New-York tribune., 1868-02-03
MISSISSIPPI.
GOV. HUMPHREYS ANSWER ABOUT HIs PRoCIA
MATION--A SPECIAL TAX ORDINANCE.

NATION a SPECIAL IAN OEDlNANit.
From Our Special Correspondent
JACKSON, Miss, Jan 25. 1868.
In answer to the call upon Provisional Gov
error Humphreys by the Committee appointed to inquire
into tho he had for issuing hs proclamation of
December 1861 making charges against tho cCloicd
people OF plotting insunection, md the Wrestling OF
property from its owners and approplaing II 10 them
selves letter ~ received. which being read IN cOnncc
ton with the report Of the Committee is considered
satisfactory, ana not meeting tnc points IN ssue, when
the report is ordered Teconmiit"c. Gov. Humphrey
declined TO recognize the Convention ns a nral
body characerzug it assembly Of citizens met for
the general gOUd and hc rcp To- tr Chairman ~ the
Committee from personal Considerations, lot admitting
any right to make inquest OF hi.n
The Committee on Finance reported ordinance leyyng
special tax, which passed to itr .d reading. aud
carried synopsis Oi which give below. 1wo dollars
aud fifty cents per thousand upon The gross safes OF 1867.
by dry goods grocery drug OF prov sion stores 0ld com
mission houses; fifty dollars each auction store brew
cry barrO0m, driBkngsaOon. aud Wholesale liquor and
rectfying house; twenty-five dollars upon every livery
and sale stable, sawm where lumber Is sawed Tor sale,
coal dealer carriage depository, nine ten-pn all ys,
aud wharf boat ten dollars upon each bounty agency,
inn, tavern, oatinghonse, exclusive of bHriOO aN.
gunsmiih and meat stall; two hundred dollars upon
every disery; one hundred dollars upon every bank,
banking house, broker, or dealer n money, bonds cc
hfty dollars upon every gas manuactoiy aud daily news
paper; twenty dollars Tor every n-weeEy and weekly
newspaper; twentyi dollars upon each Job printing
office when separate from the newspaper establishment,
upon every express agency ten dollars upon every tee-
graph office, except those used by railroads or banking
table, two hundred dollars upon all railroads ~ the state.
except the following. which are 10 pay hity dollars,
Mobile ana ONO, Mississippi ana tennessee, Meridian
and Selma, West Fecanna; ten dollars upon the G.. G..
ana T. O. railroad, upon each steam boat agency for each
boat represented: twenty-five dollars upon every gIst-
mill when the toll exceeded la value one thousand
dollars for the year 1867. upon each cotton gin
where more than fifty bales were cinDed In the
same time, and upon every photograph gallery 1;
one hundred dollars rpon each steam ferry plying
the MssissppRiveT In this State twenty dollars
all other ferries upon each Olbridge turnpike; 90
cents upon every bale Of cotton in store ia the State
that may be received 10y any forwarding or commission
merchant during the time Of the collection OF this tax.
Collectors are ~ be appointed by the Convention, 10
each county who shall take the oath provided officers
Of the United states Ivy act ~ Congress dated July 2,
1862 The tax Is TO be collected. after giving days
notice by posting conspcuously schedule o the amount
OF the tax, aud the day upon which he win collect tho
same In default OF payment. the Collector shall have
power 10 levy upon and cell to the highest bidder suf
1cent amount OF personal property pay the said tax
and cost OF procedure Any person who shall pay nny
tax under this ordinance shall Do entitled to receive from
the Collector receipt stating the amount paid. and
the said receipt shall be hereafter received by any sheriff
other taxcolleetor when presented to him. for all
taxes now due the state that may hereafter become
due and said receipt shall be transferable aud rcceva
BILE from any person who may hold the same
IL will been seen that the foregoing tax is I'm effect
really draft upon some future tax yet To be levied; and
In order that that future tax. when levied having met
the demand Of this bl shall present aud