Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-23
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
snncriptendents Report-Continued.

sb,n nrnscribe such regulations as shall secure a Just
valuation for taxation OF all property. real, personal.
and possessory, except mines and mining CLAIMS thr
proceeds of which, alone. shall be taxed =.
I understand this section TO place both, surface and
mining property, on an exact equality as regaius the
per cent to be taXed-the only difference between
Them consists in this: Surface property was TO be
taxed upon It's assessed valuation. q denlllte anu
fixed per c%ent-whIle the mines and mining claims
were to be taxed alike per cent. upon thelr proceeus'
but Section 70 OF the Revenue law lcvies a tax on the
proceeds n the mines, Of one hundred cents on each
one hyndred dollars and then Section liz oil the
samefaw provides that:
THE MONEYS arising from the tax from the pro-
ceeds Of the mines. as provided In this Act " cents
on each SlO0l. after paying the expenses OF ASSESSING,
and collecting the same. one-half for the benent OF
the State. and one-half shall go into the General Funo
OF the county"
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 the
mines, belong ~equItahly, and. l think: legally. to the
| State School Fund. This Is a fund that springs d.
rectly from the mines. i've per cent. OF which was
designed for the benefit flor the support OF u Mining
College,. Yet the Legislature has Ignored this pro.
vision altogether-and according TO the proceedings
of the last Legislature, the proposed mining branch
| OF the UnIversity-lf II shall have an exlstcnce-lt
must be maintained from surface property alone. |
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.
The last Legislature. IN providing for the establish.
ment and location OF an Agricultural and Meehani'
l cal COLLEGE, ueCluTpo kCeCllOu lOJ iuN AhN =
lature shall provide, at It's rex regular session. LOT
the payment OF said Board OF Professors"
The next Legislature will have the undou0ted
right 10 appropriate any amount OF money, IL may
deem lust, Tor the maintenance OF this Institution.
which had It's origin In 4 certain general grant OF pub'
lie lands. by the Federal Congress In July, 1862, put
priStions to be paid out Of the State School Fund, TIL
after the said Mining branch OF the University shall
be established, and In a working condition., however
worthy and important the Public Schools" and
the said Agricultural and Mechanical College.
may be.
Think the future will demonstrate that the or.
ganiZatiOn OF the " Agricultural and Mining College
was premature. II must be some time yet before
any proceeds can be realized from the grant OF lands
which was originally designed for It's foundation.
The ID AND 80 SECTIONS.
It occurs to me rs important. that our Legislature
should bring one matter, touching the 10th and Both
Sections OF each township. donated by Congress for
school purposes, prominently before that body, aud
l trust that you VIII not fall to press this matter
earnestly upon the consideration or the next Legis-
These schoolscctIons, In the Eastern and Mississippi
Valley States, with their immense tracts Of agriCul.
tural lands. possess great value. and constitute a
great source OF revenue TO the School Funds In those
S~tatcs-bccausc they are likely 10 be surveyed BY tho
But with those elevated and almost barren lands Of
the mineral States. between the Rocky and Sierra
Nevada mountains, which are not liable TO be sur
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
our Public School system.
TO place these mineral States upon an equality
with those ofthe Atlantic, In regard TO these 10th and
36th Sections OF each township-and no doubt Con-
gress so designed, In making the donation, II should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry and
sale, (Which, it is not possible. will be done,D or allow
| the State the minimum value, the Government likes
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 rcasonablcness or
this suggestion would. I AM confident. challenge tho
assent and secure the cooperation OF q majority or
that body, whose generous action, In behalf OF public
education, has ever been q marked characteristic.
LEGISLATION on THE 10TH AND 18TH SECTIONS.
] confess my establishment that our sharpsighted.
courageous aud worthy Governor. did not ~interpoSo
his veto TO 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, Washoc, and Truckcc.
for the paltry sum OF i've dollars an acre, about tho
price OF halt.breed scrip, and probably u little moro
tffan the annual rental these alienated school land.
would command. II was nice Job for the owners
but as TO the justice OF this legislation. l am unable
to comprehend, with the limited information l pos
seSs on the subject.
1t Is d~evOutly TO be hoped. that II any more vaiu.
able school lands remain ~untakcn, they will be dis
posed OF In u manner more consistent with the In.
ierest OF the School Fund, than those sections allen
ated BY the law under consideration.
lam, my dear sir.
Yours, very respectfully, .
nv M NJ