The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-02-03

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meonsoi striking o. Ne eii'a POO.
DE. We ara glad 70 know that ola
rep sentative, J. II Piles, voted foi
DE passage Of thebil over the Gov.
ernor. veto, while The ignorant ne.
gro. John Cooke, voted with %,
Radical horde. Major Howe va,
absent and We have 40 cyprrss+ou
Of bis sentiments upon tho bill W,
say well done Tor Piles, bet. cutillc.
to credit for his action.
To tie Hou.' Of RsprcgcnoLrc a:
GESrLENLy lh,rewiih return tC
you House Joint Resolution No. 6
entitled a joint resolution author.
izing the Secretary Of State to sci
copies Of tho Revised Code Of 1871
at siS dollars per copy and for oihei
purposes.
It has failed to meet my approya
forthe following reasons: The pric,
already fixed upon the Cole is no
eHirnyagant, This bill would re-
duce the receipts of the treasury
twelve thousand dollars, in disrcgar
o. tho public interest. And it Is un
just to those who have already pur
chased copies of the Code, in that /
makes no provision tor returning t.
them tho amount they have paid il
excess Of six dollars.
just priorto the converting ofth,
present Legislature, in tho conscien
tious discharge of duty assigned b.
law to the Governor, | fixed tho pric
Mt which the Revised Code OF 1877
shouldb be sold at ton dollars per copy
This did, after fully informing my
self upon the cost OF tho volume, nn,
satisfying myself that no hardshil
or public Inconvenience would rcsul
from my action.
Six thousand copies only Of th
Code were authorized to he publisho.
One half Of this number was set apar
for gratuitous distribution, princi
pally among the officers OF the State
The remaining copies | have goo,
reason to believe would be require,
for the Bar, From my knowlcdg
of the PRIDE and independence whicI
so cminently characterize the gentle
men Of tho legal profession, / con
cludcd they would hesitate to recelv,
from the Stats ION the impovcrisho,
and ruined condition # which the,
had so often and so lately dwelt wit
emotions of gcnuiuo SORROW so val
liable n book as the Revised Code n
a less price than it cost. Indeed
Judging from their associations o
friendship and desire to uphold Oh
credit ofthc State, | was led to be
llevo that they would gladly embrae
50 favorable an opportunity of testi
tying to the geuuinoness oftheir of
repeated dcvljrati MS of atriotisu
by coming promptly forward an,
depositing each ten dollars inthe am
pie but empty vaults presided owe
by Ills Honor, Major Vasscp. NJ
expectations were being realized III
Ill in an evil hour the bill before IN
was introduced before Your honor
able body, It's advent had the cife,
to dampon the ardor OF the bar; stol
ped the sale of the book, aud dispe
led tho delusion under which I ha
exalted the virtues OF tho learned pro
icssion.
Placing the question strictly upo
its merits, the State cannot atlor
to sell tho Revised Code for less tina
ten dollars per copy, as the follow
ing exhibit will show
COST OF THE copE.
Salary 81 three Code Commissioners,
at $4,000 each SAC
Publishing Commissioners Code for
the use OF the Legislature 3,5,
Commissioner for experimenting and
it.dexing Lot
Publishing 5000 copics, bound vol.
umes . s1,7t
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Total SOFA;
Cost per volume, without including any
OF the expenses Of the Legislature
enacted il, or ineidcntnls for delivery.
etc. 40
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