The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-14
General Topics.

that ''the business OF selling or onering ior
sale sprituous or
INTOXICATING LIQUORS
by retail or any patent medicine, mixture or
compound, which in whole or in part consists OF
spirituous or intoxicating liquors, lis subject to
a tax of some Hundred and Fifty Dollars" and
ON the business OF selling bv retail any brew
ed or malt liquors or any other beverage Forty
dollars" This Is a much more stringent law
than the Liquor League asked for. g. I. no.
tees that the liquor sellers and the politicians
who sought preferment through the advocacy
OF FREE wHIsKEY
are not pleased with the law, and have already
set up great howl and commenced the work
OF manufacturing public sentiment against it.
G. T. notices that on the passage of this law,
in the Senate there were eight republicans and
nine democrats who voted for the bill, and ten
republicans and five democrats who voted
against it. G. I. thinks the democrats can
hardly claim thus to bea
BLACK REPUBLICAN
measure seeing that there were more democrats
than republicans who favored 1t, and more
republicans who voted against the measure than
democrats.
G. I has been looking over the provisions Of
THE POLICE OR REGULATING ACT
which was adopted by the Legislature for the
more effectually carrying into effect the Tax
Bill, and finds its provisions very stringent
and is OF the opinion that it will prove very eff
cient If the authorities but discharge their du-
ties as prescribed under these two enactments
and to this end they should be well sustained
by all temperance and order-loving people.
G. L. ID a little curious to know how those
extreme temperance people, who had 80 many
hard words to say about changing the law, re-
CARDS this new one IL they Will do their duty,
and work as diligently to create
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
in favor OF giving it thorough trial, as Its en-
emies will to bring it into disrepute, G.. I. be-
lieves they will become satisfied that the change
is an Improvement on the old law. BY the ole
law 1t was made every body's business to SCI
that violations we're prosecuted the natural re
suit was that it really was nobodys business
IL any person or persons attempted to cause
any violations to be punished, the liquor seller
and the liquor drinkers and the politicians wh'
relied on that element to secure election t
Office, Joined in one deep and long howl owe
the matter, and did all IN their power to max
such person
and destroy any influence he might possess.
In last weeks issue Of the TRUE NORTHERN
Err G.. T. took occasion to make q remark o
two concerning the taxation OF
CHURCH PROPERTY,
and also made some pertinent queries. II
to taxation, as the OPINION Of the city attorne
of Detroit would show CT. has been exam
lining the new
TAX BILL
passed by the legislature at its late session
and in the third section OF that act he finds thu
4" Provided, Nothing herein contained sha
be construed to
any species Of property from taxation undo
the gen eral laws.
This Is very sweeping clause, and G.. I. ca
see no place where church property, public
braries, town halls, lodge rooms, public bull
ings, or any other kid Of property, stands G
ANY DIFFERENT BAsIs,
80 far as liability to taxation is concerned, tina
the property OF private individuals. q. L.
well aware that this change in the law will be
/ surprise to many people, because they hi
thought that the idea Of taxing this descripuC
, of property had been disposed OF by the dete
OF the bill by which certain amounts OF
ELEEMosYNARY POSSESSIONS
were to be exempted from liability to taxatio
1t seems that the legislature was unwilling til
any class of property should shift Its just BIT
dens of taxation to other classes, aud there
compel contribution for its own benefit.
t q. T. is not arguing the question nor adv
Q eating the expediency OF the measure, b
merely stating fact and indicating it's bearr
lie would also mention the fact that in Sol
localities civic and religious societies own We
large possessions of great value aud prodr
tiveness, and yielding large incomes. Wor
it be wrong to require such to contribute tn
r just proportion toward the support OF the 81
2 eminent and the administration of the laws
u The TRUE NoRTHERNER mentioned last we
" that Kirkwood and John Nash went over
Kalamazoo, to see the authorities there abou
little misdemeanor, in which Nash was Int
2, ested G. T. has learned that John settled {
2. matter by employing Justice of the Peace
- enter up an assessment against hum for
small amount Of
THIRTY DOLLARS.
We AS the winter has been a hard, long and c
u ole, with business dull, John was, as hundr
% Of others are this spring, rather short OF C
W rency but he was willing to work, and at o.
ou closed contract with the keeper OF the Jal
WORK OUT
nv the assessment. He may be found at
in institution for the next few days. G.. T. lea
le- that when he has finished his job at Kala
ne zoo he will return to this place, where his
tai vices will be much needed to clear up other
he CRIMINAL TRANsAC TONS