Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-01-18

to the state, and on such otherproperty as
the Board Of Police may deem advisable.
In many Of the states, not one person IN
ten thousand are unable to read; in many
counties in this state, schools do not eX-
ist where the ordinary rudimen,s of educa-
ton can be obtained; beside, the money
collected TO sustain free schools will be
expended among those who contributed it,
and at least million Of dollars annually
taken out of the state to educate the youth
Of the land, would remain with us, if the
proposed system should DO adopted.
An amendment of the several acts con-
corning last wills and testaments, the duties
OF executors, administrators and guardians,
and the rights Of orphans, is recommended.
If an appeal is not taken in a very short
time, the decision of the Probate Court
becomes final, and cannot be reviewed in
the Chancery Court, or reversed by the
Appellate Court. Too much power is
given the Judge in vacation, and in many
cases the securities of executors, admins
traitors and guardians, are insolvent when
taken; to remedy this evil, the passage of
law is suggested, requiring the Probate
Judge to examine all the securities pro-
posed, on oath, as to the extent of their
means aud liabilities before receiving them;
and that all the obligors should sign the
bond in his presence.
In most of the counties, the Offices of
Assessor and Collector are united in the
same person; the Collector can only be
IchargeG on the books of the Auditor, with
the amount of the assessment roll returned
by the Ass essor, and the Collector is now
authorized to collect taxes when he has
failed to assess them. This system ena.
bles he Assessor to deflaud the govern
mcnt of its dues; the long list Of delauters
given in the Auditors report, and the i'm.
mense amount of arrearages remaining
unpaid, shew that something is wrong in
the present system. is recommended to
sever the Offices of Assessor and Collector
in every county. The propriety is asked
of providing Cor the appointment Of Asses.
sors and COLI sectors annually, and to YES,
the appointme in the Governor and Sen
ate or in the Boards Of Police.
The receipts into the Treasury from tn
lst Of January to the Both of November
1889, inclusive, amounted to the sum O
1887, Ia 80, the disbursements during tn
same period, we're S366,2lS 9; the sum
SS,473 Is obtaine, of the Executive of tn
Mississippi Unell Bank, on account {
notes taken for town lots, and dscounte
by the bank, as we'll as the further sum
81 dc, e3l 76, BORROWED by the Stat
Treasurer of ,ha, institution, in pursuanc
j.. of authority vested in him by law, are il
, cluded in the recs ipts. The disbursement
o exceeds the recei pts $22s,3sl II. I'll
sum of S80,97l 81 has been expended @
The Capital during that period; and Il
sum of S55,5SO rs on the State Prise
The appropriation for clearing out II
!. Chickasawhay river is included in IL
!. disbursements, but has not been paid
y consequence of the Inability Of the IRE
:, surer to cash the Aud TORS warrant.
II Thirty-,hree tax CO Electors are in d
q fault for the sum of SeO,6l7 46, for tax
4 accruing prior TO tho, year 1888; sui
. have been ordered against them on the
n bonds. Twenty six are in default in IL
sum of $26,9s0 81, fo.- taxes assessed
Y the year 1888. The to.a amount of sta
j. tax assessed during the present fiscal yea
W is Sl54,577 70. The A SCISSORS of IL
IS counties Of Carroll, Do Soto, Ilolme
k jackson, Jones, Kemper, Leake, Lafa
n cite, Noxubee, Pike, Pamela, Rank
d Tishemngo, Washington and Wayn
r. have failed to return the as sessment roll
The Auditor estimates the state tax
% those counties at 1886 s,l; suits W
a, in due season be ordered ON The bonds