Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
MUST MARRY OR PAY TAX.
A Kansas Law Wanted by Bourbon
County Residents. tt,

A Kansas Law wanted by bourbon
County Residents. H.,
Representative D. F. Campbell. OF
Bourbon, has received a petition which
may take the form Of bill, says the
Kansas City Star. In such case it will
cause much trouble and uneasiness
among the unmarried men and women
of the state. The petition. which is
from residents Of Bourbon county,
prays for the enactment of law which
will require unmarried men and women
to pay tax. The petition follows:
To acquaint you with just the legis7
lation we desire, let us state some we'll
known facts in regard to our own. pro-
gressive state, which is known to or
iginate and lead upon all great QuesI
tions Of the day. 1t is an undisputed
fact that our state Is making more rap
Id progress in all the things that tend
to make the people prosperous and
happy than any other state In the Un-
ion, but with all these blessings we are
not increasing in population in pro-
portion to our needs, as statistics show
to our modification. This condition,
which Is no theory, demands the wisest
consideration Of our legislators. 1t
would be useless to send out emtgra-
ton boards to invite foreigners to aug
ment our population when we have all
the resources within our borders to
bring about this consumation so de-
voutly wished for. We have within
our borders not less than $4,000 old
bachelors and an equal number OF old
maids, who are wasting their sweetness
on the desert air. ..,.
Now this deplorable condition which
confronts us can be Immediately rem
edied by necessary legislation, by bill
something like this: That all unmar-
ried males over the age Of 80 years
shall pay for the present year separ-
ate tax Of $50, which shall be doubled
each year as long as they may remain
single. That all unmarried females
over the age Of rs shall pay the sum OF
IS per annum, to be doubled each year
as long as they may remain single.
That the money accruing from this tax
be appropriated as pension money to
pay the old veterans Of this state, who
have labored in season and out Of sea-
son by placing their flags upon the
parapets Of victory and progress by
raising large families. That the head
Of each family who have been born and
raised in this state, six children, shall
be paid 800 per annum, and families OF
over six children shall receive $25 for
each additional child.
We further demand that a special
bill be passed forthwith to give our
governor a good, hard legal jolt for his
dereliction and bad example In this
matter, and that he be taxed $500, with
the same provisions as the other, with
the additional conditions that II he re-
mains subject to this law for more than
one year that he shall be ineligible
for second term.
We most earnestly pray, desire and
demand that you Immediately draw up
the necessary bill or bills to carry out
the great reforms above indicated and
have them passed through the legisla-
ture and made Immediately effective,
and thus, with our entire resources de-
veloped and the additional incentive
offered to our old veterans, there can
be no question but what our population
will take a bound in numbers and keep
pace with our progress and will likely
outstrip 1t.