Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-01-13

have hcsH ahss To give the matter ~,
both fhe-e claim. are trwr. ,,.l has
as"n fair. iaSt ani equitable d~ai 10
tw~~n The raiiruad rumrany and the
~taf~ The raiir,sad svpmpsuv has h.nx
.s ~. psra ~uahfca 10 pay an anunal
aifhisnd q pr cvat upon thr actual
~-s ~ eunsirnsssna of iss resd. AMI
en<hf o. t@y h. taxr~. a. ether estsrrns
N ~sfs - fs-gairs.I By law IN d.
tAFee "smls = mnssy eoneentrst-,i in
I 'ns s1As' - xnxsafA railrl.d ecmpsais-
sn.ese thsun. v ihsx arr - disposed. to
irvsraft r'-sistaner . the jus; process cf
law
th~rsfnr. r~-ou'uiari the rer-si 81
--Hirsa II ~ -An Ast - incorporate the
Mobile Nsrthws~t-rn RADICAL Com
pany. srpruresi Iuiy ~ is10. sn1 the
ann secti"n II IN n, - aushurilsr the
hemPhis A. NirkShur- Railruad Cem-
parry aud the Mts-i~sipvi Nllky \ ship
Island isailrr ID ''saiy,aay - eject s,.a-
sp'i''atiaa-- approved March :. i>>s... saa
the Est sx lines ~ ss.ti.R - af An
Net 70 inshrp.rafe TIE Matches n Jack
~-'n Railroad Company approved Jaiy
II l>s0. and the striking ont Of the
words -and inmGnist~' In ss~tion 1 %
t~Aa Act O. sns--asi ~ s~t t. sushcrizn tn
Memphis A vskshurs Esiirssid Ccu-
pany and the M<~issipps Nslley X ship
island Railrosd Company 10 cf~vt a
consolidation. approved March !, l>s.
approved March -. isl. anil the wor,is
while exempt by IT, charter. nsr." IN
~srtssn : of an act 10 aacnsi the revrnue
glaws. approved February ~. 1>s0
Noa viii is.l that tn. power . in the
legislature 10 eaav, ~ara rrp~alin= hws
~ reference to seesisa III Il he State
constitution. sn,i - IN. ca. Il Raj
r~si Company ~. taEst-rrr ~ Miss ss9
WouhI naf have she STAT. - bgcak
flith with any With whgsu Il deals.
wasfasr thc mnst spulsnt rsiirud c u
r1as sr TN. humbis-st and psssFr~t in
iivisiuat II raa NJ, brs-nk frath with
any oae ani pr-~sFve - haa"r uutar-
a<h.-,i- While this = ~. Il = true thai
is = tn duty a she >,ats-juSt a. sacred
tn - inst the ries and powerful tear
thrir lawful ana iaSt share q th- ~
ps.ti-s- af fas government. aud that they
~ s~t pe<rniEts-i ia shift the bur'lsn 0s
tasir taxs> oato ths f-ssr anil weak
BsvEas.. af their -rrat aaslify 10 ray.
m. hurylen sf taN-< rests lighter uI~'n
the gieh thaR upaa the poor. AMI Il = Het
fair that thry ~hnuil ensey ,hs prssfsctila
of their wealth whirh the law gives
them uith.sat sharing IN me expenses
- administering that law. In railroad
eompaua-~. until th.-r Investment shauhi
pay an pssr esns tivbl--.t. wer.. eNenpt
from taxation on .hse -rpunsl that their
cap5rsl wouli sicv,-i.sp th. States aSri-
sultaraI rr~rarcs~ by meaEs % their
rsEr.,a.s> a. ihf~rrai improvements. Thei-
shan. q the >taie's taxes was th-rehv
Imposed upon ani paid by tn p-rsple
- ~. >tste whn were nst exempt frers
raxsssan. 4 oonSiis n - r.srrbsa q thss-.
taxes. thus shifted from tne raii-2si
eonspaai.->. was uail BY men wh.-.. br4ia
ami mv~-ie and iabo- bnilt tn railroads
and ssiss,. The agricultural pruinr:s taat
paid the current expezs.rs and dsvsteiisss
u the railroads. Yet neither reeesse-i
nor asked aay exemption frsIn taxafisn
t-eyau~.. q ihe tai they put into the de-
vetspusent II the agricultural resoarcs>
% N. STATE
Ths railroads. share u thu tsx~s hein=
thus PAID By all tss-e who were bot thas
exempt. every eirm..nt of fairne~~ ~
aulrs.i that the sfriete<t god faith
-haaBl b. exrref-eVi in the Hso~t eranonl-
ieaI construction Of the railroads. AMI
that tbs. sssrnpanis~ should b. wiling to
maks. a plain and eorrevt ssatensrnt %
tine ,-sst and divisiensiS-
When Tn. steek Of the exempted cum-
pany fell into the Aanfs Of a eO1apssin<
line that would tins BE- sbir. II Il de-
sired. 10 carry il freixat over ifs own
road and re.Lrn its empty ears over tAs-
road shat WIS exempt from tsxatian- Il
its inecul.. could thereby b. kept within
certain limits. the claim af exemption
ought 10 have been voluntarily ahan-
dons,i-
/. therefore. do not hsliese there can
be a a lssiioa Of gua.i faith in repeating
ths. parts Of acts under whieh exemption
from taxation i claimed by the raiIrsasi
companies. and ! Fecomnsend thsir re-
peal
Direct rsx-
By an act II congress. approved Al
gust =. ISL. found On page - os
Twelfth [ nite,i States Statutes at Larry,
an annual ,lirsvt tax Of -four hsnsirs,l
and thirteen thoussnd eixhsy-fsur and
swo-thirsi doilars. Vas iail upsn ths State
af Mi-sisiyss rrxenue for ths taitssi
States. Il whhrh sum <5a.@se Vas ~oE
iecsssl by the general ssvernnseaf- ky
4aother act of eUa<r~-~. appr0xe-t Marrh
- IsSf. foand ga page -. II tA- Sssfufe-
of tn. United States % l~t. f~si. the sgnl
- e,lis-sesf was rafsnsis~t saai all nseafys
.Isi.. hy the art ~ August 4 ISL. werc ~,
mErts~E and reiinanlsassi- [ a.tsr ths al
of Marrh :. 1S9f. thsr~ wss 1s~~iFe.f fren
sh.. treasury of the Jaits-l ststs- aad
pai.i into tn. State tr~a=ury BY ssos
Stone. Ss<sISssis. IA MAY. ls.-- <tisk&
in Iuns. l>s4 makiax a total u Sss.as--
sse re<-~ivesi hy tAs Stale N f>S- ask
f>ss&. en- aecsaat ak ths direct tax fund
Tbs una ws< for thu bcnent of tasse per
Sens frssm wh.m il was celiscts<t. er thri,
Ir<al representatives. II was uszi Il
.iefrsyinx the eurr~at expsn-s- of n.
years ISx. aud f>sss. in which years j
, was reeesvs-i. and as the claims of IN.
: pyr~sus ensitiesi TO the money were 6l~.
aud proxs-i thy wer paid out Of the s~a
! eraI fanI Of tke State. from whieh yot
. NAV -. that the <,f.ef>.sst hrrsaftei
!. r1rntianc<i is not In she treasury IN nc
, tual ssparat. msas.y. Forsy-aine thoa
and. nin. handre-i and four doilars wer'
: paid out On claims. ali Of vhsrh. excep
> ssss, A.. was 1aid before the 1ssh II Ian
uary. 1sss. he time for Ming eiaiu,'
? against ths fund expired the ii day O
a MarrA. lsys. aad by the terms Of tns ae
! II e,aasrssss rh.. balance Of S-D.ss*sso Tn
{ State : not rs-tuirsi To .eeount for-
. rrnsfSas%
u For ths year iSs5 there vere -Asss re
4 cipienss n r-n-ions recrivfng St>.s raxn
snd six y no rreeiys-i $40 each In l>s
!. sh.-e wer. 4$sb reseivin~ $ls eaen- ana
, nine who received SO each 1 recon-
2 n.rna liberal appropriations fsr pension
{ ins disabled and nseiy Confederate SOD
4 .ii~rs. and that oh rsSsshie safeguards .
0 placed around the disfribution OF tnh
/. fund. as every dollar Of II taaf = re
l seivesi BY an unworthy OF meritiess re
n cipisnt reduces the p-fasiorss OF th"se wn1
= an, werthy and neritorieis-
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