The Nevada Democrat., 1856-12-17
) NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. II, 1856.
THE INDECENT sick.

in every respect commends itself to the iaVora-
bic consideration of that body. Ifthe dictates
of humanity require US to take care Of the un-
q fortunate, and if any provision is to be made at
all for them, we believe that the plan proposed
Is the best for the interests of the county and
certainly will insure more comfortable treat
ment Of the class of destitute persons who are
forced to seek relief, than has heretofore been
extended to them. In this county from several
causes, instead Of there being an INDECENT sick
fund, as contemplated by the laws Of the State,
there is debt now outstanding in the register
ed scrip of the county of over $4,000 1t is
next to worthless drug in the market, and as
this Indebtedness can only be discharged from a
= fund arising in certain way it is not likely to
improve in value for some time to come. The
consequence is, that no one is willing to accept
1t for services rendered to this class Of persons,
except for medical treatment and they are left
at an inclement season of the year without the
comforts so essential to their condition. j,
DR.. Overton proposes to procure o comforta-
bic place for their accommodation; TO attend
them professionally, provide nurse, fire, lights,
food furniture, medicine and everything ncces-
sary for a hospital adequate to the number Of
persons likely TO need relief and TO take the
scrip payable out of the INDECENT sick fund.- at
the following rates: for the first four patients
and under that number, at five dollars each per
day; for each additional patient over four, at
three dollars per day. In order to secure the
county against all abuse from unworthy objects
3 gaining admission to the hospital, and to secure
the dismissal of such persons when GONZALES
= cent, he also recommends the appointment of
two dsintcrested physicians TO whom all per-
sons seeking admission shall be referred. Up
on examination If found worthy, the certificate
Of these physicians shall entitle the person to
enter and receive the benefits of the establish
ment. These physicians are also to visit the
hospital and to exercise supervision over its
management
st Under all the circumstances Of the case, we
think this very fair offer, and believe it will
accomplish highly philanthropic object.
ga For the support of The INDECENT sick, our
State laws provide two sources Of revenue,
which is required TO be set apart as a fund ex-
clusively for their care and maintenance. The
first arises under the acI of 1852, concerning
3 passengers arriving in the ports of the State o.
81 California" by which the bonds therein rcquir.
cd Of all commanders Of vessels bringing pas
sengers are authorized 10 be commuted at not
less than five nor more than ten dollars for each
i passenger. Estimating the number arriving al
only 1000 passengers per month from all parts
of the world, and committing the bonds at the
lowest sum authorized by law, the total amount
would bo $4,000 per annum. This would
give to the county Of Nevada, for a single year
Mt least $4,000, yet the county Treasurer has
not received q dollar on account of this fund
from the State Treasurer since July 1855, and
then only $1,000. a recent letter from the
State Treasurer informs him that the amount in
his hands from the passenger act is 'yery small,
that no distribution will be made of it till after
the first day Of January and that then there will
be but a trlfe for each Of the counties.n
1t is well known that that delectable scoun-
drel, Ned McGowan, was the Commissioner ap-
pointed under this act for the port Of San
Francisco, and with Characteristic turpitude he
refused to execute the duties required of him
or at least failed to pay over the monies collec
ted by him, and therefore but small amoun
has been available from this source. Inaddtiol
to this, the Board Of Supervisors of each count,
are required by the act Of 1855 'to provide fo
the INDECENT SICK" &C. to levy tax not t,
exceed onc-fourth Of one per cent upon all th
real and personal property within their respec
tive counties to be applied to this object Il
pursuance of this law, there has been leye,
and collected within this county, one-twentietl
of Que per cent upon all taxable property
This fund, like the rest of our tax collections
has suffered from the failure of the late Sheriff
to pay over the revenues to the County Trea
surer, and the probability is that not one fourth
OF the amount arising under it has been &C
counted for during the present year. The con
sequence has been that there has been no none,
in the treasury applicable to the maintenance,
of the sick and destitute, and our indebtedness
has accumulated to such an extent that unles
ways and means are provided il must continue
to increase. II is TO be hoped that in futur
the passenger law win yield more abundan
revenue, and we suggest to the Board of Super
ylsors Of the county the absolute necessity o
nxlng tie TAX at one-tenth or one-eighth of on
per cent. instead of one twentieth as at present
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FoUSD DEAD.-The body Of man nam
cd Burget, was found near Pleasant Vale,
about week ago; who it is supposed put al
end to bis own existence, The deceased hat
been working for Mr.. Beckman for some time
and about three weeks since, started out ON 1
limiting excursion. He went to the house of 4
neighbor, and asked for some liquor. The man
knowing him to be in the habit of drinking to
excess, refused to give him any. He then said
ne would go and shoot some quails and sell
them for liquor, and started of. Nothing more
was heard of him for near two weeks, when his
body was found, the head and entrails having
been devoured by hogs His gun was found