The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-21

Tho taxes OF our nelghDorS are, ike H.
most all taxes everywhere, largely local,
that's, county, township and corporation
taxes. Their State levy this year is only
20 cents on the 500, their county levy s.
cents, and the balance local. On this side
Of the river our tax (for ~ was 20 cents
for general State purposes. 10 cents for the
statcschool fund, As cents county levy,
so cents for city purposes, % cents for
school teachers salaries, and 2 cents for
tho school building fund.
The heaviest item in the taxes OF nearly
all the communities among our neighbors
is their school tax. At Martins Ferry this
amounts to 70 cents, ut Bridgeport to IS,
at Bellaire to 40, at GAINESVILLE TO so, and
at st. Clairsville TO 40.
On this side OF the river, our scchool
taxes this year will amount to 30 cents on
the 500, viz: 10 cents to tho State fund
and 90 cents local OUTLAWS.
The penalties for non-paym ent Of taxes
in Ohio, when they become due, are quite
severe much more so than on this side
oftheirivcr.. We quote them rs follows:
Each person charged with Taxes on
Tax Duplicate in the hands OF q County
Treasurer may OF his option, pay the full
amount oil. such Taxes on or before the
Twentieth day Of December, or one-hali
thereof on or before the Twentieth day OF
December, and the remaining one-hali
thereof on or before the Twentieth day OF
juno next ensuing.
| When one-half OF the taxes us aforesaid,
charged against any entry on Tux Dupli
cate in the hands OF County Treasurer
shall not be paid on or before the TWEEN.
tieth day OF December next, alter the same
shall have been SO charged, or when the
remainder OF such tux shall not be paid on
or before tho Twentieth day OF June next
thereafter, the County Treasurer shall
proceed to collect the same by distress or
otherwise, as may at the time be pre-.
scribed by law, together with penalty OF
five per Centum on the amount OF taxes SO
delinquent, and in all cases where such
half OF any taxes, other than on real estate,
shall not have been paid on the Twentieth
day OF December, tho whole amount OF
taxes, other than on real estate, for the
current year so charged, shall be duo and
delinquent, and !shall he collected in the
same manner and with the penalty in this
section. "a .ys5s.; 81. .i.'.E4
When one:half Of taxes charged against
any entry OF real estate, shall not be paid
on or before tho Twentieth day Of De-
cembcr in each year, or collected by dis
tressi or otherwise prior to the February
I settlement, rs authorized by this net, Il
penalty OF fifteen per cent thereon shall be
added to such2half OF said taxes on the
duplicate, and il said taxes and penalty,
including the remaining halfof such taxes
shall be.paid. on or before the Twentieth
day OF June next thereafter, or collected
by distress or otherwise prior to next Aug
ust settlement, the same penalty shall be
charged on said last half OF said taxes, and
1.-THE amount Of the whole together shall
constitute the delinquent taxes on such
real estate, to be collected in the manner
that is or may be prescribed by law, and
1 II the amount OF such delinquent taxes and
penalty together with one.halt Of the taxes
charged Oh any such real estate for the cur
rentyear, shall not be paid on or before the
twentieth day Of December OF the same
| ~, ardihc Whole Of the taxes OF Inc cur
| rent yearshall be due and be collected by
the slle OF such real estate, in the manner
thatlis Or may ebe authorized by law, and
in case the first half OF the taxes charged
upon any real estate shall be paid on or
before the twentieth day of December, Us
provided in this net, but the remaining
half thereof shall not be paid on or before
tho twentieth day Of June next thereafter,
or BIO collected by distress or otherwise,
prior to the next August settlement, rs
provided in this act, then the same penal.
ty shall be added to such unpaid taxesand
the same shall DO treated as delinquent
taxes MS provided in this act, and with the
taxes Of the current year collected by the
sale OF such real estate us aforesaid.
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