The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-01-15

I'm this co,Intry Tho t,Xin,, noyyc, L,s ha,
lIod0ed in The Iegislature and i'm M oth
Ienartment of the government Tbis now
was asserted and claimed Inv Pnrlan,e,
both i'm the netition of rjohf nssentrJ
Inv Charles and Inv tha Rill or Rich
adonteJ in thc Irsi wear of William 81, !"
Mary In tho early constitutions nr ~
American states il yy,s asserted ,s n ,,u
dnmentai princinle Of free ooyernrsent
IL nvnressnd In IN. cnns,itut;on nr Mar
land. adonted in I77G' in tbe foIlo,yin
wnrds !. No Md chapoe t,y.ree M. Fac,
/ ouobt IN ho set r,ted or Iayiad nn,iar an
| nreteuse vboto,cr ~yithout Tho consn,t
iI,e THa;sint,,e, ;, AnJ In tba fon,I;I,,1a n
of W,csachusa,ts adonteJ In $50 III
newer 10 seocr,sJ ,lns .sNo enhs;I, ,a. %
CHARGE jmnost mr. duiies ougbt to hc sstaJ
iisbad dxeJ or ioyinJ ,,nder sny mra,nns
Whatever wjtho,t the consent of Tho mo-,
Mo or th.ir rnnrasantatiyos In ,bo Teaisyo
L,re,, :" WV '9'''''
From the e,rliost ,;mas tho Ie,isIotur
was ac.,,stomed to grant the mower to m
counties cities tawnS ctc Ia lew fave
On themseIyes far Iocoi nurnoses But mi
mower was ALWAYS n Grant by the LcgisIa
inre and ,,s nvayrise hnth in the manne
and ,s to The nmount reo,lateJ and ijye,
bv law Tbe Je0isj,ture was tbe foun
tain of NIL mower Of taxaIiou.
The Sunreme Court of North Carolina
i'm Caldwell Y. Rurke. 4 Jones IN, t,l Eu,
11o 1 i'm decidinO unon The constitution
aIity of a grant by The Legislature of |
power TO a county 10 levy n tax i'm aid of ,
railroad. speaking through Judge Rufln
s,id 8. Eron timc immemorinI Tho conn
Ties. marshes, and other territorial subdj
visions of the country have been aH0wed IN
England and indeed requfred to levy rate,
on themselves for local purposes - .
From the foundation of our government
sary for local purposes have been raised
by the people or authorities al home = .,
When, therefore, the constitution vests the
legislative power i'm the General Assembly,
il must be Understood 10 mean that power
as II had been exercised by our forcfathers
before and after their migration TO The con.
tinent'' and because the power TO grant
and refuse and IN reo,IIate and controI.
Tho right Of local tax,tion w,sa lc.isl,tiye
In The Grant Of Iegisla.
live noyyer-in Tho Con nsti,,iion-tbe Tonr,
unhaid ,ho loIaaa,ion Ia, a. I o,,i sI.,,,ra af
tha tax;no newer IN ,he counties I'm ,bat
.as, This no,.ar bo. h.an ,,niforniv oY'
AS. H. ~, poT.i ~ u.eh VII I'M un
erciseu ny lic Ecglnlalure mere po'h uh-
uoi ~, .nc G..,t .p.l,toi"' i,ine"' """ e'"''
III, oIsa,,i"a''on W W. 9,nte' 1 oc- 90 ,,,.
p"u. '. S"opu, ~ a,'sl, 90. o''' 'n.S a.,
, ,ourt s"iu, tnc coun'y VT n'A nas ho lh-
,i,iI m.ioh' i,sn. -, ''Aa,'un. Dun ms po.
,'.''ai oIsanish,s eAcI. VI. taA'"S PoMci
y! ueS".'ou iro"' NV S'"'c. nv ~
i,oin.1u uscncIts ior '"e oo"h'!, the
M Doaru oi supervisors t"A Nv
,riuc VI d"fHo'"y co"I''fed ny nc L'9'Sfd-
f"nc, ,.
nc american anu hhg'o-SaAol 'nroi!
oi sci-SoNcrhhlthl u iiia' pohucal supui,
Visions Oh tne Statc may ne a'ioWcu anu
even compelled 10 lay taxes on themselves
Tor local purposes, put always III suDordi-
hatioh 10 the legislature. II u not lues-
Iioieu that the bo"Iu oi SuPe.N Isoyn ,ail
levy no tax outside Oh see III, Art: MI OF
me CONSTITUTION, without gran, OF power
rom the Legislature. IL cannot be denied
,nM the right 10 make the grant 10 the
Doard OF power 10 TAX: ana 10 festrlct anu
linit u, is ciehr iegisiatiNe power, Nesteu
u the legislature by See. !, Art. w oi the
CONSTITUTION 49,,
~ eiua!ly elear that see. ~, AT. W.
NhIch ',h esiaDnshes ,he boaras OF SUPER
,sors, anu hxes anu uennes 'he.I Po"crs
~, ~" ~, , 49, ~. 'oe ~ gu
iis'naI poMsr oi, '.e poaius 'n1 ~, hshi. ~
.,a ~. uNeS ,rtn rn,vnn,ion adov,eJ tbeso
''''i',ns ,a AZ, ,,har nar,s az ~ ro,sti,n-
ia,, ,;,h ,ho Lnn,yio,l,,o that tho noyor ar
hn la,;sI.,,,r,, tn Grant an, rof,,so 10 grant
,'' y ,ai.,,I',,a M 5ini' ,ha nn,,,ar ~ iac,I
oxa,ion w,s s,,nremc with his knowI.
Ice ,h.v Framed the section In centre
IA 4. f... fhut 4
,,,, ,i,,an,Ioi 10 ,I,is so,.,inn 20 t,le a,y,y
hi: rnn,ost,a,,.d no,rer or ihe Ie,,isIat,,rs
'rn, , ;nnI1,, ,,ra,,toi ,o \, In ,he s,7no Con
'i,',,I 81 a., -, A., a., paa,..is or 81
',il,, 49," n,i'';n.i mi ,,',ras,,;o,a,I
o,,ar,r ,sXa,inn il,a 1anyanaian nonId
~ ,Ia,o as H., Liar onr,si,, Ia,,,as,n
nb not ieft II ,o .rg,,,ncnt and infrrcnee'
no Innyention sha,yaI when n desjreJ
~os, = new nnyver IN The Ro.rd or suncr'
,o I,,,,,',,a ~
rh,,I In So.,io, oo of ,be tsame Ar, oc
,a .'nns,i,n,ian In which ,hp eI,nse I'm
y. ~, ,,.a,.,, A. ra,nd 4, A. nrayi,IaJ ..,I,,t
'' a'',,,y Ia,',Ia sh,ti ~, ,,o,,,or 10
~ o,;Jo 81, ;, I, is fair 10 assume ihat n |
,v niu,ion i, so imnori,nt n matter In tbe |
: n no,i,u,ion,l h,r;snr,,Jance Of ,his and Of |
-, s,i,a, s,,',a h, the ITnian ,y,s moi I'm.
- 49, ho afI.ctel Inv The iang,,aye used
,'ei,iI,, Sinaa ,hs lsngnage Il entircly
pi's,ls,., nil, ,ha nrayio,,s se,,led rnIs
= ~, .t.;a, Thora arr. nnnarous In
y u 'is ~ ',o,s,i,,,,iona or nra,.isions III
~; s.i,inaeJ saioiv 10 he ,anscience and
~ ,l,,',,, au ~ ,ho ie,;isl,,ure ami which cam
.,.s ~ s'ree ny onera,ion excent s.ch as
~ Ieoisla,nre may see proper TO give
lem, Thus in Art. VI. we lind the fol-
wing: See 80. "the legislature shall pro-
de for an enumeration OF inhabitants"-
&c. 81 'tnc lcHlsiatuTt rhai pIoflut iof |
lc organization Of new counties" See.
..the legislature shall provide for de-
rnining contested elections" and in Art.
N. See. | "it shall he the duty Of the
gislature TO encourage by suitable means
,e promotion Of intellectual aud moral
nproyement . and shall establish
hools of higher grade" than common
hools Art. IN, Sec. 3, at shall he the
NV of the legislature 20 make such laws
shall be necessary 10 create an effective
ilitia." And In the same Article Of
iich this Section Is a part similar pro-
sions are found. Thus in Sec. ., Art.
ri OF the constitution we have s'the leg
Iature shall pass laws TO exclude from
IIce and from suffragev certain persons;
50 See. 4. same Article "the legislature
All proyide by law for the indictment and
iaI or persons" In counties other than
use In which the offences were committed,
.c- 10. .sit shall he the duty Of the legisla-
re 10 regulate by law deductions 10 he
abe from salaries Of public officers, See,
..tbe legislature shall provide houses Of
nce and reformation for juvenile offen-
',-s ;, See. u. s.ft shall be the duty Of the
,islature 90 provide by law for the in
,,e deaf and dumb etc.
, "A In reference 10 the taxing power. the
ising o. revenue .,i,,,inn ~, ao 20 ha neno
ciarsu y, ,sh,,,sT an ~ the s,oveyment n
70 ihe s.aga' Jtras.oJ .oiais =, ne
nlar pIo,,Sl; p.,l ;,,ss,na,.t ~ n lesis sisture.
i-clehse ,t,,a a'v s. Ia Art VIII ssthe leg,