Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-06-24

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II fssi \ II b ny duty to, trsnsnalis q
you, ipformation relative 10 the affairs
! of The State. and Ia recommend sDch
action, q, a my Judgment. will be moal
conducive TO the public interests q
Owing g the delay attendant upon the
induction into office. of the State officars
elect, the assessment Of property requir1
ed 70 be made under tho direction ofthe
AUDITOR has not yct been commenced,
The rolls have been printed, and are
ready for distribution % the Registers 81
Deeds fos the several counties bsi
nome wesks must elanse before thex can
he placed u Tho hands u ths towns6ip
asssssors, I therefore suggest for your
consideration, that the time for the -.
sessment of property Be s1tended 70 the
10th Of August. 81 4
The late decision OF the Supreme
Court ofi the United States, by which
lands owned ~ individuals, for which
patents have not been issued, are de
clared free from taxation, has not been
received here ii an official form but
there seems 70 be little doubt that such
. decision has been made, in that case,
= very great elimination will be. the re-
suit ID tho anticipated revenue Of the
State for taxes the coming year, as ID
most of the new, and in some. of the)
older counties, large tracts Of land have
been entered by pre-emption, butt asno|
patents have yet been issued therefor.
/ recommend that q memorial be passed
as soon Is practicable. by,yo,'. to the
President. asking that patents be issued
for allsuch lands BY the General Land
Office, with the utmost expedition, so
that they may. be included IN the asses
ments for the coming year. .s4 q; .s'' s
Il willsprohably be found necessary,
likewise, 70 provide more specifically by
statute for separate assessment upon the
improv ements made on these lands. so
that in case the patents cannot be issued
at 9 sufficiently early period to enable
the assessors 70 place the land itself on
the rolls Of the present year. the burden
pf taxation may be Is nearly equalized|
tirough ghout the State. as circumstances
viii permit. The man who holds, the
duplicate Of the land office il really as
much tho owner Of his land as his neigh
Dor who has received hrs patents, and I
mere technicallty should not shield him
from sharing equally with that neighbor.
in supporting the government which pro-
tects both alike in the possession of their
il the memorial 70 the Presii-
dent, he might properly be petitioned to
instruct the commissioners of the Gene-
raj Land Office 10 cause to be transmit-
led % the Governor, 70 By filed ID the
office Of tho State Auditor. ! list Of the
patents issue5, with . description Of the |
|and therein contained, iii this State, III
he expiration Of each three months. IfI
lhis could be done. the Auditor would !
nave the means i his powerto afford
correct information to the assessors inl
he different counties, which they could
not readily obtain ID any other manner.
In consequences Of the deprecated
yalue ofreal estate every where, caused
The financial arrangements in thsI
ountr, 81, Z. !, together with the exemption
,om taxa. ION Of 50 much land, under
Is decision a. the Supreme Court re-
sfred %, ii would not besafs q baseIan
stisaate upon the tasabls property of
he State. .of more than SS56 ,oO. GOO on n
I40, ,0Oo, 600. Should the next regular!. |
sssio q The ( legislature take plass
efore The middle of tho ysar 1861, 4
r-ust that ~ ths sxsrciss of strict sCon-
N.Y.. the expenses " the inter rysping I
sriod aIhay ~ msfs levsn upon the rsr
aced Aasis ofa oaisniAtious TO efIertl
6is, however, ;,ls vi /, i viii Do necessary forI
oui u pass ! j stringent ~, ~ compel
u collscting officer IL the diffsrent
6uhtis5itoE ply ihss ths SKATE TTsasury.
IHhlnss aixsd period ID each year. ths1
sa6uAs lSr which Suchl scouAeiss ars liza
le.s lS9 II III 1vfdsnt thatsth ~ 4ysteml