The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19
state LANDS.

EDITORS CLARION: | notice an article III
YOUR paper, 10th inst, on state Lands, what
Shall we do with them :" in which the
writer expresses the opinion that the many
thousand acres of land held by the state
should be disposed of ia some manner by
! he State. and these lands should be maze
10 bear a fair proportion OF the revenues OF
the government. He gives no remedy, but
apparently calls upon the Legislature to
make some disposition of same.
| will attempt to give remedy for this
evil: /. "Many, very many, OF these lands
have been and are now assessed from IOO TO
600 Der cent OF more value than their
real value The wild and unimproVed lands
Of the State having deprecated III value so
much that the owners nave partially, and,
in some instances, wholly, neglected 10 look
after their proper assessment
The abatement authorizing the owners
Of these lands (held by the State) to pay
taxes of 1874 in lieu and IN full payment OF
all l13211er taTeS due, have induced many 10
come forward and redeem by paying taxes
for that wear, and is now large revenue TO
the State, But | find, in many instances,
those lands are paying taxes amounting
from ttrentu- fUe per cent. 10 one hundTed per
cent on the real value OF the same, cStlmat-
inc their value to be at what they would
bring if offered for sale As an evidence OF
the truth of what | assert, will propose TO
furnish lands to purchasers on the follow
ING terms: II they, the purchasers, tcttt pay 70
The State all tdreS due for gears 1874 and 1919,
t0gether acith damages, l0tI, f0f 00aOte Tue
amount of tdreS paid the State, gtUe them
2cagrdutee deed from the original o10neT, aneh1-
numbered. | own few acres that would
Ike TO sell OF these terms and | will give a
Guarantee that not less than one million OF
! acres can be purchased on the same terms.
| NV DroDOsitiOn is based upon my own eXpe-
ri9nce and upon close examination or as
spssments, and l eoW be glad TO haze 1t 0c-
/ 4 MN 10 q La
! for truth, and | suggest PLAIN remeoy'
viz: t:,,,,
tion and place upon them taxes that the
owners can pay With little hope OF being
reimbursed by the sale OF the lands, or OF an
increase in value. The owners can Cnen
afford to paw taxes and how much better
| would il be tor the State TO receive from
on.4 to two and a half dollars per section on
lands per annum, than to demand from @lt
to 500 per section and receive hOInihS' ant
| by so doing have the lands sofa Tor take
and the title encum bered, SO IiiaC 40 on
will either purchase from the State for TAX
titlc or from the original Owner-b0th Titles
beino clouded, and the title from the STATE
in many instances amounting to treble the
value of these lands.
In some of the river counties the taxes ar
cents. Add the wees, ~ cents TO VIVA u a
: known as the 10 cent Levee fund, and ~
nar cent on value OF the lands, exclusive o
. Kate. county and special taxes. Now esti
mate for 1874, Oh n
GAO acres at 5c..-..... .'..F % - y
3 $40 acres at q SC ......:..-. ...-..;-. 20 y
Gao acres at So, $50 OO-ll2 sc. on value 4o
$l2S 0
! For. 1873: .,
\ so acres at &C.. in lieu of g.. 81 {
Gao acres at So, val. $32-l7ac on val. 4o