The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-03-26

planned of and competent reporter will
scarcely be found 10 serve for $400; Int
| in this State II has become so fashionable
to cry rcirenchment and reform, that the
Representatives Of the people higgle like
ishwiyes overa few dollars Of salaries
more or less; ill the people have for
gotten that our heavy taxation is the off.
spring Of public debt and for the payment
Of interest on tina, debt, and that there is
mot, in regard 10 salaries, State Of any
thing like equal importance where sal
aries and The maintenance of govefn.
ment has been guided with equal econ
omy. .s@e3.,s
TEMpEKANcE.--This SUBJECTS ugtat-
ing the public mind at this time. The
Maine Law is urged by some 200, 900 pc
,ilioners. The following is law pro-
posed by our Representative. The States.
man says: le as'i' i7isl
! "Mr.HALY, the talented and industrious
Representative Of Henry and Putnam
has introduced temperance bill, differ.
ing very materially from anything Of the
Ikiud heretofore brought forward. The
authority vested BY the constitution in tie
Legislature, is delegated by this bill Il
township trustees, municipal authorities
and county commissioners. Wheneve,
the trustees on majority Of townships in
any county shall determine upon any or
dinsnce regulating The sale Of liquors, i,
shall be the duty Of the, commissioners ii
submit such ordinance to the vote Of The
qualified electors ofihe county Of adop.
lion Or rejection. II adopted, the final
concurrence oftho commissioners Is re.
quired before il can be made law. In
the preliminary action, an incorporated
| city is 10 be estimated as one township,
the City Council 10 act in the manner Of
township trustees" XIV f6
VIZ A BILL. ss,@ Hsg 4
To provide against the evil resulting from the
traffic in intoxicating liquors within this
State. ga .o2ll;2 ial i38 3q1ol ladl y.
,6SEc. l.. Be IL enacted blythe General
Assembly ofthe State Of Ohio, That the
power vested by the constitution in the
General AssemlY, TO pass laws against
evils resulting from traffic in intoxicating
liquors, be and the same is heieby dele
gated TO the trustees Of township, The le-
gally constituted authorities Of towns and
cities, and the commissioners Of counties
in this State, as hereafter provided in this
act. TX a;E tt h.A3 MS ss a qgss
Sec. 2. The trustees Of townships,
and the authorities Of ofincorporaled towns
and cities, are hereby authorized to pass
all ordinances, not Inconsistent with The
constitution of,he United States, and the
constitution Of the State Of Ohio, for 'he
regulation or suppression Of the traffic in
intoxicating liquors, which shall be in
full force within the said township, towns
or cities, until repealed or amended BY
the trustees or authorities aforsAid.
SEC. 8. Whenever majority Of the
townships Of any county, (and for the pur-
pose Of this section, anincorporaied Town
OF city shall be deemed atownship,) J
shall have concuned, by their trustees or
authorities as aforesaid, in the adoption O!
lany particular ordinance on the subject
Of the irafflc ii Intoxicating liquors, it
shall be the duty Of the county commits.
sionefs Of said county, to submit said or
dinance to vote Of the people offhe en-.
tire county, alta general election, having
previously published the same in all the
newspapers Of the county, at least three
weeks before the day Of election, OF il no
newspaper is published in the county,
said publication shall be made by posting
said notice in at leas, three Of the most
public places in each, township, and if a
majority OF the votes given, shall be in
favor fsaid ordinance, the county com
missioners shall have power Of passing
said ordinance as the law Of said cou MY,
and executing it's provisions within the
limits thereof