IIO HISTORY OP THE WHEEL AND ALLIANCE. 



7. The passage of a law prohibiting alien ownership 

 of land in the United States. 



8. That corporations holding grants of public lands 

 from State or National Government be required to alienate 

 to bona fide settlers in small bodies, not exceeding three 

 hundred and twenty acres to each purchaser, all lands 

 within a period of twelve years from date of grant, or 

 forfeit of title. 



We demand of our State government the following 

 Legislative reforms: 



1. That all questions involving the outlay of public 

 money for any purpose beyond the current expenses of 

 the county, or bonding the county for any purpose what- 

 ever, a vote of the qualified voters shall be had, and 

 commissioners' courts shall act in accordance with a 

 majority vote. 



2. That unimproved lands be assessed for taxation 

 at the same value per acre as improved lands of same 

 quality and locality, or market price, and that the land 

 commissioner rigidly enforce the law requiring actual 

 settlement of the lands sold by the State. 



3. That the homestead law be not tampered with. 



4. That the State establish maximum freight and 

 passenger rates on railroads chartered by the State, upon 

 a basis that will allow no more than a reasonable income 

 on the money actually invested in the road and to defray 

 the cost of repairs and operating -the roads. 



J. M. PERDUE, Chairman; 



T. M. SMITH, R. J. SLEDGE, 



H. A. TAGE, J. M. GRIFFIN, 



Committee on Industrial Depression. 



C. W. GEERS, Chairman; 



A. W. CIBSON, HASTEN TWOMEY, 



B. M. CLARK, J. B. THOMPSON, 



Committee on Good of the Order. 



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