The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-01-11
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Aggregate debt in Ohio ,...,.aa
Estate, local and trust.
funds ''''''s n'''Sll sss,os5, ,17s "a
: The local Indebtedness in, this state
.lnent is reckoned to September /, 1879.
and the State debt to November ll5,
1912 g5afhIgi5F -yiisb eas7sva, .eta., [
The taxes levied in 1877, collectible
in lS7s, were: 90 eouehssra 10 ,Gsg Is
State taxes, .S$505o,367 AZ
County and local. - , 2L7S6,S29 35
iDelinquencies and forfeit a.
u'e'' -oaod haores esyia ssnssYs 1 ~
! Total. rletlla eaon ssaE s2T6I4. 7as is
| The taxes levied in 1875, collecdbblef n \,
alS76, are:H ,seI ailesea .smelljlW !.
State taxes ,ncsfal4B0 "a 948. 995 19
County and local taxes, nj 2aO03, ,976 IL
Dslinquencies and forfeitssIlaa0 ssoo-.
ures, .ssI H9402ll W
+ .ihyJ Easts47nD saGJ- ------ 1--77C----,-
Total, dob ,1sda1A L aie2S,89S, ,lSs AZ
The taxable vsluations ina Ohio, al
shown by the grand duplicate Of 1876.
are: ,nitfsE ", nogii R, ,Ta'l5H w n5l-}.
Real estate IN cities, towns ,aosiar7ea .
and villages ena'ih 'f$S66,031, ,721
Real estate not Ia cities, ,basT i'aes o.a
towns or villages, 5oros q 6S6, 1888 1923
Personal properly, q " Il 5a5,660,sls
Total, ,iosr9 i.i2 II sl,59S,575,S62
Which is IN increase over sffd IS Ia
the grand duplicate ofslays alsr. :.
1874. Of a9ashnstfs siiab el8,l96, ,53S
This 10 most gratifying exhibit,
showing an increase in the taxable VAL
uation Of the State Of $5, ,091, ,903 greater
than the increase Of last year. II is evi-
dent that the thrift OF oar people and the
wealth of our soil are elements of pros.
perity strong enough To breast the ad-
verse currents Of business ssversity
which have been bearing down upon the
country with such force during the past
two years, sl'i''i't,, 80 .1aieho> = q
+ On the 29,hsof November last Hon.
Isaac Welsh, Treasurer of State, after q
lingering illsess, departed this life, leav-
ing a vacancy which + filed by the ap
I pointment Of his son, Leroy w. Welsh.
Mr.. Welsh was near a6e expiration OF
his second term in this responsible and
honorable iioffice, which he filed with
great efficiency and to the entire salts
faction of ell who had business with that
department. He was an unassuming, in
! ltelligent and honorable man, and won
the respect and confidence oflall who
knew him.. .Efa ~ aancS1 saR 4
Our State benevolent, reformatory and
penal institutions are, In the main, in O
dourishing condition, and, fulfilling the
wise purposes Of their creation. ,,,
! The. Penitentiary is unusually crowd.
ed, but the reports ofjthe Warden and
Directors make . gratifying exhibit re-
specting the general health, discipline
and financial alEmanagement,i showing q
surplusiof earnings for the year OF about
go, 600 over and above it's current ex
penses. IA very considerable, number OF
the coryicts are serving under ssenten-
ces for offenses which, it seems 10 me,
might be punished as we'll in our county
ljails. Men are serving out sentences for
petty burglaries and forgeries. generally
committed under the stress OF necessity,
! in which little items of clothing or pro.
visions. or amall sums Of money, only,
are involved, tits q question worthy ol
your consideration, whether. there should
not be grades in forgery and burglary,
as there are in larceny. SO that petty Of
I'fenders, who have. not given evidence Of
being hardened in crime may be impTis
Ioaed % e in the county jails' instead Of sg the
Ny immediate predecessor called the
attention Of Che General A ssembly Ia