Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-09-24
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h. or DATE FOR MAX
w ASSES MENI 10
| i. Road AND HUNTERS ME;
E Is;5 T TsSss ARE BOTH
ABOLISHED.
| .,,e8 OF AGRICULTURE
(Slo,eern AND OFFICE
/ WADE ELECTIVE.

-o NJ AGRICULTURE
sios9 :. AE E6rIS 0EF''A
...,,ic legislature mad done
' p I6syond changing the BE be,
" u, ~ assessment year from
J, l,' 4pTil l. it would have ave
H. . t5 a' cost Of the entire iITe
a'l no ~ farmers OF the state
N # II the passing Of this Dill
.. dawson tax laws were
", llS hsainning Of the tax law
n Il Al January 1 instead q, OF
= ro d the provision OF this
~. sI' were called upon to pay
ID % ICED which they had put
!. " tSsir barns to carry their
.,o nd until spring. they
Y, wv, centred 10 pay taxes on
Y and 'sj' in this way a double
|. NE, he'd upon the farmer.
y oFor- was made in the
", f lsdsIature to change this
Il + MAS not done and il re-
y, ne Democratic legislature
y, ~ ibe farmer OF this unjust
.,a ave the agricultural in
Il NE state thousands of dol
n Which they would otherwise
|4n Improperly taxed
~, On Hunters Repealed.
|,lsr unpopular law which i'm
rmacessary taxes upon the peo-
Il. state. which was repealed
| nsmocratic legislature. was the
[.0riring residents Of the state
H. a license and pay a tax for
F,s hunting at any place within
IL This law also provided
4 ,eron could fish or hunt on
| he enclosed or unenclosed
|d9py person without securing
4. rrmissiOn. The Democratic
Eure repealed the law requiring
me- fee Of one dollar, and made
Ear part Of the law requiring
|, PERMISSION to hunt or fish APP
|ny 10 enclosed or improved
obrozious road tax Of one cent
|iy 500 worth of property,
/ bad been levied under an act
j Republican legislature OF 1909,
|lhoIshed by the Democratic leg
b. Of 1911. Howard Sutherland,
IlEal nominee for Congressman,
he vas in the Senate when
aF Vas repealed and voted
ii lboiishing the road tax.
70 Assist the Farmers.
I Office Of Commissioner Of Agri
L vas created by the Democrat
ssAtuTe of 1911. There has Ions
% Board Of Agriculture, but its
lt1ls We're cumbersome and il
1pished little. Believing thai
aineB should be given proper
.agement and assistance in de
ing The farming industry, tht
siatlc legislature created the Of
o Commissioner of Agriculture
lo'iet that this officer should
.acled by the people. Senator
laAlt, now the Republican can
! lof Congrassman-atlarge v0t
salst this measure.
Establishment of the Tubercu
analoHum was authorized BY
legislature of 1911, al
Y a similar measure had beef
~ BY the preceding Republi
tgsla,aIe.
ai'r law which is of benefit t,
Fa9e in many localities is tn,
! A'eq by the Democratic legis
IN Hoa'ollIng the selling or civ
~! Oh cocaine. 1t was repre-
|. ! la, The cocaine habit wa
\ havoc with the men employe,
Y, l " camps in many sec
\. .,. 'l'5 STATE. They were becom
+ ~ to the habit through tn
\, ''l which the drug could b
.... qua hundreds of them. it wa
, ,,. had become its victim:
j T'Isu it was introduced by Delt
/, a a. mclaughlin of POcahonta
n n ''o IS a candidate for n
,e'ad.ng Registration Laws.
mi \ i.s.uaOle amendments to tn
y. .USl La" We're added to tina
4 ~ " The Democratic legisl;
Nm, eg : nope OF abolishing sue
IerS,-' n nave existed for year
h ..DJ :, and Mingo countie,
\, ,,, u9l Yer reearded by Dem,
i. 4 i, ~ u should be. but it
g;,.o ~ amendments added at th
'D improved the law as
y. ne only a few of the man
snrs ' d. by the Democrat
'At ar lis lace -o.-,