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William Hendrix
1.00
John Ecker 1.511/2
David M. Hanson 1.843/4
A. J. Stark. 2.55
Jacob Martin 1.00
Esquire Boyers 1.50
Thomas Knopp 1.511/2
Lewis Nicewonger
1.071/2
Charles Woodworth 1.00
J. C. Brown
1.00
Loring Hows 1.321/2
Joseph Bigger 2.171/2
Samuel Buel
1.24
A. Beard 1.071/2
William Mustien
1.74
William H. Gordon 1.00"
Auston Bond 1.00
Joseph Coder 1.00
We have given the spelling in the above schedule where we could make it out. There are a number of mistakes that will be apparent to almost any one. The name given in the schedule as Alhanon Sebriel may have been intended for Elhanon Siverly.
In addition to the foregoing names the schedule contains the list of taxes illegally assessed, being poll taxes assessed against persons over sixty years of age. There are six of them assessed at a dollar each, namely: Sylvanus Cary, Aaron Chamberlain. Richard Slaughter, Elisha Searl. Abram Adams, Sr. and John Gilliland.
The first tax levy was made by the board of county commissioners on July 3, 1839, when it ordered the levy of a tax of five mills on the dollar and a poll tax of one dollar per head on every male white inhabitant over the age of twenty- one. On August 1. 1840, the tax levy was five mills on property, and the poll tax seventy-five cents on each qualified voter under fifty years of age. On Jan- uary 6, 1841, the following exhibit of the county's financial affairs was made :
"By amt. of Receipts into the Treasury for fines assessed, Store, Groc- ery & Ferry Licenses $224.191/2
By Amt. of Treasurer's rect. for tax assessed for 1839 214.371/2
By Amt. Revenue in part of the Revenue assessed for 1840 as per Treasurer's rect. 887.65
$1326.22"
The Expenditures of the County in the above period are as follows. to wit :
"To Cash paid County Coms. for services as a Board doing County business $178.50
Cash paid Sheriff for official services 249.683/4
Cash pd. Clk. of District Court for official services. 200.74
Cash paid Clk. to Coms. Board for official services 154.34/2
Cash paid assessor of Taxable property 121.00
Cash pd. Grand Jurors 422.68
Cash pd. Petit Jurors 661.081/2
Cash pd. Judges & Clks. of Election 45.80
Cash pd. witness before District Court 39.07
Cash pd. Constables 69.00
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Cash paid Prosecutor
50.00
Cash paid Crier of Court 18.00
Cash pd. Road Comr. etc. 161.371/2
Cash pd. house rents for Court & Jury
50.00
Cash for books & stationery for the various officers entitled thereto ..
54.50
Cash pd. on publick buildings &c. 45.50
Cash for furniture for Clks. office 35.00
Cash pd. illegal assessments 24.00
Cash expended on Co. property 16.00
Cash pd. Co. Treasurer
14.4I
Cash for Court house stove 48.25
Justices fees
I.311/2
Furniture for Coms. Clk.
7.291/2"
The receipts of the county for the year 1842 were $2,090.831/2, nearly all of which was from the collector on the assessment roll of 1841, being we suppose on the tax levy of 1840. We note, however, that there was paid in that year for grocery license $25 and on fines for breaches of the peace, $41, and a few small items for ferry license, etc.
Among the assets of the county given on the treasurer's statement for 1842 are the following: Promissory notes against sundry persons considered respon- sible, given for town lots in the county seat in the year 1839, the legality of the collection of which is a question now pending in the supreme court of this ter- ritory, such notes amounting in principal and interest to $2,038.57, also on hand for the sale of lots subsequent to said sale of 1839, notes against sundry persons amounting, including principal and interest, to $434.89. Also the county orders on hand taken in payment for county lots which orders the county holds against the treasury, $681.05. The expenditures of the county are given at $1041.351/4 as follows :
"To amount paid to Co. Commissrs. for A. D. 1842 $ 102.00 To amount paid to Clk. of Dis. Court for services in civil and crim- inal cases, stationery, etc. 27.63
To amount paid to John Gilliland Clerk of the Co. Com. Board for services as clerk for 1842 117.803/4 To amount paid to C. M. McDaniel Sheriff for fees in certain crim- inal and civil cases, 1842 99.371/2
To amount paid to C. M. McDaniel as Collr. for 1841 165.48
To amount paid to Wm. H. R. Thomas, Assessor, for 1842 75.00
To amount paid to Appraisers of Town property 10.75 To amount paid to Collector for money collected by mistake for 1842 4.00
To amount paid to R. P. Lowe as prosecutor for the years 1841 and 1842 225.00 To amount paid to Bailiffs for attendance before Dis. Court for 1842 30.42
To amount paid to Sundry persons for wolf scalps for 1842 67.00 To amount paid to John Drake for fuel for Court Room .75
To amount paid to Chas. Ristine for furniture for office of Clk. of the Dist. Court 10.00
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To amount paid to P. Swigart for furniture for probate court 15.00 To amount paid to J. S. Rinearson for furniture for Recorder's office 7.00 To amount paid to Sundry persons for illegal assessments 19.82 To amount paid to N. 1. & C. M. Ives for error in judgt. in their favor against County 48.07
To amount paid to Alexr. Finley for making returns of election . . 1.00 To amount paid to Jacob Mintum for services as Clerk of election . .. . 11.00 To amount paid to J. S. Rinearson for stationery for Recorder's office for '42 6.871/2
To amount paid to G. F. Thomas for stationery for '42 1.50
To amount paid to Geo. L. Coe for hauling lumber &c. 2.00
To amount paid to J. W. & E. Isett for stationery furnished Clk of Dis. Court for 1842 3.871/2
$1041.3514 **
The case referred to as then pending in the supreme court was a case of James MI. Clark against John O'Laughlin, reported in ist Morris Reports. Page 375. James M. Clark, plaintiff, was the commissioner appointed to sell the town lots in Wapello belonging to the county. The case was originally tried in June, 1842. in the Louisa county district court before Judge Joseph Williams, who rendered judgment for the defendant on an agreed statement of facts. Edward H. Thomas and Ralph P. Lowe were the attorneys for the plaintiff and Learned, Grimes & Wood, of Burlington, were the attorneys for the defendant. The suit was on two promissory notes given by O'Laughlin as part payment for certain town lots in Wapello. It appears that Commissioner Clark gave O'Laughlin a bond for a deed reciting the sale to O'Laughlin of certain town lots for the sum of $318 and acknowledging receipt of one-eighth of the money and the giving of three notes for $92.75, each payable in six, twelve and eighteen months from the date of the sale. that being June 18, 1839. The bond was conditioned that these notes be paid when due, then on payment of the last note O'Laughlin should have a deed for his lots, but should he fail to pay either or both the first two notes when due, he should pay twenty per cent on the money due until it was paid and should he fail to make full payment of all the notes when the last one became due, with interest as aforesaid, then the lots should revert to the county and the purchaser should forfeit what he had paid on the lots. Suit was on the first two notes. The matter at issue is thus stated by the supreme court : "The only question in the case is to determine the legal effect of this contract. Had the defendant the right to forfeit all he had paid, and thus exon- erate himself from further liability; or was the enforcement of the forfeiture left to the option of the plaintiff ? We think the latter is clearly the case. The defendant gave his promissory notes absolute on their face, which, by the law of this territory, might be negotiated, and in the hands of an assignee would at all events, have been collectible. That fact of itself would seem sufficient, in the absence of contrary proof, to show that the defendant intended to bind him- self absolutely to pay the money." The decision of Judge Williams was reversed and it was held that the notes given for the Wapello lots at the sale in June. 1839, were binding.
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It seems that in 1844 there was trouble about the collection of taxes, for at the May session of the county commissioners in that year, William J. R. Flack, collector, was ordered to advertise a sale of land for unpaid taxes and to begin the sale on June 27th. However, at the July session of the board it was ordered that Collector Flack have until the ist of January, 1845, to collect the taxes and that he offer the lands of delinquents for sale on the second Monday of De- cember. The tax levy which up to this time had been five mills each year on county property, was, at the July session in 1844 made four mills for county pur- poses, with a poll tax of fifty cents on each male person over twenty-one years ; and a road tax of ten cents on each dollar of property assessed, and a territorial tax of a half mill on each dollar.
We find the reports of Collector Flack for these tax sales, the first of the kind ever held in the county, and they are of interest for that reason. The first report covers the land sales for taxes of 1843, held on the 28th and 29th of June, and the Ist of July, 1844, for the sale of seven different tracts of land all as- sessed to persons who were named as non-residents or described as unknown owners. The total county tax on all this property was $8.7834, the territorial tax was forty-four cents and the additional costs were $3. At this sale all but one of the tracts were sold to Edward H. Thomas, the other being sold to Samuel Townsend. The report of the sale held on Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and 10th days of December, 1844, for the taxes of 1842 and 1843 shows the sale of seven tracts aggregating six hundred and forty acres, the total tax of which was $10.37, and the costs $2.621/2. All these tracts were sold to Edward H. Thomas.
We copy in full the statement of the receipts and expenditures of the county for 1844, compiled on January 1, 1845 :
"RECEIPTS.
"Received from Geo. F. Thomas, Co. Revenue for the year 1844. . $543.8114 Recd. of same for Territorial tax for 1844 59.681/2
Recd. of Win. J. R. Flack for Co. taxes due for 1842-3. 1199.403/4
From same for Territorial tax for 1842-3 50.00
From Wm. H. R. Thomas Co. Revenue for 1843 300.16
Territorial tax 20.33
Ferry Licenses-
Messrs. Todd & Brown 3.00
E. C. Whipple 3.00
Wm. L. Toole
1.00
Grocery Licenses
Geo. Helbig
30.00
A. Dressler
30.00
License to sell clocks-
Ira Brown
7.50
Cash recd. on Acct. of Estrays 8.50
Cash recd. on Acct. of fines 10.00
$2272.3912
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EXPENDITURES.
County Commissioners-
Wright Williams
$ 39.50
Spencer Wilson
40.00
Merit Jamison
40.50
J. R. McGannon
5.00
John Gilliland, Clk. of Co. Commisrs. 159.183/4
Z. C. Inghram Clk. of Dist. Court for services &c. 28.00
Geo. L. Thomas, Treasurer, for services 182.1412
Wm. H. R. Thomas 93.00
Constables for services at District Court 9.00
Expenses for the Court House. 2.371/2
Talesmen on Petit Jury
11.00
For Surveying and other expenses on Roads
21.25
For Wolf Scalps 106.50
Co. Recorder J. S. Rinearson for stationery 3.00
Stationery for various County Officers
14.34
Assessors-
J. S. Morrison, Columbus City Township 26.00
James Helverson, Florence 21.00
Joseph Burr, Grandview 20.00
John Benson, Jefferson
20.00
Geo. W. Messick, Fredonia
20.00
Jas. W. Isett, Wapello
21.00
District Prosecutor-
Edward H. Thomas
175.00
Francis Springer
10.00
L. D. Stockton 10.00
Jacob Milligan for notifying coms. &c.
1.50
For taking acknowledgmt. of deeds
.871/2
For guarding a prisoner
4.00
Judges of Elections
29.90
Clerks of Election
22.60
Witnesses in Criminal Cases
17.08
Sundry expenses for paupers
13.50
County furniture
.75
E. H. Thomas bal. on old account
2.65
Amount of Expenditures 1 170.651/4
Paid out for free ferry 114.75
Assets of Louisa County $1285.4014
Notes on hand given for lots upon the Co. qr. sold (some doubtful) amounting to 2465.5.4
County Revenue uncollected & due for the year 1843 1147.14
Ditto for 1844 1 569.99
Town lots (value unknown ) 5182.67
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INDEBTEDNESS OF LOUISA COUNTY.
Amt. of Judgmt. Ives &c. vs. County $ 836.09
Territorial Tax vs. County 198.36
County Orders outstanding say 50.00
Amt. of assets over indebtedness exclusive of Town lots unsold 4098.22
RECAPITULATION.
Receipts of Louisa County for 1844 2272.391/2
Expenditures for 1844 1285.401/4
Excess of receipts over expenditures $ 986.991/4"
Following is the receipt of Treasurer Thomas for the tax list of 1845:
"Received August 18. 1845, of the Board of Commissioners for Louisa county Iowa Territory six several abstracts of the assessment rolls of the several Town- ships in said County for collection of the Taxes therein charged for the year 1845 amounting to, in County Tax eighteen hundred and sixteen dollars 291/2 cents and Territorial to Two hundred and four dollars and 3372 cents. In all Two thousand and twenty dollars and sixty-three cents.
GEORGE F. THOMAS,
Treasurer & Exofficio Collector of Louisa County, I. T."
On the 21st of January, 1846, Treasurer Thomas made a complete statement of the condition of the county treasury at that date. It is a lengthy document and is in the handwriting of Francis Springer. The receipts since January Ist, 1845, are given as follows :
From William J. R. Flack collector for the year 1843. $ 64.85
From William J. R. Flack in county orders 181.81
Taxes collected by the treasurer in 1845 on the tax list of 1844 989.44 Penalties on delinquent taxes 74.75
Taxes of 1845 collected 390.85
Various other items on ferry licenses and notes for town lots in Wapello bring the total receipts up to $829.20. The report shows also that the treasurer had paid on judgment to Kirkpatrick & Company against the county $470 and to the territorial treasurer $65, and had taken up county orders amounting to $1,026.17.
The report then gives in great detail the assets of the county which we sum- marize as follows :
Outstanding county and territorial taxes $2.417.2334
Cash in treasurer's hands 339.84
Notes for lots in Wapello 1,843.88
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Concerning these notes it is said: "The above notes were all given for lots in Wapello and may be considered available ( though not perhaps for the whole amounts due ) because they are liens upon lots. It is also said that there are one hundred and thirty unsold lots in Wapello, the average value of which is $20, making for this last term $2,600.
There are also given a few accounts on individuals due to the county, amount- ing to $55.0212, which makes the total assessment of the county $7.250.5834, and its liabilities are stated as follows :
Due S. M. Kirkpatrick & Company on judgment $ 712.11
Due the territory 247.54
School money 71.81
Total liabilities of the county 1,031.46
The county receipts for 1846 given in Treasurer Thomas' report of January 1. 1847. amounted to $1.922.76, the principal amounts being from collections on the tax lists of 1844, 1845 and 1846. The report shows county orders taken up by the treasurer amounting to $1, 184.08, and the payment of $480 on the Kirk- patrick judgment and the payment to Francis Springer "captain of Louisa Gnards" of the following items :
One stand of collars $15.00
One French horn 8.00
One bugle 2.00
One trumpet 4 crook 6.00
It would appear from the following report that it was either the duty or the custom of the treasurer to make a separate report as to school funds in his hands. "To S. M. Kirkpatrick, Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Louisa County. State of lowa. The following is a report of the amount of school funds on hand on the first Monday of March, 1847, to be divided among the several townships in said Louisa County, State of lowa.
"Amount collected on tax duplicate for 1846 $232.94
Amount arising from strays 83.00
Amount arising from breach of the peace 113.25
Amount arising from grocery license 100.00
Total amount
$529.19
"Respectfully submitted to your Honor this eighth day of March, 1847.
G. F. THOMAS.
Treasurer of Louisa County, Iowa."
The following is the receipt of the taxes collected for the first tax list levied in the county after Iowa became a state and it shows that statehood was expensive from the very first.
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"Received Wapello Aug. 16, 1847, of the commissioners of Louisa County. State of Iowa, the tax list for collection for the year Eighteen hundred and forty- seven ( 1847). Amounts as follows to wit :
cents mills
Poll tax $ 378.50 County tax III5.48.8
State tax 1076.99.2
School tax 269.24.8 SAMUEL TOWNSEND,
Collector of Louisa County, Iowa."
It will be interesting to compare the receipt for the tax list of 1847 with the . following receipt for the tax list for the year 1851 :
"Received Wapello, September 10, 1851, of the Hon. Wright Williams, County Judge, the tax duplicate for the year 1851, for collections.
Amount of County Tax $2,148.12
Amount of State Tax 2,148.12
Amount of School Tax 358.02
Amount of Road Tax 716.04
No. of Polls 965 at 50c. 482.50
No. of Polls 915 at $2.00 assessed for road purposes 1,830.00
Amounting in all to the sum of $7,682.80 SAMUEL TOWNSEND,
Treasurer of Louisa County, Iowa."
The report of Samuel Townsend made July 7, 1852, for the year ending July Ist contains a few items of interest. It shows the total amount of taxes collected as follows :
County Tax $2.824.17
State Tax 2,138.41
School Tax 655.78
Road Tax 1,896.75
It shows payments from these various funds as follows :
From the county fund $2,656.90
From the school fund. 602.00
On account of roads 1,907.45
being a slight overpayment, and it shows paid to the state treasurer $1,499.
The following receipt shows the tax levy made in 1852 and the large increase in the amount of county tax is accounted for by the building of the new court house :
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"Received of the county judge for collection the tax list of Louisa County, State of Iowa, as follows, to wit :
Amount of county tax including poll $6.338.67
Amount of state tax 2,122.45
Amount of school tax 730.21
Amount of poll road tax on personalty 2.174.24
Amount of road tax on real estate 1,046.28
Wapello, September 15, 1852, said taxes having been assessed for the year 1852.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND,
Treasurer of Louisa County, Iowa."
The following is an abstract of the assessment for the year 1852:
"Abstract of the Assessment of Louisa County, for the year 1852, as made and returned by Samuel K. Helmick, Assessor.
Property
No.
Val. Cts.
1. Lands (No. of acres) 168,0891/2
$990,859
2. Town Lots
47,980
3. Horses 1.931
85.159
4. Mules and Asses 1,325 29
5. Neat Cattle 7,444
73,201 1/2
6. Sheep
5.077
6,849
7. Swine
10,942
13.905
8. Capital employed in merchandise
48,550
9. Capital employed in manufactories
21,867
10. Carriages and vehicles of every description 077
10,7181/2
II. Monies and credits
78,341
12. Taxable household furniture
6,427
13. Stocks or shares in any corporation or company
2.472
14. Boats or other vessels
689
15. Annuities
93
17. All other personal property not enumerated
26,533
18. Polls 1,013
Total valuation
195,5021/2 $1,414,969
State of Iowa, Louisa County : to wit :
I, Jacob Mintun, Clerk of said County, do hereby certify the above to be a true and correct Abstract of the Assessment of said County for the year 1852, as taken from the original returns now on file in this Office.
16. Ferry franchise
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County, this 10th day of June, 1852.
JACOB MINTUN, Clerk of Louisa County. By G. A. JONES, Depty. Clk."
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We next give the receipt for the tax list of 1854:
"Received of the County Judge of said County the tax list for the year 1854, with the following amounts footed up for collections, to wit :
County Tax
$8,100.92
State Tax 2,326.85
School Tax 928.69
Poll Road Tax
2,552.07
Road Tax
1,858.38
Total
$15.766.91 JOHN C. TUCKER, Treasurer Louisa County, Iowa."
From the report of Samuel Townsend, treasurer of Louisa county, for the year ending June 30, 1856, we take the following items :
The receipts for that year of the county fund, state fund, road fund, school fund and swamp land fund, aggregated $24,051.96, the greater part of which was county fund. The road tax collected that year was a little over $4.000. The school tax collected that year by the county was about $1,200.
The same treasurer's report for the year ending June 30, 1857, according to this report was: Receipts for the year about $34,000, in which is included the item of railroad tax amounting to $5,340.34. At the close of the report for 1857 the treasurer gives the following account of the assets and liabilities of the county :
ASSETS.
Public buildings
$ 10,000
Courthouse square and town lots
5,000
Poor farm and buildings. 7,500
Swamp lands, preempted and sold. 21,147
Claims against United States for swamp lands 20,000
Fund in hands of treasurer 1,792
Railroad stock
100,000
Interest for county bonds on hand.
1,466
Unpaid taxes
1,500
Total assets
$168,405
LIABILITIES.
Outstanding warrants about $ 2,000
Railroad bonds 100,000
Interest due on railroad bonds.
933
Due on poor farm buildings 2,500
Due on poor farm. 1,800
Total liabilities
$107.233
Assets over liabilities 61,172
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The following is the treasurer's receipt for the tax list for the year 1857, which shows among other things, some Air Line railroad tax :
"Received Wapello. November 25. 1857. of Jos. L. Derbin. County Judge of said County, the tax duplicate of said County for the Year 1857 for collec- tion according to law, said duplicate containing the following taxes, viz :
County Tax $14,252.71 10,650.78 State Tax
School Tax 2,658.16 Railroad Tax 10,050.78
Road Tax 5.320.56
Total Amt. of Taxes $43.532.99 WILLIAM A. COLTON.
Nov. 25. 57
Treasurer.
J. M. WILSON, Deputy."
The following statement covering the years 1858. 1859, 1860 and 1861, was published in the Wapello Republican, early in the year 1862:
Statement of Expenditures of Louisa County for 1858. 1859. 1860 and 1861, including amounts allowed by the Board of Supervisors at January session, 1862.
1861
1860
1859
1858
Attorneys Fees
$ 240.00
$ 418.50
$ 301.45 S 530.50
Sal. and Clk. Hire, Co. officers 3,009.57
3,814.71
3,201.10
Jail Expenses
80.40
388.71
4,172.48 782.63
212.40
Jail Building
652.51
2,191.99
Pauper Expenses
562.22
778.76
949.34
1,505.12
Poor Farm Expenses
185.68
198.51
32.80
139.09
Printing
500.85
906.40
73.00
525.40
Assessors
735.50
402.31
854.98
392.50
Roads and Bridges
51.50
219.85
91.57
102.55
Swamp Lands
281.70
3.162.83
224.52
17.483.43
Elections
176.84
201.00
165.60
440.50
Books and Stationery
390.87
717.88
340.64
611.IO
Court House Expense
16.65
348.28
1,321.59
Public Square
17.75
109.22
562.83
Contingent Expenses
388.00
108.72
441.77
71.19
Township Officers
370.27
433.34
401.1I
420.80
District Court
035.25
008.58
794.35
716.35
Criminal Expenses
425.75
763.64
751.75
500.61
Wood and Lights
85.70
114.65
128.40
239.50
Inquest
16.25
107.38
31.43
66.20
Grand Jury Expenses
481.00
470.20
497.79
571.IO
Volunteer Relief
219.00
Insane Hospital
187.17
$0.683.23
$16.163.26
$11,493.20
$20.620.46
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County Warrants outstanding January 7, 1861 $19.779.91
County Warrants outstanding January 6, 1862. 14,947.02 County Tax uncollected 25,355.29
County Tax collected in 1861 12,679.58
In 1866 the assessed valuation of property was as follows:
Lands
$1,731,324.00
Town property 154,938.00
Personal property
885,577.00
Total
$2,771,839.00
The tax levy that year was as follows:
State Tax $ 6.932.97
County Tax 12.306.41
School Tax (both county and district) 26,024.70
Road Tax 864.72
Insane Hospital Tax 2,769.71
Bridge Tax
2,769.71
Total Tax Levy $51.668.22
The tax levy for 1868 was quite similar to that for 1866 except in the matter of school taxes, the total of which amounted to $32,219.77.
The treasurer's receipt for the tax list delivered to him October 27, 1869, shows a total of $71,442.29, of which the
State tax was $ 6,432.54
County tax 14,189.03
Bridge tax 4,815.13
Insane hospital tax
3,213.89
This year an Air Line railroad tax was also levied. The treasurer's receipt for this tax on December 13. 1869, shows the amount of $57,900.22.
The treasurer's receipt for the tax list delivered to him November 5, 1870. shows :
State tax $ 6,271.84
13,901.18
County tax
Bridge tax 4,703.88
Railroad tax 31,352.80
An "Airline" tax was levied in February, 1870, amounting to. 32,194.04 The treasurer's receipt for the tax list delivered to him November 6, 1871, shows a total tax for all purposes of $110,080.59, of which the
State tax was $ 7,555.93 County tax Vol. I-11
16,428.85
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Bridge tax 7,555.93
Insane hospital tax 3,777.96
Railroad tax
37,779.61
The treasurer's receipt for the tax list delivered to him November 1, 1873. shows:
State tax $ 7.039.05
County tax 14,078.15
Bridge tax 8,798.80
Railroad bond tax 14,078.15
District school tax 31.381.06
County school tax 3,519.54
The total of this list, including corporation taxes, road taxes, etc., amounts to $84,129.36.
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