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Domestic News June 20, 1845

The Kalida Venture

Kalida, Putnam County, Ohio

What is this article about?

A recent tax law in Ohio, attributed to Alfred Kelley, requires disclosure of money at interest for assessment, prompting jokes about widows marrying to evade it and political calls to remove its authors.

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A law has been recently passed in one of the Western States, which compels persons to disclose the amount of money they have at interest, in order that they may be assessed correctly. A cotemporary quaintly remarks, that several widows in his neighborhood have in consequence, gone into another state. Phil. Ledger.

Nothing more natural. The State of matrimony, we conclude, of course.—Balt. Sun.

The above undoubtedly means Alfred Kelley's celebrated, unequal and iniquitous tax law. Notwithstanding it may be beneficial to widows and bachelors, in the way above mentioned, yet we venture to assert that nine-tenths of the whigs and all the democrats in the State would greatly prefer the enactment of a law providing for the removal of the authors of that interesting law, far beyond the borders of Ohio.—Adams County Democrat.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Economic

What keywords are associated?

Tax Law Ohio Alfred Kelley Widows Matrimony Whigs Democrats

What entities or persons were involved?

Alfred Kelley

Where did it happen?

Ohio

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Ohio

Event Date

Recently Passed

Key Persons

Alfred Kelley

Outcome

political assertion that nine-tenths of whigs and all democrats prefer removal of the law's authors

Event Details

A law compels persons to disclose money at interest for correct assessment; cotemporary remarks widows have gone into another state; interpreted as state of matrimony; refers to Alfred Kelley's tax law, criticized as unequal and iniquitous, beneficial to widows and bachelors but opposed by most whigs and all democrats who want authors removed.

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