Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-17
To The Editors Of The Enquirer:

ISLE of WIGHT C0uSTS, AUG -, 1870
In your paper Of the Eth instant, One the Pejp.I
der takes Justify The TAX Snu,iti-. can enc,
.r tlxng >urrii, amd Irrrt!ug 81 0ccr "itlcrs 1us
~. qrycrnr,i nom ;.s e. vtrnui J,.u, u 90 Gu,
the Office OF Sheriff more profitable than any other IN M
Gift OF the propie Are IN" duties Of the office less
and laborious Can they in large majority OF The cour
lrs be discharged promptly nnd ,ilicicntly without h AZ
sistance deputy! VIII not the employ then OF M
assistant necessarily reduce the profits vi the office! lh
fee of the Office have already been materially reduce h.
extending the ur dicon OF single Justice 10 the sum :.
fifty dollars The Of service in his Office il only ~.
wars the incumbent eligible 10 reelection and the nu.,
walk The plank ovcooard MOI So wIlh thcr Ulcers -
salaries adequately rtmuEetlng Why not tax the Go.
vernon The r lie Clerk and other officers, term
n service is ngcr whose pay is much ao;ter In.
Justices OF the Peace under the oil constitutions in con
.Lieral! Of er services ea'itl"d To TIE Shr.,y
They tnqncnty idTiEI IL Tor sooa price, yet thy
. pay county expenses
The presumption is that the present fees o Tie olic.
amount 10 only an adequate compensation ior 'he sece.
rendered II this b. the .aci %hy reduce them oy the A..
segsmcn in question! The pay 81 every officer sa5u. b.
utiic,n 10 Induce suitable accept II; ohern!.a y,
ms, necessarily 5r filled BY the worthless and ncomAcn,
nr effect of the proposed assessment will be drive eyr,v
man ont of the office ssh" Is qualified TO ii! H. Il w D.
nirJ worthless and filled by hoodsilcHerS ana Shv!c.
f IN. tifs water. am satisfied Thar the people every
county in this good o,i Commonwealth cb!c and V
I, ~ nav the Justices the pltiiu compensation alas.
,hrn hv W. ,!eir services liTce Justices cons.e
-, vim, ~ ('ou:-un ana ;en Court 81 DYE! ana T
nIr.r ronss.ing OF i've viii be required he o:4ni,,
Gu, 4 ,h-.a Justices will Cns nine d.Gs per mir.
lines twelve onc hundred ana rleh 40! tJttr.I"o
his sm for other Courts mentioned ana YOU nave th s.~
ri one hundred and fifty dollars 10 Tse Tor III" justices.
Ar moi III, pcuy. o! Ibis any other comfy IN theSss
more arl Ia pay this than their She'iH Is s .Ey
m.tic in requiring the SEr!iii 10 rGy 9 services rl.
-a3 i,r his exclusive BENEFIT! Are not The people a,f.
m ~ hr services al the Justices! Them Why Il,
,hem9 i there any moral obligation resting q" oGe san 10
n,y or services rcndrt another! have never e ,hs
udc III Ethics which rooGs 10 TINS question Affirmative
Ily Another objection 10 his tax on Shrfli-, / nat
sayors 100 ,ucA scion nom IN" Oh f."s !sh s's.. l..
Eoaand par OF The perpetual extraordinary rev, Me- con
.is o assessments Offices and fci'sioas lhose VT
iii these Offices receive. large rnd heavy saafie' oes'
v,,h r,psi.;!. rrrGasitrs ant are c'rs'q!rnily az
mar small assts>liIcn, iur tie k!"4's '''cnHc iir-
mgluu,nts OF office small scafccy "no.sh 10 ,gr.t
,ho.. who undertake the duties tc'ni h"Eus
subsidy. ~. :,
shall not inquire into the roEs'Itutionahty ot The
.Oae Of the People admits 'na 'whrn 'iit'c = M u,
sr.inn a. is The now, the present lees WI no: @
Than pay an adequate compensation l"f Tie ht9r liz
IN his .ho vim. Tic tan >hpGl :,i he !mpcs:
ms time unless be intention ui n' Legislature" ~
,jrc a man Ia wnrk Tor the public ana 'Gr' Himself j.
,.utrrs imagine, wOul! NOT agree 1" us ia ih"i' %.
,qsrs Why r,Quir" il 81 Others! ~" lat i"G>h.-'s
~! m: sa! many foolish aEi r!iti'G- "!nE out NJ
under considerations caps IL" CHUNK hoc Mi be
n,arI II The adjourned Session A. JUSTICE 81 i'' Ia
in This cou,,y VIII vote tot aSii. "Hr worthy >sr
more aau iva huuirr and hrs cents, cent - ihctg
! lar for every maximum WI: of ifi' 't9llI
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