Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-26
SCHOOL, SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
Snn.rinfendenf,a Report-ConIinned-

shall nrescribc such regulations as shall secure a lust
valuation for taxation Of all property. real; personal.
and Dossesgory. except mines and mining claims, the
proceeds OF which, alone, shall be taxed"
I understand this section to place both. surface and
mining property. on an exact equally as IeSardsthe
them consists in this: Surface property was TO DO
taxed upon It's assessed valuation, Q definite, and
liked per cent-while the mines and MINING claims
were TO be taxed alike per cent. upon their proceeds,
but Section ~ OF the Revenue law levles o tax on tho
proceeds OF the mines, of one hundred cents on each
one hundred dollars: and then Section III OF the
The moneys arising from the tax from the pro-
eeeds OF the mines, as provided In this Act QOO cents
VII ehcn slUn), alter paying the expenses OF assessing
and collecting the same, one-half for the benefit OF
of i SSn rS, AMI onc'half shall 80 into the General fund
This gives the cold shoulder to the State School
Fun; Without ny much M to say-by your leayei
rr,m,ns per cent. OF the proceeds Of the tax on the
state SCHOOL Fund. This Is a fund that springs iii.
tesils IRON me mines, i've per cent. OF which was
GSSIs@en ~ w sse , SSsh : SfSr The support OF a Mining
vision atosetheI-and according TO The proceedings
Of nc lHst LesisIature, the proposed mining branch
oil the UnlEeIsiy-u IL shall have an cxIstence-It
must be maintained from surface nroner,w aIano
trust that you viii bring this matter prominrntIy he.
fore the next legislature, aud claim from te min.
nifty for the past.
AsRIcuLTrRGL AND MECHANICAL coIIror.
The last Legislature, IN providing 70, the establish.
cal College" declares Section l3) that" THIS I@sis.
lature shall provide, at It's next regular session, Tor
the payment OF said Board OF Profcssors."
The next Legislature Will have the uIdouLted
right to appropriate any amount or money. Il may
decmJust, for the maintenance OF this Institution,
which had IT'S origin In q certain general grant ofpub.
lie lands, BY the Federal Congress In July. lsG2, but
It cannot constltutionnlly, ! think, make any appr0.
~priatlons to be paid out OF the State School Fund, I'LL
after the said Mining branch OF the University shall
lie established, and In q working condition, however
worthy and important the Public Schools" and
the said Agricultural and Mechanical College,"
may be.
Think the future will demonstrate that the OF.
ganization 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 Its foundation.
THE 10 AND % SECTIONS.
II occurs TO me Us important, that our Legislature
should bring one matter, touching the 10th and Goth
Sections Of each township. donated by Congress for
school purposes, prominently before that body, and
l trust that you Will not fall TO press this matter
earnestly upon the consideration Of the next Lesis'
laturc.
These school sections. In the Easternand Mississippi
Valley States. with their immense tracts OF agricul.
tural lands, possess great value. and constitute u
great source Of revenue to the School Funds In those
Statcs-bccausc they are likely to b. 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 Sierra
Nevada mountains, which arc not liable TO be sur
veyed 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, as source OF revenue for
our Public School system. =
To place these mineral States upon an equality
with those ofthe Atlantic, In regard TO these 10th and
3Sth Sections OF each townshIp-and no doubt Con-
Ercss NO designed. In making the donation, II should
survey and open our mineral lands for entry AMI
Nle, (Which. II Is not possible, VIII be donc,l 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
BoaTd o. EduSatiSn san locate upon any Indicated
this suggestion would, / am confident, challenge the
assent and secure the cooperation Of q majority OF
gha lnNNs rhAEA rNNNnrnNNE NIn In al III ~ WN all
education. has ever been n marked characteristic.
LEGISLATION on THE 18Th AND 3GTI SECTIONS.
] confess my astonishment that our sharpsightcd.
courageous and worthy Governor. did not interposc
his veto 10 the bill OF the last Legislature, to alIenats
about ten thousand acres OF the very best school
lands In the State, located In the agricultural valley
of Carson, Eagle, WaShoc, Steamboat and TrucIee.
for the paltry sum Of i've dollars an acre, about the
price Of halt.6reed scrip, and probably a little more
would command. II was q nice Job for the owners
but US 10 the justice Of this legislation, I am unable
TO comprehend, with the limited Information I pos.
II isdevoutly to be hoped, that II any more vnlu.
able school lands remain %untaken, they VIII he dis
posed Df In = manner more consistent with the In.
icrest ofthc School Fund. than those sections alleir.
ated BY the law under consideration.
lam, my dear sir,
JNO. A. CULLINS,
County Superintendent Of Common Schools.
The oHorino il an abitract ofthe sidtisiicdl report,
VColonel CoHins, School Superint sndent for Storey
County, TO the Superintendent Of Public IastrKc.
fioR. for the year ending .An0nst 3lst. lAS, TO nit:
Rev. A. F. WHITE, suPERlNTESpsSr Pvrltc
INSTRUCTION. Enclosed please mud the statistical
reports Of my department. required by law:
Financial.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand at the beginning Of school
Received from State apportIonment....... PISS IS
Eron county S..:3 ~
From miscellaneous sources ............ lI :;
Total .sO.G6 "
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount paid teachers salaries .:........SlI,l 100 -
Sites buildings, repairs and Schooliurniture G,5Yi ~
scnooI ~ ~
ReRRt, iiSI, water and contingent EXPENSE; ~, 81
Balance on hand In County Treasury .-.... Il.iig ~
$1,000 y
REPORT OF SCHOOL CENSUS MARSHAL.
Number Of. boys between q and Is years Of age. IA
Number OF girls bctwecn6 and Is years Of age IS?
Total number ofchfldren between and Il years ssu
Number Of white children under i years OF age nj
Number do. between IS and y years Of agc...... Ii
Number OF children between I and 6 years OF age lg3
Number do. bet. Z and 6 years attending school i.Y
Number fchildrenrcporte not attending Public
Number do. attandinS private school; n;
Number between 6 and Is years not attending
Number OF Indian childrcn II
Number OF Monaghan IL
Number Of negro =
Nuiioer VI onnu peisois' Irrespective OF aRc...- ]
ABSTRACT FROM SCHOOL REroRTs.
Number OF boys enrolled on the Public School
NuHTOer oI slIis 81
i''"' u"'" eh''uFen go
,, . g.,
hseIaee nu,noSr DelonslnS ...-.-""-"". 49,
hverage ANY n.,enaance .....:-.-... 3.os
AveIage pe, eeNtase o. attehuhnce ........ sL'
lo'M nuiiDeI OF ua!s atteh"ahce from .,
Total nnmiDer o. aays. bsence....-..-... lo.GS:
Number attendIng school hst,v.rn ,nJ '
years Of 1871
Number Of calendar months schools wcr,
maintained 70
Number OF pupils studying History OF the
United N
Nunhcr str,dyIpV ph,.Ioinoy AMI IIvgIans 49,