The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-03-28

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HaPolls, Naylaad. w Dssr Sir = saw Is las, Sat
urday's Mar land Jonrnar' = communication frOm
you 70 the eator % that paneF which 10 " exraor
dinaFy ehaTacler demand alienton rseeilng a.
docs upon The motives Of every member 81 the com
miltes which pFepaFed the bill f0r an improved system
efpueile roads and Which presented 70 the dele
eaiion from this county IN the general assembly Of Ma
take into confederation the charges made In your letter
above referred TO- aud would fuel indebted 20 you u
you would state 10 that committee. In such manner a.
10 you seems prulr who attempted 10 dictate Ia Won
asa Legislator on this suhect when u donst and
~ what manner and sho arr the certain pOli,ielAns
Tor Whose benent ofhcss 70 - created and What
unnecessary oGiecs werr created
You state that you reported saying that you
laying eapllAilsn tax Of two days; labor upon every
man In the county le out. and deny ths charge
indignant on this subject though must confess that
when heard u believed u, for you stated 20 me- in
elson that you thought the best section In the whole
understand that bill based upon the one presented
By Mr. webalsr and similar the rejected By the
cenrsniieH " he people ~ hs eoMniy-cap,aion iAH
and a-has passed yonr house, and perl a BY this time
law 30 ar As Is ln the powsr Of the Legislature
| 70 make u q hw. ] make no pFolcssinns 10 helnK
lawyer, and am not membcr o. the Judiciary com
ni.iss q the House Of pslcEa,s bu, have, through
convention, bsen furnished with copy of the eonsIi
tuition of the State, and read It as follows-An D.
lAw Cor any FOE which provision has been mad
"by an existing general law
also am fortunate enough 10 be the u the
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AafIclI 2s-couSfr counissioSsns
sac. 1.-The County Commissioner ofeach county In
this state declared 10 h. corporation, kc Ike Ar
And they shah have charge u and enniroI over ths
property owned by the county. and over couStT
avn hRipaHs.
sac SThey shall lryy all nesfai take. on tn assess.
abic property within tc county liable 10 taxAian and
provide for collecting the same. 8c
sac 10 -They shall have power 10 open, alter or
close any pnhe road % reads In their respective
Sac. Ii.-rh,y ma, build and ryIaIr prIdEe.. aud
levy ulon The property ~ the county therefor
sac ~ All applications Tor opening, Altering OF
closing roads sHAtL he by petition TO the couSfT Cox
The mcm'ets Of the committee who prepared the
county road bill saw tr nstitutunal dcucs which
surrounded them In preparing ieedttaw On subject
which already partly provided fur by gsHrrai Iap
and rumIciirdia ksrp In view these section. ~
The eonstai,on aud laus q the state. hols- that
they lfefacr hill which did not conflict with them
The bili uhic yan have assisted n passing o.
take away ~ local law The Nhoi.samc provisions 81
the general las, giving control ~ county Tuad. and
bridgcsffam th- county commits sonrfs aud vest IL
Ia lari Of district supervisors to h. elected by the
i-ul~ for that purpose l. there au Intelligent sehool
boy years age IN ~. county Who viii crid- IN
favor of the con-titutlonaty "f your iawf
YOU probes to D. afad n Politician. -arc yon al aid
ofcontnuiug I1wer IN tie hands II democratic beard
% county commissioners nominated by the sam. con.
vrnton aud elected by tn SAM VOTE. that ,ou -.
II 30. not, do believe they would for que mo
mcni prostitute the power cianied 20 theta 10 mpfal
81 party purposes. The bill witch hal the honor To-
prsiarc Is guarded carefully In Tits Particular
Ia puEcr 60 DO under IL. tituton aud laws
above referred to- u designed 10 lcacht The PEorLE
~ ", .oul.y ~. ~! Pu'lsen pHy' AMI ~ may not
Appointed our committee composed - men - all
Ifrflsf aud Therefore appreciated the egpis Ia thi.
matter vhiic you ean only lay claim TO represent Eo
htieaf rGTfy
lit should turn out that by the action - dole.
gatrs o. ;r general ass'mhiy, good road syir la.
l'ecn defeated. and unwicby and Unconstitutional
one enacted. Ia the dssirc OF sailing the smaller aud
spars-ly settled districts 81 the county sxIruse
which they will IL entirry unable TO stand, then Eel
sur- the hlsral minded men o baiilmorc county will
put the responsibility where % properly belongs not
earnestly ahorcd 30 bring ahout dGcIent result
Very rvsfertfdiiy, w. NJ Isaac