Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-05

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Now. merchants, 60 and take your new
lessons in union-saving, concession and cot
ton, and see that ye bow to niassa il Stew
arts Row. Broadway, New York.
Machinery Of County Government and How il Works.
Since last week we have been led into a
knowledge Of several rev facts and proba-
bilities concerning the late acts Of the
County Board Cor the benefit Of non-resi-
dent spectators. The several schemes for
fayoring this class under the false pretense
Of diminishing the County expenditures
originated, it seems, at the November
meeting Of the old Board, when plans were
fully matured for leading tie present
Board directly into the chasm, at least SO
near the brink that some future Board
could not well avoid that leap from which
there is no salvation; for an act Of inyali-
dation once performed is final and cannot
be yoided by reconsideration.
It was then believed that at least one Of
the new Board would fall in without any
coaxing or entrapment, having sufficient
pecuniary interest in land transactions to
blind and constrain him, and as the agent
for spectators being far heavier stock
holder in their enterprises than in the inter
ests of the county. As for the rest Of the
Board, why, his influence could successful
ly win them for any scheme Of finances
which he might offer as the deyisement Of
the grand horde Of specuators-proyided,
only, that such schemes promised econo-
my. The several devised acts were rather
devised as precedents to be followed up
and for basis toward general destrue-
ton Of the county tax securities in later
years; for in coming time the taxes and
forfeiturcs must be enormous: consequent
", the inducements so much the greater
for throwing the entire burthens Of taxa
ton upon residents; and by the diminish
ment Of fees and penalties, added to the
greatest probabilities Of some action Of the
Board which might inyalidate tax eertih-
Gates, entirely release the nonresident spec
ulatofs from paying taxes.
To evade positive, specified laws,
precedents must be established by tie
Board for controlling two or three Of the
county offices; in effect. a virtual posses
sion Of these offices must be had by the
Board. The Registers Office must be Ia
ken charge Of under prctense Of making
out an abstract Of land titles, a work just
about as barren Of legitimate profits as the
lower magnetism lime rock for mineral
either of which, however, it is acknowledge
cd, might yield immense gain TO underta-
kers, but to nobody else; the gain in beth
cases to arise from hidden and unlawful
sources. The Clerk Of the Board must
submit to vary his legal specified duties
under some pretense or other, probably the
county economy, for the nonresident de.
linquents are to be taken as preferred IA
yorites in the determinations; any way,
only so that the Clerks Office be once sub
yerted and precedent fixed for future
trespassers. Next, the Treasurer must be
caused to vary his specified" legal duties
which the law says "shall be" ineIsde.d---
His legal orders TO cause certain work to
be done must be taken to mean the right
of the Board to dictate aohefo and hon
and dolc much shall be done, and what not
done at ALL and, TOO, he must make cut
his tex sale certificates different fsom tEt
statute order, for a stepping stone orece
| dent must be laid for the future despoil
ment Of these county tax securities which
issue from under his hand. Some future
Board will surely be SO constructed with
mind and intent, s4lfinterest and disregard
for resident taxpayers, as to sweep flom
the roll As illegal these thousands Of tax
certificates and tax deeds held By the coun-
| Is upon nonresident lands
But the foundation pile has been laid
whereon to complete the work Of destrnc-
ton by the successors Of the present
Board, il, indeed, the pile and work arc
not both completed. # the taxes multi
ply. as they viii, the non-re ideat land pi
rates will choose between folfeiting theil
! lands CIR taxes and The anginnering d