The Lincoln County herald., 1871-12-21
THE HERALD.
TROY. MO-. DECEMBER 2l, 1871.



A bill prescribing the duties Of the
county recorders was read . third time
10 the senate -isst Saturday. The only
change made BY this bill in the existing
Law Is to require the recorder 10 note the
time Of day At which every Instrument
lef. for record 10 '6led, both IN his cetti6.
cate aud upon tho margin Of tho instru-
neut. Mr.. Brockmcyer said he Vas
sorry his attention had not sooner been
called to this bill as he desired to moor.
porate On amendment 10 the bill to pro-
vide against an extensive system Of fraud,
growing out of the practice Of recorders
entering satisfaction upon the records Of
mortgages and deeds Of trust, without
sequirins the production Of the notes for
which the mortgages aud deeds of trust
wore given. a. 't.i 800 I.ti a.s srv
A bill was passed in the Senate ousting
the county judge of Macon couty. This
bill was gotten up to enable tho people
Of Macon to get rid Of two county
judges, who, it is alleged, have corruptiy
aud outraSeously abused the powers
vested in them by subscribing $3.50 900
to q railroad corporation, and by issuing
bonds to that amount. Afterwards they
became interested, it is asserted, in tho
contracts Of the said company. 1t also
appears that these judges have been in
dicted for felony, but managed to escape
by reason Of flaws in the indictment.
The senate passed a bill appropriating
$4,000 to tit up the governors man
sion.
The house passed resolution instruct.
ing our congressman to support a bill
for general amnesty. ...
The special committee to whom wat
referred the bill coacernins tho collection
of revenue, have agreed to report bill
with a provision doing away with thu
ten per cent. penalty on delinquent taxes
as now paid, after the FIRST Of January
and having the taxes to run at fifteen pc
cent. interest per annum without the tel
per cent penalty.
The bill introduced last winter pro
hbiting members of county courts fron
serving as directors in any railroad corpo
ration in which the county holds stock
prior to said stock being paid up by sucl
county, has been unanimously adopted
by the committee On internal improve
ments, aud its adoption recommended.
The report of the state board Of educa
ton was presented on the 18th. 1t con
tains o detailed statement of the enor.
nous frauds practised in the disposition
of the sixteenth section and swamp land
donated for school purposes. 1t is show
that If the sales of these lands had bee
honestly conducted, the state would no.
have q county school endowment {
twelve million of dollars, which, added I
the present fund would make it not lei
than fourteen millions. Over q millie
aud half of acres have been squsndere
The responsibility for this melting aw,
Of the funds is charged upon the coun,
courts, whose members give no offici
bonds and have not been made account
BILE. The report enlarges upon the NJ
management, and says that many count
have drawn upon tho school fund to ere
court houses, jails, bridges, railroads, a
excavating rivers, &c. 1t will be graft
log to Que readers to learn that Il
oounty's school fund is out Of this d
graceful scrupe.
The house bill to amend section sixte
of the school law, SO as to punish coll
tors Of school funds for malfDasance
81 Office, has passed the Senate. ...
Thespscial committee on retrcnchmc
have agreed 90 bill cutting down
clerical forco Of the house. .expups
several committee clerks and reduc
the salaries, thereby creating saving
$4,000 to the state treasury, ,' '''
,a Mr.. Brown, Of Monroe, from spe'
sommittee, to whom was referred tho
and substitute in relation to the collect
Of tho revenue, recommended the adopt
Of tho original bill as amended. 1t I
vides that the penalty Of ten per sent
now imposed by law, to be levied and
ieeted by the several shcriffs in this q
on all taxes not paid on the frst Of j
uary Of each year, be, and the sam
hereby suspended until March !, II
and all taxes collected prior to the Ii
March, 1879 shall be collected will
The penalty Of the ten per cent, as ai