Show government YOU AND I 1 0 As told by byrd trego to the record this country enjoys a democratic form of government when we speak of government we speak of you and me and what WE do in governing our country our state our county or our city we speak of how we spend the taxes which you and I 1 pay for the orderly conduct of government it is physically impossible for you and me and the other citizens of this country or state or county to meet daily on questions of government or its administration we elect citizens to make decisions and administer for us executive officers so elected to high honor assume definite duties and obligations to those whom they govern to you and to me A clear understanding of that relationship is the basis of good and wise government THE REASON FOR NOTICE in corporations executives must make reports to stockholders at definite periods such reports keep them posted on corporation administration and management the principle applies to government under the term legal publication government executives elected by you bod and me and responsible to us for the proper administration of expenditures make their periodical reports these reports are made to give us the necessary check on government administration this fundamental in democratic government is known as serving notice history tells us that in european countries and early merican american colonies the town crier walked the streets ringing a bell before oral public announcements later court bailiffs shouted notice from the court house steps and porches of public buildings next printing was used notices were nailed at the town hall our lives became busier the citizens eliminated the trouble of going to the town hall or other public place to read the public botic notices es and the newspaper became the most convenient medium for the printing of public notices in full and you and I 1 can sit at home and read in our newspaper the official announcements day by day or week by week thus we keep ourselves on notice |