Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-30
Township oresn,xation.

&c.
Now, Mcssrs. Editors, this article
$ intended nc doubt to frighten the
oil: Of the notion OF voting
iDr township. organization q: the
coming November election, the writer
If Which knowing very we'll hat the
masses generally were hot very well
posted in regard to the law OH town-
ship organization. The gentleman,
in order TO accomplish Lis object OF
covers up about three squares
Of his article with EXPLANATIONS,
establishments, bugbears,
I,ideous howls, and groans, &C., which
arc characteristic OF the writer under
circumstances. In the absence
of truth or plausible argument he
invariably ornaments his fronts
piece with scarc-crows and long
bra! ins.. This might answer the
purpose very well it it had been the
iirst time that the gentleman had
yrrr!c,! Us with his yocItcrUuS bray
ing 4: Dut as the people have become
accustomed to The like. they don't
scare worth Il cent. The gentleman
rciui:. us me of the fable OF the jackass
and the lion. y iackass and IL lion
happening TO be travelling together,
5rc".n" hungry, and discovering Il
cur:, field, The jack said I . the hon,
'.uciu ! :,n abIudalcc OF curn i'll the
heck nuw let us appease our han
ger M right" says the lion, but
1 ii" hot feed upon grain ! feed upon
he-h,rs"Vc:y WELL" said the jack, Il
will get over in to the field here, and
you viii 20 on the tar side and HIDE
behind II cora shock. and then l will
bray. and scare the door out, and Us
they are coming by, you an catch
oHr.' The arrangements having been
agr."i To, the lion accordingly took
his position, and the jack commenced
Drawing, and OH the jack cunning up
10 w!trrc The lion Was, said to the
lion. did not l bray man1ullv, and
did o | scare them 2" "ies," said
tile lion, You did, and you would
have scared me, If l had o heard
YOU bray before" Now, suffice it to
say, that the people have heard this
kind "t Lraying before.
After Tie gentleman gets through
crows and brayings, he oInmcnc
Vim iiIS S!iii iilLtloito "itiioul ibtu-
cling II particle of proof, evidence
III reason to sustain them. For
instance, lie aitirmS that by adopting
the Township organization law,
Lafayette county Is requested to
wipe out ali township lines, sell and
partition all township property, and
nave her territory cut into twenty
ilrt: ;Hali-acra republics, Congress
iulai townships lis they are Called
This is one OF the geIticnIn's
;.f!irmatiohs, but is not true, and |
think the law bears me N iii what
| say. in article Ill sect. l Of the
law providing for township organi-
cation, are found thu following:
Tho cu:.nIv court shall have full
and complete power, and jurisdiction
new tuwnships," but says III the All
or new townships created unless
Iwo-thirds vi the legal voters OF such
township SHALL petition for such al
%trratiUn.
Lafayette county is already laid of
into eight municipal townships, the
boundaries. OF winch are already de-
:iurd, AMI The Jaw does not make il
Necessary to lay them oil into Q
sre<sionul tow nsLips, but leaves that
matter discretionary with the county
court. Now. ii the people should
vote in favor Of township Organlza-
ton, ana the same people voting for
il siiOui,t petition the court to let
townships remain as they arc III mu-
miclpai townships, that petition most
assuredly wouiu be recognized by the
court.
The gentleman also affirms that tho
number oil oificLrs would be increased
Il 400, tins | deny.
Section >, OF article w, reads as
follows: There shall be chosen at
the annual township meetings III
each township ono supervisor,
township clerk, assessor, II col
lector. one constable. two Justices OF
The peace, and rs many road o%verseers
rs tlcre are road districts i'll tic
township, except the constable and
justice OF the peace shall be elected
once i'll Two Years, except to hill
vacaiicicS," &c.
Src. 3, of article w. "ln all town
ships having population Of over
I W " tlibttSsittAt lllt&blllslis, IL SIutl Dc
lawful iur the qualified voters, there
OF to c!ccl one justice OF The peace for
every thousand OF lis inhabitants,
anti the population shall reach tive
lllUu,an.i, alter which the number OF
JUSTICES shall not be increased"
Sec. !, article ~. "Ihc s,lpcryi-
sur oil csrii tow h>hip shall, by virtue
of his uili -. be fence viewer of the
township ui which he is SUPERVISORY
Her: We have The whole thin. in II
nut-,lIrii II regards t!.r nuulUcr OF
officers l." DC elected ty each town.
ship, a;,I us there are but eight
townships III thc county, will The
gentleman point out tV me or any
one else where the 400 are to come
from: J! /, very true, there will be
eight supervisors in the county, and
cnrll one OF these Will constitute IL
ncii5rr ui The county court, aud
they are ui,iy required 10 meet once
= Year, biii May meet oiteuer il two
tniruls- 0i them think it necessary.
Ihclr >%alar! will be 81 20 day, ill.,
stead OF 50 W u uay, as il is now.
There WI! be cISht collectors, eight
ase,>s"rs, eight clerks; but their per
cemtaSc Tor collecting, assessing, &C.,
will ~ Just what II is now, and so
tho expenses Will be just the same,
aud no more. All the difference Thai
II makes Is ihis, instead OF one col
tcc,ur getting 5000 per year for
collecting, eight collectors will get
81 .UU u year each, and So on through
the Whole category.
NoW, The great advantage of the
law Is this: Zach assessor and col
lector viii be acquainted with every
person in hts township, and it will be
nns duty To so 10 every mans house
aud as>css has property, and his poll,
IL Will also bcthe duty OF the Tow mstIu
.oiicctn" 10 see eacii and every mai,
aud cuiIcct his poll rs We'll us his
property assessment, which lie VIII
Dc aulc TO do with but very little
trouble, as he property is exempt
from taxation. by tins means the
raXes Will all hc collected, and there
by greatly Increase the revenue ; and
tuen we will cease to hear the greu,
hue aliu cry about delinquent taxes
aid ,iiu great hub-bub about the
publications OF the delinquent tax.
ii.t, Sc. r.' T'rr
1T i, estimated that the amount OF
taxes whtcii h now returned as de.
iinqueiit, aaI Enich would be col
icc,r ell uudur the new system, would
more than pay the collector for his
services; 50 II Tan be plainly seen that
the uiIuunL paid 10 the collector
under the present system would be
-. a.. fN III