Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-01
SCHOOL sUpERINTgNpENTs REPORT.
Srn.rintendeut's Rcport-Conrinucd.

,b,II nrcscribe such regulations as shall secure a just
valuation for taxation OF all property. real, personal.
and pOssessory, except mines ana mining claims, tho
proceeds OF which, alone, shall be taxed
I understand this section to place both, surface and
mining property. on an exact eauanIy as Iegafus tne'
them consists In this: Surface property was TO be
taxed upon its assessed valuation, q definite and
Fixed per cent-whlle the mines and mining elaltn'
were to be taxed alike per cent. upon their proceeds.
but Section 70 OF the Revenue law leviesa taS on tno
proceeds OF the mines, OF one hundred cents on each
one hundred dollars: and then Section III OF TIC
same law provides that:
The moneys arising from the tax from the pro-
ceeds q The mines, as provided In this Act Q0 cents
on each sloDl, aiter paying the expenses OF assessing
anu collecting tho same. one-half for the beneht ol
y ~ Sta rS;, nna @ne'hnlf shall go into the General fund
This gives the cold shoulder 10 the State School
puhu, without as much as TO say-by your leave!
rive per cent. Of the proceeds OF the tax on the
State School Fund. This Is a fund that snHnSs dI.
rectly from the mines. i've per cent. OF which was
CoiisssseS. Y ~ N, Ssh Gast gSt The support Of a Mining
VISION hltogetner-an according to the proceedings
Of IN, inc i i'I, LeSisiStgTe, The proposed mining branch
must be maintained from surface properly nione
trust that you Will bring this matter prominently be.
fore the neNt legislature, and claim from the min.
ing tax, not only security for the future, bnt indrin.
GaRIcrLTURAL AND MECHANICAL ooLLEGr,
The last Legislature, In providing for the establish.
ment and location OF an Agricultural and Mcchani.
cal College" declares (Section l3) that The LeCIs-
mtuIe Snan ~ ali Rosrd M profcs,"r. "'''""' 't
IN HaS INV, T cgIsistnre viii have lie ppdor,,o,
- NJ, .cn,iaIn any ,noIint or money ~ 49,
tsms spb = y Nv mainienance OF this InstItut,"H
uScniJns', ~, " /. iaIn In = certain general grant ~ NM.
MI,en y ~. ~ epnd.r,I rnngresS in Jniv IsGo In,
nc Janus. u! ~ unam,, 4 I'M n,sva ~
IL eanhOt onsultu.ionanS - H S,a,,. Schoei IL /, ngp,yI,
pTlatlohs 70 9e paiu ousoi ~ ." ~ IinI,e,sISr HI
after inc SAID aililhK ornnsnU ~. an,Si,ion cn.wn
be estaoLsneg, anain y !. P,Siic ScbnnIs " and
worthy anu inLpoi,a.s w. N.chs meal roi,ses ),
the sald hsrleu'u'Ai a"u Il" S'"s''
may DC. .usu n.. ,t., ,ho ~,
thlnk 'nc iutu.g WI, aLNI ~ Htintna coiIIeca,,
ganizhtlohol tue hkIeuitufai anu u,n hekr.
was premature. ~ niuSt " oonis .hne ~ 49,
any proceeds Gan PC rcahheu iISin .ns siaItyI ANU
which was originally designed lor lts louhoauoH'
TIE 10 AND 20 SECTIONS.
1t occurs to me rs Important, that our Legislature
should bring one matter, touching the 10th and S6th
Sections Of each township. donated by Congress for
school purposes, prominently before that body, and
I trust that you will not fall 10 press this matter
earnestly upon the consideration OF the next Legis-
Iature.
These schoolsections In the Eastern and Mississippi
Valley States, with their immense tracts OF agricul.
turaI Lands, possess great value, and constitute q
| great source OF revenue TO the School Funds In thosn
States-5ecause they are likely to be surveyed by tho
General Government, and open 10 entry and sale.
Rut with those elevated and almost barren lands OF
the mineral States, between the Rocky and Sierra
| Nevada mountains, which arc not liable to be sur
yeyed 10 any great extent, or 10 be entered or sold.
the matter Is essentially different. They cannot
eminent. much or value, asa source OF revenue for
our Public School system.
To nloce these mineral States upon an equality
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