, 1875-08-25
- 1V',0h3 NorV
EQUALlZATI|';r,
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Procccttfngs of tho stats nonr1
Now Sitting Mt Springfield.
Cook County Put Down for 80, GOO Acres
Which Arc Under the Luke.
Tito Injustice Owing To n Clerical Error
III tho Numcration of Decimal
FractlOus.
Eheot upon thu Board Of thu Popular Cen
sure Of Double Taxation,

| fFEtHt Hs}Hf<h 10 fhf EHledH1 9r1bHns.
sPRiSof1ELn. ILL.,. aug. 2.-aIr. Deriek.ou.
on hn ssrIral bnro Ia attcut tho ncds,o,s Of tie
stato Board of Equalization. Roon observed, by
AT examination Of the rouort from Cool County
thae thoro woro some 80, 900 acres moro Of land
reported ta'a year in that county than last. Tho
la'tor part of last work llo returned to Chjcauu.
"hd ea''ott tho attention Of she County Clers TO
t"o u'ecfopalcy, who, uron looking up tho mat
| !cf, ateeoscrod perlous orrors. Accordingly, Mr.,
ueflckdof' 'a1l befoto 4le Dolrl lhis morning
lilo following amended rntnrn
| COUNTY CLrAxs Oyf1ak or Cnox couHry
! Gmic1ao, AuN 21.-fhs lion. 4. 7. Ufrsct.on, Ss.G
following ars 4o eurrsr!eI attrss Of iinrrus:d sn nd
9sinprSsed stida in to Cook County Asssssnont for
Iss.iop: n',ner d arrea II uni,npross s 1d l.nd.
.2p,3s; s7;.l'm total s1stpi 10 -ooa. III:
feffF1isa ss .stFaso rns value Z; "s1 4 sa4
as rat Of anmpros, l,al. s''Ss Il a.. g..
ss ;'ass as a. 9' s 1aeESnt o5 A"E
.hcc 3d. o. .3o-ioG1 Darlington yi1laer-t,t,,rsynI
an, aeTc 1d1 Is.1, wh,rh waa extended IL error
~ nsinR l2tI1 hrreH 1AnE--I1nftayba tHti, merry
i5p!i 3i.ln'. w.,itl wan extended in orror as bcInt
;osl q 5-lol Tas lnerc,co In Darlington Is 1's iS'
me Total uhureuce above, ~ JttU7 yr 1ll scrc.
very respectfully, 'lEaMssx I.iIn, County CLARK.
1he hrctetary was directed to make tho ucccs-
hafy cosrcctohH. Alr. Wnrncrs resolution, in
iegHrd to the assessment of tho cupitAl stock OF
corporations. aons i1 iiloHc dispatches last night.
was l1ron Ills own n1otinu, indefinitely postponed,
lh'S docs not argna anything agai,ast tho a,lop-
.'oa " tno !okolhtion. or ono Einilar in TERMS
lt Is becoming pretty clear that tito
popMlar Indignation afousc1 ty The TRIBUNE By
1sa dlscasslon aod exposition Of tho double tax
alton which results from sho plan OF asscss1nen.
adopted heretofore by tie Board Ia having tta NJ
feot upon individual 1neu,b.rs and an eyorv
day more inclined to nclioyo That rulo or assess
mont "tll be adopted iu conaupauco with tin
h1nonded ltnvenno law. Thu memters of tho |
Board do not lose sight Of tho fact, o,thor that
taey we're saved liant winter, no: by grace but by
lug fact ttat tho titno of iha Aesslou vss tao |
shoFt to 1'erftct q blll which would t,laco tht
outy OF equalization in tie hands of a Doar} |
Ill" chef OF whom should bo tile State Autljtor
WHO vas to bo aAsbtcd mainly BY tho |
4tttofaacy Ge1lora', and thon by othor State o0l /
eols' !h'H poHo Taa not d partisan QUO, but |
was 'hdulgod in by Senators Waite Cant1eId
ana many others and tho bill for tho PURPOSE,
~ 'aa'catod above. did pass tho Senate, but
Jailed for want Of timo In thu I1ouso, Tie Donrd
III Equalization III Indiana iv conposed uf Tim
state otliccra, and 1t TIM antne In othor States
nnd It ID safe to prodct TINT another session Of
tho Legislature will wpo cut tue State Board OF
Equalization, niI,l place tho duty OF cruazat,on
primarily IN tho hands Of tho Auditor, where It
should be Senator Canticll il npv Chair.
man ot a cntnmittoo of tho Bo,n,o which
waa continued by resolution Of tile
senate aud charged with tho dut,
or 1ovla'nK tho Ncsenuo inv, having Within ,tn
scope tue dsap'arcmont Of tho Board OF E,ua1-
zation and thu substitution uf somo othnr mnIc [
T satisfactory at,tl leas buronson,o. fenntor Oal.
laia ~ oxi'aotod to mako niB report Of tho ro-
s1s'on 70 TUG oovernor, I'D tllat itn consot alton
in1ay enter M" tho canvass for .io oloclion OF
l1so,sesd',1atlscs and senAtors to tho Tairtioth
aoneeai Aesembly. hare concluded TINT mem. |
oefA At thh acEson Of tho Htato Dosrd viii on
jcaTor 10 conform us near aa rossibta To what
hoy believe 70 bo tho pupular verdict IN regard
- '.oa tHo aua,as!oh OF tho assessment Of capital
'tock: 40 That shoY may not be wholly undesery-
,'g o. coI'snondaton. hlr. McNutt rresepted 10
le board tho following resolutions:
WnEHEAa. 1t appears from Tho a4scAatucns u,adn m
9asos" .t ss 2fopvry Of sholy County for tho year
tupe1 visors was mitch too low bs.r due Aid ist
mnpottoM q a.ton nth other property owned by
NAEaEts, II apptars that sono Of ea,a roads which
~ 70 the amount OF In aid ct con.
hg " PER cent annAaly m tIcr railroad bends hnyo
%. nesn ass.s'td more than ona-4f ths anluut do.
Iesottd, Ttst It Is the sonss Of thIs noard that mil
o4 aHsffscd too low to he4t uu caua1 tro
ostion Of tho burden o! taxation with in,sytdt,sty
I1'ortd That It "a proper sud right that this Board
nail LINKS IN eGort to hsvo tho shove discrepancy
1aae equal With individual property,
Rctorta. That taia board sslid two OF 1s ro,,nh.r.
Present thts oHE complaint 10 tho Stale DoarI Of
aaszatSa ln atssion !. srrin9leIu md respectfully
tha interests OF tho peuple Of Shabby Cuuiy
PRAYING hatl aata Board To raise sail assess,ncnt
sa!1oads 10 ID To mako It mora cqua! with private
II t;aS r. sopy Of the record of tha Shelby County
Atte.s: J. WILLIAM LOrr Cjc,I. o'A'f"ah'
Heferrcd to the Cpmu1ittee m na{tto.d.