The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-05-27
svuops,s OF the Revenue Law.


The new Revenue Law is much too long for
publication in the Democrat We therefore avail
ourselves of the following synopsis, prepared by
the editor Of the San Joaquin Republican, Of sew
eraI of its provisions in which the ownersof
real estate and personal property are most in
terested:
Section 8. The Assessor shall demand from
each firm, and from the President, Cashier.
Treasurer, Secretary, or Managing Agent OF
each corporation, association or company Wlth-
in his county, statement under oath, OF all Inc
real estate, improvement on pubic lands or
personal property, within the county, owned
or claimed by such persons, DC, or which is IN
the possession or under the control OF such per-
son &c.
Sec A. When two or more parties claim or
give description of the same land, it shall be
assessed to each party making such claim, or
giving such description, according to the estl-
mated value of the claim OF each.
Sec. 5. The term "real estate" whenever
used in this act, shall be deemed and taken to
mean and include, and it is hereby declared 10
mean and include the ownership of or claim to-
or possession of, any land within the State, aud
the claim to. or possession of any person, firm
corporation, association Or company, to any
land, shall he listed under the head OF real es-
tate.
The term "personal property" whenever
used in this act, shall be deemed and taken to
mean, and is hereby declared to mean aud in-
clude:
All household and kitchen furniture;
All law, medical aud miscellaneous libraries;
| All goods, wares and merchandise;
| All chattes OF every description;
All money in hand or on deposit in bank or
banks, or with individuals;
All money at interest, secured by mortgage
or otherwise;
Gold dust solvent debts stocks of goods on
hand, horses, mules, oxen. cows, calves, beef
cattle, hogs sheep, goats, jacks and jennets, and
cattle of every description, Wagons, carriages,
buggies omnlbusses, stages stage coaches, sui
kics, CARTS drays, aud all other vehicles, whcth-
or for use, pleasure or hire; ZEN
All machines and machinery;
! All works and improvements;
All storeships aud hulks;
All steamers, vessels. and water craft Of ey-
cry kind and name. either owned in whole or in
part by resident or residents of the State, or
navigating the waters Of any river or bay with
in the State. and having general deposit or
terminus within the State;
All capital loaned, invested or employed in
any trade commerce, or business whatsoever;
The capital stock of all corporations, compa.
mics associations firms or individuals, doing
business or having an Office in the State;
The money. property and effects of every
kind, except real estate, of all banks banking
institutions or firms, bankers, money lenders
and brokers;
All houses, buildings, fences, bitches, struc
lures. erections or other improvements, built oil
erected upon any land whether such land be
private property or the property Of the State
or of the United States, or Of any municipal
corporation or county in the State;
And all other property of whatever kind or
nature not included in the term ''real estate, y
as said term is defined in this Act. n