New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-04

levied may tx salaries = County Treasurer, Clerk
Surrogkre District Az T7~ ana suPerinendents Of the
Poof snd rssa.ate tfs srs--e tnd tne Co1EiJ tNrxs
fees ~hich be paid mo III c0asfy reosRTy may
authorize towns application pursuant = vote Of the
electors given In any annual town meeunz 10 raise more
money BY tax than the law allows for q building end
repairing bridges = making OF Improving roses
~ erecting repairing town-houses or other useful
public buildings, and Tor purposes OF = COMMON
SCHOOL EDCCATIOS"
II also provides that said Boards Of Supervisor, may
erect towns divide annex. and CONSOLIDATE towns
and prescribe the divisions and boundaries between
towns-issy authorize the erection Of dams and bridges
highways (Hsd0 certain -sftaf0tk may suihofze
the draining OF swamps lying between or partly IN Two
or more towns-msy tx and extend the times for tie
collection OF taxes in the several tovnsmAy lessze
and confirm the Of the trustees &c, OF religious
societies formed under the general anay postess tne
powers 10 ferries vested BY IN the Court OF
Common Pless-msy authorize school Districts 20 levy
and collect more money than by law allowed, 70 BUILD
OR REPAIR SCHOOL HOJSES-may regulate the
time and manners Of taking game and nsh-rnay deter
mine when and how often. gTsnd Jurors shsh be drawn
and .uuarnoned 10 attend the courn Of law-msy pre-
scribe the compensation Of the Librarians OF school dis
riets fix jail limits divide counties into jury districts
authorize the amendment OF ASSIGNMENT rolls and the
formation OF IRE, hook. ladder and engine companies
in the several tovns &c.
We talk Of Democracy and Democrats AristOcrscy
and ArlsOcrsts, Wings and Locos Judge By facts
When did any Senator Of the old oareoones rurnp,
that have pisged the State for y years oil tens Oi NIL
lious-when did any one of them Introduce bill 90
truly republican and democratic az this OF MI backuss
IL proposes 70 relieve nc Legislature 81 mach fh.i u
does win great nconvH<fF-e, ana badly u az sl-it
gives the work into the hands o; the people and their To-
cal representatives into the hands OF those VINO are best
adapted 10 90 II soon and well The bill contains many
guards and limitations which have not room to Eouee
and, whole my only fear Is. that owing 10 the
slOp and 60Sy way they do things mere may never
be considered and perfected.
should be very glad 10 see this Legislature take up
Mr. Backuss bill and that Of Mr.. Hsdey 10 equahze me
representation in the Boards OF SUPERVISORS and perfect
them. II would be feather in Liberty Cap Tor lcf
bill by Mr. EmnOns. with rariafious by Mr. Hand
10 authorize parties in civil suits al their election TO 90
tain the testimony Of toher party seems TO be snotner
shevelful Of Law waiting 10 be piled on the shApeess
mass of precedents legislation and guesswork under
color of which ruled for the beneht OF those WHO
love license better than equal rights The true remedy
is not 20 babble about COMMON law but TO set couple
of capable and honest Commissions n work without
a DAVIS DELAY paw them WELL and then that they do
their duty Able experienced, deepTesd lawyers are
best-but they must be lovers OF their country more
than OF the legaZed ohcancTy and iraud By which the
worst OF their order have profed for the last 500 years
often Al the expense of all that valuable in society
general bill to enable companies to be incorporated
10 construct PLANK RoADs II nils Is folios.
In their report the Senstes committee express the
opinion that where timber abOunds, plank roads are
easily maintained They add that Lord cy1enhsm
when in Russia found these roads in and seryiceahe
and tried them in Canals where 400 to 500 miles Of
tsaas-or.oiy vivss~ise with covering oil an men OF
earth The senate account Of these roads is useful and
instructive.