Show government you and I 1 As told by byrd trego to editor george H harrison article no 2 after the days of the town crier legal gal notices were nailed up at ahe town hall hail frequently before cy were read rain and wind de oye them if they did remain KI good condition people could not afford ford the time lime to go to the place ry posting and hunt through an assortment of notices ces for an item t in I 1 of cf vital personal interest citizens hardly knew witt what the fluttering on the billboard were all about t but you and I 1 remember cases where someone found that ho he had been done out of a property right or an inheritance because le he liml haj not stopped to decipher the fluttering fluttering sheets on the billboard you and I 1 must recognize the true trae value of public notices they ey are v vitally ta important in the P protection n of our rights no 0 regain gaan for or you and me legal gal no notices ces are of extreme importance to us when suddenly we need their protection of our citizen rights our constitution says that persons shall not be deprived of property without due process of law this is of no value to you or ms me should we fail to pay attention to legal notices or fall fail to ae act upon a notice served by an of alicer aicer personal service he who throws away his right cannot re gain them ahem after expiration personal service and public notice go 90 hand in hand in protecting the rights ts of eveian citizen yi spite of loose statements the re record rd proves the efficiency of government executives the fact that any wrong act becomes su suddenly d important shows the integrity of the dominant dimi nant majority of those elected to public office offic le without these men of honesty and patriotism in hig high off office ce you and I 1 would not i be enjoying our american form of government today these types of executives in government are the very men who ante into our laws definite requirements quire ments for legal notice it is protection against the exceptional fraudulent act you and I 1 have heard claims of economy to open the doors to misconduct of office is never a saving nor does it matter to you and me if malfeasance is chargeable to lack of judgment or to lack of integrity or honesty there are many examples in our own expert experience nce where lard large e losses to government units cowd could have been prevented through the proper legal notice if a city council had wasted a small sum of money a at regular periods for publication n of expense and income and you or I 1 noticed that our pay milt did not appear in the list there would be a show down promptly if you or I 1 had sold t to 0 the he city anything and found it listed at a higher price than we deceived there would be quick reckoning any city has several bundred hundred self appointed auditors at work ork within an hour after the paper is out an any error any oversight will come to light the entire procedure protects the honest executive cu ive and also you and me re you interested in YO your ur newspaper only as a means of protecting good government overn ment you are not but wh why to bo be continued |