Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1891-05-07

ures. The constitution Submitted
to you limits this evil into much nal
rover channels, and so far as prac'
ticable, upon the equal basis Of tax
aion.
If this new law goes INTO effect all
property Of every kind, land, bank
stocks and uoney, will bear their
Just share of governmental burden,
and assume their fair proportion o.
taxes, while securing the equal pro
tee ion of law.
Unjust local taxation and the ire
mendous increase OF the debts OF
counties, towns and cities have boen
recognized in every portion OF the
state us great evils and irequ emily
destructive of the highest rights Of
property and leading to practical
confiscation or absolute reputation.
A limit has been placed on sny tax
rate, and while it allows reason, ble
outlay in all matters requiring en-
terprise and development 1t also pla
ces an impossible barrier against un
wise or extravagant expenditure.
The state. county and ether legal
machinery has been left practically
unchanged, but the number OF mag
istrates has been limited to eight in
any county
The number Of grand Jurors has
been reduced from sixteen TO twelve
members. This can not, IN the least
impair the efficiency OF the body o,
the administration Of justice. and
the saving in per diem alone by this
change will equal the entire cost oil
| the convention. The average cost
OF grand ilries in the state for the
preceding two years was s63,iUG
this chlnge alone will save one.
fourth Of this amont sl7 900 per an
mum. A three iourIhs veid ct Of ju'
ries in civil cases has been allowed
unle legislative direction.
A uniform System OF courts ha'
been devised. In s)me counties there
lare as many as four different kind;
of courts, many OF them with tao
same jurisdiction. The proposed
change give enough courts but re
quire them TO all be OF the sam,
kind. The number Of judges vii
be only very slightly increased, blu
they will be more fairly distributed
and every county in the state WI
have at least three terms IN eatl
year. II has been thought wise 10
bayao9l.s ,Qpe' anr mt susill srssssa emo !
of enough Judges 10 dispatch all th'
business that can be brought before
, liz. If FIVE Judges can not do tn
business the general assembly cal
inareasc the number TO seven, an
. these for many years to come VII
: meet W III every possible demand, a
this number can be divided into SCI
inns and thus accomplish the " or
, Of two courts while maintaining tn
j; uniformity of decision of one.
Il In obedience to an almost unanl
A nous public sentiment the workln
, OF conyicts outside the peniten'iar
has been prohibited, and the geher'
assembly also required to est1bli'
n and maintain a state reformat)ry II
st ,uuon Tor Juvenile offenders.
4 The subject Ct Eastern keniucb
nd titles has been one OF grave IL
81, port to the entire state. here a
: many Virginia grants one hundr'
Il wears old, yet unrec'rded, the Lar
=, ,oyere by which has been held
-, ra,cnts from the state in some
stances for a century; ssold maj
tines and taxes thereon paid
al ,kcee long years by persons ignora
Of an adverse claim. And yet the
-, anc;cat giants remain as means
- d sqaicung titles and a bar to t
~, complete development and impro'
on ment of the richest mineral ana
n her districts in the stae. SecuI
- Of title is an essential in the pfosr
-, of any country. Justice to
~ state and its long Suffering pto
IA interested in this portion OF the &C
-. monwealth required a speedy
~. effective remedy. This has been
ven and such provision has b
=. made that in five years after
n adoption Of the new constitution
.al great incubus upon the wealth
ofl prosperity OF the state VIII oo
fair way to be forever removed
The condition Of the state IS
''e' such that it is believed that rallv
'n'' can and will be built without the
We of local taxation, and following
anu .n example Of nearly all the other st
Tue Of the union a provision has
ls'a inse ted winch forbds counties,
'S"' les, towns or p rts thereof from
'''' ing tax under any circums'a
: y in aid Of such corporations.
o.ao Experience seems to have del
.;nos strated the value and :importan
i"0I A railroad commission. hept
h;c,, efforts have been.madt BY railr
loan to repeal the statute proV'dihs
snno this service, and it was thought
..a TO give more stability and c