The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-11


nal laws Is limit punAhmcnt in che penenary TO certain
classes Cf crimes and authorizing punitive labor Tor minor
offences within the limits OF the respective eounilSs
The amount drawn from the Treasury up To oepthAeF JUN
was....,.. s......... .-s.,.... ...ss4Hosi ~ III
Amountof Brick Sold 90
Number OF Convicts Received. ....~.."....l60 m
Now in Prison, ....... '.,.,,.lso
of Cells Ready for Occupation 100
The attention Of the Inspectors TO the interests of the Inst
tuition have been and unrcmtng andl cordially join
with them in their Communications OF the able aud efficient
Superintendent Col Gen L. Donald have known him long
and well a soldier in the field and have found him
brave and gallant officer rigid discpnaran tempered with
Justice and humanity those under his command aud gen
teman faithful to all the obligations Of truth and honor
SALT WORKS pIsrrrtnr.
Under "An act to authorize the Governor appoint Com
missioner to sell all the property invested in the State Dse
ry and Salt Works. appointed j. s. Robinson, Of Carroll
county who has taken possession of all the property found
belonging the Dstery andhas submitted an inventory OF
property and papers In partial account rendered BY the
Commissioner he reports sale of part OF the property Tor
S5Sl a. L S Currency which he has paid into the Treasury
lie has also deposited with the Treasurer the sum OF
in Confederate Treasury Notes found among the papers OF So
Strong who the State Agent The property of the Salt
Works be found and hence cannot be reported
THE
Passed at your last session believed be sufficient for al
the wants of the State Much Of the tax of one dollar PEI
each bale of this years crop will be lost to the State the Law
be altered TO require the collector TO collect DC
fore the is shipped now done IN tue coecoh
the Special Tax BY lawho assessment OF the present grow
inn crop will not be made until after the LIST o! May 1901
and will be collected during that fiscal year Many advent
ers who aured by the high price of cotton have embarked
in its cultivation, will upon such failure oil the cotton cto
as we have suffered this year. be Disguised and disappointed
and WILL after the speedy sale of their cotton in the a ana
and winter disappear before the Tax Collector can by law
as now stands demand the heavy loss has already
been sustained by the State from clerical error in the heve
Law which rendered the collection OF the tax intended 70
be imposed persons travelling Railroads, impossipc-
Instead of onehaf per mile was intended the en-
rolled bill reads onehaf per per mile The Railroads
have refused to make any composition or arrangement con
corning this tax.
nv
inc of the High Court allowable to go behind the en-
rolled bill ascertain the intention OF the Legislature mace
no effort TO enforce. through the Courts, my demands
/ COTTON MONEY
undo An act be entitled act authorizing the issuance
of Treasury advances upon cotton passed December
10 1861 the Auditor issued Treasury Notes to the amount OF
s. upon the bonds of Planters with personal security
in addition to their bonds cotton pledged to be Kept az he
risk of the Planter and to be delivered at some specified city
81 eanor in the Confederate States These Treasury Notes
have written their faces the words: kecevaoe u
payment of all dues to the State and countess except tn
Military Tax" The Planters Bonds were to be paid IN got
and silver and in Treasury Notes when required by the GOV
ernor by proclamation to do In pursuance OF the SIKH
section Of the act issued my proclamation onthe oth
January last requiring all persons ito whom advances ma
have made deliver the number OF bales OF cotoh u
which they received advance in accordance VIII
their respective receipts within 600 ninety days from the dat
of said proclamation No cotton, to this time has pee
received the Treasurers Report shows that the sum
515922 these Treasury Notes has been paid IN am
correspondng Planters Bonds cancelled Inc sum q @o
o2 3a otherwise for There is vet left in tn
bond f the Treasurer not cancelled Planters Bonds TO III
amount of 451 1877 65 and there is yet outstanding co
resnondin0 amount Treasury Notes unTedeemed On
25th of September issued another proclamation requiring
persons who had not paid their bonds 10 pay IN gou "
silver or in Treasury Notes. required the face OF
bond and have placed bond IN the hands oil the Dst
ATTORNEY the 4h Judicial District upon which 10 bring W
nj the December Term Of the Circuit Court for Kinds count
in order to all the questions OF law that may arise GO
cernno the validity Of these bonds deemed this eour
advisable grave constitutional questions are involve,
and failure to obtain Judgment for the State on over 5O'
sits If proceeded all at the same time; would invoi'
the State in eoss the amount of 100000 to S0VOO Desd
that would inict unnecessary and burdensome thA
the bondsmen and their securities AS the decision OF
nrncipe involved in suit would be the same as that
yoved in all the rest but one suit brought and rs beio
stated IN test the validity Of the Of the Treasury Notes
grave question demanding your consideration and aens
has arisen connection with these Treasury Notes tend
of them made in payment of taxes to the Tax COLLECTOR
Kinds county by payer The Tax Collector refused
receive them mandamus then sued out OF the Crc
Court to compel him to do The Tax Collector demurr
Ia H. but was overrued by the Court and the case VIII PROF
bv be appealed the High Court OF Errors and Appeals
decision If that Court decides that these Treasury No
g he received in payment Of taxes other kind OF mon
will be received the Treasury and will become ankru
unless the Planters Bonds held by the Treasurer are decided
be valid against them.
COUNTY
deem IL my duty call your attention to the fact that
,neros and varied complaints have been made against
County Courts established by your honorable body AZ M
session 1T is proper state that while many objections
ben made AGAINST the details Of the Courts but few deny
necessity that exists the establishment OF Court ine
in jurisdiction and authority to the Circuit Court whose IN
ngs shall be frequent its forms simple its proceedings
mary and judgments prompt The experience which the ~
hers OF your honorable body have had concerning the W