Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
RESOLUTIONS OPPOSING
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Removing Jurisdiction Over Roads
Ferries and Bridges From Out
Of Hands Supervisors.


their attention called to proposed
amendment to Section ]70 OF our
State Constitution, bv Judge c. l.
Bates, who in "a very able and learn
ed discourse, dIssected proposed a
mendment and showed conclusively
TO the Board the far-reachinQ and
evil effect upon the organic Laws Of
our State the said proposed amend
ment would have; the Board of Su
pervisors thereupon unanimously
passed the following resolutions;
Whereas Section ITO OF our State
Constitution has been the organic
law OF our state since the Constitu
ton of 1892 and guarantees to the
individual county the control OF its
local affairs, especially over roads,
ferries and bridges, within the con-
fines of each county. aud believing
that each county should have the
control of its local affairs as to roads
ferries and bridges through the said
ancient institution of Boards of Su-
pervisors, said members OF said
Boards being elected from the peo-
pie of their respective districts, said
members residing in their several
districts, of their counties and ming
ling daily with their people, should
be more familiar with the needs,
rants and necessities of their several
districts and counties than any other
constituted authority which may re-
side at any central point or ia larger
districts constituted by several
counties could possibly have.
While the proposed amendment
does not say in whom or in what
body said Jurisdiction which shall
be taken from said Board of Super
visors shall be vested. it is evident
to our mind that the authors of said
proposed amendment would vest
said authority in our State Highway
Commission which is composed OF
eight members. one of whom is cleo
ted from each congressional district
and whose headquarters and offices
would OF necessity be in Jackson.
Do you Mr.. Voter, want Com
mission sitting in the City OF Jack
son to say where and how they shall
run the roads through vonr connty,
or would you prefer that your Board
of Supervisors should have controi
and direction of the roads and bridge
of your county, Do you think that
a Commission sitting in Jackson,
perhaps no member of which lives 10
your county and perhaps has never
set foot therein, or your Board of
Supervisors, all OF whom is necessa
rily OF YOUR own district should know
the needs of your county and where
roads should be run and bridges
placed SO as to best conserve the in
terests and convenience of your cit.
liens.
Therefore, be 1t resolved by the
Board of Supervisors of Marshall
County, Miss, in regular session as
sembled, that we are opposed to the
proposed amendment to the State
Constitution which destroys the ju-
risdiction of Boards of Supervisors
over roads, ferries and bridges as
revolutionary, reactionary and de-
structive of local self government.
and against the welfare and interests
OF the people. and as citizens of the
County OF Marshall, we call upon all
good citizens to 90 to the polls at
the November election and cast their
vote against said proposed amend
ment. and to use their influence
Win tneir frlendS ana nelghbOrS.
that they may vote against said pro-
posed amendment.
BE 1t furti er resolved, that a copy
Of these resolutions be furnished the
local county paper and the CONNER
cial Appea! OF Memphis, by the Clerk
OF said Board and. that said clerk
shall send copy OF said resolutions
to the Chancery clerk Of each county
in this state with the request that
he call the attention of his Board OF
Supervisors to same and request
them to take action thereon, by
bringing this matter to the attention
Of their people, that the principl fore
which our fathers fouo bit from III IN