MISSISSIPPI. 



597 



' ' ' $ $I!?'^ \ state tax. . $345,391 95 which it was believed there were about 387,000 



.. y. . * * oO.-iit.ouv/ \ i i .1 c*. , i i T** 



" 13S1, realty... .... 79,712,861 L f t .. ., acres to which the State was entitled. Patents 



issi, personalty.... 86,576,959 f 8tl ' had been received at the close of the year for 



The following synopsis from the books of about 177,000 acres, and the remainder will be 



the Treasurer will give the general condition patented as rapidly as the circumstances will 



of the finances of the State at the close of the permit. The claim of the State to indemnity 



fiscal year, December 31, 1881 : amounting to about $50,000 is admitted by the 



RECEIPTS FOR 1880. department at Washington, but the regulations 



On warrants $976,878 63 of the department render the claim nugatory un- 



On bonds issued H5,ouo oo i ess Congress shall, by enactment, enforce corn- 

 Total receipts $1,091,878 63 pliance with the law of 1857 on this subject. 



m<jnrimvMFVT<? I Q addition to the indemnity due for lands 



J'l>lt i Ivin r..\I h.N 1 >. - , . _ , CIA A i'jiti i t 



Warrants paid and canceled $893,398 88 already selected, the State is entitled to lands, 



Bonds paid and canceled 15-2, 150 oo indemnity, and scrip, under the act of Congress 



Capons paid and canceled 51,646 of September 28, 1850, on account of lands 



Total disbursements $1.097,189 88 which have not been selected, but to which the 



Warrants outstanding December st, 1880 296,620 95 State is clearly entitled under the provisions of 



RECEIPTS FOR 1831. said act. 



On warrants .......... $52 2,925 04 There are remaining for sale by the Secre- 



On 4 per cent bonds issued 76.00000 tafy o g^ &i ^ ^Jj^ per ^ ^^ ^_ 



Total receipts $597,925 14 000 acres of the Chickasaw school-lands. This 



DISBURSEMENTS. is & remnant of about 800,000 acres, and is of 



Warrants paid and canceled $697,91514 little value. The Governor recommends that 



Bonds paid and canceled 150,250 oo tne price be reduced, and that it be transferred 



Total disbursements $S4S,i65 14 from the office of the Secretary of State to the 



Warrants outstanding December 31, 1831 218,840 39 Commissioner of Swamp-Lands. 



INDEBTEDNESS OF THE STATE. For many years the State has given little at- 

 Due Chickasaw school fund $815,22911 tention to the school-land?:, known as the six- 

 Due interest on same 11,780 16 teenth section. Many of these lands are valu- 



waSsTu n t;Sng uni :::::::::::::::-:::: f&ll able < and, in many instances in which the GOV- 



Certificates of indebtedness outstanding 2,665 oo ernment had disposed of the sixteenth section, 



Swamp-land fund . 50,453 ! the g tate hag fai]ed to make se l ections in lieu 



Bonds due January 1, IsSs 125,00000 ,, ,. , . , , . 



Bonds due January i, 1888 100,000 oo thereof, as authorized by the act of Congress. 



Bonds (5 per cent interest) due January i, 1896 227,150 oo The Governor recommends that these lands 



t^JK&^^ZZZ!: '8B8 *> be transferred to the Commissioner of 



Kailroad-tax, distributive 17,11882 Swamp-Lands. 



Common-school fund, distributive 60,85103 .TliA TTnitAfl fifnfpa nwpa fh SfitA fiv nor 



Interest on insurance deposits, $6,713.61, and 



past-due bonds, $>50 7,26861 cent on all sales of Government land situated 



1*0* , no therein. The Comptroller of the Treasury has 



Total indebtedness $2685,66 93 m ^ ^ make ^^ since Ig79 &am 



To arrive at the actual amount of debt the the j galeg of landg duri the ]agt two 

 State now owes and is required to pay, the the amount now due * gtafce must be 



following amounts must be deducted from the considerable. 



The following educational statistics are from 



Chickasaw school fund, upon which the State is f },, rflnnr f n f fV> A CSrafp Snnprintpnrlpnt nf Pnh 



to pay the interest only $815,229 1 1 J^ 6 re l 



Common-school fund 817.64646 1 ic Instruction, for the year ending December 



Warrants in the Treasury owned by the State, 3 J 1880 ' 



and included in outstanding warrants 185,269 97 



Cash balance in Treasury December 81, 1831.. 545,10628 NUMBER OF EDUCABLE CHILDREN IN THE STATE. 



White 175,251 



Total $2,863,251 82 Colored 261.488 



The actual indebtedness of the State, above NUMBER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE TEAR. 



the amount of cash in the Treasury, is, there- colored ['.".'.".'.'.". '.'.'.'"".'.'. 



fore, $322,615.11, which shows a decrease of 



the debt during the last two years of about mtte 



$57,000. Colored .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. .'.'".'.'".'.'" .' .' '. '. 88,880 

 During the last two years the Commissioner NUMBER OF TEACHERS EMPLOYED. 



of Swamp-Lands has issued patents for about White 3.255 



225,000 acres of land, for which about $43,000 Colored 2,314 



have been paid into the Treasury. Of the AVERAGE NUMBER OF DATS TAUGHT. 



swamp-lands patented to the State prior to J" ?" ntr y * 



,. F . , , ' In cities ITT 



1878, very little now remains unsold. Average monthly salary paid teachers $80 05 



Under an act of the Legislature approved Amount distributed by state $241,79375 



T, , 01 i QQA 'k>r<.r /i:_^<.^ Tk^ Amount derived from county tax &S4.769 P6 



February 21, 1880, the Governor directed John Total reoe iptg 739,026 84 



M. Smylie to proceed to Washington and pre- Total disbursements sso,704 79 



oar.* fr. fKa rnnri-mnf nf fViA TntArinr tho Expenditure per capita of children 166 



sent to the JJepartme loin ,ne ft^teawpwavlSofchlMMBwwBid 270 



claim of the Otate lor lands and indemnity, OI Expenditure per capita of children in attendance 4 01 



