Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

he meeting WAS oiSdHlIcu DE Gazing
A. A Lcsueur to th. chair; Jonas L.
Ferguson being selected as secretary.
| The chairman explained the object OF
+ the meeting
On motion of Col Henry c. Chles, OF
Washington township, committee OF
one from each township was appointed
to draft resolutions tor adoption by the
meeting, to whom all resolutions were
to be referred.
! The chair, upon suggestions from the
various townships, appointed the fol-
| lowing gentlemen As such committee
Henry C. Chiles. Washington township
j. H. Kelly, OF Sni a-Bar township 6.
F. Herndon, of Clay township; Jos. +.
Smith, OF Lexington township; Isaac
| Neale. Of Dover township; j. A. Jack
! son, of Middleton township; Ii. Lohoef-
ner OF Freedom township; VIM. &. Beutie
! OF Davis township.
Col Chiies addressed the meeting
taking strong grounds against the pay
ment of the judgments on county bonds
All should act together.
| Mr.. Thos. S. McChesney spoke of the
/ township railroad taxes. He stated that
I they were voted when the taxpayer.
! could not vote. That he himself paIt
more tax than twenty-five OF the mcr
who had voted the tax upon him. There
was a united feeling in his township
against the payment OF tn 1se bonds. ant
he thought that the meeting should cX
press itself on the subject.
Mr.. Jno. o. Lockhart thought thai
the expression of this meeting would DC
much good The courts should decid,
b nds illegal. and this was why he re
fused 10 pay; never had and ncvci
would refuse to pay an honest debt. bat
these We're not honest debts.
The meeting adjourned to meet agaii
at O'Clock.
| Meeting rc-convencd at ! O'Clock.
/ BY request, the chairman again eN.
planned the object of the meeting.
Col. Henry C.. ChiIes, chairman o
committee, reported the following reso'
lutions:
| Whereas. the people OF Lafayette county.
/ through the medium Of a tax payers c"nNrn-
| ton, after several l2bDrIUus sessions 0l -aIU
! body agreed and proposed ~ certain comprOml
of all the bonds OF Lnta, cite county A. their las
session held Monday. Nov 2'th, 80
| And. whereas. majority Of the no .'icrs OF
.aid bonds have 4ccepte! the term. of SAID com
. promise. by surrenterInE Their oil! bonds and
! whereas. :. few holders OF said bonds have L
( proper 10 institute suits. and hase Ohtaluc.
I judgments assnrt the county. upon winch
/ Judgments IN" L ; Circuit c"nrt has I-suet
n.and. .nuses upon the county court OF l.nfAI"iie
/ count, to levy tsN upon the property OF tltF
/ tAA-pIyers oil the county and said tax IA. been
| levied and placed in the hands Of the collector
! Ior collection Be IT. therefore.
| Resolved. By the prnpls OF Ls!ays te county.
| IN mar. meeting. assembled in the city OF Lev
/ instmn, on MONDAY, th- "A h OF DrcemUer l>s1
/ that they entered into the terms OF the r"mpru-
mI>e of Their county bOnds with the hpiirr-
| thereof, IN good faith and Ailh iul drtermIna
| lion t" carry il through, I" all ami every bond.
and with iui drermIn atIOn 10 'io nothing
more: and that they are AMI will forever here
After he OF the ,me m'ni and purpose.
/ Resolved further. That 1t ls the unanimou-
sentiment "t TINS meeting that futv I" ourselves,
to our wives and children. To our feii0w-cIIiz"n-
and 10 POstrrlty. requires resistance by all an!
every mems IN our power To the collection o.
/ tins tax. rr any Other tax county bonds. "a
I pay Jnix other than according I" the com
promise AREA y agreed upon Is above stated
Er.1lvrd further, Thai We ple'igr ourselves 10
Cooperate IN this Resistance 10 the bitter
HI. e tliilE-. Chairman
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted
MIR. Lockhart moved that committee
OF three from each township be appoint
ed as an executive committee IL act in
any emergency that may arise regarding
bond matters Carried.
The chair. AT the suggestion of the
representatives from the various towL-
ships, appointed the following gentle
men as such committee: Clay town
ship, Jno b. Mcdonald. Strothcr Rem
lex, Pa>chal Gibbs; Davis township
Jack son Corder. III J. Higgins. VIM. G.
Beatie Dover township. Vim. {. Webb.
Isaac NcaIc. Geo. W Carr: Freedom
township, ,Iuo. Brown. John II. Lohoet-
ncr. Boon Major; Lexington township,