Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-23
GIVE US A ROAD TAX. AMENDMENT NO. 3 IS A GOOD ONE. Owners of Real Estate Should Contribute Toward Keeping mp the Public
 Highways.
(T. T. Bateman in Monroe County Sun.

AfkaPSaS two proposed amendments to the State constitution. Amend ment No. 3 empowers quorum court, when they deem it advisable, to lev :. three m'l tax ito be used for the purpose of max 1g and preparing public roads, building Cou t-houses, jails, bridges and other internal im- pr0vements.' Amendment No. 4 provides that "the GoyeiAor shall, in case a vacancy occu ; in any State, district, county or township office il the State either by death, resignation OF otherwise, if the same by appoint ment, such appointment to bein force and eft t uni i.l the next geqerel eIec- ton there9 'ter.' ''
 It is teacely worth while for me to direct attention to the adyantag of ame1dm aat No. 4. assumc that it vii corsmend itses to every thoughtful ' t,, assl economical, safe and conve ieut met 4od fillir 2 vacancies. l fear, hoWeve that the mere suggest on of a tax .: n-os ded for in amendment No. , WI arouse 6,strust aneng those Mha do not stop to isves gate. l t1ereeore de sire to cal attel on to a few of the many be1efi } that will come to us through the oera ion of th s amen ment, and urge is favorable con sideration by vote.s.
 I. WI !e l believe person ought to work the ese | s.-s as now provided bs Law, I 'ak t unjust that t,ie greater DO. tion of the bur den of keeping up our puhlsc high ways should sa'l upon these who hold no real propept.7, when the prin- cipai benefit is de.ivel by owners of rea' estat2.
 :. Eve days werN s it now is will not put the roads in good con dition. The adoption of Amendment No. , w force real estate to pay it's just propor .ion towards keeping up roads and b. .dgcs.
 3. It word provide employment .or county convicts to the road com missioner. n csse there were not enough conyicts to jpst.E working, they might be h'l@d to tle commis- sioner of an sdio;g 'ng county. It is well known that county con1 tets can he worked on pub C roads with greater sa,.sig tion, less competition with honest labor and more profit than at tany other work.
 4 If counties that are in debt, with their SC D th only f.ty cents ca the do ar, do not want to work the road With the three-mil's tax. they may under the prov sions of the amendment, lev the tax for bridge purposes alone. As the tax is collected i'll currency and would en- able them to pay for their wosk ia cash, the saving WOE be at least fifty per cent. on each bridge but or rapG'rt l.
 ,. There are a number of coune: in the State that have butt, and sev- era' that intend bp 'd'1g, new Court l. houses aad ia !. n the count < where such improvements have D T made the va 'ue of sciip is g greatly de- prcciated and the same result will follow the c etion of other buildings in other counties. Seeh counti' may levy the tex end apply it to the payment of the improvement debt thus sax 1g thousands of dollars.
 6. This tax " compel noa-resi- dents to pay tne.r jrst l. .opo4 .on tows d ma ntair 3g public roads and k ap'ag up other improvements ometfine they do rot do a psf : ent. Tn th couatJ-s d l p. lme the per ce It. is not mleh love- in other aou II yer hs Che pop efty is own by nca-i ideq These people do not pay a penny q roaa-tax d never Ue'e IS Amendment No. 3 or somett B sim Ear is adopted. The ra'lsoa Is lder the present sy iem cont. Ipute noun ing toward k,ap,ng up the roads over witch the people must haul their products and then pay the ra : roadsa good round p-ice for convey ing them to msrkei.
 7.. The county .oul aas power to levy or not lev it s proper, T. not q sire the tax they have but to instruct their officers to that effect.
 think the amendment W oper- ate to the great benefit os every copnty :l Arka fss ,, pal Ger ariy l II ass hay .ng large foatag indebted ne1s, and be'ieve evezy thoughtful maj. should and will vote for it's
 adoption.