Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-14
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
snnerintendnnta Report-ConIinued.

shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure aJusi
valuation for taxation Of all property, real, personal
and posseS 81 GSi except nIsn mis sSa an Se taxed." Wv
/ understand this section 10 place both, surface and
mining property, on an exact equality as regards INC
them conslsts In this: Surface property was 10 DC
taxed upon its assessed valuation. a definite anu
fixed per ~cent-whlle the mines and mining elallns
were to be taxed alike per cent. upon tholr prOceeIs,
but Section " OF the Revenue law lcvies q tax on thc
proceeds OF the mines, Of one hundred cents on eaen
one hundred dollars: and then Section liz OF the
THE moneys arising from the tax from the pro
ceeds Of the mines, as provided In this Act (lOo cents
on each sloo), after paying the expenses OF aSSes;'h w
the State. and one-half shall go into the General unu
This gives the cold shoulder to the State School
Fund. without rs much as to say.-by your Leave:
Five per cent. OF the proceeds Of the tax on the
mines, belong .~e1uIta6ly and, think; legally. 70 th "a,
State School Fund. This Is q fund that springs uf
rectly from the mines, five per cent. OF whlen Mus
designed for the benefit (or the support OF q Mining
College,. Yet the Legislature has Ignored this pro-
Vision aitogeiher-and according TO the proceedings
Of the last Legislature, the proposed mining branch
Of the UniyersIty-il II shall have IN existence-t
trust that you will bring this matter prominently be-
fore the next Legislature, and claim from the min
ing tax. not only security for the future, but indem'
nifty for the past. .r
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.
The last Legislature, In providing for the establish
mcnt and location Of an Agricultural and Meehanl-
cal College" declares (Section 49, that" The Legis-
lature shall provide, at It's next regular session, Tor
The payment OF said Boardof Professors"
The next Legislature will have the undonbtcd
right TO appropriate any amount OF money, i may
SfSa IS had is tsr origin 4 in a certain general raj grant ofpap::
lie lands, by the Redernl Congress in July, 1867, but
1t cannot constltutIonally, think. make any appT3S;
after the said Mining branch OF the University shall
be established, and In q working condition, however
worthy and important the " PUBLIC scho9iSi ,G ""
the said Agricultural ana Mechanlcal Sohcse'
think the future will demonstrate that the or;
was premature. 1t must be some time yet eeioIe
any proceeds can be realized from the grant OF Janus
which was originally designed for Its foundatioh'
TIE 10 ASD 70 SECTIONS.
1t occurs to inc as important. that our Legislature
should bring one matter, touching the 10th and Bth
Sections OF each township, donated BY CongressloT
school purposes, prominently before that body, anu
l trust that you will not fall TO press this matter
earnestly upon the consideration OF the next Lcsis-
laturc. ,
Valley States, With their immense tracts OF agrleul-
tural lands, possess great value, and constitute y
great source OF revenue TO the School Funds In those
States-because they are likely to be surveyed by the
General Government, and open to entry and sale;
But with those elevated and almost barren lands OF
the mineral States, between the Rocky and Sierra
Nevada mountains, which are not liable 10 DC BUT
yeyed to any great extent, or TO be entered or solo.
the matter Is essentially different; They cannot
have. under the present regime o. tne fedsIaI 10Y Snr
III IIlNlN tANh W fAAA' N""
our Public School system.
TO place these mineral States upon an equality
with those ofthc Atlantic, In regard TO these 10th and
36th Sections of each township-and no doubt Con:
gress 20 designed, In making tho donation. II should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry and
sale. (Which, Il Is not possible. will be donc,) or allow
the Siate the minimum value. the Government nxes
upon newly surveyed lands open for sale. In money.
or else create floating land warrants, that the state
| Board OF Education can locate upon any INDICATED
| public lands in the Union. The reaSonableness 81
this suggestion would, / am confident, challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation Of a majority OF
that body, whose generous action, In behalf Of public
education, has ever been O marked characteristic.
LIQUIDATION on TIE 18TH AND 18th SECTIONS.
] confess my establishment that our shnrpsighted.
courageous and worthy Governor. did not interpose
his veto 10 the bill Of the last Legislature, 10 allenntc
about ten thousand acres OF the very best school
lands In the State, locatedin the agricultural valleys
OF Carson, Eagle, Washoe, Steamboat and Truckec.
for the paitry sum OF I'VE dollars an acre, about the
price Of half-breed scrip, and probably q little more
than the annual rental these alicnated school lands
would command II wasa nice Job for the owners
but as TO the Justice OF this legislation, i am unable
to comprehend, with the limited I pos
sess on the subject. r..F
II isdeyoutly 10 he hoped. that II any more valu.
able school lands remain untaken, they will be dis.
posed Of In q manner more consistent with the In.
terest OF the School Fund. than those sections allen.
ated by the law under consideration.
lam. my dear sir. ..
Yours, very respectfully,
81. JN0. A. COLLINS,
County Superintendent Of Common Schools.