Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-01
True Inwardneas Of the Abate.
memt AcG.


the Senate, is of vast importance to the
taxpayers Of this county. Should that
Act pass II will be nothing short of an
additional levy Of at least mills upon
the taxpayers of this county who are
regularly paying their taxes. Under
this Act the payment Of the tax Of 1874
and costs Of sale would be q receipt in
full for the taxes oflS74, 1875, 1876 and
1877, and for elaine prior to 1874.
Would this be an act of fairness TO tax.
payers who have paid all these taxes ?
Would il be an act that could be con-
sidGred fair TO those whose property
was sold in 1875? They would get no
benefit from il, and il 10 not 80 intend
ed. Ii the records Of land sales are ex-
amined, il will be found that most Of
the property sold for the taxes Of 1874
has been redeemed, and that not re.
deemed 10 In great part owned by par.
ties perfectly able 10 redeem 1t.
The persons whose lands were sold
in 1874 have had four years TO rtdeem
their lands. Whose fault is 1t, then,
that the State now holds them2 As a
Senator says, they have believed all the
time that the State could not enforce
the sales, and now, when they find that
their little game o deiraud the Stale and
county Of lie taxes has failed, they ask
for relief Why don't they amend their
little bill and provide that all persons
who have paid their taxes for 1875,
1876, aud 1877 shall have their money
refunded to them, and thus put all on
an equal footing, and start flesh? The
posiponing business Is another nice
little trap. The intention Of that is
simply to pass by this session of the
Legislature without any further step
to enforce the payment Of these taxes,
and TO give the owners two years
of rest from fear that II they do not
pay their ;sxes, some one will do 1t
for tn m, aud thereby cause them
trouble.
Are these the kind OF cilz ms to ask
for clemency from the tax.pay ers? Let
the law m4kcrs from this county read
the resolution Ut tho Board of Super.
yisors OF this county, Qt Is presumed
they know something about the fnan-
ces Of their own county, and ifthe bill
is passed, have a proviso put to ii So
that It shall in no way abato the part OF
the taxes that belongs 10 this county.
This county cannot afford 10 lose these
taxes, The tsx.paying property has
0cen paying these old Radical dcbls
long enough. Let the delinqnents now
pay some of 1t. The resolution of the
Warren county Board OF Supervisors
is as follows:
Whereas, 1t is the opinion OF this
Board that the passage of an Abate.
ment Actis hardship upon the prompt
taxpayers, and an inducement to de-
linquent taxpayers not TO settle theil
taxes when due and
Whereas, We believe that an Abale.
mcnt Act would be injurious fnan'
claly TO the interest of this county, al
well as to the State; therefore be it
Resolved, That We request each and
every member OF the delegation from
this county to the next Legislature t
oppose any Act having the tendency Il
abale any OF the delinquent taxes o
tLis county, as injurious 10 those tax
pay crs who have already paid lhei
taxes and VIC do further earnestly re-
quest, that they pass an Act OF sucl
character that will cause hll the land
heretofore i'm properly sold tor taxes tC
be resold, that proper title shall pas
TO the purchasers at such sale.
Another thing in connection with thi
matter that should be properly investi
gated before such a sweeping law i
passed, is this: II should be ascertain
ed whether any legislators, their rela
lives, connections, and friends will b
directly benefited by its passage. Their
has b en- an outcry to the effect that
this Act Is not passed, the widows, mi
nora and orphans will suffer We hav
the very best reason for believing tha
some good solid orphans right in III
hody Of the Legislature will be benetlte
10 the tune of thousands II II does pas
AS far as minors are concerned, 1t
well.known that they arc amply pre-
tected by the statutes now in force
The Legislature must dig down into th
true inwardness OF this measure.
vast deal of touching and inIerestin
} reading can be had If the Legislator
will call upon the ShcriGs to furnis
; lists of delinquents from the VI
rious counties. There is no hurry. TIL
ia one of the most important measure
! that will no considnred this session All