Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-12-28
VOLUME Ill. NUmBER II.

are required % DO b. law. VIII work great IN
justice 10 the tax payers Of the town IF " IL
. low Springs and to these RI ether towns where
the assessors have affixed to Iaads. improve
men;s, and buildings, their full vatae-aud
that this omission by the Board cannot fail to-
create doubt as % tie Validity of t.seir pro-
ceetlaEs IN couueXi5a VITA tie sa-ls e5uatv..
and ch0ol tax.
3 HesolEsf- That the present tic2e. when
the towns are IN want ri He-riy all the means
which. under the new system. can be oh
tanned By taxation, t. eHzhEs f!sen 30 eract
school houses. town houses. opening and re-
pairing roads, building bridges, providing
poor houses, supporting fhe 7less sad des-
tItGte, and to give small Tegauneratioa TO
their own officers Il is tae recuiiar desy cf tAe
County Board q Supervisors to know the
wants Ct the town, and h eTery possible
and proper means strive 70 decrease tse county
tax. Instead Of addeTiug 10 tlis manifest a.
", we have seen them a. their recent aIeeung
laGCrIHg. IS Il wCuld snPra- t9 increase our
buTtHeus and deprive the towns e alI means.
by levying as ldrgea percentage on the agrre-
gate Of the assessment rolls as ever has been
zone IN more prosPeroas times, and when ali
+ me expenses Tor roads, bLlagcs9 raupers- as
sessneuts. collections, Sc. were raid from
the county treasury arb this they have done
in the flce Of the plain fsc, that that argre-
gate had been more than doubled by the val
uatlCn Of improvements, buildings, and per
sonaI property.
T. hes0.rsd- That while Tre feel deeply s5Icltous
that the county Of LAFAYETTE should az an early
period discharge all jeh5s which she Justly owes
We see no good reason Tor LAYING an oppressive tax
IN orcef that all those debts should be discharged
ia a single Fear-and II 5ccuas 70 be required by
the present condition of tie towns thar the exist
ing debt Of the county, should be palsi Jy install
ueu-s--A lc ~Ler dac 20 jla state 20 0tLerCoLutes
or 10 individuals
8. Lcsotref, That IS a general rule. the honest
and correct admin scrl-lou OF the Jaw Tor The gov
eminent Of counties and towns ia t1ls stare Is TO
be shown by the ljgEtEess Of tleby.rGens which are
laid upon the people; and that lis ualadnl.uis5ra-
ton IS felt IN the AeayIues5 OF those bur14eus-op-
Pre@siva taxation.
%. Resolved That as means TO lessen rs q great
measure the burcheEs OF the people the dJ OF the
county board OF Supervisors requires them 10 be
correctly informed o. the yLe % ali services for
winch the co4Ety Is charged and 10 reset and
dlscounteaauce all an ast and e.ero.taat charges
IL Is their duly also 10 dispense with al uuneces
sa-v services.
:. Rssoiesi- That the allowances heretofore
made to SherI-Is for attendance upon courts
I 6~c.- prosecuting aituruies-t0 LAWYERS In
suits In which the county was partv-to
clerks OF former Boards If Commissioners &
the present Board Of Suqeryisor5-fgr station
cry, &c, have been In all cases double. and
IN some more than double lie amount which
just and liberal estimate would warrant.
S EssoLrs5, That .yc cali Upon orr teiogv-ci.l-
zeHs throughout the COMFY so ute with rs Ia tie
eHdeayor e. essen TIE evils o., ecu 1se complain.
and 10 place tLelr mark aToa the lal 81 uo wall
10 an. Wy sanction a c5a.t-tlee o.. the ils.1ae--
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wrong 10 the reouae. an4-. cause 81 ,,- -,,,5---
our confidence from those who sanction such al
lowancc.
TO- F-ss1,ef That we z-.f 1----..,.-.,,--, all
attempts by any cl..r+,- board al. ,r----r- -,- To-
assume powers 70 create c7s,n-7- o-re--rs IT, 3D.
5ecrs over which thev have r5 control. ana We
therefore dsaPr rosetaea Fropra.iao by tie Board
towns in ali matters ls.t 10 them Lv The law. are
independent corporations and tt it be requisite 10
build bridge winch may be too expensive for TIE
town III which II 20 be l..i. AL accent towns that
are TO be benefited 10y The bridge. should first Be
called o. Tor ala end tie contribution of any ,osa
should &c len 10 the vote oi t4e people ihe as
sumption by the county boar. o. power 30 make
.iI i'L5-..'-S '2 Io.s ana 2raSs, of e. any
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courts we see an a1oi'ionai means i9f . Efeas
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