The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-01

IN all amounting TO ........-4+j0.y
That the TWO hrst of the sDoye bills
were sent. before any assessors were
chosen or any power gwen Us to choose
them, and all of them except the last
were sent before any valuation called for
50 that the General Court had no kind of
rule u 90 by III propOrtiO ming the taxes
on us. and have vastly exceeded the rule
of justice.
Who can be safe if the Court msy lay
taxes al random.
We beg leave to inform that it is the
sense OF this people as well a. Of those
around Us, that the General Court have
no power 10 lay tax on US or any of the
Plantations or Incorporated towns Til
they shall be Invested with the privilege
Of being represented In the Court.
The bill OF our unaliensble rights, the
common palladium Of American liberty
which was most unanimously aud solemn
ly confirmed by all the States, and which
no Court or power on earth. except the
people at large, Can alter, most expressly
and III the fullest manner ties up the Gen
eral Court from laying taxes on places in
the above perdicameut. The 25rd- article
of the said oili of rights Is in these
words. No subsidy charge tax i'm, ost
duty ought 10 be established, liked laid
or levied under any preteXt whatsoever,
without the consent OF the people or their
representative III the legislature. This
Is 80 pain. that the English language can
afford 10 liked Gtttlmiuale lGeas if a..
those places are not hereby exempted
from taxes, which by the constitution art
not empowered 10 send 4 representative.
We conceive that ii Is not in the power
of the Court, to demand any taxes of u.
and their sending the above bills Is di-
rect aud manifest violation OF the essen
llal no, rifles of the State
Indeed We have not insisted on this
right, though We have always been sen
sible OF 1t, but have used the language OF
suPpliants, anu plead an Irresistible ar
gument, VIZ our utter iEdttt{t.: anG
which KNOW ing the truth ourselves We
hoped the General Court would De CON
WINGED, and would discharge Us from
or any, in future till We shah be ahle. aud
that the General Court would, rs guard
ian of the puhlick liberty, naturally al
vert 10 the above article in the bill OF
rights, without our insisting on il.
We also represent, that in 1888 the
above bill of 40 90 being assessed aud
returned TO Court. in the summer eXecu.
tons were issued and the people being
Court praying release the Genera.
Court resolved that the Treasurer OF
this commonwealth be directed to recall
his executions If any has issued for taxes
sgainst the said plantation, and stay the
issuing Of executions for the future until
the future order of the General Court
After this, viz; l1sj the Court pssseu
a general resolve for executions to issu,
against delinquent places, and the Treas
urer not attending 10 the resolve of DC
tober, 1888, issued executions sgaiu bu
on representing the matter to the Court
they were stayed by a letter from thg
Treasurer to the Sheriff
In 49, the Court again passed gen
eral resolve for executions to issue. an
by n like iusttentlNn, executions wert
issued for the above t61 10, and hay,
put this poor distressed people 10 consid
cradle cost, while We had not the leas
!. notice of the design of the Court to dc
mand it of US, and which We apprehen,
they had no design to demand any NOR,
, than in the like case 1885. And we are per
suaded that on this just representation tn,
Court will recall said executions, and r,
lease the said bill together with thos
sent afterwards as We cannot pay them
or at least make large ATTACHMENTS il
them, and order the residue to be laid GU
in making roads bridges and otht
e things for public utility; and your pet
7 TONERS as in duty bound shall ever pray
= (signed)
4 Nathl. Whitaker
$ John White
e Sol Clark
{ Peter Haywood Jr.
e William Steward
: Committee for Canaan.
Peter Haywood Justice Peace
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