The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-18
VETO MESSAGES.
INDIANAPOLIS, March Is.

retary OF State, with his objections
thereto, as follows: 's0ssseR89 81
L. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
INDIANAPOLIS, March 13, 1867,
/ Enrolled Act of the Senate. No. AZ.
passed by the General Assembly of
/ the State at its last session. and
entitled /" An Act authorizing
Boards of County Commissioners to
make appropriations In aid of the
| construction of manufacturing estab-
lishments or machine shops" was
presented to me on Saturday, the, 9th
day of March, 1867. and on the sue. 4ase
ceeding Monday, Marcel. II, the GEN
eral Assembly adjouEned without day.
Iog BY the l4th section of the 9th ar
tiele of the Constitution, under the
circumstances above stated, this bill
would become law, unless within
five days next after the adjournment
of the IegislatureioI should file the h'1's
same, with my objections, thereto, in
the Office of the Secretary of State.
Il In pursuance of this provision of
the Constitution, | now file said bill
in the office ofthe Secretary of State,
with my objections thereto, as the
same are hereinafter stated, to the
end that the Secretary Of State may
lay said bill, with these objections,
before the General, Assembly, at its y
next session, assrequired by the Con-
stitution
This bill enacts 'that the
Board of County commissioners of
any County in thiS Estate wherever
they may deem it best for the inter-
ests of such County; and, whereas,
majority of the tax payers thereof
shall petition therefor in writing may
make appropriations at any regular or
special session of such Board to aid
in the construction of Manufacturing
establishments, or machine shops, in
such County, and to order such ap-
preparations to be paid for out of the
County Treasury. E'rovided, h0tcever, ss 8
that such appropriation shall not be ~ q,
made until three consecutive notices (
thereof shall have been published in
some weekly newspaper saof such -.
County. or, In case there be no news I,
paper, by posting up written notices
in three public places in such County.
including one at the door of the Court
House, stating the amount of, the ap-
asked for, and the purpose
to which such appropriation is to be
The above Is the entire bill, sxcept { -
the emergency clause, and a declara-
ton that it shall be in force from and
after its passageI NGO7 IN59g1a~
| respectfully object to this legisla-
ton because it is unwarranted by the
Constitution, and might be made the 21A7
of the grossest injustice
and oppression. onat7i'siai'
1t proposes to take property from ,
all the taxpayers of the county first a..
gathered into the County Treasury by
the coercive power OF taxation, and
then donate it to, or bestow it upon. q
few individuals of very small class
10 aid them in carrying on their own
private business, 80 ,.s,,.,,..
n, if not expressed by the bill is first
hat the Board of Commissioners
lhall deem it best for the interests of
he county. Secondly, that major
ty OF the resident tax payers shall
petition for the appropriation.
Are these noted reasons for the di-
verslon of public moneys to private
lses?h l think not The Board of
commissioners might we'll deem that "a
he appropriation of money to many
objects would be conducive to the
.est interests of the county; and yet 9, =
he Legislature have not the right to
appropriations to, such OBJ
ects The erection of good churches,
'arns or blacksmith shops might cor "
ecGiy De CONSIDERED CONDUCIVE 10 the
'est interests of county, but does it
ollow from this that the Legislature
nay authorize taxes collected for
ublic objects to be applied to such
,rivate enterprises? arvgro.,,, ,sr,,t -ga-v.
The Bill, however. requires thata E4D
aajority of the resident tax payers
hould petition for the appropriation.
)oes this supply the want of author -518 r0t'
y to take property, in the shape of
axes, from one man and give 1t to
mother man? Surely not Maori
es have, and may most appropriate -
exercise, certain rights and pow iag
rs but this is not one of them.
hey may choose their Representa- 1L8qsA
YES and other officers of Govern
ent, through whom the laws may be ssa a
ade and administered, and so long n -
J the laws thus made and admins ~ -
red do not transcend the limits pre- 5nU
ribbed by the Constitution, the mi e
1rity have no right to- complain.
he idea, however, that there is
'vereign power in the people of
Ich county or township, which, will
liable a majority of them, at pleas
re, to vote money out of one mans
,cket, and. by passing it through
lie public Treasury, deposit it in the
)ckets of another man, under the
ca that thereby the public interests
e promoted, is a perversion of the
ghts and powers of majorities.
The construction of manufacturing