The Nevada Democrat., 1857-12-02
Add estimated interest already accrued,
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tue county, tue TAX paying auo perWahehL Fcsi-
dents should be solictous to know how it has
been contracted and what are the means for its
payment. So far as the identical warrants out
standing for the sum named Sl04545,9 ,92 with
the interest thereon, there can be no doubt but
that the revenues Of the next four years. viz,
1858, 1859. 1860 and 1861 will scarcely afford
sufficient means to redeem them, and during
those four years, it is probable that under the
present system still larger amount will have
to be paid for the current expenses Of the coun-
ty government.
The following is believed to be fair estimate
of the annual revenue of the years 1858, $50,
go, '6l with the sources from which it is to be
derived
Property tax on 81 900 at SO cts on the $780, $4,000
Les, fees of collector 14O0
-
$4,000
Net amount from foreign miners licenses 4500
Amount from merchants licenses 1900
Amount from poll tax $500
Estimated net of general fund $4,000
From this it will be seen that in the next four
years the total revenue would not exceed at the
present assessment on the property tax, and ac-
CIuiuB sIOH luC Okuci EOuTCcS vi ICNtuuC tUc
of Sis, 400 90
Present debt Of general fund, 104, ,545 ~
Leaving for interest only 13,S540s
To the abeve may be added ten cents addi-
tional on the one hundred dollars, authorized
10y the act Of lS57-the other ten cents being by
that act appropriated to defray the current ex-
penses of the county, other than the saleries of
county officers. That ten cents on the assessed
value of all the taxable property of the county,
estimated at 81, 900, 900, would give $4,000. and
after deducting expenses Of collection, S400,
would leave $4,000 per annum, or in four years
s14,4OO. Add to this the Sl3,S54,Os, and we
have the sum of S2s, 254,o to pay the interest
on the outstanding debt during the period of
four years. Considering that the Indebtedness is
redeemed from time to time as the money is
paid into the treasury, this sum will about meet
the amount Of interest which must accrue upon
the scrip up to redemption. 1t will be observed
that in the above estimates nothing has been
allowed for losses on account of the delinquent
tax list," which must necessarily be consdera-
bic sum. however assiduous may be the Sheriff
in making his collections-and it is also to be
observed that the estimate of the revenue from
poll tax is greater by one thousand dollars than
for the year ending last June 1t seems incredi-
bic that with voting population of some six or
seven thousand, aud that large number of
abe-boded residents not being voters, are sub
We have therefore added large percentage
upon the lattering hypothesis of more careful
and vgilant effort of the present officer with its
collection.
By the act of last session, above referred to,
ten cents on the one hundred dollars is author
lied to be levied upon the taxable property of
the county to defray the current expenses of
the county, other than the salaries of county
officers. This class of current expenses compri-
ses the keeping the prisoners and guarding the
Jail, printing, stationary, books for the Clerks
Office, the making and copying the assessment
roll, fuel and lights for the Court House, and
variety Of contingent expenses, estimated at
about nine thousand dollars per annum, if paid
in cash. and under the scrip system at its pres
eut value to nearly double that sum. or at the
author of the bill to have realized sufficient to !
meet the above expenses in cash, and thus save
to the county annually about $1,000. But
glance will show that ten cents on the estima- |
ted assessment roll will only yield $4,000, al
lowing nothing for loss on the delinquent list,
so that the effect of the above bill must entirely
fail in its object and is practically of no effect
except to afford matter of contention in its
appropriation.
Under the scrip system, or the system now
regulated by law, the following is the estimated
necessary expenses of the county government:
Salaries of county officers per annum, $3.50
Per diem and fees Of county officers, $500
Jury fees. 1900
Board of prisoners and guard for JAIL $500
Contingent expenses, including pay Of Assessor as.
sessment roll printing, books, lights, fuel &c. 45OO
Total amount of expenditures, So, 400
We will, therefore, under our present burth-
ems. while paying of the outstanding debt of
Sl04 ,545, ,92 With interest, in the four years con-
tract new debt of sl49, 600, with an accrued
interest at the end of four years of about $24,-
the calculation on a plan which
must fall below the actual sum. Thus, at the
end of four years our aggregate Indebtedness
Of the general fund will amount to $l73,9l0, or
some 100000 more than at present. In the
above We have omitted to apply the sum to be
raised for the current expenses in Oash under