The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-02

OWNS vINDICA1ION
JACKSON, Mss, F.b 8. 1883.
Editor Macon Sun
Plcase insert Tho following which l
submit as q correction oil articles MP.
poaring in yonr editorial column ,un-
der caption, rs there s ole Iiing?
in tha Isl uc Of the 2ud inst
Under cur State law It ia tho duty
II tho Ardiior TO distribute the $780,.
900 of State SLhool Fund TO tho va
rious County Treasurors or tho first
day Of January each year: 1t ia now
Rmonth past that period and Mr. Ross
has not receive! Noxubee countyt
dis'r;hu,ive eharo # that fu"d yet.
Mr. RS, was compelled 10 suffer the
humiliation OF requesting Shperin.
tsudeui Page to withhold the school
warrants for tho month of January
rs he eonld not paw them beo' use Of
the failure Of the Auditor toper'otm
his du,y. and Mr. Ross did not wish
shat -peculators should prey on the
I scher. who. il tn, warrants were
Issued. would 10 compelled to hawk
them on tho curbatons.-Mississippi
Sun.
BY rO'e,cUeo to s'atu!o yon will
observe your rtstemaut OF Law 10 in
correct md conclusions deducted
thereto ON ecn,cquently erroneous,
The law in reference to tho Auditors
duties in tue distribution, is as fol-
lows (soc ssc,ion 725, Coda OF 1880
The Auditor Of Public Accounts
shall annually. on tho second Non.
day in July ard January, or failing
therein. az soon thereafter rs prncti-
cable, distribute amosg the several
counties Of the State all Ito common
school fund available for that pur.
pose, ssid dir.ribution 10 I've pro rata
according to tho number Of children
in eych county respectively. Sid
distribution shall DO made by the is.
s,anss Of Auditors warrants on
the treasury, payable to tho Treas.
lrers Of said county," As o condition
precedent TO said distribution, ii 10
the duty Of Cbanrery Clerks, to re-
port amcun. Of fines ard forisiturcF
(Which ia part OF tho school fund)
paid to Couu;y T,casurers, il order
tha. they may be charged with the
amounts retained, in tho general dis
tsibu.ion. (Ses. section BIB. Code
1880 )It 10 not practicable to make
tho distribution until every Chancery
Clerk 10, reported. At the da.o o.
your last issue, oil tho reports had
not boob received. Tue last county
reported ca tho 81, thus pseIuding
AL earlier distribution. The reports
all being in. it is then necessary io
calcu!s.s for the ncvsnty-four coun'
ties their pro rata share ofthe amount
rspoits by The State Treasurer to be
distributed (for you must certainly
know that tho money j, in the vaults
OF the Treasury sni net in tho HANDS
III tho Auditory sni :len oil sums
nn,. DO deducted from tho pro rata
share, retsiucd by fines and forfeit.
tu,ss az shown by ths reports abor o
alluded to. You will eco tina. this
rsqaires soms li.t'e tiaio 10 it noces-
states an examination OF books as
proof Of corrcc;ress Of calculations
made. II will alBo 10 remembered
that this is to be done at q season
when most business is to be transao-
led in the Office, yet, these calculs-
.iors ara made md statements OF
amounts due each county, With blank
receipts have always been issued
within two or thrca days after recep-
ton of last report from Chanccry
Clcik Of the amounts retained. s.
soon % !h,ss recsipts aro sigred and
returned tho warrants are issued and
forNa, del TO the County Trcasurers,
whose endorsement OF same ia nee
esssry to authorize Treasurer to pay
same. BY reference to concluding
parapraphp, of section 724, @ de
1880, you will observe that it 10 tho
duty tf the Auditor to send or dis
tribute warrants. not moaey.
The railroad tax ia due State 18th
December each year. Noxubee's die
:ripu,ive share n. & o. tax is sope-
thing over one thousand dollars. Mr.
Ross did not receive this aum till .
few days ago aud then it was not
sent as he directed, but in manner
to cause delay in tbs cashing OF the
Auditors warrant Ivy the State Teas
ursr-AIissis.ippi Sun.
You will observe BY reference to
Code OF 1880, section 60s. You are in
error % to the time when then the
railroad tax is due. Railro Dads are
to sottle their taxes on or boforo the
3lst OF December in each yes.. Tho
rule Of this Office is to send out state
msnts of amounts due counties to