The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-06-19
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A RIG CROP OF LAWS.


A BIG CROP OF LAWS.
H. EplroR: was very amused the
ehes day, BY the account which ne" EN-
mani gave Of his experience with The
NJ q ouf young aud truly rapidly grow
- city.
Ia arrived here in April, overland, from
Ohio, With 4 small family. Our village
fciey mean looked so thriving he was
is1scsd 10 stop and rem, room, aud IN u
~ Or two he was ready 10 go 10 work.
HAVING good team, he started oat tor a
~ Of wood for his neighbor, while he
~ unloading it man was looking 81 bis
wagon, Who remarked ,ha, he had no IL
eease for teaming-
No. said be. 4 hayn't. Mus, ! get d
Ecense 10 teamg
Certainly
Oifhe went 10 the Mayors Office and
~ license for five dollars, and one dol
/ lar and twenty five cents TO pay those who
IKE snd deal oui these gracious laws.
10 a few days, while be WIS drawing a
pile Of lumber up from the river hank, q
kicad Of his landed from boat IL load
"a on some Of bis goods and was starting
Up, when be was hailed with
Hello. sir, you've go, no license TO ORA, y
4 an no. drawing, SIR replied the uan.
We'll, ii's the same thing; you're draw
ing goods from the wharf,
The unfortunate man then asked an IN.
dividual present il i, vas fact that he
Was violating the lar to draw those goods
up after be had paid his wagon lieense.--
lie was told thai such was the law. He
anlosdcd
We'll, Jake said he, 'l'll take your
trunk up on my shoulder nyhow.'
NO you won't, said big darky. step
ping up, sunIess You can show your iicease
for carrying irusks.'
We'll, Jake said The nonplassed man,
dropping The trunk, fhis is considerable
Of ! place, ain't it, Come up and see me
tonight, if you can do il wi'hou, license
lie said his pig 60, on. Of the pen che
night, aud the fire. be knew of him he wss
sold 1t auction without any license. and the
city pocke,ed the pay! He had TO pay
City cents 10 license his dog, for be wouldn',
take City dollars for him
lie had little money in his pocket, and
be saw good chance TO buy some lan.ber.
He had his lumber all washed uics; IN .
few days there was chap in flom The
country 10 whom be sold load Of barn
boards. Up stepped man who asked
Have you license 10 sell lumber?
well, this town beats all places for Ii
censes and laws | ever dreamed OIL How
many years have you been making 60
many licenses and lassy
Only about three MONTHS was the re-
ply.
Thunder and jmennyn exclaimed The
asionshed man, .you'Il have al al.-killiu'
crop Of 'em this year, RICH. on the spoi!'
he bought lot, wen, to work and pu,
upa small stable, and thought he would
try % build him q snug little frame house
~ the fall, as bis lumber would then bs
well seasoned. One day Tie Marshal
came along aud told him that lie would
have 10 fill up the other end q his lot,
where The dam had backed the wslcr on ic
Il. lie told the Marshal the city flowed
me water there Themselves by building o
dam to make the stree, on The had never
gwen the city any license 10 tara the wa
ter on to bis lot, and tina, they hid better
let II oil before they go, themselves into a
fuss
81 81, So.
Look here, young man. said the Mar.
sna'' you've gos up frame building here,
AND That u against the law III Gil these
quarters along here
iere ! masl use his own language
mai 'oos me; .old ost my lat, stable
iufnDef' and water for fifty dollars more
ilan gave, and now tie city ana The pur
chaser may tarn on the water and tafn il
on whenever they like. I'm geing back /,
ONO where ! can raise cattle and corn
without any ncrssE. should think you'd
have some taxes 10 paw here by'4n.bg.'
Yes, said |, They haze lstols passed i
law g borrow $4,000, aud to.morrom
they vi! be after tAai money yoa sid yoai
sold your 10, for
noA' morning his room Yves vacant. !.
MORAL Those who arc governed Ieast
are the hspPies' people.
Yours, SECOND THOUGHT.