Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-23
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
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shall prescribe such regulations US shall secure Aus,
valuation for taxation OF al property. real, personal,
and possesSory, except mines and mining claims. the
proceeds Of which, alone, snsil be taxed
mining property. on an exact equality as regards the
Der cent to be taxed-thc only difference between
ihs% consists +. 10 as tass; sT VaISai, STSp q Gsf Mas 70 AMI d
dxed per cent-whllc the mines anb mining claims
we're to be taxed alike per cent: upon their proceeds.
but Section y OF inc ke ey emu b ,a% issde ee q tsS SS on ss tGs
one hundred dollars: and then Section liz oil the
same law provides that:
ceeds OF the mines, as provided In this Act QOD cents
on each $l00). after paying the expenses OF assesslts
and collecting the same, one-half for the benefit ..
the state, and one-half shall go into the General Fund
This gives the cold shoulder TO the State School
EE Tn, without as much as TO say-by your leave!
mines, Sel SoGI'i cS ~ taS p, nSd 4 rim III thf Ie9 sani Il to t h
stase school Fund. This Is q fund that springs d.
dcsiSr ss9 ~ tne mines. five per cent. OF which was
SSneSc1; Vel the Legislature has Ignored this pro.
" nS@..SSa ~ at'HetneI-and according TO the proceedings
OF The UniyeTsi.Sw1lrsi the PROPOSED mining branch
must be maintained from surface proDerty alone,
t1ust tnaI you win bring this matter prominently be-
iole tne neAt i2glslature, and claim from the min.
Ing tax, not only security for the future, hui indem.
nifty for the past. "N
AaRlctLrCRAL Asp MECHANICAL COLLEGE.
| The last Legislature, In providing iOr mo Establish.
ment and location OF an Agricultural AMI Nsehsnt.
cal College" declares (Seclicn Isl thai" TSs IesIs.
lature shall provide, at Its next regular session, for
the payment of said Board OF Professors"
The next Legislature will bave the undoubtst
right TO appropriate any amonnt Of money, II M
deem Just, Tor the maintenance OF thissInstIlutiop
which had It's origin In q certain general grant OF pu
lie lands, by the Federal Congress In July, le62, bui
il cannot constitutionally, j think, make any Hppr,.
~prIatIons 10 be paid out OF the State School Fund, ~
after tho said Mining branch or the University shat
b. established, and In a working condition, howevtr
worthy and important the "Public Schools an
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 bcSbrc
any proceeds can be realized from the grant OF lAnds
which was originally designed for It's foundation.
TIE Is AND S SECTIONS.
1t occurs 10 me as Important, that our Legislature
should bring one matter, touching the 10Th and 9Th
Sections Of each township. donated by Congress for
school purposes, prominently before that body. AMI
! trust that you will not fall TO press this matter
earnestly upon tho consideration OF the next LeSis-
lature.
These schoolscctIons In the Eastern and Mississippi
Valley States, with their immense tracts OF Hgricui-
great source OF revenue TO the School Funds In those
~States-because they are likely to be surveyed by tho
General Government. and open 10 entry and sale.
But with those elevated and almost barren lands Of
the mineral States, between the Rocky and Sierrn
Nevada mountains. which arc not liable TO be sur.
veycd to any great extent, or 10 be entered or sold.
the matter Is essentially different. They cannot
have, under the present regime OF the Federal Gov.
eminent, much Of value, Rsa source Of revenue for
our Public School system.
To place these mineral States upon an equality
with those ofthe Atlantic, in regard 10 these 10Th and
36th Sections Of each township-and no doubt Con-
gress SO designed, In making the donation. It should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry ann
sale, (Which, Il is not possible. will be donc,) 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
public lands In the Union. The reasonablcneSS o!
this suggestion would, / am confident, challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation OF a majority OF
that body, whose generous action. In behalf Of public
education. has ever been . marked Characteristic.
LIQUIDATION on THE l6IH AND 36rH SECTIONS.
confess my establishment that our sharpSighted.
courageous and worthy Governor, did not interposo
his veto 10 the bill OF the last Legislature, TO Hlienats
about ten thousand acres Of tho very best school
lands IN the State, located In the agricultural valleys
OF Carson, Eagle, Washoe. Steamboat and 1ruckee.
for the pAltry sum or nve dollars all acre, about thu
price Of half.breed scrip. and probably q little moro
than the annual rental these alIenatcd school land.
would M II was nice lob for the owners
but rs TO the justice Of this legislation, I am unable
TO comprehend, with the limited Information I pos
seSs on the subject,
II Isl evoutly TO be hoped. that II any more valu.
able school lands remain ~untaken. they will be dis
posed OF In O manner more consistent with the III.
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.
The ~olloteino 10 an abstract ojths stdti,tiedl reporti
ofColonel CoLiHI. School Super int endent for Storey
tioH, for ths year ending Anotut 3lst. loj. 10 ,eit:
VIRGINIA, Sept. IL, 1855.
REV. A. r. WHITE, SUPERINTENDENT PrBLre