The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-27
THE POLL TAX AMENDMENT
How 1t Would Work In Jones and BoiivsI
Counties.

ELLIsvILLE, Miss. Oct. II, 1909.
Col. J. L. Power:
Dear Sir-The amendment, No. 1, to
constitution IL not well understood In
this section. Jones county's share OF
the present State distribution is, In
round numbers, $1,000 Her poll tax
will amount to 1000. Under the change
and present State distribution, will we
receive from the State $1,000, and add
to this amount all polls collected in the
county?
How would the proposed change affect
counties where educable children are
numerous, but where little poll tax is
collected? Kindly explain. Respect
fully, A. J. PACK,
County Supt. Jones County.
Superintendent A. J. Pack:
My Dear Sir-With the assistance OF
State Auditor Cole, submit the follow
ing explanation:
If State appropriation is $1,000, 900,
less polls collected, and Jones countys
proportion is $1,000, less polls collected.
"a, 900, this county gets from the State
$1,000 $4,000-$3, ,00O), which, with the
polls collected and retained, gives the
county $1,000.
If the State appropriates only $780,
900, regardless of polls, Jones county
would get $3.50 and retain its polls.
$4,000, and would then get s9,25o,
against present plan giving $1,000, or .
gain for the comfy of s2,25o on the re-
duced appropriation by the State.
How 1t Would Operate in Bolivar.
If the State appropriation is 1,0oo,'
900, less polls collected, and that coun-
ty's proportion is $4,000 less polls col
lected, 81, 900, Bolivar gets from State
SIS, 600 (s3, ,000-s15, ,ooo), which, with the
polls collected and retained, gives the
county $4,000.
If the State appropriates s750,ooo
regardless of polls, this county would
get S13, 500 and retain its polls, $4,000,
giving SIC, 500, against SIS, 900, or loss
Of 81 500.
State Superintendent Whitfield ha:
also given a very clear explanation o,
how the amendment will operate Il
adopted. The State per capita distribu
ton will continue 1T S171, so that thi
amount will go to the counties accord
ing to their total educables. This ant
, the poll tax collected will constitute th
. school fund for the year.
! Population of Mississippi Towns.
The official count at Washington o
the population of some Of the principa
: cities of the State is q disappointment
I to each. Here is how they stand:
vicksburg, 14,6ol; increase since 1896
y .091 per cent.
II Meridian, 1888; increase, 80 per cen,
d Natchez, IL, 900; increase, .oope cent
Q Jackson, 1914; increase, 2s.62 pc
r cent.
e If the corporation limits of Vicksbure
8 jackson and Meridian were extended
as they should be, they would eac
u make better showing by several tho'
: sand. For instance, if the Millsaps co
lege and Duttoville additions were il
cluded in the Jackson count, the censr
would easily show total OF 1000, an
At Vicksburg and Meridian would each g.
very near to 10000.
Democratic State Executive Com mmittss
!. At the meeting of the Democrat
ff State executive committee on Frida
m last the following changes were mao
,r in the list of presidential electors:
"a Hon. w. j. East, of Tate county,
90 place of Hon. c. M. Thurmond, d
a. cessed.
Hon. s. A. Witherspoon, of Laude
dale, in place of Hon. Pres. Groves, r
j. signed. as possibly ineligible, being
member of the legislature.
Mr.. C. A. Gordon, of Port Gibso
was elected secretary of the commit
in place of L. P. Conner, who W
r. thanked by a unanimous, rising vo
for faithful and efficient services.
The j., @. d N. f. X. II.
The promoters of the Jackson, Colul
bus & Northeastern railroad held
'r- important meeting at Jackson on t
18th. The counties OF Lowndes, Nox
H. bee, Neshoba, Leake, Rankin and Hin
were represented. Judge Byrd, I
1r- Miller, Hon. Pres. Groves and DIR. No
ris stated that the people of Nesho
and Leake were very enthusiastic, a
ready to cooperate in the most libel
way. The directors fixed the capt.
Mt stock at two million dollars; order
that the number of incorporators be
creased to ten from each county int
ested; directed executive committee
. arrange for a preliminary survey a
provide funds to pay expense of san
The president of the company, Jud
Newman Cayce, will accompany the S
veying party SO as to secure rights
way, accept donations of land, etc.
am Prof. Riley, in his School History
Mississippi, states that Gov. John
sse McRae was a native of Wayne coun
Miss. This is the general belief,
it is mistake. He was born in Lee
ow borough, North Carolina. The fam
is came to Mississippi when he was t
,ne years old, locating in Wayne coun
The We have this information from his