The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-31
THE EQUALIZATION Law.

IoiotuiS wv VIM VI ItIilhI utIS, u
paremhcsis, that the lamentations
turned to rejoicines as soon as that
body became corpus dsJunctum
was law to equalize the land assess
ments in the State. BY the terms o
this law ,Ee lands in the State are
divided into five classes, and these
classes subdivided into eight quail
ties. We quote from the bill.
The counties Of Bolivar, Coah oma,
Holmes, lssaquena.. Lefiore, Quit.
man, Sifarkey, suSiiower, Tatia:
hatchie, Tunica, Warren, Washing.
ton aud Yazoo, shall constitute the
first class.
The counties Of Adams, Chickasaw
Claiborne, Clay, Copiah, DeSoto,
Kinds, Jefferson, Lowndes, Madison,
Monroe, Noxubee, Octibbehaw, Pa.
nola, Tate and Wilkinson, shall be
constituted the second class.
The counties Of Alcorn, Attala,
Calhoun, Carroll, Choctow, Clarke,
Grenada, Kemper, Lafayette, Lau-
derdale, Lee, Marshall, Montgomery,
Tippah, Unisn and Yalobusha, shall
constitute the third class.
The counties ofAmite, Benton. Ita-
wanba, Jasper, Lawrence, Leake,
Lincon, Neshoba, Newton, Pontotoc,
Preutiss, Rankin, Scott, Webster
and Winston, shall constitute the
fourth class.
The counties of Covington, Frank
lin, Greene, Hancock, Harrison,
Jackson, Jones, Marion. Perry, Pike.
Simpson, Smith, rishomingo and
Wayne, shall constitute the fifth
class.
Sec. =. De 1t further enacted, that
the first quality of lands in class
number one shall be, and the same is
hereby rated AT twenty dollars per
acre, the second quality at sixteen
dollars per acre, the third quality AT
twelve dollars per acre, the fourth
quality at eight dollars per acre, the
fifth quality at five dollars per acre,
the sixth quality at two dollars per
acre the seventh quality at one dol
lar per acre, ald the eight quality at
nifty cents per acre.
The first quality Of lands in class
number two at sixteen dollars per
acre, the second quality at thirteen
dollars per acre, the third quality at
ten dollars per acre. the fourth quali-
ty ut seven dollars per acre, the fifth
quality at four dollars per acre, the
sixth quality at two dollars per acre,
the seventh quality at one dollar per
acre eight quality at fifty cents per
acre.
The first quality of lands in class
number three Mt twelve dollars per
acre, the second quality at ten dol
lars per acre, the third quality at
eight dollars per acre, the fourth
quality at six dollars per acre, the
fifth quality at four dollars per acre,
the sixth quality at two dollors per
acre, the seventh quality at one dol
lar per acre, and the eight quality at
fifty cents per acre.
The first quality of lands in class
number four, at ten dollars per acre,
the second quality at eight dollars
per acre, the third quality at six dol
lars per acre, the fourth quality at
i've dollars per acre, the fifth quality
1t three dollars per acre, the seventh
quality at one dollar per acre, and
the eight quality at fifty cents per
acre.
The first quality Of lands in class
number five, at eight dollars per acre,
The second quality at six dollars per
acre, the third quality at five dollars
per acre, the fouth quality at four
dollars per acre, the Attn quality at
three dollars per acre, the sixth quail
ty at two dollars per acre, the seventh
quality ut one dollar per acre, the
eighth quality at fifty cents per acre.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted. That
IN ordered to determine the quality
10 which. lands belong the assessor
shall If practicable make a personal
of the same, aud If not
practicable II shall be their duty
diligently to enquire and to ascertain
rom the best sources Of information
within tiieir power the character and
'eputation Of such lands, aud to de-
,ermine the quality Of all the ands,
n their several counties according to
he principle of this act, and IN de-
the qualities Of the lands,
In the diffenent classes, the assessors
hall take into consideration the i'm.
upon said lands, and
heir proximity to navigation and
proctded, that moth
ng contained IN this section shall ap-
,ly to lands within any Incorporated
titles or towns, or to any village or
stores in this State.