The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-06-16

The GERMAN Printing Law.
From the Vincennes SUM-
The Wochenblatt of last Friday
says:
We cannot comprehend in what
manner the German printing is so
burdensome to the people. To hives
tigate the matter we have to examine
OF what the legal advertisements con-
sist.
The same are divided into publica-
tions of sheriff g and administrator s
sales, election notices and new laws.
The two first publications are not
paid by the public in common, but by
the persons in whose interest and
concern the same are published; the
latter are liquidated by the county,
respectively the taxpayers; however,
this amount is so small that to cover
the same tax of one sixteenth cent
on the hundred dollars will be suffi-
cient.
The same is 80 small that we are
positive that our German fellow -citi-
zens will pay the same without hest
tatlOn. Likewise we are of the opin-
ion that our American citizens would
not oppose the same if it was not for
a number of Know Nothings urging
the matter.
We are convinced that in many ex-
penses made by the State and county.
ten times the amount could be saved
as is expended for this special pur-
pose.
Further, we believe that in this
country nobody is allowed to disobey
the laws on account of ignorance
thereof. nor exempted from punish
ment by violating the same Conse-
quently, those laws should be pro-
mulgated to enlighten the German.
who is not master of the English Ian
guage.
The editors need not think that
feeling of Know Nothingism actuates
clients and litigants who denounce
the German printing law passed by
the last General Assembly. Men who
are forced to become defendants to a
suit object to this law because it
doubles the cost of advertising. The
publication Of an ordinary sheriff S
sale in the Sun costs on an average
eleven dollars. According to the law
this sale must be published in Ger
man paper, without the least advan-
tage to any one concerned, and the
cost is double, being twenty two dol
lars instead of eleven. The same will
trustees, assignees, and all others who
have to make legal advertisements.
The cost of the delinquent list is
published by order of any county
officer or any court. We care not for
the amount of money the Wochen-
hiatt vnou o,,k oe xh.e 1oxy
are not individually concerned.
law, as given to US by members of the
General Assembly. is as follows:
When the bill was read and passed in
the House it was stated by those ia
voring it that it was to apply to coun-
MAN INHABITANTS, and that being
would be affected by it; but by some
outrageous rascality, the bill was
changed SO as to apply to any county
of fifteen thousand inhabitants, With
out specifying the nationality. These
bers Of the General Assembly, both
in person and by letter.
A law requiring legal notices to be
Al ICuCn, anu 1tc-
brew papers might have been enacted
with the same degree of justice.
The Wochenblatt thinks people
will not grumble at the cost, but when
a man is required to pay twenty-five
dollars for something which formerly
cost him eleven, he will be mighty
apt to grumble, and he will grumble
loudly.
There is no manner of doubt but
what the law will be repealed at the
next session of the Assembly, and
several gentlemen have informed us
that as soon as Judge Malott finishes
the present term of the Daviess county
court they intend to test its constitu-
tionality. The English language is
the national and legal language of
this country, and we see no good rea-
son why second language, and a
foreign one, should be introduced to
our own.