Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-21
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
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Superintendcnrs Report-Coniinucd.
shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure Just
valuation for taxation Of all property, real; personal,
proceeds OF which, alone, shall be taxed
4 understand this section to place both, surface and
mining property. on an exact an sSuSaIIl Hsr as Icg SatSs eas
them consists In this: Surface properly was 10 be
taxed upon It's assessed valuation. o dennltc and
fixed per cent-while the mines and mining claims
were 10 be taxed alike per cent. upon their proceeds.
but Section 20 OF the Revenue law levies a tax on tnn
proceeds OF the mines. OF one hundred cents on each
one hundred dollars: and then Section liz OF the
THE moneys arising from the tax from the pro-
ceeds Of the mines. as provided In this ACT tiooeshS
and collecting the same, one-half for the beneht OF
the State. and o,ne-half shall go into the General Fund
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 tho
State School Fund. This Is u fund that springs d.
rectly from the mines. i've per cent. OF which was
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-Ifi II shall have an existence-lt
must be maintained from surface properly alone.
trust that you VIII bring this matter prominently be.
fore the next Legislature, and claim from the min
ing tax, not only security for the future, but !ndem-
nifty for the past.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL coLLEGE.
Inc ulSI LtRlnLhluICs W PRIV lhlHk " " trlAUllAn-
ment and location OF an agricultural and Mechnni.
cal College" declares Section l) that" The Legis.
lSturc shall pTSoyid s s a. IL n 9e plo TssuLar session. for
The next Legislature will have the undoubted
right to appropriate any amount OF money, Il may
deem lust, for the maintenance OF this Institution.
| which had It's origin In a certain general grant OF pub-
lie lands, by the Federal Congress In July. 1862, but
II cannot constitutlonally, / think. make any alpr1;;
after the said Mining branch OF the University shall
be established. and in a working condition, however
worthy and important the Public schools ana
the said Agricultural and Mechanical College"
may be,
Think the future will demonstrate that the or.
Ganlzation OF the !" Agricultural and Mining College"
| was premature. IL must be some time yet before
| any proceeds can be realized from the grant OF lands
which was originally designed for It's foundation.
TILE 10 AND % SECTIONS.
1t occurs to me as important, that our Legislature
should bring one matter. touching the 10th and 36th
Sections Of each township. donated by Congress for
| l trust that you will not fall TO press this matter
earnestly upon the consideration OF the next Legis-
laturc.
These school sections, in the Eastern and Mississippi
Valley States, with their immense tracts OF agricul'
tural lands, possess great value. and constitute Il
~States-becausc they are likely to be surveyed by the
General Government. and open to entry and sale.
| But with those elevated and almost barren lands or
the mineral States, between the Rocky and Sierra
Nevada mountains. which are not liable TO be sur
veycd TO 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, asa source OF revenue for
| our Public School system.
/ with those ofthc Atlantic, In regard TO these 10th and
| 36th Sections Of each t0wnship-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.) or allow
the State the minimum value, the Government nxes
| 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 rcasonableness OF
this suggestion would. l am confident, challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation OF o majority OF
that body, whose generous action, In behalf OF pubic
education, has ever been a marked CHARACTERISTIC.
LEGISLATION on TIE l6TM AND 35TH SECTIONS.
l CONFESS my astonlshment that our sharpslghted.
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
for the paltry sum OF Ave dollars an acre, about the
price Of half.brecd scrip. and probably a little more
would Ommand II was q nice Job for the owners
but as to the justice Of this legislation. / am unable
TO comprehend. with the limited l pos
Il isdcvoutiy 10 be hoped, that II any more valu.
able school lands remain %untaken. they VIII be dis
terest Of the School Fund, than those sections alien
atcd by the law under consideration.
''' Yours. yer; ,2sSspossqG!HE5 Kim
County Superintendent OF Common Schools.
The 6oRotrino 10 an uJitraet Of the statistieal reports
ofOolonel Collins. School SHperint endsni for Storey
County, TO the Superintendent Of Pubic Instrttc-
ti0H' for the year ending y AngSSt 'I Ell ~ y 70 e.;
Rev. A. F., WHITE, SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC
ISsrRrcTIoS-Enclosed please fnd the statistical
Financial.
REeLlPIs;
Balance on hand at the beginning OF school 49,,
year &C., ~
FTom countytsSes S5,'gS3 IS
From miscellaneous sources l4 %
ro,,, lilo ... r. eIo ma %
psnshs.ILSl" ca ,oo =.
amount SI.sS SI,P Rald te1 rsnsIss s sSisstSs oIS;rnii1rc "a 10 %
school nerares..."-..".---- 80 o.
Rent, fuel. water and contingent expenses t,SS % %
Da'""'' VI" nan" 'O 80
ro,. eIn ma o,
yrrnsIE GI SHyS 81 5u SCHOOL { e aSs Is WARS MAEst assr. a.
Number OF girls between 8 and Is years Of age AZ.
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Totalnum6s sroI e iiIiIs oetween eand 70 years no y
Number do. between is and q years Of a8c...... 70
Number under q years born IN NeSada:.:;:.:: NY ~
Number OF children between Z and Q years OF age i3
Number 40. Det. anu oyeats attending sSh9oi l''
Num6ero tchlidrcnr eportedn mol attehding fuohc u-
SSnoos. ~ y.
Number between 9 and Is years not attending -.
Numper OF tnllln =
Number Of negro ?
Number OF blind persons, lIespective OF age. !
AbsIhAcI lk1a s.h9 ~ p.iSIs. S.,o,i
Rer,s,sr An
T0tsl nnmber Of children ..."........ $40
-
Avorovc number belonging S
nverSSe daily attendance o...-..... 3IO,7
Hverasc per centage OF attendance 49,. a.s
ro,ai nrmhcr of dSvs' ntiendancc from
" SchnnI REGISTER ,g0y1
Total number Of days' absence" l0'G6?
ro,a' nu unU ~ ~ 1,%y topdv I'SS5
Number attending school between I and Il
years Of w
Number OF calendar months scho0'S were IN
aintained;; !"
Number OF Pupls studying history OF 'e ~
Sns.e stHd.Ins rSv:joIocy and uy,Icn. ~
Valuation OF schoo! proPer!.."..'..."".Sa''MSo W
Value OF ~