The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-24

1850 shall not become dslissaent until
Oct. l5sh. 1880.
Sri. Prohibiting the taking Of real
estate and ci,a,tel mortgage. Tor one au,l
the same debt.
4tl.. Compelling millstas grinding
wheat for t,i.. to take not mnre sl,an the
eighth, hushel or its equivalent ~ mone' ,
9Th. To reduce oil railro.d freight OH
grain aud merchandise Ut l.ast twenty.
i've per cent otti,s present rates.
9Th. Compelling cn,nty treasursu IL
,"'tify Township aud srl,tn'l district trsr.
surex every three .nonil.s of the anNyunt
Of all nn"n-ys In their hsll,is belonging
I" said townships aud dis,ricts.
7ih. That homesteads Of s6O acsr,
shall l,e exempt to tile amount II q. ono
and that the exemptions on personsi
pr'I~rty shall be o. 800.
Sti,. That owing 70 the fact that ~
great ,nanv farmers WHO ,'svNtakrn ".'
their iIoMrstead aud pre- m ption right
are now. owing to s,ics rsion "f failure
"f crops, aud tho high rate Of interest anil
bonnses that they had to paw, are atnu,
to lure the land they now have, there.
fore We trust that you will take such
steps rs will place them in 4 psition ia
take up sno,l,er i'",nrsira.l. IN many eli
them will I've Obliged ~ leave our con Z.
in order To obtain y home.
On n.Otiom 1t WIS ordered that COP,
Of the atDve resolutions b. sent 10 tie.
Hon. Judson LsMoure, Member of the
Senate. and the Huns. J. H. Wait, and
K. 4. Richardson. Members 1T tile Ho,,s,.
Of Representatives.. f,mn the ant Lexir.
lative District Of Nurtl, Dakota.
And also tt,st q copy DO sent for publ,
csti"n to esci, Of the newspapers put.
lisl'ed in this County.
Flora. Pembins county. N. D
Eb tor Of The PloSEEs ExPREs.
In your 'ss,se Of Jan. 3r,i. you say. 9Th,
ti,x tax and stuck tax are arbitrary" an,
''uneanal taxation" G,o,l, MI. E,litnr
70 say We sll who 1--we justice aud equal
lily. Wonder il yours IL not the banne
editorial If sIl the al.ers In North Daku
IA in hehslf Of Justice in these obnoxiou.
unequal and unjust burdens put up,n tl,
farmer; by its being ever 20 small doe
not do away within justice; Permit me t,
repeat what said before the WalsI
county agricultural institute, which, th
News and Times SAW 1t to make 20 lgll
Of: to wit. every Legislator that voted 10
the tax should receive q diploma, and b
elected To stay an home l,enceiorth an
forever. Now l wish to ask every ma
wlm has had this unequal tax forced ul
on him, AMI aIso to ask the county vi
torney and c'umty commissioners il III,
dog tax IL not illegal ~ we'll 10 unequal
In the house journal Of March 8th, i
appears tile dog tax passed and Was ven
to tile Rnvern"r aud approved; in til,
journal of the senate Of same date
appears the dog tax was Introduced an,
read the first time. That was al. thu
WIS done Will, it in the senate. No,
.ioea not al act lave u BIZ passed b.
both the house and senate beiOra bein
I 9 gnei by the governor to become q Law
This act (as I understand the juurnaI
WIS only passsd by the house aud in Il,
cl,airunans great anxiety to have it BIZ
G. me law. was sent to the governor an,
approved. Now 1 ask the county attOrne
~ look tliis matter up and, If am correc
in the premises, 50 advise the count,
commissioners. that they might strik,
from the tax list every "dog.goned" do
tax in Pembina county.
THOMAS Frazier,