The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-09-10


lot law be repealed.
6. That in each county, the
County Executive Committee OF
each party having regular ticket,
and every Independent candidate
not on any regular ticket, shall be
entitled to designate two persons
for each voting precinct, who shall
be entitled to attend such precinct
from the opening to the closing
of the polls and witness the OPEN
ing of the ballot box, and the count
ing and certification of the votes.
7. That il shall be the duty of
the clerks and judges of election,
Immediately after the counting of
the votes in each and every pre-
cinct, to prepare list showing the
aggregate votes received by each
candidate at such precinct, and to
verify the same by affidavit, and
Immediately post the same In a
public manner at such voting
place.
s. That it shall be felony for
amy person to wifully and know
ingly improperly mark or mutilate
a ballot, or for any election officer
to wilfully and Knowingly violate
any provisions of the election laws
III.
We also favor and urge the fol-
lowing legislation:
/. That the fees of coal oil in
spectors be SO reduced that they
shall not exceed 81 5000 per annum
in any county.
2. That all public officers, wheth-
er state of county, be placed upon
reasonable and just salaries, and
that the fee system be entirely
abolished.
3. That the state be at once re-
dislricted so as TO carry out in good
faith the constitutional provision
that the number of representatives
and senators in the legislature shall
be apportioned among the several
} districts according to the number
, of qualified voters in each,
4. That our present inefficient
and burdensome law establishing
useless and expensive railroad
commission be Immediately repeal
ed, rnd that there be euacted a law
establishing a non partisan railroad
commission with such powers as
shall enable it to efficiently admin
lister to the public good with justice
to both the railroads and the people.
That all grand and petit Jurors
be selected by a non-partisan COM
mission in each county.
6 That laws be passed providin
for more speedy trial of criminal
casess
7That all laws depriving our
towns and cities Of local self-govern-
ment and vesting the same in boards
appointed by the governor be at
once repealed.
s. That non-partisan tax COM
mission shall be appointed to in
vestigate the laws of Tennessee,
and of the other states and terri
tories, aud recommend to the legis-
Ilature such amendments in our
tax laws as would tend to equitably
distribute The burdens of taxation
and provide for more efficient
means of collecting the same.
8. That convicts be withdrawn
from the business of mining coal,
and that such convicts as have
| been convicted of petty larceny
4 and other felonies of similar grades
/ be confined in the county jails or
' work houses, that a sufficient num-
, Der of the states prisoners be placed
4 at labor upon the farm to produce
\ such farm products as are consum-
J ed in The state prison, and that the
r remainder of such convicts be en-
q ployed in the production of such
Q articles as have only general and
n not a local market.
10. That the Offices of adjutant-
!. general and governors private Sec
, rotary be combined.
q IL. That the printing accounts
!. of all state officers be published.
II. That an itemized statement
of expenses Of expenses Of all legis-
q lative visiting committees be pub
lished.
g 10. That law be pcssed provi-
, ding for the adoption of a better
5 system OF accounting by the var
f ious officers who collect or receive
the public revenue, under which
: prompt periodical returns shall be
S made under oath, and under which,
: by means cf cheeks and counter
!. checks, il shall be impossible for
# any officer to steal from the people