The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-19
RES Lr or
THE DEMOCRATIC TAX LAW
On the sch0oi Tuition Revenue
In Dubois County.

On the School Tuition Revenue
In DwSsois County.
ought Trustees Levy teea' ru's'en
School pstrons, teachers, towuensp|
srussees aud comfy superintendent ere
nov considering The question whether
the trustees should levy this year any To-
csl tuition tax Ia Dubois county. The
schools this year. with . local tuition
,ax from each township. average. The
county over, about lis days, or i've
months end three quarters win the
Increased tax on the railroads. banks ana
generally. the revenue next
ear. without local tuition tax, will *
coed considerably the revenue this year
With local tax added. and Il IL probable
the trustees next year will be able 20
average six month"; terms Win the
revenue derived from the State. II hh
desirable in any township 10 lengshen
tho terms Of schools 10 eight OF ten
months. OF course local tex must De
levied 70 meet the additional expenss.
but Il should be done only tor that pur-
pose. aud With tho explanation to tax.
PAYERS that such we the cause OF ne
local levy In this matter. OF course.
the people Of each tow nshIp are the best
Judges Of what they want and are vii.
ling 10 pay for.
There has been sosns difference Of
opinion as to the amount Of school reve-
nue next year as compared with the
present. and the consequent ability OF
township trusteeo 10 maintain the
schools the same length % this yesr 10
other words what effect the new Demo.
cratic tax law would have on school
money, and kno wing that large num-
Der OF people are interested il knowing
the correct smounis for each year, %
none want the public schools 10 de-
crease ia length or efficiency, the CoU.
RurR. requested Auditor Grsmeispscher
10 give Tor publication statement IN r.
gard 10 II. and be Furnishes the people
with the following comparison, the hg-
ures OF which he Gays are absolutely cor
rect. bssing The calculation for distribu-
ton in 1892 upon the enumeration Of
1891, from which there will b but little
variance:
l"CeMsARArIvE STATEMENT Of the School
| Revenue used for Tuition in the Free
| Schools Of Dubois County, Indiana,
/ derived from taxation by the regular
| is cents State Levy. Common > 4.
| Interest, and from State, BY appor-
| tionment, in excess Of the tax paid IL
| by Dubois county under the Old and
| New Tax Lave Congressional Inter.
4 eat, Liquor License, and Dog Fund
\ omitted, which would be about equal
4 on either exhibit.
II stows that The School Revenue will
be considerable more, without local tax
stios. under the new sssessmeut. next
year than with local taxes the present
iyear.
OLD SYSTEM 1891.
Taxes from l6c. State Levy, e7468 IS
common =. f Interest, 3 sos 81
From State by apportionment, 1852 A
Local Tuition Levy IN Tps, 1854 4
4 Total present year, os2,o7l q
i NEW sysrEM 1892
Tsxea from Ice. State Levy, oiO,296 "a
Common 8. r. Inierest, cU5 81
From State BY spportionment, 1926 u
Total, without local taxation
next year, ss5 400 I;
i Net increase e2728 Is, which sddes
to the saving from local taxation. So
1884 40. makes . net gain or IS 572 50 il
favor Of the poor man and against rail
roads and boarded wealth The new
system u Democratic legislation ant
fnanciering.
Il A. there il wide difference N opin
ion 10 regard to the School Revenue 4
be derived bv the assessment under N,
new tax laws W publish the abov,
compsrstive exhibits. They are takeu
from the records and viii prove true.
: Respectfully.
JOHN GRAMELsPACHEn.
II Auditor DUBOIS County
All Taxpayers who are interested
, should keep the shove exhibit Tor refer
encs, when talking 70 their trustee ahou
. local tuition tax levy. II they expec
their school terms TO b greatly length
ened. they should also lind the tots
|cost per day OF schools In entire town
ship, and b. comparing Il with IL
total taxables Of the township. the
can readily ascertain how man
.. additional days or school they sr
! willing 10 pay for 10 they know hos
much their individual sppraissment
are.
A Wonder Worker.