The Empire County argus., 1856-05-17

county in the loss Of present hulings disorder
and damage of movable property and enormous
rents for offices and other buildings. where the
county has none. besides the cost of this special
election but entail npon the county direct taxation
+" the tune Of $50 600 NET exclusive Of the cost of
collection Here is the law. to which the careful
attention Of the reader is invited
Sec 4. In the event Of removal of the county
seat from the town "f Coloma. in pursuance of this
Act the Board of Supervisors shall have power
""d sInH be TIER duty to iery q duet tnr upon
the property of said county. ratahly as shall ap-
pear on the assessment roll. in per centagc upon
the one hundred d"llars sufficiently large to ensure
net rere pts int" the treasury of said county of II
sum in cash equal TO ffy Monsa"d doilors. to be
appropriated and expended by and under the dircc-
tion of the Beard IF Supervisors of said county
ernus rey fo' the erection Of public buAiing< neces
mry for the holding of courts, county Offices, and
the confinement of prisoners
This section is imperative no dodging or escap.
ing it. only t" keep the county seat where it is at
Coloma 1t is one Of the conditions Of the law
submitting this matter to the people. and must he
complied with. and will he complied with by the
present Board Of Supervisors. in the event of rpmu
val 'immedatcly.' \" subterfusp. misrepresenta-
ton "r oily CANNON trick will exricate tax-pa ycrS
from this burdrnsnme demand on their properly if
II ma "ry Of the people vote in favor of lacer-
vile at the approaching election Retain the
county seat at C"luma. direct taxation will be
avoided. No tax will be required for county pur-
poses current revenue will pay current expenses.
| and ultimately liqui'late all outstanding demands
against the county. The Grand Jury in their late
report. before alluded to. say:
with diligence in the Collection of foreign min
ers' licenses and other branches of revenue it is
believed the current receipts for the future will
fully equal the average of the past six months
If ST" current expenses may be paid and the pres
ent outstanding Indebtedness of the county dis
charged without resort to any county tax This
is desirable inasmuch as if county tax is levied
the whole expense of assessing will be chirgrahe to
the State thereby saving the county several thou
sand dollars" "
"Sererai t,ouMnd dohars' for assessing will be
saved to the county it the county seat is retained
ut Colml. A consideration worthy of attention
among economical and industrious. ctiz,n> who
have at heart the present and future welfare of the
cuuniv.
Sm"d the county seat he removed to Iarervlle
grounds ON which to erect public building, will
have to hc purchased. and not dollar of the $50
900 can he used for this purpose. The total
every cent in the language of the law. must he ex
pended 'ENCLUsIvELy for the erection of public
buildings
| Capital, this laccrvlle arrangement Squeeze
S5O00O net from the taxable property If the county.
amounting to : ; every 500. ON the assessment
roll to he devoted 'rxclu,ively to the erection Of
fine buildings in that CITY. Meantime the current
revenue derived from poll taxes and licenses must
be devoted to the payment of rents, paying guards
paying expenses of removal and defrayiny the ex-
p"nse> of this uncall'd fur election. which no man
out of lacervillr ever desired and man in the
county ever prtitonrd the legislature t" authorize
and all the time the county running in debt. he
county must continue without bridges IF her own.
remain destitute Of good roads, the poor sick go
unprnvidrd for. and rvcry'.ody lav toll to private
Q,,tn nj in wL nvrri al ,;t
county credit dercciaftd and funds in the tre;,-
sury all this. it the county seal is removed. and
no compensation IN return. except the erection of II
fine palace in accryille from the hard earnings of
the people,
Cotoma IS nearer the center cf population than
llacerIillr. and more Convenient TOR the trans;c-
tion of public business. he fcial returns of the
annual election for 1859 show total vote of s.S77
-"f which 800 votes. one-third Of the whole
p"lled North "f C"lomu. between the South
aud Middle Forks Of the American River and
3.l"6 South of the South Fork and West of Fla
crrve making total of G005 votes nearer
C"l"na than ,ccr,lln All the county Fast of
laccrvillr. including indian Diggings Brownsville
&c, p"ed only $50 and lac"rvillc including
the Upper Town. 222 making S12- and show
ing ii clean ma j"ry nearer Coloma than llacer-
Vile. Of 3l33.
No sane man will deny. that Coloma is more ac-
cp'able for all the N"rlhern portion Of the county
tnan IEtctrVllt. 10 descend ana ascend u mlil
tain travelling each in crossing at Chilean Bar
to reach Ilacrrville. would be II great hardship
For all the Western portion of the county. Col'ma
is more easily reached than any othar town except
Diamond springs and FL Dorado embracing. too
as it does. more than onc-third of the entire vote
cast at the last rlection
| CoLoMA has excellent roads in every direction. is
more central, when population is regarded than
lacervilr. therefore nothing is gained by the mass
Of the people by removal Great loss to the county
will accrue, and vast Inconvenience he inf cted
upon great ma jnriy of the citizens of FL Dorado.
if lacrrville should he successful in her darling
measure of changing til" county seat at the cost Of
the whole people for the aggrandiz"ment of few
Of her property holders. and to promote the per-
sonal schemes "t her small politicians.
On The l2'i of April last, the county indebted
ness Sll 534 0S: since which. the Board of
Supervisors has audited several thousand dollars Of
accounts This Indebtedness will soon be dis
charged, if county affairs remain undsturhed If
removal of County seat is encouraged and proves
>urcrssiul then the credit of the county will be
clouled her paper deprecated. and no better than
| flacerve bonds hearing two per cent. per month
interest begging in the market for purchaser at
II runous discount. and none so foolish to look
ut them. Jurym"n and witnesses will then be
paid in scrip public buildings will be idle. and
,hantes rented instead while the Sheriff taps
every man on the shoulder demanding $3 on every
500 of personal and real pr"per'y, to be devoted
to beau ying the cHy of laccrville.
| VIII sensible discreet men. encourage Il ruinous
policy of this kind Most as>uredly not Every