Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-31
Lewis Plundering Wagon Road Act.

Butte and Plumas counties, by legislative
action, but which our Members amended SO
as to submit its adoption to the qualified
electors of the two counties The public
/ plunderers who expect to be benefited by
this Act, and who desire its adoption that
they may have an opportunity of fat con-
tracts, and of speculating in county funds at
the expense of our tax paying citizens, have
created the impression that the Act does not
1 locate the road, but that the county author
tiles have power to locate the road. either
by Bidwel and the American Valley to Hon
ey Lake, or by Pepce's Ranch, Lovelock's,
Soda Valley, sc Such is not the fact, as
will be seen by Section 1st of the Act as
follows:
"Sec1 VIM. L. Urton and Jacob Morris of
! Butte county, aud William Buckholder aud II. c.
Chambers ofPlumas county. are hereby constituted
aud appointed Board of Wagon Road Commi>-
! sioners IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF SAID
| BOARD OF COMMiSSlO> Frs TO CAUSE TO Bt
| LOCATED. IN R0VED OR CONSTRUCTED,
WAGON ROAD FROM OROVILLE. Bntte County,
| PASSING THENCE NEAR MENDINHALL RANCH
TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF MIDDLE FFATH-
ERRIyER YIa BTDWELL. Judge Lewis
Feather River to- and intersecng at the most prac-
ticable point the line Of the proposed National Nag
on Road that has its terminus at or near Honey
Lake. Plumas County, in accordance with the provl
siOns Of this Act
Section second provides that the Commissioners
shall expend Forty Thousand Dollars for the
| survey, location aud improvent of the road.
The third section empowers three Commissioners
to act.
Section four provides for the advertising and let
ting of contracts of mile each bids to specify
what the work will be done" for in cash, and what
it VIII be "done" for in bonds.
Section fifth requires the road to be 'located I'M
proved and constructed far practihle, by the
lst day of December of the present year while the
sixth section provides that the bonds may be made
payable in New York, merely blind to show that
Judge Lewis did not contemplate speculatmg in
county bonds after requiring the taxpayers of
the county to build a road to his toll-brdge!
"secton 8. For the purpose of paying the con
trac .ors for the work aforesaid it is hereby made
the duty of the Board of Supervisors OF Butte
Courty and they hereby required to cause 70 he
issued bonds to the amount OF TWENF' TlptS-
AND DOLLARS. also the Board of Supervisors Of
Piumas county are authorized and required to ftnr
bonds to the amount of TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS. in the following order: in denominations
of one tn rec and five hundred dollars. and in de-
nominations OF one thousand ana nve thousand uol-
lars in all not to exceed the foregoing respactve
apporton ment of FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The balance of section six specifies the manner OF
issuing, registering and paying the bonds
Miners! Read the following Section of
Judge Lewis Thieving Road Law: HE
ONLY PROPOSES TO TAX YOU TWO DOLLARS
EACH, FOR HIS OWN BENEFIT
Sec. s. For the payment of said bonds and
intere St. the Board of Supervisors of each county
are authorized and empowered to- sevy yearly spe-
cal tax of one third Of one per cent on every one
hundred dollars of assessable property and CAPT
tation TAX OF FIFTY CENTS on ALL PERSONS
THAT ARE LIABLE TO PAY POLL TAN and
the shall be assessed and collected at the same
time and in the same manner as the property ana
poll taxes in said counties assessed and collected
TO this iund the Treasurer of each County SHALL
| place the surplus revenue of his county, II any.
which fund shall be denominated the "Speclal ROAD
Fund and the bonds shall be drawn payable out oil
| that fu nd
That is trife farther than the tyrant
George III, when he desired to erect pri-
vate chateau, and laying stamp and tea
tax for that purpose, gave rise to the reVo'
luton, and lost the American colonies
Judge Lewis for the support of his toll
bridge, taxes not only the property but tho
persons of citizens, and then asks The priv
lege of sitting in judgment upon their rights,
and when told by the Democracy that he
was not their choice, endeavors to buy his
way to the bench. Can tyranny aud mn
princpled arrogance 60 beyond this: Are
the citizens of this district the serfs and
slaves of the plundering and unprincipled
crew headed by Judge Lewis, that he should
be permitted to tax their property and per-
sons for his own emoument? Do the Min
ers desire to pay yearly tax to the schem-
ing and corrupt judge
The above are the principle features of
this Infamous plundering bill concocted by
Judge Lewis, and which he sought to .asten
upon the citizens Of Butte and Plumas
counties without saying as much as--"By
Your leave;" Our Members in the Assem-
bly, submitted it to the people, and it is for
them to say whether they will be thus taxed,
and whether they will have this public
plunderer for their Judge.
Judge Lewis lying and corrupt organ
has promised on two different occasions, but
has lacked the courage to expose its prvvs-
ions to the public.
Bogus tickets have been issued headed
democratic Ticket''-containing the name
of J, Z. n Lewis, for District Judge, and
Wagon Read Bonds--Yes." Be on your