The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1921-12-29

The call for the meeting was mark
ed Personal and Confidential" ana #
was desired to keep the matter ont AZ
the newspapers, so that there would
not be unjust speculation as to the
nature Of the meeting, and to keep
down such unjust and unwarranted
/ statements being made as were made
BEFORE the meeting took place
some people taking it upon Themselves
60 state what the meeting was for. be-
Tore 1t took place, and in their state
ments they made unjust statements as
to the nature.
The object Of the meeting was to
bring together as many Of the County
Oificers as possible, and to discuss
among ourselves the best way to pet
before the Legislature, DATA AND
FIGURES pertaining to the duties Of
each officer, the amount of deputy
help every officer needs, and to com
pile and prepare figures To show to
the Legislature just what it has cost
every County in the State to run its
officers, and to also show to the Leg-
lslature, how much every officer IA
the State has paid back into the Coun-
ty Treausry, in the way Of fees. com
missions, costs, ETC., collected bv each
officer and to get up figures to show
whether or not the present salary
system is more costly than the old
fee system, to get up data to show to
the Legislature how much the work in
a great many Of the offices has in
creased within the past few years. on
account Of the great number of road
and school districts being created. to
show the increased work in the book
keeping department Of the Sheriff's
and the Chancery Clerks offices. on
account Of said new funds, ETC., to
show the great increase in theAsses-
sor's work on account Of the present
assessment rolls requiring twice the !
amount Of work to make up the as
sessments. Also the extra work re- /
quired of the Circuit Clerk on account |
of the registration of the ladies, and |
other work required Of him, the in
creased work of the superintendent
Of Education, on account Of the in
creased duties required of him, the
additional work required Of the mem
bers Of the Board Of Supervisors on
account Of SO many roads to keep up
with, and many more duties required
Of them than before; and to call at
Eention to certain sections Of the Fee
Bill as set out in 1906 Code in the
event we were placed back on a fee
system.
In substance, the meeting was to
get up data and figures to present to
e Legislature.
If any man will go into the office
1f any Of the County Officers, and ask
hem to show him what they had to
10 ten years ago, and then show him
What they have to do today, think
hat that person will see for himself,
hat there is MUCH more work now
han ever before in all the County
Offices. think that he win see that
most of the offices need much more
leputy help now than ever before on
account of the great increase Of du-
les that has come about during the
,ast ten years.
| have stated openly, and written to
very County Officer in Mississippi,
hat ] am opposed to any lobby or
anything Of that kind Of the Officers,
turing the session Of the Legislature
md past ten years,
! have stated openly, and written
o every County Officer in Mississippi,
hat am opposed to any lobby or
lnything Of that kind, Of the Officers,
Turing the session Of the Legislature,
ind also stated that we should get
lp data as set out above, and submit
o our Legislators (of both houses
BEFORE they went to Jackson. !
laye stated in letters to the Officers
hat the Senate and House were made
Up of JUST AND FAIR men, and that
felt that they would be glad to get
lata and figures from every county,
to the different officers,
md what it cost to run them and
What the officers took in, and things
long that line so do not see where
We have committed any sin against
my man, woman, or child in calling :
HIS meeting, and in wishing to keep
out Of the papers for the reasons
et out above.
This meeting is not to form a lobby
r anything of that kind, it is to COM
,ile data and get up facts and figures.
AS stated many times heretofore.
feel that our Senate and House OF {
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