The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-01-16
THE WARNEs LAW AT
CLOSE RANGE

now under civil service; that tax as
SCISSORS will be appointed in the various
counties solely on merit and that the
number of assessors has been reduced
in the state from $3.50 to 1864 rel
duction of Sc 2-3 per cent. These fig
ures effectually dispose OF the charge
made by the distressed Republican
gangsters that Governor Cox seeks to
convert the tax machinery OF the state1
into a personal political machine. In
deed, we shall not hear much more OF
this charge save from those 80 desper-
ate as to ignore truth.
We can now turn to another phase
of the Warnes law that has an intense
local interest. 1t is known to cent
what the quadrennial appraisement of
the real estate in Ohio cost In 1910, to-
wit: $1,777, 1858. 1t is known to cent
what the appraisement Of personal
property In Ohio cost in 1917
personal assessors the sum Of $347 ,008,
county boards of equalization $7964
and city boards of review $241, 300, to-
tai, $596,881. This year, 1914, being
the year in which the quadrennial ap-
praisement of real estate would have
taken place If the Warnes law had not
been enacted, what would have been
the total cost thereof? Certainly not
less than it cost four years ago. And
it Is equally certain that 1t would not
cost lesss in 1914 than in 1912 TO make
the personal property assessment for
the State Indeed, Ohio has grown
much, her property has increased much
in four years and two years. But we
shall not take that into account. Here.
then, would be the cost of making the
1914 appraisement under the old law:
Cost of quadrennial appralse-
ment (191O. ..$l.777, 1858
Cost of personal property ap-
praisement 1912). ...... 596,881
Total cost under the old law
law 191G. " ,374 ,S39
What will the same work cost the
state this year, under the Warnes law ?
Naturally, much less, for at one stroke
Of his pen Governor Cox saved the
state the per diem of 1914 assessors
real and personal by abolishing their
Offices, The state tax commission has
set aside the sum of s328,328 to pay
she 1866 assessors allotted to do the
work that $3.50 have heretofore done;
IL has set aside $4,000 to pay the sal
aries of the new boards of complaint;
or district assessors; 1891, $50 to pay
clerk hire and $4,000 for emergencies
That's the outside total cost of the en-
tire appraisement this year under the
llated:
Per diem OF 1866 assessors. :, .$32S, ,32t
Expenses of boards of com
iplAint .......,...,....... 70,OOl
SALARY of district assessors. :. 241 ,50t
Clerk hire. .......... .......,, 23l ,2b'
Emergencies allowed. ..., 1920
Total .......,.......... $883,27S
Can you carry these figures in YOU
eye? Let's bring them together:
Total cost 1914 appralse-
ment under old law. ... s2,374 ,83!
Total cost 1914 appraise-
ment under Warnes law. S83,27
a saving by virtue of the
Warnes law of. .491 sc
Now, this is the sum saved to tn
various taxing divisions of the stat
by the Warnes law this year. Thi
amount of money is left with thes
taxing divisions. 1t Is Lot left in tn
state treasury. IL Is left right a
home.
How much Of this Is left or saved /
this county? Let's view the Warne
law from the standpoint Of economy q
short range again.
To make the appraisement in 1871
IL would cost (under old law) Kno
county exactly. y...............$ ,39
Under the Warnes law 1t will
cost .........,.,... 5.54
A saving to this county of
exactly .....,.....,...,,,$ $l2, 81
These figures are furnished by I'll
state tax commission and are offlcia
slow Is that for saving? Is th
Warnes law such monstrous propos
zion after all? Like all Of the mea
ures pressed to enactment by Cover
or Cox II seems that in the end gre,
saving has been effected
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