, 1869-03-01
STEALING THE TAXES.

Ofa1l the schtmes wn,cn have yet
been devised to steal the public revenue
and de'raud the tax-osyers, tne present
Legislature has gwen vts-lity TO the
mos. sweeping and he most ba7esaeed.
I'll common thing 10 steAl the taxes
after they have reacutd the Treasury, but |
the latest discovery IN the art OF Stealing
Is 10 intercept the Lac COLLECTED IN
particular city, county, OK town, tor
Sta1e purposes, before it reaches the
Treasury, Ard hav,ng It pssd over to
the city, town, or county oh:srs, OF 10
come railroad, OK ferry, or bridge COM
psny, OF 70 some other private CORPORA
ticn. to tc ustd by ,hu same for private
Ct ]ecAl purposes, fhr b,lts of 1hts kind
bteun with snail matters st first, and
have bscn Prow,nE in magnitude ever
sirce. The latest propo..!ton is 10 psy
to Alt1arder County, tor the support of
Ter psut.1p, sill The taxes collected IN
1hs. county for S:ate purposes. In other
wc1cs, tie resl sid personal property OF
Alexander County Is 10 be exempt here
after irara all sa1Ruon for The expenses
oi the STATE GcyeIrmsnt, including the
E1EGEStd ot kAE ANta1@aN0AO N4'A sA4~ os3FS
otilcert; exempt rom all 'a1es fer the sup
pc1s oftte Psni,entiary, the Hosp tails
ard Asylums for the Insane,
Bli1d, 1diotic, or osherwise
helpleks; exempt from all ta1es to
build the new Safe House, the new
Penl1euutry, and the new STATE Reform
School, the OsEban Asylum, the Normal
ard the Agricultural Colleges. In addi
tion 10 tie exemption IRON these taxes
that county Is to c.c.pe la1atior
for the expenses anu salaries Of tht
Judges, including the Circuit and othel
courts sitting in that county. The shsrt
Of all these expenses belonging to Alex
arde1 Ccuaty is to be distributed amonI
the olhtr counties, The pretex. upoi
which this exemption is asked is thR
Alexander Ccunty hiss An unusu.l nun
ber Of psuperf. The plea itself Is absurl
paupers will flock To cities, and Quincy
Ga,ens. Springfield, A,ton, Peoria, l.
Sale, Joliet and Chicago might upo
the same prete1t d7msnd like e1eml
tion from taxation. But like bills II
other counties have also been pssse
Tic State revenue hRs been diverted
help 10 build rAilroscs, dig out shauo
s,reans ard build bridges IN ON
counties.
We do not know that Govern
Palmer bas approved any OF these on
and We do not believe he will The G
stitu1,oual requirement Is c1ess. 1
revenue Of the Sta:e is to be oesau
"by levyipg a tax by va1uation, 50 :.
"every peraon and corporation shAll
nstsx In proportion 70 the value ot
Aor her property" Again; The
anorate authorities Of counnes, 70
..tbips, school districts, cities, towrs
uvi1lsces may be vested with pave
asr.ess and collect taxes for corpo
nnnrnoses.r Isit compliance with
mandate OF the constitution tor inc
{s,,tu,e 10 levy tax By yAloaaon
Safe purposes, ard substitute sas -.
thus Ia;Eed In Certain coon',ss ~. ~!
tsIes which the corporate Al nos.u
srcn clun,its nhy be authnf:zed 10
1ec. FIR special purposes! DO MOI
49, c1arscs Of the constitution oi
nrIsh The collection Of taxes 'of
rr,noscs and The collection lof
nu1noscs, and provzte sepsra'e anu
tirc, means for Aste:siEE snd col1s
the sauet How can "every pe1so'
"co.porhuo1" In Alexander Comfy
"s tsx in proportion to hi
"ter property" Tor State rev
;f such ts1cs, instead OF
n,,t in the 6sx'e TreRsury,
handed over 10 the Mayor OF cai
muuic;psl purpoEes' Docs not Il
version Ct = portion Of the revenu
ressitate an increase OF the levy On