Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-30
TAXES AUTHORIZED ny
THE DEMOCRATIC GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
startIIng faets for TaK-PaYers.


Three quarters of the taxes paid by
the people of the Stateof Ohio are those
which are levied for the county, town
ship, city and other local purposes. For
example, the levy for State purposes,
in 1865 amounted 10 S3,9O7. .472 so, and
the levy for county and other local pur-
poses to SIG, ,59l ,675 81, or over four
times as much. From this it viii be
seen that the burden of taxation which
most oppresses the people, and that
which a Legislature earnestly bent up
on retrenchment would by all means
endeavor to reduce, is that growing ont
of the special legislation which crowds
our statute books.
The Democratic Legislature set out
| with such loud professions Of 'sretrench-
ment and reform" that the people had
reason to expect that something at least
would be accomplished in this direction.
Nevertheless. I've now quote from the
| Ohio State Journal, ] It is no rash asser-
tion to say that no State Legislature
| from the foundation of the State gov
4 ernmeut has ever authorized so fearful
a burden Of local taxation as the Fifty
eight General Assembly. In this mat
ter The Legislature seems to have used
/ its power in q wholly reckless and iF-
responsible manner, as though il felt
itself TO be beyond the knowledge and
the correction of the people in this pro-
vince. A pToaigate expenditure of this
sort, however hard it might bear up-
on the locality which had to meet the
tax would be for the most part un-
known in other localities. Even the
best informed could not know of the
vast total of these expenditures through
out the State, without a careful and la
bOri0ns examination of the laws. The
Legislature seems to have taken it for
granted that no such examination
would be made-that no one would be
found to hold it to an accountability for
its recklessnes and prOpesion in this
matter. Vast as our proportion of di-
rect taxation IS for the burdens eutailed
by the National Debt, il falls below the
amount authorized by the Fifty-eighth
General Assent bly, in a single term, -
Let US not be deceived in this matter
by glittering generalities. The reader
should take up the Laws for 1868 and
1869, and follow the details page by
page We make no comment IN gener-
al. The reader must decide as [ 0 which
expenditures are proper and judiciOus:
LAWS OF 1s68-LoANs AND LEvIEs AU-
THoRIzED.
The record commences with page 9,
Laws of 1869 an act authorizing cities
of second class to issue bonds for the
completion of water works, not to ex-
S15,O 900.
Page II. Authorizes annual levy of
One-half mill on the dollar of all taxa
BILE property of cities of the second
class, for the purpose of keeping up and
maintaining reading room.
Page 80. All cities of second class.
a17fb0riuaH n feaITa bonds oE
cent. for $40, 900 for Genet cry purposes,
and levy tax not exceeding one mill
on the dollar 10 pay same.
Page SO. Authorizes cities of second
class with population of 10000 and up
ward to borrow $3.50, 600 for city hall,
and issue 25 year bonds att per cent.
therefor.
Page 66. Authorizes all County Com
missioners to pay out of the county
treasures an amount equal TO that paid
by Agricultural Society for Fair
Page 81. Cities of first class, of less
than 40, 600 may borrow $4,000 for fire
purposes, on 3 years bonds, per cent,
payable semi-annually.
Page u. Cities of first class, with pop
ulation over 100000, may issue bonds
for additional water Works-Sl5O,0 600, al
seven and three-tenths per cent, inter-
est.
Page 80. City Council of any city
drst class, with population of less than
100, 600, may arrange for erection of city
hospital at any amount stipulated.
Page So. Bonds for $3.50, 900 at seven
and three-tenths per cent. interest may
be issued TO build work house, by any
city of the first class with population
of over 100000
Page So. Authorizes Cincinnati to
issue thirty year bonds for SI6O, 900 to
comp pIete Eggleston avenue sewer. I'm
terest at seven and three-tenths, by
law on page 1851
Page 90 Cities offirst class authorized
to borrow money for special improve
ments until special assessments are
paid-unlimiteds
Page IO4. Extension Of act authoFiz-
ing levy for sewers.
Page 10Y. Construction or enlarge
ment of bitches, drains and water
courses, under direction of county com
missioners.
Page I13. Townships containing har-
Dor or port authorized to appoint har-
Dor masters, at salary of $3.50, to be paid
out of township treasury.
Page 145. Cities of first class with
population less than 100, 900 may borrow
$500, 900 for school lands.
Page 14S. Cincinnati Hospital, $780,
Page 1872. Cities of second class with
population less than 10000 may issue
bonds for $40, 900 for town halls.
Page 163. All cities of second class
may purchase and improve parks to
extent of $25 600.
Page 1SO- Town council in certain
cases authorized to levy tax and issue
bonds in aid of construction of turn
pixies. Same additional page 1S7.
Page 1913. Money borrowed for GER
tain school purposes to pay eight per
cent. interest.
Page 2O3. Township trustees author
lied to expend $1,000 a year in pur-
chase of cemetery grounds, and levy
one mill on the dollar for Improvement
of same.
Page 2I6. Bonds at seven. per cent.
for free turnpikes.
Page 217. Monroe county for new
Court House, $4,000.
Page 2I9. Fairfield county to i'm
prove certain road, S2, 600.
Page 2I9. Muskingum county au-
thorized to build certain bridge and
| levy tax of one and a half mills to pay
| interest on bonds for same.
( Page 220. West Liberty town hall,
! $4,000.
Page 22I. Franklin county bridge
/ levy of one mill and borrow half that
/ amount additional, about $35, 200.
| Page 222. Montgomery county bridge
| $50, 900.
Page 222. Harrison tp., Preble coun-
ty, bridge, 81, 800.
/ Page 223. Franklin county addition
al grounds Tor a2f1CulGufal society,
levy of half mill each for three years,
on all taxable property of the county.
PAGE 223. School Dis, No. 2, Column
bia township, Hamilton county, to
borrow $4,000 for school house and
site at s per cent. interest
Page 225. Malta, Morgan county,
borrow 50, 900 for wharf purposes.
Page 226. North Lewisburg Cham
paign county, 81, 600, town hall.
Page 227. Akron, S15,o00,- school
buildings.
PAGE 229. Madison county, fair
grounds additional. half mill for 1866
and 1869, Cpage 267, 1870 added.l
Page 23l. Sandusly county, for GER
tain road, 5000.
Page 232. Brown county, new jail
SIS 900.
Page 233 wellington, $4,000 addi-
tioual, school house.
Page 235, Lorain, bridge, $4,000.
Page IA Eaton township, Lorain