The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-14
rrhr Imdlg Board Of Mississippi LRVGG Commissioners.
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The au Commissioners Scott Miller county; Commis
pr Hn nv: Commissioner Duncan of Isaquena county.
Commissioner Phelps Commissioner Williams was appointed
Of Commissioner Scott President and the Board pro
e Fo was Secretary and Teasurer VIM Startling
v. W ysSopr 4 Percy, Attorneys
ot for Cotton Collector having failed to result election,
on latter officer was postponed temporarily ,,.n.. -,
rn8ee Commissioners Phelps Duncan and Scott the Exeeu
Engineer read and submitted his report which
in.uNSsivel and ordered filed.
On treasurer submitted his report which referred to the Finance
% Phelps then report Phelps
made accordance with order of this Board passed the Jan
pg when motion OF Commissioner Phelps seconded by
casey ordered that the report Of Phelps skinner be
I 6l and this investigation and opinion
for the reputation by the Railroad Company of proposed
- since which adjustment satisfactory to the State and counties
arrived to take further action in the matter
= mn HONORABLE MISSISSIPPI LEyEE CoNnsIoSfRs:
e the Board to the lands held by the l. N O
and your interest % in the suit now peHdg the h. aeea
wa such Investigation and give our views regarding the same
The mI Ruas prior to the year familiar the Board and
3 the each made at different times VIZ to the state mainly
& and to the qudang Ivee Board last of ALL ON the second Monday
may nay law proyided that should
sold for while held by the State i was also provided by act of
that the se County taxes should suspended lands sold to
@ Bo for And by the act of 1857 organizing the qudang
declared that all nds % U ,ss 70 n SSsd 0f M
MIL 1 disposed by the Board providing that any one seeking to
lands During years 1873 nearly all the lands involved in this
au Iqudag dsvce Board the great mass Of the the sales
being @ % Some Of them because they were by
~nG ap 70 'H the power to sell BY ov 1861
h would uiate the qudaing titles large I G QUANTITY, % h M
% at the prescribed file the deeds the day the sales
were matt George % AZ Miss 7s Mayors Pebbles Miss s2s From
& nopoo the day which have come under our
@ h der sues void which appear the face
The sales Were 0d s a wht ire ,io @a anat a % "'a sale to
the ag because Of the inhibition before mentioned M % In Other
% @ be found and proof such deeds ever made
as then required BY Such largely the in the sales claimed to- have
had been paid still for other reasons not beren named
ve. e merits Of each tract udang Board and
now held but rather to arrive at the proDape
Hoard With reference thereto the opinion that arg
lands held by the were derived rive ne e e on na
nation Of the record that an4onsderable portion Of the sa
although the sale day to the state precedent except for the yea
the portion Of the lands were sold to the state anu " % T
until the sales iaudang 1868 and following years. In
said sales Of to be illegal they were in part for
Stone which we shall refer hereafter held by the State unde
those sales could be sold to the Iquidaing Board or or not nr
pma e evidence that all the prerequisites Of the sale naa peen
w @ @ % o @ a snS % law would not
great number of the sales appearing upon the face o o % ae %
Where ady made to the qudatng Board & as ao ii S
taxaon but where the sales were ho '
subject the State and County and TINS ne
I Boards and the State were released prior to 1874 an
of the tax Of that year werc again SO" 10 ne ~ %
The Board familiar withte abatement act and Is % 01y hS that
say thai Supreme Court in the reen vs. oos ne %
legislature could not destroy qudang Boards titles 50 as to %pa
of the bondholders the act nevertheless ~
The State of all lands not held by the qudang Doa '
title ,.,..,.o 20 a,ate n
taxes due this Board prior to 1875 as the abatement ac
there raised by the holders Of the Donus M VI M @ ~ n
having paid off, We DeleVe s ., %
Board wholly within the power anu
Legislature. -. .,,a,v held /
Under the operation of ali lands not vaioy ne
the Ian Board sold to and held by the State for the O M soc
parties County and evee Boards for their respective vee "a
thn of
we're required struck and held in same manner ~
benefit and by sections and 10 Of the same a M M S and
then belonging to this Board unredmed was vested N w @ I or donate
~ taxes suspended until the lands should pc ou a n
by the state when they were paid the grantee or donee anu %
redemptos the Auditor required to collect the leVee 'N' anu ~
TO the Board "A. ,n,.d taxes
thus appears that this Board claim for all Of Its unpaid a I
railroad lands nyald sold to the % eteat
Board including the year 1874 to the preseh' ~
by the acts be considered -, q - svstematze 4
On March 9TH 1880 Acts page act passed to d
records of the lands facilitate tax oeco @ which reouir
other commonly the compa'io record
Auditor compile from the records of his office conoda,eu % and
all lands held by the State from the sales OF s4 70 M % and with the adv
making required to omit ps % anu m TO e va
the Attorney General ALI lands SO indefinitely described as " W ~ ~ w
according to recognized legal rules and inc d e % also % fiat the
misescrbed cancelled act 1t provau ao ;s
be separated according to poil u ~ W isso
page $780, adopted IN sec oos ~ ,n;on Of
naue provision for striking from the lists h anus us w
Attorney to the .os made
Under the March 9TH $780, consolidated rc ; snnears that
OF which sent TO the different counties anu rom n en omitted
lands then held or claimed by the 1lquidauhg Doa'o W
the LIST of State lands altogether. H.. act reouri
We the opinion the OF Section u % ;onty Of iii
was not to bae or naub any title the land 50 omitted III % ~
list only legally stricken OH nnue I wore uuaa
mo- suspended taxes due TINS poa onld
the action of the Auditor regard in our ophoh [
that the likes upon such lands Woua e % d sne ele
of iaefeetual attempt to sell the aho ioi % follow
Of void title The axes Board made ne ~ @ d asses
emphatic language by al Of April lth os @ shall said lien
as aforesaid shall be lien upon said lands m ont @ Of said tax
be defeated discharged except by and upon pay "a n Il wou
This provision continued through 81 later nacmns anu e IL % dou