OF in eight years, those for
which the Democratic party is re-
sponsible, have increased 1924 so
in the same time, in Amanda town.
ship alone.
Again, the total valuation in Union
township in 1860 was 1896, ,467 total
tax So, ,460 81; total State tax 81, ,562-
O6; total tax for county and local
purposes Sl,89S 81. How stands the
same township in 1868? Total val
uation s477,475, or SS2,008 greater
than in 1860; total tax 81, 165 40; total
State tax S1,74S 16 or s1S6 10 great
er than In 1860: total tax for county
and local purposes S5,417 80 or 3d.
519 OIL more than in 1860. Here we
nave an increase of only s1S6 I0I
n State taxes, in eight years, while
,ur county taxes have increased 3d.
10 OIL in the same time.
gain, the total valuation of Della
ware township 1860 was S30S, ,692
total tax S2,SS5 25; total State tax
s219 % tota ! county tax 81, ,665 81.
In 1868 the valuation was 1888, ,372,
DR. SO, $50 more than in 1860; total
tax s5,876 II, or $2,791 4S greater
than In 1860; total State tax 81, ,362 so
DR. SLAB 81 greater than In 1860; total
county tax $4,313 19, or s2,637 "a
more than in 1860. In this township
hen we have an increase of only
sl43 81 in State taxes in eight years,
while the tax for county purposes
las increased S2,637 "a.
The total valuation of property in
Blanchard township in 1860 was
s407, ,45S; total tax SO, $50 45 State
,ax 81 ,61o Al taxes for county pur-
poses 81, 800 o.. In 1868 the valu
ltion was 1886, $40, ors59,3S2 greater
han In 1850 total tax 1859 80, or
a, 12S S5 greater than in 1860; State
AK $1,633 81 or $23 80 greater than
n 1860; total tax for county pur-
poses So, ,025 38, or 81, los 80 greater
han in 1850. While the State tax
las increased but $23 SO in eight
years, the taxes for county purposes
lave increased in the same time in
he enormous sum of "a, Jos 80 in
his one township 5.s5 z4.. , /
/ have taken as examples of the
county, the two townships Amanda
md Union, which give..the heaviest
Democratic majorities, and Delaware
nd Blanchard, which give the larg-
st Republican majorities, outside off
'indlay.
I might, and perhaps will in the
uture, call your attention to the con-
ition of the other townships, but the
already given are enough
0 show that burdensome and un-
ecessary tax is being imposed upon
he people, and that too by Demo-
ratio officials. The figures herein
re taken from the Audi.
jOr's books of your cOun-
".
Democratic tax payers of Amanda
nd Union townships, ask your
peakers, ask the intelligent editor
T your county paper, how this enor-
lous amount of taxes was applied.
Democrats of Blanchard, ask them
that emergency in the affairs of the
ounty, demanded anincrease of tax
ton to the amount Of 81, 105 80 in
our township. $3.50. e. s..- =
Democrats of Delaware, ask them
That portion Of the s., ,6S7 "a went to ,
'ay up the defalcations of Democrat !
G officials. h
Ask them who got the County Ex-
ense Fund of $4,000, that was ta- I,
en- out of the pockets of tax payers .
ast year. Ask them to tell you what ,
he honest and legitimate expenses ,
f carrying on the government of ,
Hancock county amounts to. |,
You have a right to know. They
Iare not make a showing
iuck as would or could be
satisfactory to Tax-Pay-
RS.
Picnic. '77a'< -.-a