The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-07-03
A SUGGESTION
FROM MAJOR IZLAR

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to the constitution, which l feel sure
that no court in the land can legal
ly and logically point out where IT
conflicts with any point on the barb
ed-wire entanglements of the XIV
and XIV amendments to the u. s. Con-
stitution. 1 never did think much of
the grandfather mixture. There
were too many flies in the ointment.
Too many joints in the harness
through which the point of spear,
or even an arrow drawn at a venture
could find an open way to its vitals-
The shabbily dressed old fellow had
his day, but his years were few and
now it is written of him sand he slept
with his fathers" May his sleep be
deep and his rest unbrol1en IN his
windowless chamber under the shadow
of the cloudsI
The plan / herewith submit is no
doubt open to some criticism, and
some debatable objections may be
made to some of it's features, but re-
member that I do not present it as
a perfect article, but as the ground
work or cornerstone upon which may
he constructed an impregnable fort
ress within the walls Of which safe
| and sane government may be per-
petuated. Besides that it has the
J merit of being fair and just, and will
J prove a strong incentive to every pa
j triotic citizen-every one who is wor-
: thv to exercise the sacred right of
: lfranchfAe-to see to it that he assess
his property at a fair market value
: and thereby decrease the millage OF
: taxation. Property bears the bur-
Y den of taxation and it is prominently
: lust and right that the owners of II
should have a proportionate ballot
right to protect it. The poll, or pei
lcapita vote, of the non-property
owners. as matters now stand, count:
! as much as the larger property own
:. ler no matter how seriously proper
r ty rights may be affected by the re
e suit.
Il But I am writing too much. MI.
a plan is good, safe and just, but doubt
- less may be improved upon and vii
+ defer further remarks until / see a
[e what points it viii be attacked an
j. then-weIl we will see.
If Your editorial comments viii be ex
i pected and as freely as you like
5. will not get hot in the collar
ID Laurie T. Izlar.
lo Franchise
{ All male citizens Of the Unite
ar States Of the age of twenty-one year
1T and over, who have resided in til
ar state of Florida for one year, and
to the county in which they offer to vot
ne for six months next preceding the da
I'd of election, and who are not hereinat
ter excluded, shall be entitled to ca.
one vote as per capita, or poll vol
at all elections, federal, state or mi
nicipaI hereafter held in this stat
m and in addition thereto each of sai
err citizens shall be entitled to cast q
he additional vote for every FIVE hundre
la dollars worth of property, at its a
a sessed valuation, upon which he pa,
fe taxes, to be known as taxation vote
pc. Provided, that no person shall be e
Le- titled to cast in his own right, mo-
IS than six taxation votes; and that Il
m president or general manager of 60
es porations shall be entitled TO cast u
Iip taxation votes to which they may
llt entitled to for property assessed
on them: and trustees shall be entitled
of cast the taxation votes for proper
ice assessed to them as such; and fema
lst citizens shall be entitled, in person
I'LL by written proxy, to cast the taxati'
is votes TO which they may be entItl
ed, for property assessed to them. Pr
of vided further, that no insane
Try idiotic person, and no person who N
of heretofore been, or may hereafter
convicted in any court of burglar
est arson, grand larceny, manslaught'
W. assault with intent TO kill, assal
My with intent TO ravish, embezzlemel
ur- breach of trust, criminal libel or a
other crime involving moral turl
tude. shall be entitled to cast eth
big the per capita or taxation vote at a
ore election of any kind i'm this sta
OF PROVIDED IuTtHeF, THAT Afo CAcA@'
ng. otherwise qualified, shall be regist'
nto ed as an elector entitled to cast t.
is alton votes, until ne exhibits to
ing registration officer a certificate fir
ars, the tax assessor showing the amol
the his property is assessed at for
pom year the election is held Provit
further that foreign corporate
the shall not be entitled to cast taxat
ala votes at but one poll for Uni
his States senator's and representa-
and state officers, but may cast 81
votes at one poll in each county
to all state senator's, representatives !
the county officials for the number
{. II such votes as they may be entitled
d n for the amount Of property asses
ate. to them in each county in wh
. IN property is assessed to it.
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