Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-15
ASfBEN FOs THE GovVENCION
AND A SUEJFCr OF I.OAL
INFER EST.


9 upon the Constitutional Convention
. setting forth the urgent necessity 70
that body to take some d. ci.ive stel
for the relief of the Eastern couutie
from negro rule under the presen
system of County government, We ar,
enabled to lay before the readers o
the Journal one more instanco of the
oppressive burdens which bear the
o. nie Of the last down to the very
,:usG.
Tie following extract from the pro
ceed;ng' Of the Boar of County Com,
mies.on"rs for New Hsuover. at their
/ ;sSt session, will no doubt be read
9TH .s'onishment, and with tii-pn-
sifiou f. impure into the ~tola Fact.
OF tie case:
WHGEEAs, An injunction, issued by
'he Hp's. A. $. S"yn2nr, a Ju iga OF
''ss- SuDs!I0r Cou;t, Fesu!aIuiuH tie.
e. :'c ctiOI of more til n Que nsf of the
touAty y taxes, r. I.,i-r> IT necessary 10.
- r" withdrew the all &c have been
wig a! b"1.vJtt.;Is 2.c.-t'a9 and
ci-5Irc!,G, fpr ciarlf&hi> l,:,t,,oses-
Oraered. Tat tbs C,.,rk i tie B pard
not:fy tn" s"voca! pastor, a4d pceeI-
,teut1 Of .hr S.-cletlee. shat the me- .h-
y allowances i.-,e'ofoee granted them
tor tneir 20 Is hereby revoked
1t would -eem fro11 this preamble
AID OrG"r, that tne Nv Hanov r
Goart Of County Commjssiooers has
been IL the hsbt,, how Tong is docss
not sppeaf), Of HsIQg the l.n6uc fua1s
EntAwt1lly, by giving them 70 .'de-
nCr0i6nf s0cieti"s aud churches TOR
"/s4rit1hle l)urD- 8ts"
The extract given above shows that
thus uulaeful use If tho pubic tnnd.
! has been of monthly recurrence aud
under a standing order of the Bosrd
! L seems to have been monthly ap-
! propEI4'tn" "f the people. money.
! And IT was not uGtij tie Bard ~a. rt-
sualu"d ~ an injunction Of the Au-
! perlOr Court, from the c,IIcction of AL
uuiawtul assess ment Of taxes. that it
found its Traas would III the future
hc too much depleted 20 continue this
system OF charitable donations.
We are ignorant IF what amount of
the puh 'Ic mn:ty has been tnu4 fac
sqUarder' 4 aud appropriated But
the amount, if made known to the
public, wO,lit no doubt aston 4h the
tx payers. WuIie we havt. been able
70 8. t to;d oC ne figures which state
a5so utrIy the SItAu tDfutl Of this new
branch of public plundering, tua IN
ference, from the figures We do pos
seas, ls that the umunnt which has |
been devoted 10 "benavolert societies |
aud churches for charitable purposes" |
must be large.
Since the now county of Ptnder was
cut off from the county Of New Fan !
over, the whole amount Of ts1aHie !
property IL the latter county, as taken ,
from the tax books now in the hands of
the Tax Collector, is SIS. III ,O09
Upon this amouat of taxable proper
rry. the commissioners proposed to
r'hs aud did assess for that purpose,
the sum Of $50. 4l2 96. But few of
the tax payers # the County, be ieying
that this taxatl n Was excessive, insti-
tinted icEal pruc,.t,linS aud obtained
A ord OF the Superior Count restrain
q the commissioners frnul the collec- !
ton Of the exc. s.. The commissioners
coIife 8, in their preamble aud ,olu-
ton given above. that this excess
amounts to more th4u one haif'' of the
amount asrcas,d to wit: SS}, f2. 20.
The a'f # tins amount is 81 .706 IS
winch i less t2ar The sum VIII icI tie
rcstrainit & Gr,itr of the Superior
y u~t prevents th.m from collecting.
EI"re than Stl. 100 As ura, therefore,,
lea2rTo2 fr',o ::hus into the treasury
TT tie ,amiesiouers. Thsy find that
thel' llcans.of giving - " benevolent
e)c;-' es and c:.nrches for charitable
Enr9o: a7' have, Lv ~. action Of the
Court, 'set--: cut s3:"rt by 'h. h-ud-
some i.*!- sum # NOR 1tau s4l. 100
i. Jh.- unexi;ect.d failure to g:.t IL
- t:lcir A&n,'e - c,tr.'Gere e nm
"e::,- :" haze +u'I i Gil "a Nhe
-'2tef''"7 h'i'F'" q IhTSe Np7ASFfs
II II" p""Ni"s h"i.'E to -''2eyo'@ht
,ocin,ies 4'd c!'nrc...s fcr charitable
purnn+.,," TIL, ]saa 6 i. ,nrits that
10 '.en regu;"r'y tx;>itd,,d once o
e.. ,nth. is ruIl.n'y cIcnchnd Aad the |
cause ~ In; change II Tie hearts Of |
f'lrea ben -..,su0 c6nll:siorere Is !
made hLo-s~ -'- c2mmnn;j2 by the
.'as~rE" 81 Z, ..sitc:,t'on Of n preamble !
tn& ycsnir.:i..' ii yvo2!,! r:s.t 30 for !
'ie-e nof,th;y d"nG+fo'cS t. ''hPnevo. |
'A.,f soci"'i,- "a cNnsca2s' euLl.4l2v |
- ceaa-r vits e"~ , v.'.,c p. t. r"h'ic n /!
I'D raa@"" -.f. E.. Eha counl'~-
-. -. cln~E E.. ally naprsst: ID" ra
a.. b, =, - 49,. o.-.sl " - ,,o-I