, 1873-12-10
4 FULL CONFESSION,


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4 FULL CONFESSION.
Tho Springfield Journal, aftor two months
oquivocation aud quasi dcuiafs that the Raiiro i'd
Grab law had anything to do with tho Slate tax
and the action Of tho stato Board Of Equaliza-
tion at last contossos that tho e1tra 81 1000 900
Of tax imposed by tho Btnte Auditor is loviod to
! pay tho Interest on The railsoad-aid bonds. Il
speaks for tho Governor, Auditor, and TroaB-
uror, aud says TINT, III addition to tho ratio Of
tax necessary to produce tho amount OF royouuo
authorized by tho Legislature. those ofllcora
computed d ratio sufficient to produce 81, ,O2s, ,0oo
to pay intoreat on these railroad-aid bouds. We
are, therefore, to understand TINT tho taxation
Of the wholo people to pay over 91,0O0,0 900
annually to meet the interest OH these local
debts liz tho declared policy Of tho Stato Ad-
ministration, and that tho Stato officers look
to the party majority in tho Legislature to sus-
tain tlo1n in 1lagrant violation of tho state
Constitution. Tho Inv aud tho Constitution aro
10 p1ain in their mandates on this subject that
no person can question their meaning, or igno-
raut1y put them at defiance. The Constitution
says:
Tho stato eha,, never nav. assnue. or hecomo re-
sponRible for tho dehss or liabilities Of Or In ay
ncr give oan cxeEd s c,cdit 10, or in aid Of, nuy
public other corporation association. Individual
| tScc. %. Art. L.,
Tho General Assembly shall havu power to release
discharge any county, city, township, town. dis
trlc whatever, the inhabitants thereof, or tic prop
efs there from Their Or lis propoftsonate aharo OF
taxes to 30 Levied for Slate 'urnoses nor shall com~
nvor ,a,, a - n, ' "''''
All ins;o5 Tor 1,oto ,,,r,,o,oo ,,,t1 3o
! +ha at,,o Troosv,, tso. 49,, a,
NJ norov chi, In ,ra,, ro,n IN on,s,,r o~,.,,t
IN nurauanro of m annrour,a,ion modo Nv INV on M
tha ,,rcsontot,or of worrant tauuc H. lin ua,,,r
.har",n o., ~ A. a,
T,o n,nars, .sso,r,,,,, r,,,u ,,ro,,o ,on III .,o
nronrlattous necessary for Tic ordary and conttn-
rrnt e1,enses Of the Government , tl1u expiration
Of tho r6t tiaca ,ltarter utter tic adjournment Of tho
next regular aeastpn tic uercgato amount Of which
sla uo be increased wttbpnt u vote Of two-tirds of
lie members elected to each House nor crccea the
amount of rcrcuue authorized Lv 1ap 10 bs raf,sa IN
mich time ona ali apuronrfutons genera, or specnl
refrnu 1uoney 10 Ia maid ont of tie stute TREASURY
from funds belonging to to State shall cu will, eur
! fiscal quarter tSrt l. Hee H. coust, of 1s70 Same
III cunat. Of 1s4s, Art. j. lsoc. s7.}
| Ine NoVcane la~' Soce. 4!6 aaaa 12o. pfo'luoH:
l1s. IAe aosernor' Auditor and Treasurer ehal',
aonavo;,on - ,rororts. aseor.,n ,h, ra.a '. .a,t
required to rro]ucp ta u,uount pf lures itu{ed bv te
| G,ncrof ,sxcmb,u
no. Tue Auditor shn' annualy, compute and ces-
ty to tho County o'erha such separate rates Ter cent
I1sa n ~ ,ova', "'A''' - N'''s 'N~'' e''e'7
Tho Legislature, by act Of hfay 8, 1878, pro-
| yiaod,
l, Tint there shall be raised by lowing lar. by
valuation upon tue taxable property IN tts State. tho
1sno"ug s'1,s tos e Fo,e" acrea'Isf W, l"E1h
Fund" ~ 900 oUo pun e u.srsaed yalun of nrornr,y
for the year 1s7'l anl sl5oo COO annually creafcr
r"s M eesloo' pFlsssa' ~ hs "e1'8ha'el s'"e ssnoo
nuuua,y.
=. rLo Governor md Au,jtor SHALL annually. com.
p'lso TIC Beparac rntes )er cent required to produce
nv' .sss a." "' M9sts a"ouas' ans,nns III ns onor
nuouut Of reycuue rcouirod 10 In cye for Yata mr.
poBes to tue contrary Notwithstanding and wLen
see,sa'ne'! tno Auator Saal certify to the County
also such deulte r.ca for oher n,rnoH NJ are ,,ow
may hereafter be provided by law to ba levied a.d
conce'oa as e'a'o 'afca.
Al the teeth OF tho la" Oh shua dollned by tho
oon"t'1"s'o1' anu tue s1at"tea' tae Auditor anu
oo'oFnor hafe computed tho rate OF tax' With
tho following rchnttR:
T%" ana sesef.tann m , maIs 9 ior 6a3
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