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Editorial
March 30, 1860
The Manitowoc Pilot
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Editorial from Milwaukee Free Democrat questions the purpose of county tax land sales and certificates, arguing they are invalid due to a Supreme Court decision that no legal taxes exist since exemptions for railroads and plank roads were granted.
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Tax Titles—What Are They Good For?—We perceive the authorities of the various counties of the State are going through all the solemnities of selling lands for taxes, and advertising those sold three years since, as liable to be deeded on tax certificates the coming April. In virtue of the recent decision of the Supreme Court, we should like some one to tell us the object of all this. As we read it there has not been a legal tax in the State since railroads and plank roads were exempted from the ordinary tax rolls, and there is not, to-day, a tax certificate worth the paper on which it is printed, except against the county which issued it.—Milwaukee Free Dem.
What sub-type of article is it?
Taxation
Legal Reform
What keywords are associated?
Tax Titles
Supreme Court Decision
Tax Exemptions
Railroads
Plank Roads
Tax Certificates
What entities or persons were involved?
Supreme Court
Counties
Railroads
Plank Roads
Milwaukee Free Dem.
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Validity Of Tax Titles After Supreme Court Decision
Stance / Tone
Critical Questioning Of Tax Sales
Key Figures
Supreme Court
Counties
Railroads
Plank Roads
Milwaukee Free Dem.
Key Arguments
Authorities Continue Selling Lands For Taxes Despite Supreme Court Decision
No Legal Tax In The State Since Exemptions For Railroads And Plank Roads
Tax Certificates Worthless Except Against Issuing County