The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-22
FLORIDA,S CAPITAL.
continents by the Governor-The
county School Tax Law.

,-oin tim entS by the GoveruOr-The
County School Tax Law.
r.,1AHAssEE, FLA, June Gov.
,-.,inp has appointed the following per-
IT, 70 constitute the board Of dental ex-
'I-.rs for the state: ]. n. Jones of Jack
'l,-;lla Duff Post of Tampa. J. Chase of
go /. F. Frink Of Lake City and W. R.
Sreads of Sneads.
NE governor has also appointed DR..
- NJ Ayre to be a member of the board
" = Unity commissioners for Marion county.
IN ". Atkins to be a member of the
soard of health for Monroe county, Thomas
= Porter to be a member OF the board of
';,,cetion of East Florida Seminary, w. C.
t,iscbiia county, Bartolo ]. Pacetti to be a
AAI4orv public in and for Volusia county.
LIP a. Whitfield to be justice of the
sasce in Leon county, vice E. NJ. West, de-
| ceased.
A NEW LAND COMPANY.
The Brumbrae Land Company, with
..;ncinal place of business in Jacksonville.
| "a fled articles of incorporation with the
..crararv of state. The company is author
~ n buy. sell and mine lands and has a
a, sII stock of 100000. The incorporators
are J. S. Smith, Jr., N. B. Broward and
. Others.
Articles OF lucOr pOTaIlOu OF Uno FLORIDA
Muck Land Company, with principal place
n business in Starke. Bradford county,
have been filed with the secretary of state
The capital stock is 100000 The incor-
norators are ]. L. Gaskins, NJ. G. Lewis. j.
( Bailey, J. p. McCully and Coma L. Peck
THE COUNTY SCHOOL TAX.
There seems to have been some doubts in
+ba minds of the officials in several counties
ss 10 the proper construction of chapter
$50 laws Of Florida, referring to the levy
;no assessing and collecting of the county
school tax. The matter having been brought
i 10 the attention of Hon. A. ]. Russell, super
intendent of public instruction, he requested
an opinion from Attorney General w. B.
Lamar on the subject. In response the at
torney general gives as bis opinion that the
18th paragraph of section 20 of the act
controls on this subject, the chief
point of difference between this
and that contained in section
of chapter $40 being that by the latter
| the county commissioners were empowered
70 increase or lower the estimates made by
the county school board, while under the
former the annual assessment for county
school purposes is made solely upon the
itemized estimate of the board of public in
struction. The attorney general gives as
his opinion that chapter 3S72 was intended
| As a revision of chapter 3S49 IN this particu-
lar. and operates as repeal of it to that OK
tent. As to who shall pay the county tax
| assessors and collectors for assessing and
Collecting the county school tax, the at
torney general gives as his opinion that
their commissions for such work should be
allowed by the boards of county commits
| soners out of the general funds of their re-
| spective counties.
Gov. Fleming and State Controller W.
D. Bloxham have both been i'll and con-
fined to their rooms this week, but are now
| c0nvalescing.
Hon. Richard Turnbull of Monticello, one
Of the Florida commissioners to the worlds
fair left Thursday for Chicago to attend a
| meeting of the commissioners in that city
June 26
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The commencement exercises of the state
normal college for colored students took
place Wednesday and Thursday nights and
were quite interesting, the students proving
by their works that the principal Prof. I.
DeS. Tucker, and his assistant, T. V. Gibbs,
are thorough and competent instructors.
The address of welcome on Wednesday night
was made by Ida E. Parker of Ocala and was
well worthy of the close attention it re-
celved. Hon. A. j. Russell, superintendent
public instruction, addressed the students
and impressed upon their minds the debt Of
gratitude Lney owe TO Un6 taxpayers lot Gn0
educational advantages that have been
given them. Gov. Fleming was to have de-
hyered an address. but was prevented by
illness. The programme consisted of decla-
nations, recitations, essays, readings, music
and song.
NEGROES UNDER ARREST.
A deputy United States marshal arrested
two negroes here Thursday charged with
violating the election laws, and carried
them to Jacksonville to appear before the
court. These negroes were indicted, it is
said, simply because some of their friends
thought that they had voted the
democratic ticket. Their arrest is
looked upon here as merely mode of in
tmidatlng the negroes into clinging still
closer to the decaying hulk of republicanism
but IN some instances it is having the oppo
site effect, and several negroes who always
heretofore voted the republican ticket de-
clare that they are going to openly support
the democratic candidates this year.
PERFECTING A TITLE.
There having been slight flaw or miss
ing link in the titles to the lot selected for
the site for Talahassee's public building,
Judge Charles Swayne of the United States
district court is taking steps by the act of
condemnation to perfect the titles. This
matter will be decided on Oct. next,
and it is hoped that work will be begun on
Inc building soon afterward.