The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-24
IN SEARCH OF INFORMATION.
sUNDRY HETEROGENEOUS ADDRESSED TO
WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
EDITOR BuLLETIN--Dear Sir: In last
Wednesdays issue Of The BULLETIN, you
alleged that the gentleman who PROFOUND
cd the impairment inquiry Judge Iarker,
was ION the stool Of repentance &c.
Well, sir, You might in addition to the
above, state that he only gave expression,
in open court in the Arab engine house,
while under the influence of liquor, to a
part of the inquiry of sober people outside
of said engine house, around the city and
in the country. Now, sir, allow me to ask
publicly the legal cause why the Circuit
Court of Alexander county was removed
from the court house out of the county
seat precinct, to said engine house in the
second Cairo precinct!
Section 20 of chapter 81 Of the Revised
Statutes reads thus: "The Circuit Courts of
the several counties in this State SHALL be
held At the court house in such Counties
&c.
Section 81 Of the same chapter provides
that IF there is no court house in tn.
county, or if from any cause the court house
is unfit for the holding Of court therein, the
proper authorities of the county may tenn
porarily provide another place, at the coun.
ty seat Dr the holding of court, or the
court by order entered upon its records,
may adjourn tos suitable place at such
county seat and the place 80 provided, or
to which such adjournment Is made, shall,
during the time the court is 50 held ,hereat,
be held TO he the court house"
Section 22: "If by reason of war,
rebellion, mobs, pestilence, or other
public calamity, it is unsafe or in.
expedient to hold Court at the
time and place appointed by law, the Judge
or Judges Of the Court msy appoint
another time and place for holding the
the same, notice thereof shall be given in
the same manner as nearly as may be, as is
required in case Of special term. The
place appointed shall be at the nearest con
vcnient place to thu, at which the Cour, is
appointed by law to be held.
Do any of the causes cited in sections >!
aud 90 exist! ~
We have large, substantial court house,
we'll ventilated, and heated with four large
stoves, built at an expense of nearly sixty
thousand dollars, near the centre of the
city, convenient TO the farmers and parties
who attend Court from the country, who
never come by railroad except when they
cant help it but on horse back or by
wagon. To be sure the court house needs
paint, and some repairs; but yet it is roomy,
well-hcated, and more convenient for Jurors,
witnesses, and parties in attendance gcner-
ally, than any other building IN the city.
But enough. | do not now question the
judicial power of the court pro. or con. !;
but, among Others, wish for information.
also would like TO know why the citi
authorities collect ten dollars merchants
! license from some Of our merchants and
not from all Of them! | know OF some
who have not three hundred dollars worth
of stock who pay merchants license
and others who have from
fifteen to twenty thousand dollars worth of
stock, whopay no merchants license what
ever. Then why collect said license at all
IL said collections cannot I've lawfully made !
Is il not stealing ten dollars from those
that pay, because they do not know their
rights under the law!
Respectfully Yours,
"ENQuIRER"