The Osceola times., 1878-04-27

shall have the same power that
constables have by law. and his jn.
risdic,iom shall be eoex,ens've with
the county for oflenses committed
within the limits of the corporation;
he shall execute the process of The
Mayor, and shall collect like fees
Tor his services that Constables arc
allowed IN similar eases.
With this, in connection with
Section "a, preceding, which author,
ises a s,sted salary, We appeal to
any man, with common sense, as to
whether or not u board Of Alder,
men OF AN Incorporated Town. has
any right to alter or repeal an or
dinan,e based upon such statute
law. 1t lhisis not sufficient to con,
vince them OF their error, We will
further cite them TO Giants Digest
Page 6l2, Section S26I "rhe
Marshal shall receive the like fees
tor his services that Cons,ables are
allowed In similar eases"
There is no law repeating tins
law anywhere IN the law books ol
Arkansas. therefore the Board OF
Mayor aud Aldermen, with the Re.
corder thrown in. had no right to
even discuss and vote upon, much
less repeal n general statute.
And then. is IL not strange, that
u verbal agreement, aud that out.
side OF the council. TO one individ-
nal. in an individual capacity, 10
take SIS per month, should be such
sweet t.bil ur der their organs OF
speech; when uashins had signed a
written agreement 10 take SIS and
no more and yet we arc told this
agreement Is not worth the paper
il was written on. We believe eli
lher gentlemen would have done
just exactly what they agreed to do
il elected; but how can any man say
tha, another would &c peiie,,ly com,
pe;ent TO ill u position he had never
dlled, and against man, too, who
has few, II any, srperiors IN this
peculiar line ct duty; aud is there
no difference in the price or wages
Of worhmcn The constituency"
will never endorse the views OF 3
TO 1. if,hey mean the legal voters
OF the town. The election, we re-
peat. turned on that very pom,
HAskins or no Uaskins aud Has
kins won. No llaskins hst at the
ratio OF ~ to 5. All oi these ques-
pons were discussed by the men
who composed The second nomina-
ting convention, and u was only
after great deal Of persuasion that
they all sgreed to vote the whole
ticket, /: did we say al no, We take
1t baes--a few, very few, laboring
uader misarprehens'on ofthe true
status OF affairs, cas-, seatterih :
vote see election returns: osceuls
rINEs, Vol. 10, No. /, bearing date
OF April OH, page ,, under the
head of Sick Rooster aud Brick
yard. The gentlemen would also
max it appear that "irom statistics
the expenses were steadily Incrcas-
Ing, and ths, (uuder the present
administration, We mus, Infer,l the
result, must inevitably. be an in.
crease Of the license tax. or the
levyipg ofan al sals-,n tax" A,
tar as We are able to see, eandidly
admitting that we are no expert al
book k-keepins, aud taxing into con,
sileration the fac, that when The
town obtained = charter 10 organ,
ise corporation, she had not one
dollar IA the world, and ths, bel
assets are rore than equal TO hsI
liabilities, with 4 source Of revenue
sufficient 10 mest all ialgre known
requirements, We nil to see tbs
srsa, imP~ad,ns danger 50 muel
ieared. Vita ,hs, gentlemen. oUs
statement No. >, and hoping il NAV
be suSeieaIly plain and explicit tor
all pGblie requirements, and Will,
VIC 10 no, kHow that the 5 10 1
e.esi. 1 zlOns On the iicsei neEaiu4
ted By CoaveutIoa No. =, werS
granted an insish, Of the tree in.
xariaes. u the scheme to Gi>iuts
CRATE the corporation, We are ~i.l-
ing to give them the bsneSg OF The
ieae,-it = sgheisHi fer IS, taa;
the E@iority wers sutSefsuiiy post.
ed 10 rrusITxls Il All with that
majority are willing to let the Eas,-
ter rest.
D.