The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-07-30
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hold IL iupotiblc that ihc Super
yis1ra can So ou tie revision ofihc
assessments NJ adat sd ucur ct hand
rs the second Monday IN August.
| recommend, therefore, that the
be extended for the present
year, so o. 10 give the Supervisors
the option Of fixing the revision ior
any day between the second Mon
day OF August and the first day OF
November. Inasmuch as pcstilcncc,
floods, or other causes may, inter-
fere with the punctuality OF meeting
necessary under the bin as it stands,
| recommend further, that the time
for the meeting OF the Supervisors
tor revision of the assessments be
set permanently for any day be
tween the second Monday OF Au-
gust, and the LIST day OF September,
Section4 of the revenue bill lew
les a tax of S2j on watchmakers
and silvcrsmiths Other parts OF
the measure go to show that this is
a tax upon those calling as handi-
crafts. Apart from the impolicy Of
direct taxation on labor, this tax
one branch of handicraft isin-
vidious, while all other branches are
left exempt from taxation. | rec
ommeud an amendment OF this
provision of the bill in ordorto abol-
ish what will prove a grievance.
While providing for bi-monthly
tax, exhibits on the part OF the coli
lectors, section IA may be amended
50 as to embarrass official trading in
warrants, by providing that those
bi-monthly tax-cxhibits shall show
opposite each name, the amount of
taxes received in warrants and the
amount received in money, | recon-
mend that YOU cmbody these pro-
visions in IN amendatory bill,
The statistics OF section Ii may
be made with advantage to embrace
the operations Of insurance cempa-
MES. | recommend that, in the
amendatory bill which ! suggest,
you provide for returns of the names
Of insurers, the amount of the lnsi-
rance,-the amount of the animal
policy, aud the name of the compa-
ny, in each case +; and that these
facts shall embrace all assurances,
whether life or fire. This will give
us a basis for developing a wise pol
icy Of legislation on the subject OF
insurance companies.
Section II presents a point which
in my opinion, demands amend
ment. The severity which consigns
the delinquent tdr-pdyer to prison
until he shall have paid his taxes,
should be amended so as to provide
that the party delinquent shall be
exempt from the penalties Of act,
upon making and filing an affidavit
with the tax collector, setting forth
the fact that he is propertyless and
without the money to pay the de-
mand. The tax collector should be
required in all cases to file these af-
tidavits with the Clerk ofthe Board
of Supervisors. A provision for
posting and publishing in tie coun-
ty newspaper all persons who fall,
and refuse to pay their tax would, |
suggest, have a salutary influence.
C~efaulters should be re-isted with
the tax-collector from year to year,
so as to insure vigilance on the part
of the State.
All of which suggestions are res
pectfully submitted to your lionora-
bic bodies to be dealt with as the