Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-17
SCHOOL supsRlNTRNDRSTs REPORT.
snnerintendcnps Report-Continucd.

AnpGTluIGuucuGb
shall prescribe such regulations az shall secure AUST
valuation for taxation OF all property. real, personal,
and possessory, except mines and mining claims. the
proceeds OF which, alone, shall be taxed"
mining property, on an exact equality as regardsthc
per cent 10 be t~axed-tho only difference between
them consists In this; sT HnInS,i pIUp = Isn NH 70 apI
fixed per cent-while the mines and mining claims
were to be taxed alike per cent. upon their proceeds.
but Section 70 Of the Revenue law leviesa tax on the
proceeds OF the mines, OF one hundred cents on each
one hundred dollars: and then section liz OF Tue
Samslaw provides that:
eeelS Of the mines. rs provided In this Act QOOcents
S ~ saeh sl0l. AFTER paying the expenses OF assessing
i una correcting the same, one-half for the benent OF
OF The county"
FnTnhais gives the cold shoulder to the State School
r NV percent. OF the proceeds OF the tax on the
State schSSohIi F% SGnitanly and. think, legally. TO the
rectiy from ths mL, Ihisl IL a fund that springs d-
GGs e;ISn for the 9enent Tor tGe support OF a Mining
vision altogether-an accordiInu " 'g n tnS ~.
OF ., the iaSt LSlSlalpTc, the proposed mining branch
trust that you viii bring this matter pyemyyn Atone y -, ID
fore the next Legislature. and claim nom the min.
nifty for the past. ''"ein
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL oo,Iycr
The last Legislature. In providing for Inc e-,.L,un
ment and location OF an Agricultural and McchnnI,
1 Cal COllpEt, ucCluItS kStCllDul bl Illt-" 1lr Icpl.
lature shall provide, ut its next regular session ~.
the payment or said Board Of Professors" wi
The next Legislature Will have the undoubte,i
right TO appropriate any amount or money, II NAV
deem Just, for the maintenance OF this Institution.
which had its origin In a certain general grant rpub-
lie lands, by the Federal Congress IN July, lS62, but
II cannot c0nstitutlOnally, l think, make any appr0.
~prIatIons to be paid out OF the State School Fund, TIL
after thesaid Mining branch OF the University shall
be established, and IN a working e3ndillon. however
the said Agricultural and Mechanical College,"
may be.
ganizaticn 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 Its foundation.
THE IL AND % SECTIONS.
1t occurs 10 me as important, that our Legislature
should bring one matter, touching the 10Th and seth
Sections OF each township, donated by Congress for
school purposes. prominently before that body, and
l trust that you will not fail 10 press this matter
earnestly upon the consideration OF the next Lcgis-
lature.
These school sections. in the Easterna and Mississippi
Valley States, with their Immense tracts OF agrlcul-
tural lands, possess great value, and constitute q
great source ofrcvcnue 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 arc not liable to be sur
viewed TO any great extent, or 10 be entered or sold,
the matter is essentially different. They cannot
have, underline present regime OF the Federal Gov
| pTnuleuI, muCn " Nhlucs n uINN VI I'll "
our Public School system.
To place these mineral States upon an equality
with those ofthe Atlantic. In regard 10 these 10th and
18th Sections Of each tOwnslip-nnd no doubt Con.
gress so designed, In making the donation. II should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry and
sale, (which, Il Is not possible. will be dOne,) or allow
the State the minimum value, the Government fixes
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 of
this suggestion would. / am confident, challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation OF q majority OF
that body, whose generous action, In behalfo Of public
education. has ever been q marked characteristic.
LEGISLATION on THE 18TH AND 3GTH SECTIONS.
i confess my astonlShment that our sharpsl:hted.
courageous and worthy Governor. did not ~lnterpOsc
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 Truckrc,
for the paltry srp OF i've dollars an acre, about the
price Of half.brecd scrip. and probably a little more
than tho annual rental these alienated school lands
would command. II was . nice Job for the owners
but rs 10 the Justice OF this legislation, l am unable
TO comprehend, with the limited Information l pos.
sess on tho subject.
1t Is devoutly 10 be hoped, that II any more vnlu.
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,
JN0. A.. COLLINS.
County Superintendent OF Common Schools.