The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-03-13
USES AND ABUSES OF DELEGATED
POWERS.

Moss POINT, MISS, March 0. 1891.
Editor Democrat-Star:
The Clarion- Ledger and other State
papers are vexing their righteous
souls about understanding our new
Constitution. Could they rise TO the
sublime height of our county L"gisla-
tors, or Board OF Supervisors, they
would he independent of Constitu-
%tions, new or old, and all legislative
acts under them.
AT last weeks meeting of the Beard
j. w. Pntchtit was allowed $50 aud
G.. w. ToolIe $50 for repairing bridges
aud johnson Ware SIS for inspecting
bridge. J. NJ. ltabby was authorized
Ia have a bridge repaired. Road No.
IDS vas changed, aud ID. Day was
allowed $3.50 Tor hanliRg lumbcr for
a bridge. Our old Constitution said,
"Boarls of Supervisors shall have
full jurisdiction va roads, ferries
and bridges. but our SupremcCourt
said that This power must he exercised
in accordance to legislative ins'ruc-
TONS. Our new Constitution, urder
which the Hoard should now act. says:
'The Bpart of Supervisors shall have
full jurisdiction over roads, ferries
aud bridges To be epercised IN dcc0r-
dance wiM such regulations as the Ley
stature may prescribe
The Lcgislaturc has prescribed that
all work on bridges other than done
by road hands, must be done by con-
tract, and that all contracts must be
lei 10 The lowest responsible bidier,
after due notice ny advertising. he
lieve all acts above mentioned as done
by the Board last week are illegal,
aud that any taxpayer can sue The
members of the Board, their bonds
men aud the parties to whom these
allowances were made before any
Justice OF the Peace aud recover The
amounts mentioned. VIII some mem-
Der Of the Board (all of whom are INV
fricnds), point TO the law that allows
them 10 employ one of their number
10 inspect or repair a bridge, or TO pay
anv one for Uogk on bridges other
than by contract let out In open scs-
sion To The lowest bidder. | also
think the judgment of the Board was
very much at fault in contracting in
The large sum of $500 tor grading road
aud building causewsy aud bridge
over some marsh over Fort Bayou.
Powers are delegated by the people 10
the Board through the Legislature,
aud should be exercised according To
the statutes wherever the Legislature
has attempted 10 prescribe the way or
manner.
The Code provides that persons al
lowed 20 sell vimous aud spiriiuuus
liquors shall pay a license tax of from
800 TO $1,000, aud that Ia granting
the license The Board shall consider
and have reference 10 The probable
advantages of the different locations
for making money. (I quote from
mcmorv). meaning. of course, that the
cheapest bar in the cou!ify should pay
500 aud others better located NAV bc
charged $1,000. Our Board makes
the little backwoods dogcry pay The
same as The palace bars of u owns.
Our laws provide that a license to
sell must he confined 10 the certain
house designated, yet the Board al
lOWf0 W. 10. itetfbds w tfdtriNf hte
bar 10 "Randali's Ferry" Now, the
words ..Isandsll's Ferry" with Us
covers quite a little town.
The dav Bro. Joe Jones left here lac
remarked 10 me: 81 have in four
years Travelled over eighteen States
aud preached just as | have here On
wine aud drink, temperance aud pro-
hibil:on, aud in doing so | have shut
MP eighteen hundred bar-rOoms."
Since bro. Jones lcfi II seems like
our good Board has been irving 10
grant license 10 halt The me To- tie
county. Are they in favor of free
whiskcy, or do they wish To give bro.
JONES the greatrr glory should he
come back add shut up the grrater
number Of bsr-roOms.
NJ. A. DEES.