Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-06

tor paper, and from forty to forty I'VE i
cents for composition, and be paid the
same prices fixed BY law when paper |
vas eight and ten cents per pound, aud /
composition twenty FIVE and thirty cents |
per thousand ems, without rum Legal |
advertisements, as they are called, are
n serious annoyance and expense, but
the injustice is especially injurious in
the case Of Delinquent Tax Lists, be-
cause they are generally very long and
thus exclude matter that pays better,
and are required TO appear at a season
Of the year when advertisements are
more abundant than usual.
2 The publication Of the acts Of the
Legislature IN the county papers, would
at once place the laws before the people
Of the State, in better and more So is.
factory manner than BY any other
means. The expense would be more
than compensated BY dissemination
of correct knowledge Of the laws.
3. What is true Of the laws / equally
true Of the publication Of the proceed.
| ings Of the Boards Of County Commits
| sioners. Their acts bear Immediately
| upon the interests Of the citizens, not
| only as it regards taxation, but as IL re-
CARDS the efforts to discharge the obi
cations created by the war IL is not
! only important but imperative. that the
people should know this, set they must
depend entirely upon the enterprise and
care Of their county publishers This,
besides leaving at the mercy Of ibdl-
vidual caprice, matters Of .puigcrsal
value to the people, il also leaves IL 20
be done we'll or ill., correctly or ineor-
rectiy as the publishers tastes, abilities
or opportunities may suggest The iaw
ought to require the county 10 prepare
suceiaot report II such proceedings
for publication.
l. The advertisements Of Sheriff q
should, at the direction Of lhe Clerk or
Sheriff, be published 10 Daily IL
stead Of Weekly papers, where there
are Daily papers accessible, for the
reason that Daily papers almost invaria-
bly, exceed Weekly editions in cities and
thickly inhabited districts, and circulate
specially among business men and those
who are likely TO be interested ia such
sales The Weeklies are rarely seen,
except by accident, or by those who
make it their business to look after such
cases. The present law Is held by the
courts to require publication Ia Week
lies only. An amendment, authorizing
publication in Daily Papers would obvi
ate the difficulties suggested, and secure
a beneficial change for the interests Of
! all concerned
: 5 We also beg leave to suggest that
Sheriff 8 should publish, and not merely
post up written notices. Of the sales o
personal property. Such notices are liz
. tie better than none, and yet the inter
, ests involved are very frequently great
+ aud demand as much uotriety as thoss
OF real estate.
These suggestions are briefly present
+ ed, in the hope that they will meet tn
= approval Of the Legislature, aud relievl
g our laws Of unjust and injurious provis
!, ions, and publishers of some greviou
burthens. W r HOLLOWAY,
Indianapolis Daily Journal.
e r SPlcER,
2 ShelbyvilIe Volunteer.
= J. F. DUcEwALL,
Delaware County Free Press.
Murray BRIGGs,
i Sullivan Democrat
i The roll was called, and the foIou mi
J, gentlemen, not present at any previou
n meeting came forward, enrolled thei
names, and paid the usual initiation fee
William H. jackson, Vincennes Ga
q zette.
A Carney, Valparaiso Republican
A s, Conner, North Vernon Plair
IS dealer.
; VIM. Il. Randall, Vernon Ranner
- A. S. McAlister, Anderson STANDARD
IS Joseph Dsgus, Logansport Journal.
. Richard j. Strickland, Cambridge Cit
Journal
% a. B. woolls, National Demoer,
1t Jacksonville.
! John K Norman, New Albany Ledge
: Isaac Jenkinson, Fort Wayne Gazett
= j. E. Ramvill, Scott County Journa
II Austin.
se W. H. Oils, DeKalb Democrat
=. E W Calls, Morgan County Gazstt
:. f. J. Metzger, Indiana Free Press.
Nj w. Montgomery, Jay Torch Ligh
10 S II. Riley, Decatur Republican.
The committee appointed at a pr
yious meeting to report rates Tor foreie
ID advertising, not being present to repol
ST was discharged, and new eommitte
ce consisting Of H. B. Woolls, Of the J,
N fersonviile Democrat, \ F. Ethel, Ma
:. Gle Times, and W H. jackson, v.
eennes Gazette, was appointed. ri
y. orders to report ST the next meeting
de A motion was made and adopted 10
,lv the Legislature. IN the Dill new uerdil
= before that body, authorizing the pub
~ caticn of the laws Of the session in 1
bis county papers of the Stste, FIX the
of muneration at one dollar per one Tho
re- sand ems
- A resolution adopted at a form
meeting of the Convention was rec,
INT sidered, and the following adopted in
al stead:
the Resolred, That publishers Of weel
:. papers shall not charge less than t
dollars per year for subscription TO u
liui papers
TO 4 committee appointed a. q form
meeting to report q constitution and
laws 70 the government Of the cow
m. ton, was discharged, and the follow
A., named gentlemen appointed new &C
~ mittee for that purpose, with requ
TN that they report st the next meesin
ans Colonel w. r. Holloway, IndianapC
Journal, John Elder, Indianapolis 5
wis tinel, and J. P. Luse, Lafayette jour-
=. 1t was moved and adopted that vi
Ie this Convention adjourn it be to meei
r., ths city of Richmond, Wayne county,
the first Thursday in May nsxt