The Worthington advance., 1881-09-15
THE RAILROAD LAND TAX

AUOltOT Mll1S Has IcCeAVeO ASOS0 tAl0
Land Department a list Of the cancel
Cd contracts under the recent decision
OF the railroad land company to cancel
all contracts where taxes have not been
paid. The number Cancelled in Mobiles
county is 116. Only nine Of these arc
published in the forfeited tax list and
Auditor Mills thinks they are the only
ones in danger, but it seems the rail-
road company feared that under some
complications which might arise under
tho law they were in danger Of losing
tho land in case the taxes were not paid.
Land Commissioner Drake has sent
1hs following circular to all parties
whose contracts have been Cancelled:
Il was not matter Of choice with Us
when We Cancelled your o'ntract. but
~ were compelled to do so or run the
risk Of both you and ourselves losing all
title TO tho land. We are acting in
good faith with the State authorities,
and any delinquent whose contract has.
lpeem Cancelled, by bringing US during
1881 receipt from the County Treas.
uror showing that all taxes due and
ever due, and penalties attached there.
to have been paid, with an additional
IS 90 upon each contract to meet the
00ats to which we have been subjected,
will be restored tn as full and complete
possession at the land as though we had
never Cancelled the Contract.
Very truly yours.
J. H. DRAKE,
Land Commissioner.
Auditor Mills has received the follow.
l7g instructions from tho State Audi
Tor concerning taxes against the can
eelsd lands:
You are authorized and directed TO
cancel all unpaid taxes standing against
the above lands and to strike the same
from the tax lists as they are railroad
lands upon which contracts for sale
have been Cancelled.
These instructions have not been.
literally followed, but the entries l,1te:
been marked to indicate that the taxes
will he received until January first from
any who are willing to make voluntary
payment and trust the Land Company
for the promised reinstatement.
TRUE AS GOSPEL.
This good old custom of candidates
coming before the people III advance of
all conventions and in disregard Of
ring ''slates" l'as been introduced in
this county for tho first time. Time
was iu this county when every ticket
WAS made up and every con.
venti0n controlled by ''nachine."
Tie ''slate" was sure to 60 through at
the convention and il the delegates so
far forgot their allegiance to their mas
tors ~ To nominate u single man who
Was not Oh the ''slate," then the ma.
chine was turned against that man and
fought against the nominee Of their
own convention. This so disguised
enc or two townships that for several
years they have refused to send dele.
gates to the irregular" Republican Ma
el,ine Convention. We hope now that |
candidates will 6e announced in ad-
vance aud that the people will be given
time TO make Il choice. The curse Of ]
tho Republican party is its machine |
1ueehOds and distrust of the people. |
-wOrthingtOn ADVANCE.
All OF which is true rs gospel" and
strikes WHtOnwan county square in the |
pit Of the stomach. If any man seeks
Office lot Him 60 before the people in \
manly way, giving the voter to under
stand that l,e l;sS something to say A.
bout 1t aud is not to be a simple ma
chine for use only Oh election day.-St.
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