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Show Hepre.-eutative Sorenson has introduce.! intro-duce.! a bill in the House to amend section I! of article 13 of the State Constitution, Con-stitution, by adding the fo'lowtmg: "Provided, further. that county boards shall have power to remit or abate the stale and county taxes of the indigent p. 'or within their respective ceau::rs, and that Ut'y oour.cils and town boards shall be authorized to re-tni: re-tni: or ...i-r.tc the city or town tax-'S of i'ne icuigrtit poor within their respective respect-ive 'intAs." '.! it is biii should be passed, for under the r'. ese'.'.t laws p -or viiicws ami iudi-g," iudi-g," C e. ir.s w r,e own t heir little homes that it i tipessAde to pay their taxes: ami w iio if they lost their hones would become public charges. The law was ::ewr i :;v ,uicd to oppress the aged !'.e:' ;i::.l w i.'.r.vs. and there should be !-.. dleic-ii-y in so ar-emling it that Amir taxes can bo remitted in ileserv- |