The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1893-08-17
A TEMPEST IN A TEA POT.
The Tax Inquisiton Creates a
Furry -lndignation Meeting.

On last Thursday the Ohio Dem
ocrat distributed bills calling for
an Indignation Meeting of citizens,
to he held in The Opera House, TO
consider what action to take in
regard 10 the Tax Inquisitors, now
al work in this county.
AT 2 o'clock about % persons
met in the Onera House. Dr..
Campbell was made chairman and
Mr.. Kimb"r'ing, secretary. DR..
Campbell stated the object of The
meeting. His remarks were highly
intense. Remarks were also made
bv Capt. Glove, Jerry lies, Noel
HamhIin. Dan Acker, Col .Rempel
and Henry Adcock, ali protesting
against the employment of the
InQuisitors, holding thai the comfy
officials are the proper persons to
do tins work, if any such inqnisit-
ion lsreqnired is or justified.
The meeting after employing o.
w II Wright to examine Ihe law
bearing npon The matter,agreed TO
meet Saturday afternoon. The Sat
nrdav meeting was attended by
about the same persons as The pre-
vious meetin. Mr.. Wright reported
that he had discovered an inaccn-
racy winch would make The pro-
ceeding illegal. The NEE ting ad-
journed to meet at lie Opera
House again on Tuesday afiernoon
but no meeting that we could dis
cover was held.
The Indignation was fash in
the pan. In December 1891, the
Commissioners, The Treasurer and
Auditor. constituting Board
under The law, appointed two Tax
lnqui sitors. The work of The In
Qnis tors was not taken up and per-
haps never woull have been, bui
from The lawsuits growing out of
the Peoples Bank and the Mother
wells. In these suits, it became a
mat er of notorlety and record that
a number of persons held valuable
bonds. ard had bank deposits
which had not been returned to
the Assessor. II isIhe duty of The
Inquisltors io look after cases
where property is not returned for
taxation. In looking after the ca
ses on the court records. others
were discovered, and hence the in
quirv extends, and a great many
have been summoned before the
Board, on mere suspicion.
The Commissioners and County
Official Board are net TO be CEN
sured in The employment of The
Inqnisilors. rather they are TO be
commended. This is the plain sit
uation. The county officials have
each, his especial duties, and bm
little lime to give To mat ers other
han those especially relating to
these officers.
1t is an undispnted fact that all
property is moi listed for taxation.
1t is principle that all property
should be listed and equally taxed.
1T is due 10 the honest tax payer
that all pay as he does. Improperly
is not returned TO the assessor
as the law provides,i if is the result
of mistake, or the accomplish
meni of a Iraud. The mistake
should be corrected the frand
should be riehted. To this as
SUMPTION. certainly no honest eli
izen will object. If man has
paid all the taxes he owes, he will
rot be compelled to pay any more.
If he has not paid all The taxes he
owes. he should he made to do so.
Those who have been summond
20 appear before The Board
should do so. Likely the Inquis-
itors have erred. An explanation,
a correction can readily reconcile
all matters Of diffe renee and IN
the end no one is harmed, The
contrary, additions may be made
ioduplIcate that will eqnalIize our
urdens and reduce the rates Of
taXaIjCD,