Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-04-15

ors, money at interest, oil shares OF
stock in any bank or incorporated in.
stitution under the State laws dogs,
in certain counties, dividends of six
per cent. or more those for State pur.
poses. For county and township pur.
poses, all offices and posts of profit,
professions, trades and occupations, real
estate and personal property, are taxed.
Ii shall be the duty Of all Assessors
to return to the County Commissioners
in u separate list all property within
their districts, exempt by law from tax.
alton. The Legislature in 1874, passed
the following general law BE il enacted,
etc., That all churches, meeting g'houses,
or other regular places of stated wor
ship, with the grounds thereto annexed,
necessary for the occupancy and en-.
joyment of the same all burial grounds
not used or held for private or corr or.
ate profit: all hospitals, universities,
colleges, seminaries, academies, associa-
tions and institutions OF learning, be.
nevolenee or charity, with the ground
annexed thereto and necessary for the
occupancy and enjoyment of the same,
found, endowed and maintained by
houses belonging to any county, Dor.
ough or school district, with the grounds
thereto annexed and necessary for the
occupancy and enjoyment of the same.
The election law of 1874 requires AS.
SCISSORS to make a careful revision of
the assessment lists, on the first Monday
of June in each, adding names of such
as have moved into their districts and
erasipg names of such as have removed.
Each must visit every dwelling house
and make careful inquiry to this end,
and ascertain on what ground persons
newly assessed claim to be voters. Be
tween the triennial assessments, the As.
SCISSORS shall re assess estates improved
by building or otherwise, the same
being subject to appeals as in other
cases. Encountered real estate shall
be assessed at real value. " hen the
transcript is made by the Commission
ers' clerk, the Assessors shall give writ
ten or printed notice, at least five days
before the day of appeal, to every taxa
ble inhabitant within the respective
ward, township, or district, of the
al oLnt or sum for which he stands
rated, and the rate per cent. OF such
appeal, which the Assessors shall attend.
And whenever they make any altera.
tions in their assessments by reason of
improvements or when new names are
added, they must give notice to the as.
sessed, so, they may appeal if they
will. They shall assist the overseers
and supervisors in laying township
rates. and furnish them correct copy
of the last adjusted valuation.
Although by various acts in conflict
with the Constitution OF 1873, real es.
tate and other property is exempted
from taxation for State purposes. the
final result OF all taxation for State pur.
poses a. we'll as local purposes is, that
real estate and labor bear the whole
burden. 1t is true the corporations and
capital, after raising the money from
the toiling, producing masses. hand a
portion over TO the State Treasury, but it
is money produced by the latter, none
the less, and this system of indirect
taxation becomes fraud upon honest
industry. 1t follows that the more the
State government costs. the harder the
pressure upon the producers and labor.
ers but they do not any the more real
ize from what source the burden is i'm.
DOsed