Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-29
COUNTY LICENSES.
A Movement on Foot to Resist their Pay.
ment

\ ment
Licsuses for county purposes for the quar-.
ter commencing October 1st are now due and
payable at the Sheriff's office. A deputy has
been on the street collecting the same, but
many pay under protest. During the past
week Joseph Goddard, Secretary of the
League Of Freedom, has been iDdustriously
at work circulating a patition and raising
money to resist the collection of the license,
or at least to test the power of the Board of
Supervisors to fix and collect licenses on
businesses, claimed to be derived by them
from Section 4.045 of the Political
Code and from section of the County
Government Act. He holds that if
the power they claim is constitutional
thensthe Board can fix licenses at such fig.
ure as to make it equal to prohibition. He
claims that the Board of Supervisors have
no constitutional right to impose license.
| The following agreement is being circulated
by Joseph Goddard and d. J. Considine, and
although they have only made partial can
vass of the city, they have already secured
over 700 names. Business men of all kinds
wholesalers and retailers, sign it; in fact the
solicitors claim that no one who pays a
license has refused to attach his signature
ment referred to reads as follows:
These articles of agreement, made and
entered into by and between the under
signed, Augustus L. Rhodes, Edward j.
Pringle, Julius Buhlert and Milton E. Babb,
attorneys. at-law, parties of the second part,
and all of those whose names are hereto sub.
scribed as parties of the first part, witnesseth,
that said parties of the first part severslly
agree to retain, and hereby retain. said
Augustus L. Rhodes. Edward j. Pringle,
Julius Buhlert and Milton Z. Babb, parties
of the second part, and said Augustus l..
Rhodes, Edward j. Pringle, Julius Buhlert
and Milton E. Babb hereby severally agree
to be retained by said parties of the first part,
to bring, prosecute and defend in the proper
Court or Courts such actions or proceedings
as they deem advisable or necessary for the
purpose cf procuring final determination
Of the question of the validity of the provis-
ions of the Act of March IA. 1888, known as
the County Government Act, and the Act of
March IS, 1888, known as Section .045 of
the Political Code. authorizing the
Board of Supervisors of the coun-
ties to license, for the purposes Of
revenue, the business OF selling wines, or dis
titled or fermented liquors, and all other
businesses by said Acts provided to be licensed
for revenue purposes. The terms of said re.
tainer are as follows: Each of the parties of
the first part agree and bind themselves
severally upon the terms herein written, to
paid to the said Rhodes, Prin-
gle. Buhlert and Babb, or their
order, the amounts set opposite to their
names below written-an amount equal to
one quarters license upon the business of the
party subscribing, less 10 per cent. thereof.
which 10 per cent. shall be paid to the said
parties Of the second part Immediately, or at
the time at which said subscriptions and each
of them are made, and said 10 per cent. is
| the amount agreed upon to be paid in cash to
said second parties, and in consideration
thereof they, the several parties of the second
part shall and will pay all the costs and ex-
! perses of Court of such actions and proceed
| ings, and expenses incidental thereto, and
hold the parties of the first part harmless
| therefrom. The amounts subscribed shall re-
main in the hands of subscribers until the
| final determination of the Courts of this
State Of the question Of the validity or in
validity of such ordinances in levying or pro-
viding for the payment of such license taxes
| for revenus purposes. And if they be ad.
! judged to be valid then the said parties Of
| the first part shall be released from any and
all liability to pay the amounts by them sub
scribed; but if the said ordinances aushoriz.
! ing the issuance of licenses for the purpose of
revenue be adjudged to be unconstitutional
|
part and each of them shall pay the amounts
SO subscribed to the said Augustus l.. Rhodes,
! Edward J. Pringle, Julius Buhlert and Nil.
ton L. Babb who will receive the same in
| full payment of their professional services in
the premises.
FUNERAL OF Mr.. MoCLATcHY. - The
funeral services over the remains of the dead
journalist, James McClatchy, were held at
st. Paurs Episcopal Church at P. NJ yester-
day. The building was crowded, and many
who 80 desired could not gain a1mittance.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev.
J. II. G. Bonte. The ball-besrers were ex-
Governor George c. Perkins, W. h. Mills,
Judge I. Is. Mcfarland, George Cadwal-
ader, Mayor John Q. Brown, A. II. Powers,
Samuel Lavenson and DR.. G. J. Pselan. The
attaches of the Bee and RECORD. UNION at
tensed in body, as did also tne Pioneers, of
which body deceased was a member. Miss
Mary L. Millikep, Mrs. Addie l.. Carter and
Messrs. Carroll and Sanborn constituted the
choir, who sang the responsive service and
Rock of Ages" as arranged by j. Il.
Thomas. Mrs. Carter sang, as a recassional
selection, " Flee, as a Bird At the grave
the quartet sang Nearer, My God, to
Thee. ooh, Where Shall Rest be Found"
aad " Hear1 Voiceiirom Heaven" The
floral offerings were numerous and elegant.
From the church to the cemetery the re-
mains were followed only by the family and
few of their most intimste friends.
SERVED THEM RIGHT.-Two lively individ-
uals, who have no mercy on horseheeh, nor no
respect for the human family, while driv-
ing yesterday, observed Chinaman riding
on horseback ahead of them. They urged
their horse, or rather their hired horse, to his
utmost rate of speed, and when they cana
up to the Chinansn, struck the latter's horse
10 the flank with the forward wheel. The
force of the shock was quite severe, and
nearly knocked down the horse. It broke
the axle, however, at the shoulder, the wheel
ran off to one side, and the two young fellows
were dumped uncerem oniously into the mud.
1t occurred near the northwest entrance of
the State Capitol grounds. and was witnessed
by large number Of citizens. THE verdict of
all was that " it served them right"
DIsGRAoEFuL SCENEs.-About o'clock A.
NJ. yesterday several men, the worse for
liquor, got into fight on j street, between
Third and Fourth. 1t was kind of "knock-
down and -drsg-out," when-you.see-a-h
bit.it kink of row, and lasted until 8
U ClOCh. IuCJ AOd6hb III ooioOhS, Oh bnc
sidewalks and in the streets. Those who
had police whistles blew, they who had
messenger boxes rang in for an officer, but
none could be found. A visiting Knight
from Stockton. evidently surprised at the
free and easy "Donnybrook," asked cit
izen if Sacramento did not have a police
force. "Oh, yes" was the reply; 1.-THE
finest in the world" "Ab, see," replied
the Stocktonisn "fne-so fine you can't
see it"
A DEATH TRAP.-Yesterday, when large
number of people were in front of st. PAuls
Church during the time the funeral services
of James McClatchy were being held, it was
noticed that the sidewalk gave away slightly.
After the crowd bad gone away reporter
and another party went under the sidewalk,
and discovered that the sill supporting the
walk had broken entirely eff, and it is
gcsat wonder that the walk did NOT fall