Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-01-16
SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY LA NDs.
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NATIONAL BANK TAXE5.
Chapter 400, of the laws of 1865,
imposed tax ofone and q hslf per
cent. upon the par value of the
shares of National Banks in this
State, made the tax lien upon the
stock, from the first day of July, in
each year, until paid, and required
that a penalty Of one percentum on
the amount Q the stock should be
added where the tax was not paid
by the 31st day of December. A
large amount OF these taxes remain
ing unpaid, an act was passed Mach
&, 1868. TO provide for their re-assess-
ment and collection. A recent de-
cision OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States. in actions brought to
recover back taxes paid under each
OF these laws, has established the
right Of the State to enforce the col :
lection OF the taxes referred to. IL
is presumed that the taxes remaining
due to the State under those laws
will be speedily paid into the State
Treasury. ln case of prompt pay
ment. l would recommend that the
penalty be RENTED, but if the tax is
not paid within the thirty days,
hope that you will provide for lis en-.
torcement in the most rigorous man
ner.
THE GREAT coNFLAGRATIoN
During the last says Of Septem
Der and the first days of October, the
northeast part of the state was over
run by extensive fires, destroying
much property and causing great dis
tress, but nothing compared to what
was soon to follow: for on the 9Th
and 9th of October a confagration,
unparalleled in the worlds history,
swept over portions Of the counties
of Oconto, Brown, Door and Rowan.
nee, consuming all before it.
In vain the unhappy people sought
refuge in open fields, swamps, lakes,
and rivers. The fire blast, which
seemed to come down from Heaven,
was SO sudden and appalling that
many believed that the long foretold
destruction of the world was at hand
By this confagration it is estimated
that over one thousand persons lost
their lives, and many others were
horribly burned and manned, and
doomed to drag out life more in.
tolerable than death itself As soon
as intelligence of this great calamity
reached the Executive Office, my
predecessor, with that promptitude
and humanity which were to be ex.
pected from him, proceeded at once
10 the scene of the disaster, to lend
such aid as was within his power
| Appealing at once to the charitable
for relief to the suffeTers--the great
heart Of the country responded with
a generosity that calls for the warm
est gratitude.
The people of the state, in the
most prompt and liberal manner
sent forward money, clothing and
supplies for their suffering fellow cit
liens. The people of other states
were not less prompt and generous
in their liberal offerings, and even
Canada and Europe heard our cry
and manifested their sympathy with
liberal hand
place before the Legislature the
very full and satisfactory report OF
my predecessor, detailing his action
in regard to the sufferers. The re-
sponsibility taken by him and the
State Treasury cannot fail 10 meet
your approval. The urgency of the
case fully .jus.ifcs their action. 1t
cannot be regarded as o precedent,
and such an occasion is not likely to
again arise.
The total amount of money receiv.
ed at the Executive office for the
benefit of the sufferers to January
1872, was 66,7S9,96, of which sum
$40, 900 was transmitted to the Re-
lief Committee at Green Bay SS,O0J
16 was expended for supplies; S4S7..
81 for sundry expenses-leaving un-
expended sl11,397 %, for which
hold the receipt of Hon Henery Balz
State Treasury, foriS33, 54905, and q
certificate Of deposit in the State
Bank at Madison for 77,95S.18.
In addition to the foregoing con-
tributions in money. large amounts
of clothing and provisions have been
received through the Executive of
fee, and it is understood that large
amounts of money, clothing and sup
plies have also been contributed
through the Milwaukee aHd Green
Bay relief committees. 1t is recon-
mended that a joint relief committee,
consisting of one member OF the SEN
ate and two of the Assembly, be con-
stltuted at an early day, with au,
thority to proceed at once to the
"burnt district" and investigate the
condition Of the people there, and
confer with the relief COMMITTEES of
Green Bay and Milwaukee, aud ss-
certain what amount of relief will
| be reouired to place them In n eon,.