The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-23
ASSESSMENT OF LANDS.

assessed every fur yca.s. ILls as-
s"ssu crt, when made, end IA sed
uvon by ths board o! sup, rv!sols, re-
maina uuchspged daring tl!s Nho'c
period OF four ara. 1871 found our
couoty in condition app!o ximatirg
bsihIuptry. Ltnds whisa were wont
TO yield heir abuadanc,, wsre given
over 10 brnomsedsc; M capit ,l's'e
could b. .ound to iGvcSt here, AMI
men who had the most Ia I'd were the
poorest. To drirsy tho tyEtncc OF n
rroa cute government, and enrich
sdven'u ca who ayckod hitler, md
heir allies. tax ton was enormous
Under this coCd,,ion Of Affairs, L l.
nut surprising that tho land owne;s
assessed their property a. tho lowest
uo>sillr value. A. tn next assess
maut. 1876. Tho s,me cgrditinu of Al
fairs existed, brood feds. wilif nee
10 tel down .iilhgila.sl f,rm 10 ises
mi poverty everywhere g:eG.,d the
eye, mil ~ u coaa qIeioe lands were
nr,in rs ss,i IT. az insignificant va.
ua,,oa. Aud although 1879 iouad
our people a liilio advanced under
tho bcnefcent ruo lf The iiicis 30
Irc,c! Y our leNple, ys, there was
no roa! demands Tor laaGs-inrcstors
were f.w, anl au ass's.ncn' stint ~
{, ;losO OF 1871 cnd 1915 WIS ien-
dorcd. Gu', now, theso rsescna for
assessing ut 8 low valuation have rap
d'y pss,,d away. There is every
reason wi, lands Gsoald he assessed
al n fair valuation. i. is stated upon
good aatholi Y tia: neatly or quite
lhree million aces OF public l"d,
havo Ceeu purchased ia this S'ae
within he las, two ,csr' hy captll'
Its from abroad, TO say nothing oi
,le vast quantities bought ircm p'i'
vaio individual. and the damuni l.
constantly iucr.a,iug Uoon this
subj, ct tho Aberdeen Examiner has
most sCnsiblo and timely at'c!r.
That prper admonishes !ar d'owners
10.
Rcmcmhcr in assessing your Ia, d.
his year, tia; yon are a!lising II val.
no ih,t will DO accepted rs fair and
tccuratc hy the thoUslndAof capital.
is;s in the Est aud in Eropo who
are row cueiuily scanning tbs STA
ti.tics Of the sQu baud ,bat you ar.
wiring your S no up o. down ioi
the next fou, ygars. M'ncy is going
where lalds arc advancing in va!ne,
AMI If 10y short sighted policy you
under va'uo Your lands rs much as
usual in listing them with ihc asses
or, AID the to'al for your comfy does
moi, in 1883 grently exceed in value
Ito pr, seat Aggregate, you wiil have
only your seva, to blame il non y
lenders and progressive mcn take
YOU AZ your Gsurs, aud SEEK invest
mcnt for ;hsir N ncS ia Texas. F,o-
rids. Arkanses. arl Dakota
Many Of YOU who are On aged in
cat;ou culture ere obliged 20 obtain
advanc, in moDoy or in supplies,
hence il il all The moro important To
you TO cheaper money, or in other
words reduce to ratio o. interest,
This You have learned Ivy sxper!' nee
cannot b. lone bi legislative tnacS'
men,, for there nevar was law ram.
ed to reduce tho rate of lnterec. OIL
punish usury that could rot he easily
cyadel, AID tEcio never will be-
Such laws on'y serve to oppress the
reely borrower aud add 10 tho rev
euue Of the lender, for If tie money
10 not saat ont O! .ho State il will
like al other commodities or values
DO governed by the immntablo laws
supply and demand, and obtain rates
Of hire commensurate with tie risks
Of tho lender. Transactions will I've
mad, without disimterested witnesses;
usury will be d due, d from the an
ouut turned over to tho man who gives
tho note, While tho paper will only boar
upon it's faco the legal charge, and
two dollars worth OF security will be
required for every dollar loaned; and
then again. oa!, those mon will be
able to borrow money who can DO d :
pended. upnn TO regard the "tiue IN.
wardnsss" Of the trsnmction az sc.
cret OF haror-a MATER as sacred In
its charac or as gamblers deem their
debts at cards. This being tho case
il i, all important to orr people who
can offer no other aocuriIies to the
money lenders than liens on their
lands 10 demonstrate t. too world
that their lands are valuable, pna
til, can only 10 accomplished by
s,.h rnaacn ,b,n aud fair aes,sor,o. ts