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

The land roll of Talahaehe county $4,000 acres
valued at 1908 682 So 00 in OF "Lvee Board Of Dis
tet No held IN trust by tie State account OF said
LeYee District THIS land the the State for the
fiscal 1874 175 ard 49, and is included in the
tors This has occurred under the operation OF injunction
which still pending Least have received notice of its
having dissolved These lands should be Sold
CURED by the Of the Abatement Act of 1874 TO
dves the lien Of the Levee Board and perfect the tile to the
There also large unsold Sunhower
county This the that the then Sheriff and
Tax Collector very died.
failed sell the appointed time. the 10th Of May 1879
recommend similar action in this in Taahache
county.
Under the Act change the boundary lines Of county,
and Clerk Clancery Court Of Tunca county has
not furnished TRANSCRIPT. from the land roll Of that county, OF
the territory detached herom and added to Tate county as
required by the provisions of the above ced Act and the
valuation OF realty have not been credited and charge with
these changes but appear they were returned to this office
account Of the PARTITION OF sections made in the changes OF
boundary lines provided for in said Act It has been impos
lands in such sections belonging these counties respectvey
and change prevent confusion in
ments and collection OF taxes IN this territory.
OFFICERS.
Under the Act approved January % 1876 For relief
payers chapter laws 1876 4h section and the
law Of April H. sections - and a 52 an I53 Acts
Collectors and Clerks lands sold the State These fees
allowed although lands in counties
sold 1s before the passage Acts
and believed that the due for sales in January
not affected by the subsequent Acts
Upon the refusal allow them many collectors held their
fees while others paid in full the charged against
their mandamus against Auditor
compel the allowance fees where the labor had been
formed the January sales and upon the hearing of the
Hon Cahoon of this Circuit Court District
judgment rendered favor of the Collectors The At
toney General acqaieci in this opinion, and the fees
allowed.
Consequently amounts due collectors
counties varying from Sl1 10 s274 H. which will
be seen by reference to settlements with counties in this report
Under the 9th section of the Act of 1876 chapter page
the Auditor prohibited from settling with collectors for
State tax overpaid And there are due the collectors
These by their retaining all Of their com
missions reports and in cases. by in RENTING
funds through banks and payments in For instance
Harrison county, which the largest amount is due S706 So
paid in into the that amount the total
amount charged against The county, this paneft being made
in monthly and not known until final statement of
These shonld be, my Judgment refunded and
recommend legislation the subject that will such
and enable this office to balance such accounts the
books of the office
PRIVILEGE TAN LICENSES
Under the present system, the collection of privilege tax and
system Code 1871 privilege receipts amounted
only $4S767 73 In 1875 under the law requiring uniform
license receipt be used the of the receipts
sl2986 A, gain of s6428 "A. And this
has still further increased in 1876, showing gain OF
S19602 6S over 1875.
think the collection and payment fines snd forfeure
needs legislation Some means adopted compel
officers make reports and pay the fines collected by
Clerks and District Attorneys under the laws Of last
session report usually very promptly and hers pay over the
paid Justices of Peace very irregu
and uncertain in their reports and County Treaurers in
many entirely report turned
Insolvences are general thing lost utterly the
persons called upon pay
the collectors relieved of the charge against Them by an
order of the Board Supervisors allowing nsovent lists
very evident why collections
are made OF nsovencles one Is that 1t Is very poor pay as 1t
would bring the sheriff in debt to hire to ride the
country try and collect it, and the other that it is cal
cuated to add to the collectors majority at the next election
people about taxes when he is no longer held abso
utey accountable for their collection Boards of Supervisors
greatly at fault in this matter and should be rohbitedy
law from allowing credit to the collector where
the person owing the is known them have per
sona property out of which the taxes could be made nso
collections have increased and the cenage of
allowances made is very considerably reduced
per In 1876 the will reach u per
serious attention The puolc schools are losing annually
between $4,000 100000 The license retail fines and
$lO4OO8 &C. while lose this
about $4,000 account of the failure to collect the poll
This great evil should be corrected and every liable to
poll should be compelled make least that contr
button to the support of the public schools
confusion almost invariably arises in the payments
I'd settlements of collectors every wear succeeding an election
of these officers Where sherfs elected the
of the fiscal year in which the election
collected by officers and it impossible tell how much
collected by EACH only through reports
Where the charged against the county paid and
officers the amount unpaid Consequently, at
the suit against and might be as
likely the officer the right and do
injustice good officer and worthy There several
cases of this kind being investigates the amounts in
volved however, small varying from twenty eight
hundred dollars. suggest deemed practicable the
collector commencing the collection of tax Of fiscal year.
be required to complete the collection and settlement that
person may be held for the amount due by the
And if this be thought mpaccabe then let it be made the
duty of the retiring officer take receipts from his
for all taxes remaining unpaid and be required file those
receipts with the Auditor and County Treasurer This plan
tried under section L. A. Acts 1874 he Act amend
ing the Act to quiet titles but in few only has
been complied with Something little stringent
needed
reference to Document Q will show that under the law
passed at the regular of 1915 fixing
five dollars mile each mile of railroad in the State the
following roads have paid New Orleans Chicago
Memphis
Charleston Railroad the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad
the Port Gibson and Grand Gulf Railroad