Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-02-06
JUSTICE DEMANDED
The Democratic Press Memorial.
izes the Legislature.
IFrom the Jackson Comaonwea:th.l

The following report froo the
committee appointed nj last meeting
| Of the presa association to repor. At
the present meeting the proprlety Of
memoraiziug the iegislatnre. wss
read, and was adopted section by
I section
| Jr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen Of the
! Mississippi Press Association
The committee appeinted at Tho
last meeting Of the Press Aesoeia-
tioa Of the State Of Mississippi to
report al :he meeting on the propri-
city Of memorslizing the next legis~
lature or subjects of inieres. TO tho
| pross, beg leave 70 report
| We world recommend that the M
coming legislature be memorali4ed
and asked the passage of bills with
reference to the following subjects
lEt. Laws OF loosl nature
shouid be published IN county papers
tho rate therefore 10 be the same
that is nav paid the atate printer for
the same work..
Il sseras clear that Law affecting
. particular couaty or locality could
best bo brought to the knowledge of
tha peooie Of th&i county or LEGALITY
by publication in local paper. The
/ locsi press has 3 larger circulation in
It's own locality than any outside pa,
per. The publication would there.
fore, reaoh-a greater number Of thoes
interested in 1t. Every oomrnnniiy
very naturally looks Ter information
in which il Is immediately Interested
to its local papers.
2pd. Proprjctors of newspa pers
should 5e allowed the right TO de-
mand secnr,ty for The fee for legal
| Advertisements, except where the
state or county or = municipality
! is respoasible therefor.
Since the legislature assumes to
sfix the prico for which such work
must be done, it would seem only
just that the Newspaper proprietor
should be secure in the amoant IN
/ Volvod. This is only asking that
which is accorded to court Officers.
Ord. The material OF printing Of
fees in this stats should be exempt
troin taxation.
We think this should be demand
ed as right. What reason is there
| for max, ing printing Offices pay taxes
on their naterlai,and eyempting the
library Of the lawyer and the physl-
! eian. the tools u the mechanic nec-
ossary 20 carry on his trade, and tho
farming Implements Of the planter.
| The same reason that exemp,s the
one should exempt the other So
manifest i, this, that The uniform con-
struction given the laws of this state
by the taxing authorities TOR many
years, was that the material OF prints
Ing osdees was exerapt from taxa
ton under tie clause Of excepting
the tools of mechanics. But the su-
preme conrt recantly construed tho
law otherwise.
4th, The delinquent poll tax list
OF each county shal! be published in
some newspaper Ia The county, in
order that pabIicity may better af.
torded il.
5th. Notices Of sales of land and
OF personal property whore the fair
value is 500 nndcr deeds OF trusts.
should be made in some newspaper
in the county where the property is
to he sold.
This should be done in the interest
or h, Frs, -
cation OF such sales would attract
bidders, aud ottcn prevent the sscri-
fce OF the property. The person
holding the decd OF trust would not
then tavs such favorable opnortu.
nifty 10 buy in the property at a
Faere song, as is too frequently done
now.
6sh. Insurance companies should
be required to publish semi-ancualIy
statements Of their financial condi.
ton ia come newspaper IN each
county tbey do buslaess. The peo~
pie would thus be advised of their
tinancial condition ard enabled to
avoid tbs unsato ones.
We would further recommend that
3 committee Of hye DO appointed 10
lneraoEa'zc the next LEGISLATURE and
prepare bills Oh these subjects, snd
ask their passage; that this commits
leo 60 to the capital and nrss the
matter upon the legislature ,and that
such necessary expense ss they there
incur be paid by the association.
The president appointed the
following committee as suggested in
the above report ". Al. Henry, r..
n. Showers, J. II Duke, J 4. ssill-
espie, II Il, Martin.
The following resolution by q. J.
Hamilton was referred to the
men0raliziug committee.
Resolved, That ID addition Is the.
subjocta named, the complittee
appointed should 4lao snomurinIixe
'the Legislatures to repeat the law
)reqnlring deposit of s25 0oo from
inspranes aospraases.