Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-16
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
S...rirtendenrs Rcport-Coniinued,

shall nrescribe such regulations as shall secure AUST
valuation for taxation OF oil properly, real, personal,
and pOssessory, except mines and mining claims, tho
nroceeIs OF which, alone, shall be taxed
I understand this section to place both, surface and
mining property, on an exact equality us regards tue
per cent 10 be taxed-the only dlfierence between
taxed upon lis assessed valuation, a definite, and
fixed per ceht-while the mines and nlihlns elsiIls
were to be taxed alike per cent: upon tnelt proceeds.
but Section ~ OF the Revenue law leYles o Tax on the
proceeds OF the mines, OF one hundred cents oncnSh
one hundred dollars: and then Section III Oh the
THE moneys arising from the tax from the pro
eeeds Of he mines, as provided In this Act cents
On each slOOl, after paying the expenses OF assessing
tne state. and one-half shall go Into the General Fund
OF The county," #0.
This gives the cold shoulder to the State School
FrtT n without as much Us to say-by your leave!
fiSe peI cent. OF the proceeds OF the tax on the
Emnes, Ceiohg e~qritahly and, 1 think. legally. to the
state school tund, This Is a fund that springs iii.
rectly nom the mines, i've per cent. OF which was
designed LOT the benefit (tor the support OF a Mining
College,. Yet the Legislature has ignored this pro-
vision altogetneI- and according 10 the proceedings
OF the last Legislature. the proposed mininr branch
OF tho Uniyersity-ifit shall have an existence-it
must be maintained from surface prOperty alone
trust that you will bring this matter prominentIr he.
i fore the next Legislature, and claim from tho min.
Ing tax, not only security for the future, but InieI.
nifty for the past.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE.
The last Legislature, In providing for the establish.
ment and location Of an agricultural and MechanI.
cal College. declares (Sectlon l3) that The Legs
!ature shall P pr sais s a. ri OF fG Pro TesS,nr session. for
The next Legislature VIII have the undoubted
right TO appropriate any amount OF money, II may
deem Just, ior t ihe m pa y eriniS oc on amS c IInaSS,,'SoS5nuEUII .
Tic lands, by the Federal Congress In July, 1867, but
IL cannot constitutIonally, l think. make any appro;
| after the said Mining brancho OF the University shall
| be established, and In 4 WORKING condlil9n, however
worthy and important tue FFfs aCns n I : roiilec ~" !"
the said Agricultural ana Mechahleai 'ohesc'
Think the future VIII demonstrate that the or:
ranizatlono OF the " Agricultural and Mining College
was premature, It must be some time yet before
any proceeds can be realized from the grant OF lands
which was originally designed for It's foundation.
. THE Is AND 90 SECTIONS.
IL occurs TO me rs important, that our Legislature
should bring one matter. touching the 10th ana 1th
Sections OF ouch township, donated by Congress for
| school purposes, prominently before That BODY, anu
I trust that you Will not Tau 10 press TINS matter
earnestly upon the consideration OF tho next Legis-
These school sections, In the Eastcrnand Mississippi
Valley States, with their Immense traeisoi agrlSul.
great source OF revenuc 10 the School Funds In those
States-because they are likely 10 be surveyed by the
General Government, and open 10 entry and sale.
i,nt with those elevated and almost barren lands OF
the mineral States, between the ROCKY ana Sierra
Nevada mountains, which arc not liable TO be sur
waved 10 any great extent, or TO be entered or sold,
ths matter Is essentially different. They cannot
have, under the present regime OF the Federal Gov
eminent, much OF value, ass rource OF revenue IpT
our Public School system: -.
To place these mineral States upon an equality,
with those OF the Atlantic. In regard 70 these 18th and
a6ih Sections or each township-nnd no doubt Con.
Sress no designed, 10 making the donation, Il should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry and
,ale. (which, II Is not possible. will be done,) or allow
Inc State the minimum value, the Government hSeS
upon newly surveyed lands open for sale, In money,
or else create floating land warrants. that the State
Hoard OF Education can locate upon any INDICATED
public lands in the Union. The reasonableDess OF
This suggestion would, I AIN confident, challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation or . majority oil
that body, whose generous action, In behalf OF public
education, has ever been q marked Characteristic.
LIoIsLkTIoS ON THE 10TH AND 3CTIf SECTIONS.
confess my establishment that our sharpsighted.
courageous and worthy Governor, did not interpose
hi. veto 10 the Dill OF the last Legislature, TO ALLEVIATE
about ten thousand acres Of tho very best school
lands in the State, located In the agricultural valleys
OF CaI son, Eagle, Washoc, Steamboat and Truckee,
for this paitry sum OF i've dollars an acre, about the
price Of halt.brced scrip, and probably a little. more
Than the annual rental these alienatcd school lands
would command. II wass nice job for the owners
but as 10 the justice OF this legislation, ] am unable
to comprehend, with the limited l pos
Il Is devoutly 10 be hoped. that II any more valu
able school lands remain untaken, they will be dis
posed OF IN q manner moro 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,
r. JS0. A. COLLINS,
County Superintendent OF Common Schools.