New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-03
aAIT on LANDS FOR TAyYs.


stated.
sALE or LANDS FOR TAxYs.
PreparaiIons made two years ago for tax sale
bur IL las not been thought advisable to proceed with
IT, Tor which are fully stated IN my reports To
the Legislature IN lr6i and lshJ Those reasons eth
remain IN fun force nothing having been done to
move III difficulty. A. the lau stands under an
amendm eni adopted IN lso! every purchaser at tax
isle would be liable Ia have his tile defeated by the
appearance OF n mortgage of which he could know
uotnng y last report urged the necessity OF rcsior'
ING the law TO what il before the amendment IN
order 10 obtain purchasers al the sale ana n this was
not done at least protect the state itself where II
became the lurcheser. Tie Legislature did not it
do either. and did not iLk proper 10 proceed
with the sale.
COUNTY TRLAsUEERs.
All the County 1fcasurcrs. with one or two eNcep.
with commerduble promptnest. The law subiecung
them TO tie ayment of interest in of delinquency
Lac been ecoual cure VI what Nas formerly great
evil
The snit brought against the Chamberlain of the City
Of Now York has been decided in favor OF the state IN
all the courts through which IL has been carried In.
eluding the court ol last resort.
lhe tax upon tho County ~ Nesiches'er for lsb2.
! amounting to el2lJrJ -. still rrinGns aid A
Judgment was obtained against the Treasurer for the
smount and the County is prosecuting his suret.es.
ANY further delay ought not IN Ey Judgment 10 be
duIed An set should bs passed requiring the tax and
inieres, to be re levied upon The County.
IIIE STATE DEDr ron BoUNTIEs.
One Of the most unfortunate overis In the financial
history Oi the Sihte IN my Judgment Was the mourning.
,t of the close Of The war; OF debt for bouncs which
III doubtless smouft Ia at least S21 C0Oo The State
dsbs "a IL before existed was undergoing rapid rcdnc.
tim and would within few years have ceased to
III when IL suddenly swollen by this addition to an
Gnount OF over tJ00CO00O.
Five separate acts Upon this subject were passed by
tie Legislature nt is last session. They cha piers
q ~, ii, 20 and 325 OF the Laws Of iet5.
| Chapter 2g provided for paying the bounties and
authorized the creation OF debt for that purpose to the
extent 0f ego O0OO Ii did not however levy any tar
which could be anticipated by revenue bonds and ii,
| rade appropriation Of any sum Of money. IL was
therefore IN direct conflict with the Constitution far
| Il course II could not DO executed.
Chhapter 81 repeated substantially the provisions OF
chapter 80 and supplied It's defects b. evying tax and
making appropriation. But tho last section Of IL
contained clause declaring that the act should not
take effect until after the OF the votes BY the
section This rendered the act dead letter for at
least nine months from the date Of it's passage, and
nothing could he done under IL.
chapter 80 levied the tax, authorized the Comptroller
to Issue bonds IN anticipation Of H. appropriated go
00U010 end took effect Immediately II provided also
that the tax should not bo levied If the people should ap
prove the debt
chapter 26 amended the other three acts for the pur
pose II meeting the views OF capitalists who
10 advance some Of the money by providing that the
revanlo bonds should bs converted into the long stock
BILE In twelve years in the people should ap
prove tho debt II also provided for issuing the bonds
TO citics towns and counties 10 reimburse them for
b0nntes paid by them.
at the general election in November OF the question
whether debt should be created or not In accordance
with the provisions OF the Constitution.
The State revsr went into the money market for
loan under more rlav0rable circumstance Is credit
had etsn shaken BY It's rsfuiL to psy IT. istsrsr In