n 1870, and the increase of taxation in ten years,
sufficiently exhibits the nature and extent of the evil.

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| AMOUNT OF TAXES LEVIED. |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|For what purpose. | 1860. | 1870. | Increase. |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|County taxes | $1,309,137.46| $1,975,088.71| $665,951.25|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Bridge taxes | 487,538.40| 1,474,148.18| 1,036,609.78|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Poor taxes | 260,607.20| 657,116.42| 396,509.22|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Building taxes | 228,444.13| 783,960.73| 505,516.60|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Road taxes | 394,424.77| 1,199,767.26| 805,342.49|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Railroad taxes | 538,869.50| 461,848.72| ..........|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Township taxes | 349,360.86| 734,585.65| 385,224.79|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|T'p and sub-district | | | |
|and district school | 1,487,247.44| 4,960,771.87| 3,473,524.43|
|taxes | | | |
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Other special taxes | 349,236.33| 1,152,335.09| 803,098.76|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|City and town taxes | 1,506,083.86| 5,447,766.96| 3,941,683.10|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Delinquent taxes | 453,013.46| 667,188.69| 214,175.23|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+
|Other than State taxes | 7,313,963.41| 19,464,578.28| 12,227,685.65|
+-----------------------+--------------+--------------+-------------