The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-26
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By Oh Act Of the Legislature Of fSTf6-s,
sters is proyisiest sAas shsn aas Yersoa
IS liabls 10 ny .ax,l ,lon poils property "
resl estate. and fails to list the aspe. We Is
ssshy sssnisdemsanor. and y lnbae 80 fne
snd iAprisonmenf.
..Ignorance of the law escase,h no man.
is legal maxim very srasefsl to the ese,
cu,ors yf ihs law. because It is conseaisnt
trap which ea,sbssh AaRy 40 Snwary or IS
norant man who is presomsa by the Law 70
be both wary and we'll inissmed. And yss
Il 'isis Is ! false prssSnpnoni ana iSScrahcss
rather than knowlsiss of statutory law,
especially. eoBs.satly fuctua.ing and con.
SANITY amended. il the rule, pOt the ex-
srcrties. New are men 70 be made 40,
quaiDtea with new duties and new labili-i
ties? The statutes Of each succeeding ses-
sion of the General Assembly hsys no pub.
licity, 50 to speak, giyen 70 them. 40 rsre e
or special instances. they are ,Puhlished ip
ths sswspsper. In regard to the bulk Of
the laws, they ore ssrpsd over 70 the pub.
lie printer. pubRsbrd, bosnd aud sent out
TO certain county .oficialsr in ,whose vscss
they lie Al unknown and inaccessible totbe
public us tbs sacfei,copies oftbe holy We!
.da. The people learn nothing from them
except from rumor and yet they are liable
to punishment for aisobsdisnss or disregard
of them. tasl.. lsh .sgstsNs3 Hu1 baead
Now iet Us see how u works IN the case
before US. The County Commissioners
shall. Ly their Clerk, give to the assessor,
previous to the 10Th day Of May. a notice
to LIST the taxable lands &c. and also tose-
Iect and notify one justice or frecbolder
frpn, each township to meet the Comn'is-
sioners Us hoard Of assessors. and agree
epon scale of assessment Gee; aud the as
SCISSOR shal. advertise in three or more pub
lie place, 10 his township within ten days
after be has been poti6ed by the County
Commissioners What is this publication,
and what does IL amount TO as means 1T
infOr:Dation? To attain any knowledge on
the subject. it must be assumed tnat the
tax payer has certain ,knoSledge Of the
movements Of the assessor Of whose ap.
poibtment as such he knows nothing.
Having, by hind Of inspiration. attained
10 that knowledge. be must ride or walk to
The Court House, and ON the bulletin board,
plaisrered already With manuscript notices.
be must hum among the multitudipous
sheets Of haIf illegible ehircgrsphs for the
document that points 20 hi, unwilling duty ;
or if be does not come to the Court House,
be must rsmble through the country and
find TO what convenient pine tree or ample
mill door the imperative document is
affixed or falling togo in search Of hrs
destiny, be Is sdjudged guilty Of a viola
tiou Of the Law. and punished seeordinsly .
This isin plain violation Of eonuiop
sense. and common Justice. The law when
it pressribes > daty. and aitaehes q sPensliy
to its si0lsiisps i bound % make is mau.
dates clssssn nsd accessible eto-iis sebiscis.
Tie vehicle Is fU6ni in the county papers
which 20 into every mans family and into
every n,sns baDds. A very. few dollars
spent in publication giss4ibs public The
information wanted. without the incos-
venieDce Of hunting !, up. aud witbOus ,l's
cost Of penalties, the consequences Of Is.
norsnce. .4..t,.-.ss,,.
This b another branch OF chat subject
Of legal advertising to which We have be-
fore referred aud which we shall pres.
again. ss,s. ss4f,., - g.s,,, IL n