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1024 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 23,
seat of this county from Port Tobacco to La Plata
Station.
"2. Resolved, That the sentiment of our tax-payers
is still almost unanimously opposed to the proposi-
tion, and we regard the movement as a selfish and
wholly unnecessary project, aimed to benfit the in-
terest of the few at the expense of the many.
"B. Resolved, That in addition to the mischievous
character of the measure itself, we recognize in the
bill which has been passed, many loose and unguarded
provisions which endanger the public interests should
it become a law.
"4. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting
the present location is more central than any other
point, the present court bouse ample and suitable for
all purposes, and could be put in good condition by
a new roof and other slight repairs not exceeding in
cost the sum of $500.
"5. Resolved, That in the present financial condi-
tion of the people of this county, arising from the low
prices of agricultural products, that they are entirely
unable to meet the present demands upon them in the
matter of taxation, and that it would be a grievous
wrong to burden them with any additional taxation,
which would far exceed the amount named in the bill,
arising from the construction of the necessary new
buildings and the opening and grading of new public
roads through a section of the county the topo-
graphical character of which would involve the very
largest outlay of money.
"6. Resolved, That we denounce the whole scheme
as a bad one, conceived in defiance of the known
wishes of the tax paying people of the county, whom
it chiefly affects, and we deprecate the methods by
which it seems to have been passed through the Leg-
islature."
This meeting appointed a large delegation of leading
citizens, headed by ex Senator Richard H. Edelen, to
wait on the Governor and request him to veto the bill.
Governor Jackson, after maturely considering the
matter, giving all parties concerned a hearing, and
after a special visit to the county, in which he examined
the present court house, did veto the bill and defeat
the measure.
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