Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-09
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
sunerInteudent,s Report-Coniinued.

,hoI, nrc.rribe such regulations a. shall secure ajuli
yslation for taxation OF all property, real, personal.
sndbosses.9ryt, , except lIon mln Kan nn be- ta9e4'S 'A"' 'e
1 understand this section to place both, surface and
mining property, on an exact equality as rcGards the
per cent to be taxed-the only difference between
Them consists in this: Surface property was 10 be
taxed upon lis assessed valuation. a definite and
ixed per %cent-while the mines and mining claims
were 10 be taxed alike per cent. upon their proceeus,
bnt Section 20 OF the Revenue law levles o tax on the
proceeds OF the mines, OF one hundred cents on each
one hundred dollars: and then Section liz OF mo
THE moneys arising from the tax from the pro-
eceds Of the mines, ~ provided in this Act QOO cents
on each slG0. after paying the expenses OF assessing
me state. and one-half shall 90 into the General Fund
This gives the cold shoulder to the State School
Fund. without as much as TO sAy-by your leave!
Five per cent. OF the proceeds OF the tax on thv
mines ss belong leu e2Iiltas bly, and. think; legally. TO tho
rectly from the mines. i've per cent. OF which was
designed for the benetit Cor the support OF A MinIny
College,: Yet the legislature has Ignored this pro.
vision altogether-and according to the proceedings
Of the Unlyersity-ir Il shall have an exissence@it
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.
nIty for the past.
SsRIcrLTuRAL AND MECHANICAL collIor.
The last Legislature. IN providing for the establish.
cal College" declares Section l3) that The Legis.
iature shall provide, at It's next regular session, Tor
the paymcntof sald Board Of Professors"
The next Legislature will have the undoubted
right 10 appropriate any amount OF money. II may
deem lust, for tho maintenance OF this Institution.
which had Its origin In q certain general grant 9 fpub.
Il cannot ecoonsiitatIOnaliy, ! think. make any appro:
~priations TO be paid out OF the State school FUND, III
after the said Mining branch OF the University shall
be established, and In q working condition. however
worthy and important, the Public Schools" and
the said Agricultural aud Mechanical College"
may be.
l think the future will demonstrate that the or.
ganiZation OF tho " Agricultural and Mining College"
was premature. It must be some time yet before
any proceeds can be realized from the grant Of lands
which was originally designed for Its foundation.
THE 10 AND 80 SECTIONS.
II occurs TO me as important, that our Legislature
should bring one matter. touching the 10th and 18th
Sections OF each township. donated by Congress for
school purposes. prominently before that body, and
l trust that you VIII not fall TO press this matter
earnestly upon tho consideration OF the next Leg.s.
lature. . ..... r. . ..
These schools sections. In the Eastern and Mississippi
Valley States. with their immense tracts OF agricrl.
tural lands, possess great value, and constitute A
great source Of revenue TO the School Funds In those
s~tatcs-because they are likely TO be surveyed by tho
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
veyed 10 any great extent, or TO be entered or sold.
the matter Is essentially different. They cannot
have. under the present regime Of the Federal Gov
eminent, much Of value, ass source Of revenue for
"a a NtAAS
To place these mineral States upon al equality
with those ofthe Atlantic, In regard to these 10th and
36th Sections Of each township-and no doubt Con.
gress NO designed. In making the donation. II should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry and
sale, (Which. II Is not possible. will be donc,) or allow
the State the minimum value, the Government nxeJ
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 reasonablensss Of
this suggestion would. ! am confident, challenge tho
| assent and secure the cooperation OF o majority OF
thai body, whose generous action, In behalf OF public
education, has ever been q marked Characteristic. b
LEGISLATION OK THE 10TH AND 36rH srcTioSs.
| l confess my establishment that our sharpslghted.
| courageous and worthy Governor, did not interposo
his veto 10 the bill OF the last Legislature. TO ALLEVIATE
about ten thousand acres OF the very best school
lands In the State, located In the agricultural valleys
OF Carson, Eagle. Washoe, Steamboat and Truckee,
| for the paltry sum OF Ave dollars an acre. about the
price OF half.breed scrip. and probably q little moro
than the annual rental these allenated school lands
would command. It waS q nice Job for the owners
but as to the justice OF this legislation, I am unable
10 comprehend, with the limited Information ! pos
sess on the subject.
1t isdcvoutly TO be hoped. that II any moro vaiu.
able school lands remain u~ntakcn, they will be dis
posed OF In a manner more consistent with tho In.
| terest OF the School Fund, than those sections alien.
| ated by the law under consideration.
lam, nv dear sir.
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