Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-01-25

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Grca, difficulty Il flunl in sustaining actions on
the bond, OF executors. administrators aud guar
diaus; and further legislation Is requisite, defining
more clearly, the rrmeiy on such instruments.
The Act, approved February 20, 1925, makes
i the duiy oC,ho Probate md County Court ofesch
county IN Ia State, 10 recommend Ia t,e Gov
1 ernor as many persons "a they may doom neceS-
/ Saly, who shah be commissioned as Auc,oneers;
/ and a Subsequent Act, requires such officers 70
| pay over 90 he Tax Collector one per cent. on
/ the Nhoc amount 1i their sses. The Probate
I and Coluy Cour, vas abolished By The provs-
/ ions ofthc revised Constitution, and, concesng
| that, there d no law now IN force authorizing tnc
! appon'mlnt Of AuctNnlars. have determined 10
1 COMMISSION no mon, unil provision IS made by
law for their Appointment. \ great number Of
Aaetoaeos afs now dong business andrr oou-
MISSION granted them many years snce, AMI but
1 very few rrudcr any account Of Their sa'Ns or pas
| over Ia tho Collector The tax required hy law.
sales at auction ave highly injurious 70 the regular
merchant, aud are not always beneficial 70 The
purchaser. Many Of tbg articles sold are damag.
Ell and of ,.ulr Nalue and frauds are frequently
prac,,cd, The power OF recommending auction.
| GERS, nigh, safely br vested IN the boards ofpo.
| lice. and Il IS wo,hy al your consideration. vhesh.
| ar the tlN on sales az auction, should uut be IA
/ creased. aud a heavy penalty imposed upon any
oucuoueer, who fails To give in true account Of
his .a'cs, and 10 pay over the legal tax when
! lemaaded.
/ lhea cave again to tal your attention to toe
! existing laws prescribing the duties of Auditor OF
! Public Accounts State treasurer, and ASSESSORS
ana Collectors, This law gives % TIE Auditor
control over he sinking fund as one OF the com
/ Observation-Disclosures linn TO collect the amour,
! due Ia Tie seminary and three per cent. fund,
and gives him the control the uo'e, taken for
/ tho lots IA the city OF Jackson, sold by the STATE
/ The Office, uf Auditor and Treasurer were erca
! tel ia order that orc might be a check upon the
ohcr--PrujeHcc roQu'ra., 'hat the Aud tor should
not be aotlor4edl 70 receive the public dues, aud
that the frclNrcr should be prohibited ualI ca.
Sos, from receiving lhc money Of the State, except
on the Aujuo S raceptwarront
The people ofthc State, in their Revised consi.
tuition provided for tie election and appointment,
OF nolrr every oiH,or necessary 10 carry on the
Government, except Assessors Of the revenue and
Tax Collectors, THIS omission would seem to
indicate that the mode OF appointing ihose officers,
then 10 existence, was satisfactory. The long st
Of demitcrs given IA the AUDITORS report aud
hcmmcnsc amour, Of arrcansos remaining IN.
pad, show hlt something ~ wrong va lhc present
system. The Government cannot be supported
without tho prompt collection Of taxes aud ihc.f
puuct1M payment INTO ;Ao pubic treasury his
outrageous lhol taxes should be- wruug from the
hord earnugs Of tie people, and squandcftd by
The officers they hive chosen TO collect them Ia
{ most Of the counties the offices Of Assessor
and collector. are united in the Same person The
collector oan only be- charged on the books OF
the Auditor with the amount Of tho assessment.
roll returned by lhc Assessor. and the collector +
now Authorized 70 collect taxes when be has fail.
Cd 10 assess them, This system enables the As.
scsyor by falling 10 make rltut1.of mixing one
imperfect, - jeira1I the Government Of ltg dues.
'ony cases orth3 kind hayc come under nv
own observation, therefore urge upon yol
change Of the whole system, aud to soycr the oil
cc3 nf Assessor and culeetoria every couuty.
submit 10 Your cousdertouthe propre,y Of pro-
] ydng Ter the npportmru Of Assessor, aud Co
I cctur5 Annually, and 10 vest their appointment
in the Governor and Senate or IN the Boards OF
Police, Power should be gwen to the Executive
To remove any doiAulleL and % I'LL The vacancy
iol tbe whole spfeJ term. Tho exercise o
hcpowcr Of makug such appointments, could
B never be desirable 10 me. the applicants would
. usually be numerous, aud some difficulty expert,
{ cucoi IN making proper selection. The number
r disappointed void BE- ton times ns many as thU-e
s chosen and The influence Of lhc Executive would
| thereby be diminished, rather than increased.
8 have to wish 70 ,croago he patronage Of the rs
cculi,o ana Of the Government Should yol #
your wisdom, think fl to let tto election Of thoss
e officers remain with the people, il would st.l b.
Er e
. iaU'tcr., and the filing u vacancies occasioHct
' thereby.
9 The reports fl the late Treasurer Samuel Craig
j Of the present Treasurer, James @ Williams on'
] Of the Auditor Of public Accomtf, are herewith
= | Transmitted The receipts INTO the Treasury, from
Al the IT Of January 10 Tho 30tb Of November, 1880
@ doth days included amounted 10 the sum Of Tvs,
q hundred and cighiy.scycu thousand one hundfpt
S and fony.ouc dollars aud ihrtytwo cents, az,
tho disbursements during 'he same PERIOD yer
g three hundred and slSty.sx thousand two ban
q drod and eighteen dollars aud n.ng cents. ] Ia
Il sam Of eight tho sald four hundred sud seventy
E. three dollars and g1lccu cents, obtained by w
Is Executive Of tive Mississippi Union Bank, ac
a counts Of notes taken for town lots. and DISCOUNT
i ed By the Bank, as well ag the further SUM {
II one hundred and iofts thousand cGh hund Ell Gu
o thirty one dollars and scycn'ysix cents. borro"
81 cd by the State Treasurer Of thai institution,
n pursuance Of authority vested in him by law, al
Z. included ia the receipts fbe actual dlsbur,,
4 menis therefore, exceed ia receipts arising fro,
le ordinary sources, tic sum oftwo hundred an
Jr twcuiy. eight thousand three hundred and eight
IS one dollars and seventy one cents The sum
@ eighty thousand biae hundred ani seventy o,
ID dollars and eighty seven cents, has been exponit
~ 90 the Capitol during the period, and the iurtb
sim Of 6iy.h thousand fiyo bundled and eng
z dollars and seventy five cents, on the State PR
rs, on. The appropriation made for cleaning out Il
OF CbIckasawhay river 10 included 10 the dlsburs
I'd ments bU, has NOT been paid, in consequence
p. the inability Of the Treasurer, to each the Aud
% or's warraut.