Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-08-27
THE TAX QUESTION.

The people of Bowling Green, driver
from every other point, invariably tell tn,
people that il they vote for removal, the,
will vote heavy tax upon themselves-
that by some means which they cannot ex
plain, Perrysburg will make the count,
pay for the handsome Court House nnt
substantial Jail buildings. No intelligent
man can be deceived by that kind Of talk
and when this argument is used, the mar
whose vote it is designed to influence ma,
well consider himself insnlted for the per
ssh using il mnst presume that the listene,
IL very Ignorant. The people OF Perrys.
burg have for weeks kept standing at the
head of several papers in the county the
statement that unlcss the said buildings
are finished and, decided to the county.
free from all eneumbrances, prior to cleo.
tion, they will not ask the people TO vote
for removal. That certainly ia tair prop
osition, and II the buildings are decided to
che county, free from all encumbrance.
how will it he possible for the people of
the county to be taxed to pay for the same ?
The friends Of Bowling Green, finding
this story 30 wanting in plausibility that
the people could not be scared by it, next
started the story that Perrysburg township
and corporation could not deed this prop
erty to the county. They even say that
some Of the lawyers at Bowling Green
have given this as their legal opinion"
Shades Of BLACKSTONE! What must we
think OF the legal ability or moral honesty
OF men who will give utterance to such an
opinion? Let us Look at the law and see
about this question Of authority Section
Eve Of the enabling act reads as follows:
That IN easS . m,juriiJ Of sIestors in
Ssid eouaty ~ Wood shall vote for renewal
~ hsTeiBbsfore provided, then aud in that
ovents the trustees Of PsrTysburg tow nship in
eAid eosaty Ghah be aud they are hereby an.
thoTlysd aud repaired 10 donate and eonVey to
the Commissioners Of Wood COUNTY, in irust
for said county the Perry Sburg town house
with The grounds on which il stands. being in.
lots OF said tOWn or-PsTTysbnrg number two
hundred and eiR hty three 1881, and two hun.
dred and seventy (27O). for the purpose OF Q
CnufI House; ami the Mayor aud Town Coun-
ell OF tbs incorporated village OF PerrysburR,
are 10 like maaasr authorized and required h.
donate and oOOVeT % said Comma ssionsrs, in |
trust for said county. the jail now in and wned
~ said village, with the grounds upon which |
Il etlnds, being n.lot Of said village number |
tgc husdred and ten (7lO). and the north half |
~ Ia-iot number one hundred aud ninety nine.
1871. toE The purpose Of Comfy Jail and
% SHAH be the duty OF said Cumm issioners.
witbin furry days After suOh donation and cou-
xeyance or afer thereof. 20 re move all papers,
ryeoFdas ofhces and registers for the trAnsae.
non 81 the oiilciaI business OF said County, to
the UOrrt -Hoass 80 provided in the village OF
ferrysourg - aforesaid aAd from the ex pira-
zion OF s4d period Of forty days, said incnrpo-
rIted village Of PsVrysburg shalt be taken aud
beld 10 be In law and in fact tile county seat Of
Wood County Aforesaid.
Here we have authority for the proposed
eonveysnse or donation. Il il clear and
arplicit. II not only gives authority for
soeh transfer, bat IL requires that II shall
Be In ths fDrn5ef dqnation--free from
all expense to the county. Eotwithstand-
ing these plain provisions of the law, and
The iaet that PerTysburg will not ask the
people 10 vots for removal until they make
1he contemplated donation, the friends of
Bowling Green seek to deceive the people
-sndeavor 10 obtain their votes once more
Dy iAlse representations. They admit that
they deceived the voters of the county once.
and now they are clearly endeavoring TO
deceive them again. They cannot sueoeed !
however. The people are not so Ignorant 1
~ the shysters al Bowling Green suDpOse. a
aor will they permit such attempts at de. v
'eiYing them 10 pass DnTebnked. n