Evening journal., 1891-09-29
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| Referring TO the farcical attempt Of
the Levy Court TO make some amends fol
it's work in certifying to false assessment
lists. false delinquent lists, and falls,
balances Mr. Lore declared that th,
investigation was 'inguiaitorial
The law provides specifically how aud
when this work shall be DONE and If til,
law means anything it means that II
shall be done at that time and in that
manner.
The law never contemplated that there
would be a set Of dupes and dolts to per
form the work Of correction and account
ing in such manner that the results
would be false, hence the W
has not provided anything beyond the
final account but the lunatic asylum.
There are. however, corrections in
eight or ten different methods for
the assessment lists, for the error
lists, which shall be employed By the
officers and should be employed by
all good citizens. Considering the OPP
portunities that the law affords for cor
recsions to those lists and for any honest
taxable to provide for his poll tax aud
the year or more in which be has to pay
1t and, then, considering the incessant
and insistent drumming and DINING the
newspapers made to persuade the ignor
ans and negligent negroes pay their
taxes there should have been no need for
further correction II the Levy Court had
been either honest or competent.
The law provides that the levy court
men shall revise those other numerous
corrections and procure results which
must be final. The law would be foolish
If after dozen or so corrective methods
there should not be final one
Well, now, after the time for all of
these corrections has expired aud after
those lists have been exposed to the
public for period Of two years, so that
every man who is not fool or fraud
has had ample opportunity to know
whether be was assessed or not, whether
he had paid his tax or not, whether he
was a delinquent or not, and after the
Levy Court had had notice that the work
of examining those lists and certifying
TO those balances should be complete and
final on the last Of March they stulhfy
themselves by coming before the public
to say that their corrections OF those
numerous other corrections were false
their examination WAS fraudulent, and
admit that they are dupes, or worse.
When Mr. Lore charged that this
alleged investigation was ninquiaitoriat'
because useless and Illegal and simply
buncombe, Mr.. Bradford said.
| should feel very sorry that Mr.. Lore
should suspect me or this committee 10
urging anything that is inquisitorial In
it's nature, There is an honest difference
Of opinion. | should feel myself derelict II
| did not suggest IT, When the law say
that the settlement in March is conclu.
sive IL means that provided q writ OF
error or appeal Is not made, but not final
when srror or fraud Is discovered
II that we're the only opportunity for
correction or for the discovery Of fraud
what Mr., Bradford says might appear
plausible, but tho law provides that al
mistakes, frauds, errors, corrections and
what not shall have been done previously
and that the March accounting shall b,
i dnal.
The conclusion is inevitable, no matte,
what may be said Of the collectors, tina
the levy courtmen are incompetent O.
dishonest.