The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

~, mo az boxes of arms 81 DoAe' ~ u Tilted
ton and boxes of haversacks b order of Governor
1 1 p acantv moved by the AdJutanI Oenel e.
Capitol Armory and there that the post Jack
a bud been abolished and the government
ordered to be sold
Dnrinp the recent canvass in this state 'le i $50
t;on Of Voters was unusually large In only one ~
s there anv complaint to the working OF 'he 49, 80
tration Law of your last SESSION h IN one nont
doubt as to the intention of the Legislature Oh o P
b;ftd to the Attorney General early in the sum
mer the question as whether one member o I
Poord of Registration could go alone TO Inc
election Drecincts and register the voters or "ie'ne ~
every act of registration the law reduheeo - tb A.
the Board to be present On the oo, hst the law re-
tornev General gave it his OPINION Ina! 1h1 80;
oured the County Board to be in session during 'e
tration of voters. am inormed that nost, !, no az ~
the County Boards &C informed ther ac'ioh ~ 'io 49,
the Attorney General 4 ,oos;on
as will place beyond question or uncertainty te tt
all of the county board shall not be members OF tne
same political party Certainly that requirement 9e
eated If one discharge all the important ou
ties of registration partial special registrations
it may be matter of much moment In general
registrations the Board should be IN session at eacn pre-
cinct and every act shoud De Tue act oi "ie o"i ~
also call your attention the fact that the law of
makes no provision for the payment of the
Of the State Board No provision is made for the ap
poinment payment of Clerk or Secretary ana the
Board forced to have as there is no little cecal
labor required There other items for which you
should make some provision among which is that of
the travelling expenses of the member who does not re-
side at the State Capitol 1t is not just to require any
one to discharge public duties at his own expense
PRESIDENTIAL
The Code of 1857 (Sec vii, Art. 49, p. 49, fixes the
compensation Electors Of President and ViceP resi-
dent of the United States in going to and returning from
the Capitol to cast their votes but your last session
made appropriation for their payment. The amount
due the Electors who met in Jackson, December 9th, is
tabout $40O. recommend the appropriation to pay It,
FORFEITED
The State owns many thousand of lands forfeited
for In many instances the lands valueless.
But in others they are very valuable. 1hese lands
pay no taxes to the State AS general rule,
injustice not only the State but to those who faithfully
bear the burdens of Government trust the Legislature
will take action to dvest the State of the title to
these lands, and place them where they will contribute
their share the public This is subject of
such grave Importance that it calls for most judcous and
welmatured legislation Every citizen should required
to bear his share of the burden of government. [ am
aware of the difficulty of accomplishing the step recon-
mend but the evil from year to year. and
demands remedy. What the remedy should be, |
leave to the wisdom and discretion of the Legislature,
only assuring you that you shall have my hearty
ton in any that will tend to counterfeit
the evil complained Of
FORFETTUREs
A considerable proportion of the money received on
account of Fines and Forfeures, is lost to the State
This is caused by defects in the laws providing the
ner in which such money accounted for and paid
over The whole system loose and has been the sub
ject of complaint besides loss the State for years
The matter is of sufficient imp ortance to Justify thoroueh
revision of the laws the subject There reason
why the State should lose dollar which belongs to its
treasury, nor IS there any why the collection and
payment of moneys received from fines and foreitures
may not be reduced to the almost perfect system which
now characerizes the collection payment of those
received from taxes privileges. ask your attention
to the subject. Light taxes burdensome when
taxpayers have to believe their money fails to
reach the heavy many of their
harsh features, when the persons who pay them know
accounted to
pay the legitimate expenses Of Government
COUNSEL IN STATE
On the 9Th of March, the Supreme Court of the State
affirmed the Judgment of the Chancery Court of Lauder
Gale county, against the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Company. The judgment is for 1897 $685. The suit was
brought by the State to from the Company the
amount OF the Chckasaw School Fund loaned to bv the
State in 1856 " ~ 'iio
The Act OF February 7th 1867 in relation to the New
Olleans mobile and Chattanooga Railroad Company.
required the Company to construct and maintain draw
over and across the central portion of Pearl River
%neie the track of the Company crossed that stream
railing to comply with the requirements of the Act S;t
manaamas was brought by the State against the
company at the June, 1885, Special Term of the Circt
Court OF Hancock county. The Court decreed Peren