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to take either one you choose. The
Carey Cothran Act is different from
the old dispensary law in that it
makes it duty Of the regularly con-
stituted officers to enforce the pro-
visions of the Act, while under the
old dispensary law, u special set Of
officers was provided. The only ques-
ton in this little matter is found
in Section 38 of the Carey -Cothran
Act. That section provides, "that
it shall be the duty Of the sheriffs
and their deputies, magistrates, con-
stables, rural police, city and town
officials to enforce the provisions Of
this Act" This section goes on and
says that, eff they fail to do so, it
is hereby made the duty of the gov
crnor to enforce the same, and he is
hereby authorized to appoint such de-
putics, constablcs and detectives as
may be necessary"
IF these officers have failed to per-
form their duty or are unable to do
so, then il is the duty Of The governor
to provide Il special constable. IF
those who have signed this petition
and tho governor by granting the pc
tition, do not mean to charge these
officers by implication at least with a
failure to perform their duty, then [
admit I do not know what construc-
tion to put upon plain English. IF
they arc performing their duty, then
there is no necessity and no law for
the appointment Of special con-
stable. IF I am not correct in this
position, I would be glad to have
You point out the ineonsiste ency; if
I am correct, would be glad to
have you admit in your opinion and
the opinion of those who asked the
appointment Of a special constable,
that you charge those officers by i'm
charged with the enforcement Of tho
provisions Of the Carey-Cothran Act,
with failure to perform their duty.
IF you arc unwilling to admit either
one of these horns of the dilemma,
then please tell me and the public
Wnat Tree you are up.
1t is not question of the e(Iici-
cncy Of Mr.. Williams, and there is
nothing in what 7 have said rs n rep
rcsentativc or as editor Of The Herald
aud News which you can construc as
bringing Mr.. Williams into the con-
troversy.
The question of the cost of the
new court house, so far as T can see,
N"s nothin" whatever to do with it,
A&l besides, I have nothin" whatever
to ,lo with the act providin" for the
expenditure for new court house,
as that ac4 was PASSED in 1906 when
] was moi Il member Of the legislature,
except that when the commission
found that 100000 was not sufficient.
and that with 5000 additional they
could build the court house, T favor
ed the passage Of an amendment to
\ the act, giving them $4,000 more.
a'd 7 am willing to vindicatc that
position at any time and in any
! forum. II was simply n business pro-
position which meant Il saving Of
money to the tax payers, and, bv the
way, 7 would like to know if you
have ever opposed the building Of
new court house in your paper or
otherwise. and if You are now op-
posed TO it, or if you have changed
your opinion. TT you will refer to
your paper Of February 6, 1906, in
whicE reference is made to the bill
! Of Senator B|casc providing for the
pew court house, you will find the
following words commencing this
bill:
"This Is & ~ocd bill The county
r"nds Il new court house, and it spc-
cinlly needs one Off The public
square. The location Of the present
"Tc is such that very ofion the noiso
Of wagons and other things on tho
street stop the entire proceedings Of
court for several minutes. With an
empty wagon rattlino along the street
right under the windows. it is impos-
sihlc for judge or jury to hear"
When you ask "whv did Repres-
entatives Aull and Wyche permit
that amendment to 60 through the
House without objection," referring
to the amendment to the Carey Goth
ran Act. providing for an election on