The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-02-20
Public Meeting, Board of Trade and
Citizens.


representative citizens and taxpayers
assembled at the court house in this
city on Monday evening, February -.
for the purpose of protesting against
the repeal OF that part OF section 1910.
1 lknowr. as the Ball bill revised stat
utes of Missouri, appropriating two
thirds of the money received from
saloon licenses . plyon oEr c0G,pT--
missed railroad indebtedness. and al
so to consider the advisability of
taking action regarding certain mcas-
ures concerning the Normal school,
now pending before the General As
sembly of the State.
! Mr.. David y Glenn. vice-president
of the Board OF Trade. as chairman
called the meeting to order.
! On motion Geo. E. Chappell was
appointed secretary.
Mr.. Glenn in. brief and fOrcIble
manner. explained the object of the
meeting TO b. as stated in The call for
said meeting. and urged that prompt
action shouldt be taken to prevent if
possible the repeal of what IS known
as the Ball law as it affected every
taxpayer in this township, for if said
law is repealed it would be necessary
to increase the taxes on all property
within the township and TO such an
extent it would be burdensOme. Also
that there was bill before the Gen
eral Assembly affecting our Normal
school interests and that too should
be prevented from passing if possible.
After pertinent remarks by Mr.. l..
!. Albert. Mr.. Geo. c. Kimmel and
Others. motion prevailed that the
chairman appoint Il committee of five
citizens on resolutions. said commit
tee to report As soon as possible.
The chair appointed Messrs. L. J.
Albert. Geo. G. Kimmel. Alexander
Ross. William H. Coerver and J.
=. McGhee as said committee.
The committee retired and during
its absence Mr.. b. +. Davis explained
to the meeting what is known as the
Dali law. and Prof. VI. d. Eandiyer.
regarding the bills before the General |
Assembly affec:ingthc Normal schools
of the State.
The committee on resolutions re-
turned and submitted the following.
which w:s read.
Mr.. Chairman.-W your commit
tee submit the following report:
Whereas. bill has been introGuc- |
ed at the present session OF the Cen
eral Assembly of this State to repeal
that portion Of section 457I5. Revised |
Statutes Of Missouri setting aside two |
thirds Of the dramshnD iir"r~" collect
ed in townships III debt on account Of
Railroad bonds compromised and
such repeal would most injuriously
affect our township.
Whereas. Even if the said bill abol-
ishing the said law should be adopted |
it will not beErfit the State revenues
in the smallest degree, butwould affect
the countie, only. and
Whereas. Fhe people of Cape Cir
ardeau tov 1ship compromised the
railroad indebtedness of this town
ship in the faith of the provisions
contained in section 1915 of the dram
Revised Statutes ofMissouri.
whereby twO-thirds of the license so
collected from dramshops in this
township is set aside to aid the town
ship in paying off said railraoad in
debtedncss. Therefore be ii
Resolved, That to repeal said law
now would work gross injustice
upon our people. and that we solemn
ly protest against said repeal. for
said law whereby 4 portion ofthe dram
shop license collected in townships is
set aside to relieve the oppressed tax +
payers of said township, is in every
respect 4 fair and just Law and should
be sustained. and ne it further
Resolved, That the application of
said twO-thirds of the dramsh0p |
license as now applied to the payment
of our compromised railroad indebt-
edness meets with the hearty approval
of all our people throughout the
county regardless of township lines.
and be it further
Resolved. That copy of the above J.
and foregoing resolutions be trans
nitted to the members of the General
Assembly of the State of Missouri.
Respectfully submitted.
L. j. ALBERT, u
GEO. G. kIMNEL. /,
ALEXANDER RoRS. j
WM. II. CoERvER. 4
J. 5. MCGHEE.
Committe on Resolutions.
On motion OF Mr.. Davis the report !
Of the Committee was received and I
adopted.
On motion to print 800 copies of the
said resolutions was amended by Mr..
oorterfeld so as to permit the Com I
nittee to use its discretion in the mat :
er of printing same or not. :