Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-12-18
The State Tax and the Counties.

several counties, reminding them of
their duties under the existing laws. The
following is summary of the requirement,
of the statutes respecting the collection
and payment of the State lax, which WI
Iderive from the Madison Journal:
l. The town Treasures must pay the
State tax TO the County Treasures in
gold and silver.
2. On or before the first Monday in
February, the County Treasurer must pay
to the State Treasurer the amount of the
State tax charged to their respective coun-
ties, i'll gold and silver coin.
3. In case the County Treasurer fails
to pay over the money in this manner for
the space of ten days, he forfeits to the
State 20 per cent. of the amount In case
he fails to do SO within the 80 days after
the prescribed time, he forfeits his office,
and is deemed public defaulter.
4. fla county fails, neglects or refuses
to pay over its tax due the State, after thir-
ty days such county shall be charged at the
tate of twenty-five per cent. per annum on
the amount due until it Is paid.
5. Each County Treasurer is required
to file an oath or affirmation with theState
Treasurer, at the time the State tax is due
that has paid in the whole amount that
has come into his hands, specifying the a.
mount received from each town and city,
and if he fails to file such oath and pay In
the whole amount of Stats tax that has
come into his hands at that time, he shall
be subject to a penalty of l thousand dol
ars, which shall be collected upon the Of
fetal bond Of such treasurer
6. No county shall draw any money
from the State Treasury, either School
money, Swamp Land Fund or other mon
eys while it remains inde btcl to theState
MININa-We continue to hear favora-
bic reports from every mining place in the
County. The discovery Of lodes, yielding
100000 lbs. and upwards, is Of such fire.
quent occurrence as to scarcely attract at
tention, or be worth noticing by news par
agraph. The number of persons working
at mining has steadily increased for a year,
or ever since the commencement of crisis,
and now exceeds we think the number
engaged just previous to 80, when Cali
fornia drew away some7or 500 Of our min
ers, generally the most successful and en-
terprising of them. The number Of min
ors and product Of mineral raised at pres.
cut, with ,he value thereof, must he very
great.
Bat what makes mining far mo re proa
table now than Under the oil practice, is,
that gambling, fighting and quarrelling,
ana the support Of about two dog sserics to-
every five miners are scarcely known as.
necessary Accomplishments Of mining as
now conducted. High taxes are the mod
ern substitutes for those evils of a worse
day. The present race Of miners are prin-
cipally the old stock Of farmers and th cir
sous, whose responsibility and conduct have
weight enough to keep them quiet and
prudent. At present, the mining Towns
are therefore as quiet as the m ,ra towns,
and owing to the failure Of crops anl low
prices are FIR more prosperous.
We again urge upon non out OF regular
employment TO resort to digging. Those
who have never mined may look upon dig
cling for mineral AS hard business, bat
this is u mistake It is not us hard work
as farming, and is equally as healthful,
while the profits are certainly in favor of
mining-very largely as the times stand.
Indeed, it appears to us as the duty OF men
to give more attention to mining than they
do. To make money at farming is al most
impossible now, while the chances to make
good day wages, perhaps little fortune,at
digging are quite fixed. A sober, indus
trious miner with a partner his equal, can
make money. The business to be sure,
involves bad luck as well as good. but
most of the chances are on the winning
side.
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