Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-02-04
OUR X LETTER
Special to he Oxford EAsLE.l
jackson Feb. 2, 1892

may be made in writing for 10
per cent. It is impossible for
any Que to predict when the
work of the Legislature ~ill De
finished, some .hins by the 10th
of March, | rather think Il will
take until the LIST Of April, and
the great fear now is, that pre-
cIsus time will be consumed and
at the last important legislation
will be railroaGcd through With
out proper consideration. The
chapter of the bew code on
boards of supervisors bas been
under consideration for several
days aud was finally adopted
yesterday with. many changes
giving them enlarged powsrs.
The new constitution requires
that these officers shall be free
holders, = great many OF the
members thought this reqVire
ment contrary to the spirit of
our institutions aud for this rea-
son the value OF The property to
be owned was fixed at the nomi
nal sum of $50. Tho members
are required TO give bond IN an
amount equal to ) per eensum
OF the taxable property IN the
county and il 10 thought that
this feature of the new Law will
bring forward the very beat ma
tsriaI in the county TO select 4
board of supervisors from. at all
events ii will make them vIsi
liant aud careful of tue interest
Of the county. The ChaneeFy
clerk is made, as now, ex of'cao
cle'k Of the board aud eouuiy
auditor for which the board may
allow bia uot less than sI00,
nor more than 500. The aGop-
ton OF this feature Of the Law
caused a hot aud lively discus
sion, several meRSers who
would like TO pose before the
people as ref0rneFs, thought
the Chance,y clerks of the state
received too much and their pa
should be reduced, but the bet
ter Judgment OF a majority was
convinced that shis responsible
position should be filed by com
petent men and In o. der 10 get
them, the comics mGst pay
,hen for their services.
The chapter on court ste1o-
grapEers also caused = spirited
diseussi IN especially the sec
ton fixing the salary Of three
Offices. As adopted the Iaw au-
thOEizes the appointment Of a
stenogra0her ca the application
of the board Cfsupeevi.ors aud
the pay is a matter of contract
10 be agTeed upon by the oheeF
and the board. It is 20 be hop
ed the boa DIS will see tbs ma
ter in its proper light aud N
every county make the applica
ton ant secure the services OF
l competent man in each dis
trict, for it will save time aud
money to tie people and be the
means OF presenting in every in
stance where an appeal is :aken
to the supreme COURT complete
and PEI feet photograph of the
case in tine lower court. some
thing rarely done under the old
law.
The Senate hiss passed sz he
law on diam shops, and Fees
aad Salaries, and will in a few
days be considered in tue
House, and Judging by the d yht
in the Senate, a lively time mas
be expected in the Hcuse.
This latter boGy, to an out
slider, appears like a big old fash
ioGed debating society, aud real
y, a few Of the members and
SOuld-be ! aders, / think would
compare ~favorsbly With some of
the larger boys IN the debating
societies in the high schools
Tue new constitution of lbe
State makes it almost impossible
10 pass laws of a local or p !
vata uatu e, aud hence the abs0
lutte necessity that the genera
laws shoa5 be eares.lly iIaned
so IS 10 cover every possible
contingency for the next two
years, and j fyou will pc, init me
TO give expression TO what they
saw quite a number Of our law
rakers ought to have been leIt
at home sua allowed to islk poll
ties and viii tie Eoeds boxes on
Z he street. IN Sundax