Annals of Cleveland

Taxation and Taxes

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2040

Cleveland Morning Leader, 22 January 1864 (ed; 9 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2040 - L. Jan. 22; ed: 2/1 - Congress and the people are aware of the
necessity for renewed taxation. The last taxation imposed by Congress
yielded but $100,000,000 instead of $150,000,000. If the states were asked
to collect their own taxes for the general government, it would save
much expense. All articles taxed should be taxed before reaching the
consumer's hands. (9)

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U. S. Congress

2041

Cleveland Morning Leader, 27 January 1864 (1 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.4 ~ View at ChronAm

2041 - L. Jan. 27:4/4 - The following resolution presented by Mr. Payne
was adopted: That the city attorney with the chairman of the committee
of finance, take measures that will insure legislation at Columbus in-
creasing the amount of taxes for general municipal purposes, enabling
council to fund its present floating debt and provide for the legisla-
tion of it. (1)

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Columbus, O.; Payne (councilman)

2043

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 April 1864 (16 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2043 - L Apr. 15:4/3 - John E. Hurlbut, Esq., U. S. Assessor for this
district, states that profits realized from the sale of stocks are tax-
able as income; that profits on stock, real estate, etc., purchased pre-
vious to the passage of the excise law, and sold subsequent to its pass-
age, are taxable as income. For example: Wilson sold 15 acres for
$15,000 having bought them in 1844 for $900. Allowing $2,700 for inter-
est, the total profit would be $11,400. This would be considered as
income for 1863 and taxed as such. (16)

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Hurlbut, John E.; Wilson

2047

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 July 1864 (ed; 9 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2047 - L. July 6; ed: 2/1 - It is very necessary that Congress pass a tax
bill. Taxation, being new to the people, will be hard to be borne, es-
pecially by the poor, but a direct taxation, if inaugurated, will mean
that rich and poor will pay taxes in proportion to their incomes.
"Opposition to a tax bill is simply conspiracy against the life of
the nation." (9)

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U. S. Congress

2048

Cleveland Morning Leader, 23 September 1864 (ed; 6 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.1 ~ View at ChronAm

2048 - L. Sept. 23; ed: 2/1 - Some seem to think that it would be a good
idea to levy a tax of five cents a pound on cotton to pay a debt of
$2,000,000,000 owed by the South.
"This would be a fine scheme for the Southern Confederacy. After hav-
ing involved the nation in a great war, they now want the people of the
North to help them pay the price of their guilt. The reverse of this
would be justice." (6)

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Confederacy; North; South

2049

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 December 1864 (ed; 3 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2049 - L. Dec. 2; ed:2/3 - It is rumored that a tax is to be imposed on
all sales. The total of our commerce for 1860 was $7,000,000,000. The
present inflation of prices would make it $12,000,000,000. Estimating
all products that pass from producer to consumer, we should have $36,000,
000,000 of sales.
"Here is an easy method of raising an immense sum of money. With cer-
tain limitations and restrictions, this plan would, in connection with
the Internal Revenue system, raise enough to pay for the war." (3)

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2050

Cleveland Morning Leader, 6 December 1864 (ed; 14 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

2050 - L Dec. 6; ed:2/2 - Leading financiers of the country, men in
authority at Washington, and people in general, are becoming convinced
that the expenses of the war should be paid by a system of taxation,
instead of by loans mortgaging future generations.
"The taxation that may be imposed on the people can be easily endured
in vicw of the fact that the value of currency must be greatly improved.
The tax is inefficient in its operation because officers who are supposed
to assess and collect it, many times fail to do so.
"The taxation on luxuries and superfluities, on imported silks, gew-
gaws and fripperies could, and should be increased. The people who re-
volve about Paris and worship the goddess Fashion have more money than
they know what to do with, and therefore should receive additional taxa-
tion." (14)

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Paris, France; Washington, D. C.