The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-14
h JUDGES CONFER.
!, Southeast Texas Off
sI.l. 10 ko''t1''
FUND IS MUCH ABUSED
,..,,cd TO Levy " Special
~ ~ support Of Pnupers'
-, scrip discussed.


~ ,., ~. county materialized at
!s.. .. A. Koun,ze, Hardin county
r n.y., a.S't ,bIs morning. with the fol.
sie. Judge W. W. Blake OF
'' 's,,. yuds. E. p. Gray and Com
y John R. Lard Of S Jefferson cn~
,. Ave-, ". W. Green and Com
''l IssO W. Davis. W. G. Wood
: Bell, G. b. Jourdan and o'uh-
os ]. R. Davenport Of h'F''n
ca, Of Jefferson having issued
!. called the meeting TO order
,n.t bis principal object in get
sa,s and county commissioners
~ -, for the purpose of efiecting
,,.,lon In Southeast Texas counties
"a ,.rye the purpose of interest
49,. and commissioners in their
,,,.,ions. 81 had another OBJ
.,r.d Judge Gray, "and that was
...,,ion to the laws that are in1u-
:. objectionable for the purpose OF
~, repealed, and laws that would
.s.,,, for the purpose OF having
u,stsd. will not at THIS Tune al,
|. u.o,,ou the laws that ! regard
.,,n,,l to the welfare of the coun-
x,ll say that regard it very I'M
mt We ask the legislature to pass
,.,u,r,nr all taxes to be paid in
~ oash, In other words. the taking
Il, scrip for taxes should be pro
The injustice OF such a law is
,sreut. Under present conditions
s,,ec property owner can pay SO
proportion Of his taxes with scrip
|, impossible for him to find piece
.,,v ANAL. On the other hand, the
,,uayer buys large amounts OF scrip
eount and liquldates his taxes and
lrom 10 TO 20 per cent. which Is a
n the county. The law should be
To compel the redemption of scrip
regular order, and 1t should be 30
N without discriminating in favor
party who owes taxes. Counties
also be allowed to levy a pauper
M law now restricts the levy to 20
q the 800 for all general purposes.
Al II is not sufficient Is evidenced
fact that every four or five years
islsture has to grant counties the
u Of leyying a special tax for gen.
Irposes. think 1t would be better
Il sufficient to meet these purposes
he levied, and a pauper tax would
BILL"
Gny then declared the meeting
Or business and that the election of
Sidsot, vice president and secretary
order.
b Gray Of Jefferson was elected pres
John ". Davis. commissioner OF
county. vice president. and Judge
Blake Of Jasper. secretary.
motion he organization was made
nent md named the County Judges
ommimlonen Association OF South
exn
sscretary read a letter from Judge
Z Liberty county, in which that
Aupressed regret al his inability
FsG The Judge wrote his indorse-
dhnoyement, however, saying, Il
ntN TO say that we indorse the
y 70 induce the legislature to
Mrpriation for the erection of
= Buildings for accommodating the
Atthis time We have two prison.
miiaement who should be in an
We also think there should be
saaton to enable commissioners
W with which to pay Jurors. the
- u1es In many counties being
~ ior that purpose
VA discussion OF the suggestions
Judge Gray followed, and it was
nat legislation necessary to re-
" general fund in the counties of
Npulatlon was needed
BAKE OF Jasper said 1t would
~ however, to refuse TO take scrip
u It would raise a general howl.
l'e!wards stated that the cash col J.
y ne general fund OF Jasper coun-
sometimes insufficient to pay the
INC treasurer and tax collector.
.ssuihg the proceedings of the last
sss" convention he discovered
s0l'e counties a general tax of 30 Ia
- 'esied' and In others it was as
.,,, % cents Such levy was clearly
'aaohai, but the condition OF the
i, naaaoes demanded 1t and the
ra NJ commissioners in those counties
~ IVY set the constitution aside.
request Of Judge GRAY the sec-
I, ca inc following paper on The
us,s .o y, y, Fund" read by Judge r.
49,, OF FL Paso county to the Conn :
y" sSoclation in session at Cal.
august and I, 1896;
t,r,IS s,as the subject assigned to me
,lwos, .s reminded that it is so broad
n, r y compel ,respassing upon other
ma VI, .ns programme, Our law max .
~ ut to throw the heaviest hmr
4 ps,, ,ne general fund By providing
IN n I lent out Of it of almost every
ss,. = county indebtedness, II ia
q a ,ue most important fund in orr
y 4, "ahty finance and tho eynsri
nos, Az, s,r, smaller counties is thai II
nN, ,, r,l'sult 10 handle. To nrnvent
~ / ,ds sA being a history Of nv own
ss,iv SV .,'s letter Of inon,rv ~
Nsliss rsrs, se IA This State. and from
BOT % m',as shall endeavcr to pre.
Fsatlys , ,a,', my own opinion. rs ' the
isrb.r NJ ' ,n derived from the lin
"a derived from ether
q. s ass M mus, be supported a, Dr,,,,
aiy ns, sals Item. I am infor =, p%o'i !.
afiesr,.' each year Tho a' ~, IS
On. tae rue guarding aud feedipg Of
lssAase ,rs soIa books of the courts
", ,ad Al ara repair of furniture and
sstt, kssD manner Of claims nrainst
y: arsIasai n nae General e, fund Of the Il
rs es NJ limited to an ad y0, Wnire
I nj inso, ~ each 800 vaiuation "
y 'snd At lssa ' Item that keeps the
arIels ,.s ,es J, than par is the jury
sacls liz liz Of the revised ,,,ot, 10y
s, vhi ,s Of the code Of S criu,, i;
" lor III make Jury wa,ro.
"a to most !, y, taxes. are proving
,ias from q n ,ne smaller counties
~ ssss1.Idsrasis' w Sis s osssns Of