The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-13
COugPt OF Sessions.


on Monday last. The following gentle
men were empanneled as Grand Jurors:
John D. Carpenter, foreman; Henry Il.
Holmes, clerk; j. IL. Baker, Mark Buck
ley, U. j Gassaway, William Randlet,
Thomas Holden, Robert Fisher. Levi
Castle, w. A. Parker, w. McCowen,
Samuel Carnes, VIM McDanells, A. 2.
r. Leffson, Joseph Hardeman, Isaac Fra
zier, A. P. Forbes, David Orr, Jacob
Marshall, Fl. w. Starr, A. B. Hall, Saml.
Houston, Isaac w. Credit.
They have had under consideration
during the week, the case of delinquent
license payers, who were ordered to be
sued by the Grand Jury, in December
last There appears to have been q great
anxiety upon the part of certain indivi-
duals to make a great bugaboo about de-
lnquents being sued, and attach the blame
to the officers who were compelled to do
their duty. These same parties have
even went so far as to try and get an in
dictment against them, but like all their
impotent attempts it proved failure
They bit file. Every officer did only
what his duty required him to do. The
fault was not in the officers but in the
law which compelled them to act. The
old revenue law is certainly lame in
many particulars. 1t requires the Trea-
surer to be the collector of licenses,
but there is no provision in the law re-
quirng him to visit every portion of the
county and compel traders and others to
take out their license. His public duties
require him to be at his Office, and there
he receives the money of those who are
good citizens enough to pay attention to
the requirements of the law. But there
are many who would willingly evade the
law if they could-hence, it was that the
Grand Jury of December, 1858, felt com
PEELED to order the Treasurer to have suits
commenced against such delinquents, as
appeared from the books Of the Treasurer
And he had no other means of knowing
legally only as his books informed him
of the fact. But when men want to make
political capital they will do many things.
which when investigated will surely ex-
pose their diabolical intentions.
The Revenue Law should be so amended as
to permit the Sheriff or some other officer
who is compelled to travel the county, to col
lect the license tax, and much of the difficulty
under which County Treasurers labor would
be obviated. We give the remarks Of the Ma
rysville Express upon this point. and we like
them much, for we believe it would be much
more efficient plan for collecting revenue.-
''The duties Of the Sheriff already oblige
him to traverse the county either himself or
by deputy, and he could for this reason, col
lect this portion Of the public revenue at a
tithe of the expense incident to the Treasur'
er's doing the same. The compensation al
a. l. I
a sufficient inducement for him when collect
ing the license tax in connection with the tax
on foreign miners and the property tax, to
make thorough work of it and compel the
payment of license from all persons from
whom it is due by law The law, as it now is.
is most tlagrantly unj just to those who obey
its provisions-lax and impracticable in its
operations, and works a great and constant
loss to the State
If such a provision was made in the reven-
ue law the officer would by being compelled
to travel the county, know who had quit bus.
mess who moved away, who were liable for
license, &c, &c. Thus every citizen can see,
that a great improvement would be made
upon the present bungling way Of collecting
license tax, and that it would be a saving to
the State and every county in the State.
NEW STAGE ARRANGEMENT,-T stages
of the aIforna Stage Company after this
date will leave Auburn in the following order:
The first stage at six o'clock in the morning,
arriving in Sacramento n time for the twelve
o'clock boats. The second stage leaves at
half past nine o'clock, A. NJ M.-passengers in
this stage, will be in time for the 4 o'clock
boats Another stage will leave Auburn at
one o'clock, 7. NJ This new arrangement
will be a great accommodation to the public,
and will be duly appreciated. Blaze, 50 ex-
presses himself?
MEssRs. GRIGGs & JAMESON, Booksellers
and Stationers, Second street, between and
X, Sacramento, sent us one day this week,
Godey's Lady's Book, Arthur's Home Maga
zine, National Magazine, and Harpers New
Monthly, all brought by the last steamer
Gentlemen, many thanks for your kind favors.
Snow Snow fell at Michigan City and
Iowa Hill on Saturday last, to the depth of
three inches.
PUB. Docs s.-Messrs. Gwin, Seward, La
than and McDougal forw arded US valuable
documents, by the last mail.
MRS. ABEEL's RAFFLE at Gold Hill, is
postponed until Saturday, the Goth inst.