Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-02-21
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after that dsciSiua q hill vas intro
dgos3 in the Senate By Senator Nor
'g0a imposing : tar ofs per cent o1
{ The gr0ss earnings q al telegraph
Ic1mpanieS The SANE tax nos paid by
7. eTpress companies
3 Seaztor C.zrk thinks that gah.5ciiy
q az pers1n4l Assessments giving The
amount against each Persa1, Euuld
I hzlp q hriug En3er tsxati01 4 zrezs
deal tAzt u5s eszEss Coasequeztly,
Z be PsOp1ses q aw requiring ths pub
jcatsaG IN a1e newspaper n each
+ c0Cnty tke s1jd pers-Hzl aSsessDe1tS
de sao1Z5 s55 10 is a secGiaEl oaz1-
E pSlling th1ss Wh8 fail 10 comply with
III "a abo1t listing for tzxatioa
their cash oa hand to Fay double The
zmoUnt they shoNld have paid
SsZtaE Walkers ..yIn CruE@ spa
rate o11ch h5u CANE 60 a test the
other day upuo e1E1ssmsnt- It Vas
o-dsred suErusssd by a vute 4 ls %
il
I TIE ChrlS1tzn Scientists q Divine
HszierS 81 a ablsck eye fun the
House Committee @ Public Health
The bill 70 put . stop to their meth
ols q treating the SEX was reported
fav1rzbly and tie belief Is that il viii
pass Too many people are dying
under their treatment and lstters are
o01ing 70 membeS here that II should
Be stopped
Ihs bil 70 allow county ooarts 70
iss1e hoeuss 10 pSrs0ns u sell wine
and beer in the county districts out
side q the f9Ur-mile limit from zny
city O. t0~n-Eas killed dead as
Hector last Friday. No szloons ia
The rurzl districts was the CIT.
Tbs House ordered to enEroSment
the Committee substitute f0r Is rad
bills and has since passed the bill.
Zach member q the Bosrd Of Road
Commissioners shall receive not less
than s5,n0r more than $50 per rear for
his services, the amount 70 Be fixed
by the county court A poll tar Of
not iess than - nor more than -. ex-
.cept upon persons residing within
Incorporated cities, towns or villages
shall Be levied for rad purposes upon
every able-bodied male inhzbitant
over q and under 80 years old. and
upon al real and personal property,
not In the said cities. taxable for
state purposes tax not less than 5,
nor more than - cents on the 800
valuation, shall be levied, which shall
b. deducted from the levy made for
county purposes
Mr Organ, of Dent, has introduced
a bin hxing the clerical force for
future Legislatures as follows. SEN
ate az - and the House at 60 clerks:
all onicers down to d0orkeeper at s.
per day, and all Others at s. per day.
DE old man is not very far from
the right thing" II be would take
10 from the Senate and add them
70 the House force, be would be about
right. II viii never 'isee daylight" in
the Senate. Even II it became a law.
the next Legislature could repeal it
OF amend it.
The Senate has passed a bill allow
ing appeals from county boards Of
equalization 70 the circuit courts on
assessments Of property. My guess is
that it VIII pass the House.
The Senate has passed a bill Of great
Importance to the people Of the vari-
Gus counties touching the supervision
Of ali the schools in the county BY the
county courts The county courts are
empowered 70 pay a sum not to exceed
80 per school district to the county
school commissioner and require him
TO devote all his time to the schools. |
There are many things a good man
can do 70 build up in each county a |
strong educational sentiment in sup
port Of the public schools, 50 strong
that it viii render unnecessary the
consideration Of a compulsory eduea-
tional measure.
Nep0tism used 10 be abhOrrent 10 |
many people, disliked by all and ap-
proved by none. But times have
changed, and many people have |
changed with them. IL is said that |
the Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners Offee is fun Of it. Men seek
places il seems to put their sons,
sons-in-law, daughters and daughters
in-las that are and are-to-be, etc. in
places Of profit. And now comes Mr..
COnkling, Of Macon, and proposes that
1t be made a law that no member Of
the board Of managers or trustees. OF
any officer or employe Of any Of the
eleem0synary institutions Of the State.
shall be, directly or indirectly. inter
ested in any contract 20 furnish said
institutions or any Of them, with sup
plies Of any kind whatever. II 50. he
shall, upon conviction, be adjudged
guilty Of a misdemeanor and fined not
less than 500, or imprisoned in the
county jail not exceeding six months.
OF by both fine and Imprisonment.
Mr.. Tapley, Of Pike, by bill proposes
70 make all railroad trains carrying |
passengers, whether regular passenger |
or freight trains stop at points and
stations where county seats are locat-
ed Strange, indeed, that such a law
should be needed.
Mr. Dickinson. Of Henry. has prr.
posed a bill Of benefit to the large
the circuit Judge ar
point q justice Of the peace Cor the
county at large, that be be a citizen
learned in the law, that be have er- !
elusive jurisdiction Of preliminary er- +
iminati0ns In cases q felony. and OF
NJ misdemeanOrs In the county. that 5
be shall have same fees as now allowed :
Justices Of the peace, ana that the :
PROBATE Judge Of the county may be
such justice; that his civil S
shall be the same as that
low had BY justices u the pace, e1- d
ept that his jurisdiction shall be over 9
he whole county. The law. II the
'ill should pasa will not apply 10 p
ounties having less than 25.O00 pop !.
Ilation s
A bill reducing the salaries of :
eeorder 10 5000 per year in al the +,
ounties except two or three u the Z
.ig ones has passed the House.
Thomas o'Donhell, Natioual mem :.