The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-03-15
VICTORY
For Big Sandy People 10 Jack
Hendricks Land Grabbing
Game.

OoIItOs
Prestonsburg. Marcn 13-The spec
Ter of eviction. the goblin of eject
ment. and the devil OF disorder
have been oi.ectually banished from
the good county OF Floyd. For
many months, being threatened and
menaced by the ayowed declarations
of corporation which had for its
object the complete demolishment Of
me homes and landed possessions
OF thousands Of the good people OF
Floyd. Pike. I.etcher. and some 9TH
er counties in Eastern Kentucky,
the people OF these have lived in
fear OF losing the acres which they
rightiury claimed A recreant son
OF the soil Is for the biggest sort
Of pay, engineering the legal-and
lllegal- machinery in this stupendous
steal He and what he yesterday
denominated and fondly claimed his
great and good frlend;" this
grasping. unsotupulols corporation,
have gone down into the dnst-"mud''
would better describe it7-oi defeat.
He end his lackers met their Wat
erloo in this good old town yes
terdsy. Their petition asking for
the listing OF "theIr" lands for
taxirg was demurred out OF court
all their motions we're denied and
the motions o. the people. represent
ed hy such giants as John Hager
John Stewart. w. II. Wadsworth. .Tay
lor Vinson and Walter Harkins. wer'
victorious, and Jack Hendricks 4
left 10 chew the rag and trea
all he may Eet to listen to him 4
dish OF "chestnuts" OF the vint
age OF 1000 b. C.
There is no appeal from this Jus
decision OF Judge Gardner, and a
. there Is not the shadow OF douh
as 10 similar ruling OF the o.he
Judges who may be called to pas
on this great and. to the mountai
people. vital question. the grea
yicto. y for the people scored yei
terdGy is far-reacling In its effect
These people and their valiant rel
resentatiyes are greatly TO be col
! graiuiated. Their success is n
! beginning OF the end.
y Following IL the Judgment OF Il
Court in the matter referred
above,
, coHaoNwEALTH OF KENTUcK'
Floyd Circuit Court
= 10 the matter Of the applicable
' Of Eastern Kentucky Coal Ian,
Corporation, incorporated, TO II
" COR assessment OF taxation. and
have assessed the taxes which oug
= to have been assessed for the yea
u 1901. 1902, 1903. 1904 and 1905. (
x the tracts OF land herein below
~ scribcd. On appeal from Judgme
Of the Floyd County Court.
70 Thit proceeding coming on in re
\ ular call and the parties having a
~ ; ouhCed ready. the same was subm
" Ted TO the court upon the demurI
'e 10 and the motion TO dismiss.
~ petition and application, and arl
inents OF counsel were heard up
st same
Ana the Court as now advised l
en- consideration OF the petition a
application IS of the opinion a
ks Article Ill OF an Act OF the Leg
en- ilmre entitled "An Act Relating
ise Revenue aud Taxation" appro,
ch Marcl 15. 1906, and being Chap
Die % OF the Acts OF the Legislature
m. the Session q 1906, is lawful
se erclse OF the legislative power
'oe ;his State; but the Court susti
he demurrer to the petition q
'es application foI the reasons that
All the opinion Of the Court the s
petition and application is ins
nl- slcleht In that It does not com
with the mandatory provisions
~ said Article. and for other e
: and sufficient reason apparent
ek' the face OF tie petition and appli
MS ton,
ar II is further ordered and adju
ne I'd that the motion TO dismiss
ms petition and application be and
sue same is now sustained. and that
~ petti,n aud application be and
"rs Fame is now dismissed.
'"u II Is further adjudeed that
Commonwealth recover OF the ,
aVe toner the Eastern Kentucky {
'ne Lands Corporation, the costs in
and In the lower Court expende