The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-11-30
STATE
ITEMS.
Clipped From the Newspapers Of
Mississippi.
important Absorbing and Interesting Topics
Affecting the Welfare Of the State.


of supervisors. in their recent meetin
in this city, to memorialize the legisla
ture along the lines of the affirmativ
action of that convention, has Gale,
said committee to meet in the seuat
chamber In this city at II o'clock Dec
IL. That convention, it will be re
called, among other things advocate,
better public-road legislation, and law
that will catch all tax dodgers ant
compel them to bear their burdens o
government. In fact, ON the tax prop
losltion, a resolution was unanimousl,
adopted asking for law that will in
validate the collection of solvent cred
its not listed for taxation, just as tn,
failure to pay privilege tax prevents
the collection for bill of goods SOLE
by such privilege-tax delinquent.
Indications point to full attendance
of this committee, and it is understood
that the memorial to be prepared by
it will be given the press, and copies
sent to each member of the legisla
ture in advance of the meeting of tha
body. The committee to which Eths
board of supervisors in state conven
tion assembled committed this work il
composed as follows:
r. w. Stewart, Madison Station
Madison county.
w. II. Parsons, Brookhayen, Lin.
coin county.
J., /, Cobb, Banner, Calhoun county,
Will am Ainsw0rth, Hazlehurst, CO
piah county.
A. G. Lewis, jackson, Hinds county
RE. Foster, Shiloh, ,Issaquena county
j. B. Clark, Mississippi City, Harri
son county.
P, F. Williams, Lumberton, Pear
River county.
i J. F. Jeffries, Waterford, Marshall
county.
In this connection it may be stated
that the executive committee of tile
good roads convention, created BY the
good roads state convention held in
this city last summer, will meet in
this city on Dec. for the purpose OF
preparing good roads bill, to be pre-
sented to the legislature for considera-
tion. The people of the state are
aroused to the necessity of good roads
as they have never been before. The
counties that have successfully adopted
the contract system have furnished
object lessons that are bearing fruit.
Citizens of such counties travelling In
counties which are still In the ruts
of such highways, and brag
On their own; people who live in the
counties which have poor highways,
through counties which
nave adopted the modern and success
'ul methods of road working, return
home and praise the roads Of such
counties, and insist on roads like them. |
And so the thing goes. The press Of
he state has for great many years
dvocated the building of good roads.
nd it is keeping up its good W ork.-
ackson Cor. in Picayune.
The man who fails to pay his poll |
ak on or before the first day OF Febru- /
ry next, both for this and last year,
annot vote in any election next year.
lie will not be allowed to vote either
n the primary or at tile polls for con-
ressman. Moreover, under the Sea-
light Lill of 1900, he will be published or
osted as delinquent along with a
lotley crew that is willing to educate
heir children at the public schools by
he sweat OF the face of their neigh
ors, who pay taxes and contribute to
he support of the government. The
ian who fails or refuses to pay his
oil tax deliberately DISTINGUISHES him
Elf, and should become fixed figure
Or the time of scorn to point his slow
nd moving finger at. On this lmpor-
Int subject the Aberdeen Weekly
lys:
"The poll tay amendment that has
cen voted on and will become part
t the state constitution should Infu-
nee every citizen to pay his poll tax
heerfully. This tax will go into tile |
chool fuId of the county where it is I,
and will be subjected no
niger TO division among the seven
y-five counties of the state. Hereto
Ire the white counties have paid the /
ulk Of the poll tax, and, owing TO
heir fewer number Of educable chill
rem than the black connties, have re-
eived less of it back than they paid,
hus placing the white counties at the
ouble disadvantage of receiving less
I the state distribution and forcing ,
hem to contribute to the, black coun- :
les out of the poll tax collected In {
hem an amount equal to the black
0unties' excess of educable children. Il
'"The operation Of this amendment
'ill be equitable, and will tend to /
lace the several counties of the state
n just footing, leaving neither all
rey TO the other. What the state APP
ropriates for the support OF public E
ehools,wlll be dispensed equitably. 4
living to each child in the COMMON
equal amount, but what each +,
0unty contributes BY way Of poll tax
the school fund lsa matter Of local
interest aud enterprise. and should be I,
nioyeo by the children Of the the naf.
ni1 Who coufrIIule D. jackson Cor.
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