Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-15
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County, Ohio:
Col. John ii, Riley, who is a candi-
date for the nomination of Represen-
tative to defeat Mr.. Middleswart for
denomination announces in his mum
efous letters sent throughout the coun-
ty that he is in favor of reduction of
taxes. Let us examine his record.
While member of the 79rd General
Assembly, he worked and voted for a
bill which was finally amended by the
House to read as follows:
An Act to supplement Section 26S0 of
the Revised Statutes Of Ohio Section
!. Be it enacted by the General AS.
sembly of the State of Ohio, that Sec
tion $3.50 of the Revised Statutes of
Ohio be supplemented as follows:
Section 26SOd. That in Washington
County in which such Libraray Asso-
cation is mentioned in said Section
26S0 shall be formed. and in which
there is no police court twenty-five per
cent Oh all fines and penalties which
are assessed and collected by Common
Pleas and Probate Courts Of such coun-
ties for offenses and misdemeanors
prosecuted in said Court, less the
compensation allowed by law for tho
Prosecuting Attorney for the county
in state Cases, shall be paid, quarterly,
by the Clerl, of Common Pleas and
Probate Judge respectively, to the
Trustees of such Library Association,
and that one-fourth Of all fines anO
penalties which are assessed and col
lected by the Mayor of the City OF Mar.
ietta, prosecuted in the name of the
said state or said City, shall be paid
quarterly by said Mayor to the Trustees
Of such Library Association; all Of
said sums so paid shall be expended in
the purchase of LAW BOOKS and the
maintenance Of such Association. sub
ject in all other respects to the proyi-
sions of said Section 2GS0.
Section .. This Act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
There is not a single county in the
State that has any such law as the one
4 passed by Col. Riley. While the Col.
| was a member of The Legislature there
were but three counties in the state,
Columbiana. Darke and Butler, not
| having a police court, whose represen-
tatives had the nerve to ask for and
! secure any such Legislation. i lis
law still stands unrepealed, and can
| be enforced at any time. Our new
| Court House is rapidly nearing com
pletion. in which there is to be room
! set apart for a Law library. DO tn
tax payers of Washington County de-
! sire that a man represent them in the
Legislature who would work for the
passage of a bill that would cost them
annually 5000 or 500 by a conserva-
tive estimate? If you do, vote for a
Riley delegation. During the two
years that Col. Riley was Senator from
this district the total amount of fines
collected was $3,465.00. Since that
time the amount of fines has steadily
increased and today the total amount
is not far from $5,OO00O, collected dur
ing the last two years. Do the voters
! of Washington County believe in elect
ing man to represent them who
would legislate for a particular class
as Col. Riley has done? If the Law
yers have a right to have a Library
maintained for them at the expense o
the tax PAYERS would not the Doctors
have the same right? This is but one
of the many things done by the Wes
Virginian Statesman, and Perpetua
Office-SeeKer againts the best interest
of Washington County.
Had the bill first introduced by Col
Riley become law, the tax payers o
this county would have had to pa.
about 50 100000 yearly to the support 0
a Law Library.
1t is no argument to say that tn
law has never been enforced. Their
is little doubt but that it will be en-
forced as soon as our new Court Hous
is completed, when there is room i
which the Library can be placed.
In view of this fact, is it not the par
of wisdom to send a man to tn
Legislature who will vote for its re
peal?
ONE THING is CERTAIN-RILE
WOULD NEVER DO IT.