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` !J E LIBERTY TO UTTER AND TO ARGUE
iPSEELY ACCORDINGI TO THE DICTATES
OF CONSCIENCE WE PRIZE ABOVE ALL
OTHER LIBERTIES
L,lnokuow, March 18th, 1882.
ONE MAN ONE VOTE.
r
, If the Dominion Franchise Act_ is to
remain upon the statute book it should
at least be amended so as to give but
one vote to each elector. It is just as
thoroughly wrong in principle to allow
a man to cast six votes because he
holds property in half a dozen con-
stituencies as it would be to acknowl-
edge the right of another to vote four
timet in a single electoral div:"
cause such
in an
r of divisions has
rlse:.to„ a most insidious form of
bribery in the shape of free transport,
sometimes for a long distance to the
voting place. It also adds very largely
to the cost of an election and throws a
strong temptation in the way of the
politicians to ask the railways for free.
tickets. And passes for voters are paid
for ultimately in improper concessions
to the railways at the public expense.
The right to vote should be limited to
the constituency in which an elector
actually resides.
COUNTY COUNCILS.
)ladleatl Chasms imposed by the Ontario
Leghdatitre.
The Hon. Mr. Hardy, in intro-
ducing his bill providing for a reduc-
e
-;tion in the number of county council-
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ay tors, in the Ontario Legislature, on
gat Tuesday last, ,said the question had
• :. frequently been before the House in
r'{ ` fotner years. The opinion has been
abroad that, , while the basis of the
4>'? formation of the County Councils was
excellent at the time of its inception,
itl•has assumed a different phase with
the increase of population. No sub-
stantial change has been made in that
basis since 1853. In .the meantime
the old `municipalities have grown
largely and, new ones have arisen,
and the result is that County Councils
have grown beyond the needs of the
work they have to do, and have
became unwieldy, cumbersome and
disproportionate in . force to the ques-
tions which come before them. In
1884 circulars were sent out asking
e
opinions on this question of reduction,
trit no precise method of reform ap
parently was suggested. The ,ques
tion has stood until now. The Muni
cipal commission of 1887 dealt wit
some phase of this question, bu
nothing definite grew out of it. Th
bill introduced by the member fo
Grey, if accepted by the House, would
reduce the number, but there would
probably be a difficulty in applying it
to all municipalities. In the Muni
cipal Act a small number of sections
embraces the whole scope of County
Councils, 'work. Mr. Hardy ran over
the work set out for them to do and
said that there were none of these
functions which could not be done as
effectually and efficently by eight or
ten as by 40 or 50 councillors. On
examining the replies to the circulars
of 1884 it was found that 523 were in
favour of reduction and 108 opposed
to reduction, 479 said the feeling was
in favour of reduction and 140 said
that it was against reduction and
so it was obvious from the replies that
there was a large preponderance of
opinion in favour of reduction. Mr.
Hardy next gave figures as to com,
position and cost of Councils, and the
expenditure in their control. He said
that while the figures were not absolut
ely accurate they were nearly so and
showed that some means should be
afforded of reducing the number of
councillors if the people so desired.
In Bruce the number of councillors
was 45; the total expenditure, $122,-
000; controllable expenditure, $15000;
Dost of services of the councillors, $1,-
580. .In Huron there were 50 council-
lors; total expenditure $86,000; con-
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The Lucknow Sentinel, Bruce County, Friday, March 18th
Available ezpeuditure,, g14,000j services
of councillors, $1,570. In Middle
sex there were 49 councillors; total
expenditure, $133,000; controllable
expenditure, 31,000; services of coun-
cillors, $2,259. In Oxford there were
35 councillors; total expenditure, $930
000; controllable expenditure, $15,00;
services of councillors, $2,650. Perth
30 councillors; total expenditure, 836,-
000: controllable expenditure, $15,000;
services of counsillors, $1,014. Simcoe,
56 councillors; total expenditnre $121,-
000; controllable, expenditure. $20,-
000; service of councillors, $4,519.
Northumberland and Durham, 49
councillors; total expenditure, $51,000;
controllable.expenditure, $31,000;
services of cuncillors, $4,104. Hast-
ings, 36 councillors; total expenditure,
$120,000;., controllable expenditure,
$36,000; services of councillors. $3,048.
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, 43
councillors; total expendit
000; rontroll
ow
the people
e should be submitted.
e measure which he introduced con-
sisted of two parts, the first points out
the means for bringing the law into
effect and the second the means for the
election of the county councils on a
new basis. The county clerk shall at
the next municipal election, January,
1893, irrespective of the vote or opinion
of the council submit to the electors of
the municipality by ballot the question
"Are you in favor of adopting the
County Councils Act of 1892." If the
majority of the people vote for it it
will come into force. If the people in
smaller counties do not desire to reduce
the number of councillors they may
reject the question. The question is to
be submitted in those counties which
have more than fifteen councillor. In
counties which have less than fifteen
councillors it -is not to be submitted
unless by direction of the County
CounoiL The rest of the first part of
bill is concerned with the details con-
nected with tho adoption of the act.
The second part prescribes the number
of county councillors and the mode of
their election. In counties having a
population of 40,000 or less there are
to be seven councillors, in counties.
with a population between 40,000 and
60,000 there are to be; nine councillors
and in counties over 60,000 there are to
be eleven councillors. Cities and
towns separated from the counties are
not to be included. Fifty or more
electors may sign nomination papers
nominating one or more for councillors,
and if the number nominated does not
exceed the number to be elected they
shall be declared elected. Each voter
may give all his votes to one candidate
or may distribute them as he sees fit.
This mode . of election is something
similar to , the cumulative systsm
adopted by the London School Board
and secures a mixed Council if politics
enter at all into the election. If poli-
tics enter into the election each party
will be represented on the council.
Mr. Hardy said there might be defects
in the bill, but, on the whole, he believ-
ed it would prove acceptable.
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ENTERTAINMENT AT ST HELE1VS
The entertainment given in the
Temperance Hall on Friday- evening,
4th inst was a grand success, the hall
being crowded to the door. Mr. R.
K. Miller occupied the chair. The
programme was furnished by members
of the Wingham Lodge, and was as
follows:—Music by . Harmonica Band;
song by Mr. Wm. Bond; recitation by
Miss E. Bainton; reading by Miss
Annie . McDonald; music by Miss
E. and Messrs. A. and F. Baiton; song
by Miss , McDonald; reading by Mr..
John Aikens; song by Miss E. Bainton;
recitation by Miss L. Varney. music
by Harmonica Band, dialogue by Miss
Lottie Watcher, Eva Dawosn, Viaa
Rush, and Messrs. W. Lawrence and
R. 'Galbraith; reading by Mr. Wm.
Bond; recitation by Mr. A. Bainton;
mnsic by Harmbnico Band. Mr Mc.
Kellar gave several selections on his
phonogrph which were well appreciated
by the audience. At the conclusion
of the entertainment, the Wingham
visitors were entertained at a lunch
prepared by the members of St. Helens
lodge. When all had partaken, short
speeches were made by Messrs.1D. Suth-
erland and Wm. Bondy of Wingharil,
DIED.
ARMSTSGNG,—In Lucknow, on March 14th,
Margaret Compb'ell, wife of Mr. J. R.
Armstrong, aged 44 years and 7 months.
CiuwfoaD.—In Dungannon, on Monday,
March 14th, Laura Irene, daughter of Dir
17 days
B. Crywrford, aged 1 year, 3 mDnths and
,
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