The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-17
COMMON SCHOOL FUND.

Document ID" shows the condition of this
fund Under the laws of last session, requiring all
received account redemption purchase lands
eted for taxes the net proceeds of all fines and fOreures
retail vinous and spirituous
liquors. to be paid in currency, proceeds
apart school fund for rata Distribution there has been
collected paid the treasury 100000 e. To this
has added the proceeds of the United States
bonds and interest which the treasury credit Of the
school fund, amounting the of S6092O 81
making a total o s164935 81. amount, will be
remembered embraces only proceeds from above
collected since the t day of April 1876 the date Of the
passed requiring all collections and payments to
currency For this the entire proceeds of
the fom these sources did not go into the common
school, fund distrbutve and did therefore equal the
Of the mill which is s185933 % This def
cheney is to be made up from the general fund and the dis
tbuton pro the several counties will be made at
reports furnished by the State Superintendent of Education
357563 Upon this basis the amount to be distributed will
give the of 81 cents each educabe child reported
REDEMPTION PURCHASE LANDS.
Under this head, Document D" will the amount
realized by the State during the year be S3616 81 In add
ton this the of S4S424 "a county S24 IS
county treasures When it is remembered that in the levee
districts all State and county taxes for the 1874 and
redemption purchase paid in evee scrip the
beneficial results of the legislation this subject your last
session. will be apparent to all regret that am unable to
incorporate this report detailed of transactions
in the vee districts The large amount of business the
pated that have be kept with the different funds
boards and districts and the meeting of
Honorable Body early after the close of the fiscal have
made it impossible to prepare detailed statement in time for
this office and that of the Treasurer be
evee Board ax and Ievee construction
tax levee district No. far is possible do
books and papers of this latter district which
about LIST of December last They in very
confused condition and it has been impossible to make up
ii this limited time ineligible report
its affairs. SHALL possible give them an
examination and endeavor o bring much order
chaos be done from the data at my command.
REVENUE LAWS.
The laws passed by your Honorable Body its last session
subject of revenue are in my Judgment great i'm
provemen previous legislation on the same SUBJECT ana
should with notifications and corrections of errors
made doubtless in the hurry of their be allowed tc
stand The question OF the time hNed Tor the coiecton OF
taxes which will doubt early attention
and this subject the immediate representatives Of
those who have the taxes to pay are much better
than The of assessing IS another subject that
carefully considered prepared TO that
present method is the best one that could have been
devised do know that the assessments returned to this
office many very imperfect have been com
PEELED rolls for correction some OF them more
than they still imperfect My experience leads
rressaby the conclusion that 1t not SO much the
fault OF the law as OF the assessors themselves Inc
will make about the imperfect assessment
matter what may be the law
The office of Assessor in its relation revenue, i:
the most important State and yet the rule is
selected To this rule, exceptions I'm
perfect burden the rolls embaass the col
ecor annoy taxpayer and costs the State
dollars annually for the costs OF selling property to which
Sold she title The delinquent lists recorded
this office and the Chancery Clerks office in each
illustrations that would justify all could say on this
subject The taxes on lands mperleety assessor, are
paid they and sold tothe State one vii
redeem purchase em good title can DC conveyed
and thus borne upon the list of non
paving property and thousands of dollars annually lost to thu
State revenues making the burdens of taxation fall the
heavily those who as to have tnel
ronerv so correctly escape pay
men The great injustice of allowing this continue Is ap
parent glance despair of complete remedy until som
means are devised by which competent and Will D.
the assessments of property The eompen
provided Is not In my judgment
sufficient to secure services of such and should
made the Importance of the subject On
great difficulty is the frequent and extreme changes mace
the revenue laws defining duties of the several officer
charged with their Officials have scarcely time
become familiar with SYSTEM before another and deren
one is nangurated laws should be made sin
e and complete possible and changed only when it Is full
i ascertained that they are imperfect or improper