The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-17

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: Code Of 1850, amended by the Act Of
p 1882, making 1t the duty u the Board
Of Supervisor. Of each county to levy q
tax Of three mills for SC iool purpose, 4
show that the amount to be Dis
tribuied by the State was in no way
/ contingent on the amount to be collected
. by the counties under the three.mil
tax which the Boards 81 SGpergi.ofs arr
required b. levy. But because this sec
ton recites that the object Of the levy
by the counties is ITO make up ans
deficiency IN the aggregate amount d
common school fond, arising from Other
sources," The Ports correspondent, in d
second commuti cation, replying 10 ia,
Tue CLARION, says that there can he nc
legal transfer Of general State funds t.
school purposes except wherethe amount
Of school funds arising from other
sources i los than 100000
The deficiency referred TO in the
net !. deficiency IN the amount
necessary TO carry on the schools
Tor four months In the year Under the
Code Of 1880, IL was left to the discre.
ton Of the Boards Of Supervisors to say
what the levy should be to make up
that deficiency; but in 1882 the Legis-
lature assumed that three mill tax was
necessary and ordered the Boards Of
Supervisors to levy II,
The Posts correspondent says, now,
that he was not ignorant Of thefaet that
more than 100000 year is expended
on account Of the common schools, and
TO prove his intelligence he says that
"the Constitution provides that all
lands vested IN the State by cscheat,
purchase or forfeiture for taxes, all
fines for breaches Of the law and all
money arising from retail liquor Licences
shall go into the school fund, and these
being uncertain, accounts for the wide
difference between the sums distributed
Ia 1882, $685. iO0l, and in 1888, 1903,
| 5000, ms stated by Tug CLARION"
Bat will he put his finger on the par.
ticular article or section Of the Const
teton or laws, which authorizes the dis
trIbution Of larger amour, than $780,
| 0O02 Is he Of the opinion that the
Treasurer could distribute SlO0O,000,
under existing statutes, should that
amount be collected in any year, vic
fast is that while theaS,ate guarantees
10 dietrbute $3O0,00Oa year from It's
Treasury the Treasurer Is prohibited
from dislributing more dian that
amount. N'lhe amouus distribrtgd IL
1899 t90sd,aa0oa)ai q VIC sum II the
amour, distrtbnted BY the State in that
year and the amounts collected by the
counties under IA ~ the Code; and
the amount distributed ia 1883 (SS08.
$1,000 is the sum Of the amount dis
tributed by the state in that year and
the amounts collected by the counties
We choeHully accept the proposition
made by the Posts correspondent
If lTHE CLARION can show that
SlOO0 900 more per auuum has been
transferred from he general State funds
10 the school funds siuce 1882 than be
Tore, then, we viii confess that we have
llippautly criticised "the Chief Magis.
trate OF the state" and offer this apology.
But, unless t can show the figures forI
its statement 1t should confess that it /
has hppnuty criticised your correspon.
dent do not believe that any amount
has been transferred from the general I
SWte funds 10 the school funds since
1852, when the State TAX wits reduced |
a mill; and II this be true or If the |
amount transferred, CDny has been, il
not SiOOOA0 more per aunum, than be- !
tore, 10 ls manifest that the Governors |
excuse is mere preteuse.
To explain: The school fund is dis.
tributed twice a year in January aud
July; but the first distribution in ench
year is in July, and the second in Janu-
AIRY following. For example; The dis
trihution for 1879, was made in July
1879 aud January 1880 and not in Jan
uary and July 1879 Now for the
figures:
In July, 1879, aud january 1880, there
we're distributed Sos, i9l4S; in July,
1880, and January, 1881, S2Ol, 724S6: in
July, 1881, snd January 1883, SI9S. 765.-
q. In none Of these years was there
any amount transferred from the general
State fund,
The first distribution made under The
the Act OF 1882 was in July of that year.
In July 1882 and January 1888, there
were distributed S254,O6 of which
S73, sSS.43 we're transferred from the gen
eral fund in July, 1888, and January, |
1854, 1929 1860, of which $50. 1871. 30 |
were transferred from the general fund |
and in July 1894 and January 1886, |
S299 ,99S.S6, of which 500. 800 IS were
transferred from the general fund.
We haven't time to make up de-
tailed statement of the receipts at the
State Treasury or account of the COM
mon school fund. The figures can be