The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-08-04
900 lei

s y warrants en- 4leaerrp 60 40 da{s
Expenditures during u rslno
time without warrant 81 -.
counto claims against fhs
Treasury, allowed eollec-
lore, 5s.q1e
S50s.l5s O.
Showing balance ID favor of receipts from
ordinary sources Of revenue over lie ex-
penditufes, from FIRST Of January, 1912. 10
30th Of June, l643, both dates inclusive. OF.
Iflty-fVe thousand two hundred and thirty.
seven dollars and thirteen cents.
The assessments f0E the 6scal year ending
Isl Of March, 1913, including licenses to
lhaWkefs and psdlaTs, brokers and fetailefs Of
lspiFituous liquors. &c, 50 far as received.
amount % the sum Of 1927 ,6S5 66. The
assessments on lands Cor 1912, have not
been received from Pike, Washington. Jas
peT, Yallobu5ba and one police district of
ICoyingl0n county; and [ am advised, that
Tia many Of The counties il IS incomplete
I'm Pike, ! an informed that the land assess
ment has been recently made, and that the
assessment Of Yaliobnsha IS IN progress
i In Washington, Jasper, and the police dis
tFiet of Covington above mentioned, am
Informed that no steps have been taken BY
the boards Of police, 70 have the assessment
Tor classification performed. Jones county
has besn disoFpanized foF two years past
there being no board Of police, and no tax
assessor or collector, no revenue has been
icollectsd from that county for 1871 o. 1919.
Unless provision Is made az the present ees-
sion Of the Legislature, for collecting the
tax IN Jones, and On lands IN Washinqton.
Jasper, the above named police district IN
lCoyington, and for the completion 81 the
classification and assessment on lands, "a
lcounties where the same Is incompIsls,
large amount Of revenue viii Be lost to the
Estate.
IN many counties, the commissioners
10 class aud assess lands were unable %
eomplete their labogs until long after the
ltimo prescribed IL the act sc tie last SEES
lsion. a failure on che part OF The Leai6la-
luEe 10 allow any compensation 10 The Rro-
bate Clerks for making copies Of the CLASH
locations, caused much vexaiion and dcI5f
These causes rendered ID impossible fcf the
tax collectors, il many instances, Is close
their accountsby tie end Of the fiscal year:
and seVaFal 0f them have been unable, from
the same causes, 70 make entire payments
lup 70 this time. An account of the balances
due Tor The taxes Of 1912, viii Be furnished
ron ii faw days.
Tho Supplemental Revsnue act of the
last session. was 50 imperfect that almost n.
lsurmounlable difficulties have presented
, themselves n attempting 20 carry It's pro
8 visions into effect. The CLAUSE reaOiFine ;
property Qualification u the persons Of Il,
commissioners to class the lands. was ad
= Judged by some Of the boards OF police /,
be unconstitutional, and they refused I,
lcaTTY the Law into effect.
4 The Jaw requiring the tar collectors /,
: advertise land sales in the nearest neusua
! per, has compelled them Ia submit Is s5cI
s terms 8 the printers might dictate; and i
Il one Instances ! am Informed, The printer r.
s. I1se ed g adyeFtlses until the collector boun
a himself With security, 10 pay his fees ii "a
s. funds There being No law to limit q
II. chaEges loE adReEsising, each pfintsg la
eha1ged what be pleased; and unlsss b
BAG some prospect Of payment. is case
where the otate became the nnrchas
ol- has been threatened 70 refuse the proof {
y pphllca iona thing essential % tie valid
IS g ct The deeds ha statute flows Tie g
-. ~ isctos Eve dollars loE each tax deed. "a
81 the aet at tie last session makes IS exec
ton d favor 81 tho State. ia cases wlle
lands are BID il for the State. The san
act requires lhe collectors TO rsport Is 4
So Auditor tie auonnt of taxes secured
purchases l0r taa State, but makes Is pfos
sion fog paying tie respective counties. 4
80 taxes due them On such lands. The la
Is il new stands, c0mpeIs the collectors
adGeKtisa the lands Of delinqnsnis Cor Sal
Scr State and county taxes. and costs
aale, including costs AZ ADVERTISING 20
los port 80 lhe Auditor Che amount o taxes
cured b uch sale-alIons him eve
cent commissions o. lhe amonn g sal
and ave dollars foI each deed & saui
- the plfc So pay az these charges
1e4 nediatelg aIlar ihe sale. Iimake lhe So
the purchaser upon q certain eontinpen
6 hut ~ where relieves heE fron. he sbli
ten oihsl purchasers & 10 where
hcIiEez lie Auditor g eredit Ihs tx
a. eciaI az secured ~the
lAelf comm ions n ntc
ihe county lcx ca lhe 81.
vance ioE executing deeds "a
IS af ellenuslQnce have hsen conn
aeton Implied authority. S. lsil S s
INTO eaecls will snppnss
illustrative of lhia act and 81 lhe ca
= quences ihatmnpl have resulted lad