The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-14

ages and require the collection Of all year
the nlater differently construed But the eyee
taxes legally prior time
been paid before the Auditor authorized execute quit claim deed
from paying which expressly limited the
Company avail itself within
the time lime allowed ppsd to We Aos n" % @ 9 s & au 5 % nv M % &
road Company under the advice of its counsel that Oe assessment
lands before their purchase the 1881
Then asserting its exemption from State and County taxes altogether
From this action of the Railroad Company and the Auditor arose the suit
MeCuloch Miss s (which decided the of Pnan
Stone involving the quo1s This was an action wherein
neOnnO to the % state Which the Auditor had wrdng As
above stated the Railroad Company and that he denied the right
Board or h State had the ga title to the land secondly whether the
Railroad Company by its charter from taxation its outlying
lands Of which the tract in controversy part and therefore rightly
had sold the State for in 1852 and the petitioner
ting Board replied the 1862 for
Illegal tax and wholly void and hence the subsequent que 3 to f M n @
n and disposed the the second point stated holding tha
taxation on its outlying lands having State
County taxes from The PeGa of rs & EN- s,s the Company was not
railroad nat only for
necessary company obtain the States quit claim
% @ hack sst Of Of is @ ssa't ha sas es qsSsSe Sw wG
for the in the cause before IT. and prevent any
ss2 We per expression Of opinion upon the question % % & ne
time they we're held evec Commissioners and
1885, ~wihout determining whether any taxes were due to the
nSdn @ p Or, to av @ a bsss@s aa s Sns % @ 1851
alleges that that the land was not by the State petitioner applied
purchase because had been stricken from the States list by the Auditor
don by the of the acts of 1880 in that regard
proceedings to collect railroad lands eppon the rail
sued out uncon against them to try the same questions m %
that the interests of this Board the complaint The suit
taxes Which admits were legally due as assessments alleges
payment the payment such @ accrued since its pu" under SAID
We say in conclusion believe that all Of
nSady sold the Lqudang Board and afterwards sold the
State 1873 Or n yeI @ for vss % oar wSlI as a % % % % nd that
where lists BY the Auditor the vec tax due
rights such due from the year 1873 to the present mt
any any .sen M @pfh Tn, % os wo a~st the
lands by the State and distribution Of the taxes due to It, m
more speedy measures should be authorized 0y s''' 'n".
since the preparation foregoing opinion the recent Of the
The object Of the act was to strengthen audag titles and
holders such title the State may have possessed upon payment
accrung since their purchase under the @s % county % aq @ nav
Tho that the deeds which BY is nros,
States releasing all taxes State county and municipal which may
the enumeration of to be released
the trainers Of the act differing G from our views assumed h ad n ,pa,e ere
Whether Legislature chose make exception of tax which 50 n
not necessary the plain unabguous language Of the act
for construction or, an after he states title shall
conveyed to the holder the 3 6.r @ nona na % no G'r n
the the OF
which provided that the deed executed by
10 the Kinds county decree shall be pma se evidence
that the duly and legally sold to the dudang
evce that "te title conferred by said deeds all mn and
- purposes Valid" ..,, .os.. b. .,.,i,
III the loss of original lands claimed by the qudang Board and
would titles which the face OF the original Deeds Proaue
invalid from their recas so frequently mae OF eS
and sustained BY the courts Woud ma n e
the railroad unsaoah a
pc destroy any claim this Board for back taxes
the foregoing yow correct that each tue Wou
its circumstances in proceeding
against railroad and the former owners OF the na 10 h
y, the lien of the Board for its taxes -, a a, ,. +,
II INV would settle all of the questions in
A volved that not heretofore been adudicated
The proceeding further in the matter since inc
State and the road and the action OF I'M
matter for suggestion from us ana w
therefore report our views OF the legal aspects OIL e a "
% fersd m MS and which respectfully submitted
The Joard then took until o'clock to enable the Finance Com
on utee to examine the Treaurers report
The Board met o'clock when Mr. j. Hurley OF boiva
representing that the citizens in the neg
the eyee from Sessions gate 70 IN
Action deferred until the Executive
of niitee with the Chief Engineer ...
letter omJudgc Hays requesting h oa
to the expense moving church behind the ee wherouo
tho Toar decided had legal right to expnd the pubic hos % W
ch purpose tn =. - na, u,od tho r,oaurcrs rport;
:, TRFcASURER'S REPORT.
the :. -. ,ps
OFFICE BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI lEvfE COMMISSIONERS ONE
;es GREENv1dE, Miss, July 9nd, 1850
have the honor the following report OF Cash lps an
Disbursements fomda anua LIST to July lst 1889
ing paanee hand -e.'. ~
er ~ Dash
the Realty and Personality
50s Writ Adsnt Y hsrqs n5
'o Y Bolivar