The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-02-02
FRAUDS PRACTICED ON THE T.y
PAYERS.
Forfeited Lands.

y CoAHoMA Co., Miss. Jan. 25. 1875
EDITORS CLARION: NY attention has
4 oeen called to the report of the Audito,
. OF fubllc Accounts, dated January 1st
. and published in your valuable paner
OF the 18th inst. The Auditor, in bisr
port submits many useful suggestions
but the working results of some If tho.,
II carried out, will have a most pern;.
clous effect. l beg to call your attention
Tor analysis and reflection to s;n.,o
paragraph. [ quote:
ne State now holds not lass +ho
4'ooo'oOO acres Of land forfeited fau
lakes In addition to this, the savor o
I h1see 30 boards in the Levee Distr;o =,
mold 200, 900 acres more. on WIZ; ,St'! H
0tate tax ls suspended. This main n tne
aggregate of 10000 acres or one ee an !
o. The entire area of the State Nun ..
ngures are so appalling in their ma neSe ,
tude as to occasion ser;o,,, i magnl- [
the future. The Legislature o AZ eEl for r
l l session, passed an Act aho+; <1s' Z
III taxes on lands forfeited and sold a'ing
-, Dis a0 onJ Ihls, in my Judgment p wes s!
,m n "nu proper as far as it went; but st
# tb now OF opinion that the provisions W,
u inns Act should be so extended . aa s w
all taxes and costs on All io.5 ~ ~
tI and sold prior to 1879 '@ Tt w ",
n 'l1s are 50 imperfect in many instanoa nc 1e
III records SO confused, as to de,or y,
40 from purchasing these lands any 49, -,
specially Is this true of the IanJs' ana LII
Inc counties embraced in the + a melo ~
lstrlcts. AL tores, State. Cn' u Levee 40
70ee' should be released, and the " ~" ana tlol
ners allowed to redeem such o,oJ 5 Gr'g'''aT lsla
1Me faces noaC due for the fiscal neaD pay- lo[(
'uPled with this, should be y cba lo'4' roo
law In reference to sales hu "ange IN cove
,ea IferI he hev s Boards, that NAV S. g
the law We n MADE of lands delinquent cour
do o br va" W. now stands, the sales aro SD 9i
oe d 10y ana to the Levee Boards are ere w =,
ayoa 'e ar mem, and the State and CONF of :
. &C are heid suspended, until s"nL e. :,
sono1 tle lands may be purchased 'o VA raar
q nota from rom SAID Boards, when tba a ; "a a.
7 se'S her taxes, if at all. tbron .ne tba al
heVee officials. If the rnla 'niougn mat
esgrSea' and all sales be reon;r n1uId couhl
,aue 10 the State, | am conv;neo, 10 leetly
Ill, ~ mure greatly to her advanta II 1 nuu
he State would hoe HeVee Boards, fully,
&c collection of the Levee tnx oi
% OF redemption of the lands lax rt on Gals aE3
"I St value of the lands now forfot ne Inc
90, 900. 1'oards is about Levee
ave italicized thai -. pended
,i Jpn 20 winch call especial atte en pUcket'
~ sbo' aG faees State Counv on5 i I@are -
~ 'J u oe released and the o;;o; am T 1Sse u
rs a40'ced to redeem such 1nm 'ys'at he oh
ing the taces nom d. '~o" lands by have tn
1874" object 80 j0r me FISCAL would Il
proposition on can..a, taxpayer IFS woul
,bJect on grounds snon;ai grounds, No M
10 a OF the Legislature suspend;n Int Inc Leg
&c an ana county taxes on Iapda utng let the Ii
I 'o TO the various Levee Roo Tor De adver
used as a means for &c boards the Audi
most stupendous frand. perpetra- State up
easury, and as maon Pon The taxes, to
he county Treasures &c VI Too0'ng the Levet
:. Long before the war y. me ae ieyee ascertain
It's close, large aroa, as we'll counties
III sold to the var;o land been robb
sometimes corruptlv LeVee gorge en-
axe often by colIns;a ae'imes alties agai
as consequence 90 and etition of
rt OF the owners to nov Inability DO this raj
portion of these H.. upon of Auditor
ignorance of the To-. figinal which we
year. continued regularly To- femlsted to