Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-01-28
LEGISLATION.


The sentiments expressed in the fol-
lowing article from the Lebanon CIh-
zen, meets our hearty appreciation, and
we hope that the Legislature will do
something in the line here recommend
ed:
awe hope the Democratic Legisla-
ture, o in session at Columbus, will
take early action in regard to the Pub
Hcdtion Of the La,os. The original en-
actment, requiring their publication in
the county papers, was one which met
with general favor from the People, and
was a positive benefit to those Farmers,
Mechanics and others, who chose to be-
come acquainted with the laws passed
by their legislators. through the aid of
their County Papers. But Black Re-
publicanism, in order to create an i'm
preston of Reform, commenced tinker
ing with the Printers of the State, as is
always the case when retrenchment is
proposed, the Editorial fraternity, the
men who M IKE men, are the first to come
under the reform, and if nothing else
is reached, if the Printers are scut,'
the stricklers for Retrenchment, think
thay have achieved wonders, no matter
how reckless they may be in a thousand
other matters We say the original lau
was a good one, and VIC hope-ie+he
present Legislature docs no more for
the Editorial fraternity of the State,
they will re-ena the law REQUIRING
ALL II LAWS TO BE PUBLISHED, and
paying for that service at least seventy
five cents per one thousand ems, and
empowering the Auditor of each coun-
ty to contract for the same. We hope
also a law will be passed requiring coun-
ty matters to be published in two papers
in each county, if so many are therein
published. In this county, (Warren,O
the Black Republican Commissioners,
under the advice of the Prosecuting At
torney have passed a rule that, nothing
relating to county affairs shall be pub
lished in the Citizen, thereby saying
that two thousand democratic tax-pay-
ers of the county, SHALL NOT have any
information in regard to County mat
tiers, unless they seek it through the
Black Republican County organ! We
hope the Legislature will enact a law
requiring the County Receipts and Elk
penditures, Proclamations for Elections,
Delinquent Land Lists, etc., to be pub
lished in two papers, and authorizing
the Auditor of each County to contract
for the same. There are other Coun-
ties in the State, we doubt not, similar
ly fixed in reg ard to these matters, and
we opine no better law could be enact
ed than one giving the people informa-
toni The SheriF's Sales might with
benefit to all concerned, be published
in TWO PAPERS in each County, as well
as all other legal notices. The addi-
tional publicity secured by such a pro-
cedure, would in most instances, repay
the expense an hundred fold. Let it
be tried a year or two, and see how it
will work.
We hope the Press of the State, ire
spsctive of Party, will speak out in re-
gard to these matters and urge upon our
Law makers the necessity of doing JUS
tice=to4heSepp1e in the way of giving
them Information, and to the Editorial
fraternity, BY paying them a fair com
pensation for work essentially nccessa-
ry. We should be glad to have the pa
pers at Columbus paid a reasonable
compensation for reporting and publish
ing the Legislative proceedings, and we
hope no mawkish scnsibility upon the
of Reform, will prevent the pre-
sent Legislature from giving early at
%tention to these important considera-