The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-11
REPORT OF THE REVENUE AGENT.
OFFICE OF REVENUE AGENT OF STATE MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, Miss, Jany 1st, 1877 J


have submit Revenue Agent OF the state
Mississippi following report have statements maoe
and have reexamned all of the accounts ana settlements
by the Abatement Acts and have
from counties statements OF county taxes unoer
said acts very slow work to gather together all
tho "details of settlements compare settlements of State
taxes with county having taken basis
of rolls and the settlements with the
various officers.
have discovered discrepancies which amount to one
dred and nineteen thousand dollars which, have
doub accounted for by negligence of not making up
the proper final settlements with the counties In
addition amount have large account of erroneous
lands and lands which current taxes nave peen
paid which were held by the State at time of payment
examining, find that officers have been very Negligent
making final records of settlements in countless and IN
few my inquiries have been informed that no
could rendered reference to there being
record kept In this particular would recommend that in
final sher with county treasurers in addition
requirements existing that account for county
be closed in full until after the final settlement of State
taxes that copy of the settlement of State taxes be filed
clerk guide to the settlement OF county
made lands and sales of lands for taxes,
specially able with advice and of the
Auditor to many sales and the
time accumulate large amount of valuable information in
the collection of lands held by the State
upon which the should not have been collected
which accumulated the sale list without the
ers knowledge-the having paid regularly and
having opportunity of detecting the sae long the
property assessed the rightl Oacne and the is
allowed pay In this particular instructions
issued the Auditor the tax collectors instruct
ing upon any property held
by taxes which calls the the
fact property held by the Stae parties
sending their receipts the office and having such
errors this connection have advertised to
investigate for tares free Of charge
counties the land very badly made
and new would add
especially if maps could be furnished with all
lands held By the State for tares marked together with
belonging the State the United States
These maps could be furnished in rough state suitable for
purpose twenty hundred dollars if
be had the lands in the United States Land
Office
receive that
receive regard important
agent the State and such provisions should be
competent to fill the place. and his pay
should be good compensaon and instead Of being duty
for few weeks making regular he should be
duty year. report the Board of
Supervisors monthly.
would respectfully call attention Sec 10 of
reduce for other purposes provides lands
be assessed to different persons where
shall claim land This precision copels sherfs
charged rith the land more proride for
for6ids further collections chich conapes
sherts to sell property the should be PAID
sheriff get credit for the remaining npad Except
By sale Of
assessment,
the fact of lands being assessed person does
his claim where two persons have claim property
And further in this connection, would
lands held by the State should the State and the
should not be allowed otherwise and that
whenever the State shall give lands the person
holding the should hare preference to assessment
And find sales of
prUate Surveys and the officers having information
same the land in remaining
assessed by old description and again being by the
description would recommend that assessment shall
be authorized by surrey and altered description except
when copy of the survey filed the chancery clerk Office
In connection with lands held by the taxes there
seems to be misrust in reference titles held
the State and if this could be removed the State could
make further reduction of the State or even
would recommend that provision should made for
the speedy reimbursement of purchasers of lands all
cases where the titles aside by the proper courts and
not require the purchaser appropriation shall be
made
The requirements of the laws various to
meet with approval by the public compliance by the
officers glance and changes often that
officers frequently scarcely understand they
are changed The present law has had trial and in my
OPINION should remain is except where necessity
demands a change, error has crept into it.
In one where discovered came
forward Immediately and settled the same. have MANY