The Shasta courier., 1858-03-06
PETITION.

Below is a copy of the petition now being cir
culated in this county, and which we print aga5l
SO that no citizen may fail to see it.
| The object is, not to increase the presert
| taxes to the extent of single farthing, bu,
simply to enable the County to avail itself of any
reduction which may be made in the State taxes
and to reduce her finances to cash basis-j
consummaton, surely, most devoutly to wished
by every tax-paying citizen:
To the Hon f. Garter of the Senate, and Charle,
r. Street, Of the assembly: 4
The undersigned residents and Tax-paye-s
the County of Shasta respectfully reprv
!, That the debt of the County has largely in
creased during the last year, amounting, on the
sth day of February, 1883, to S5475O 81, an
increase in the last year of over $4,000. We
have no offices for either the Clerk, Sheriff OF
Treasurer, and are unable to procure them, or
articles necessary for the Court Rooms or sup
plies tor the Jail, unless warrants are issued for
the same at the rate of two dollars for one.
In view of this state of things, and as IA means
ofreducing the current expenditures of the coun-
ty- we respectfully ask your earnest CO cooperation
and efforts to procure such legislation as will
enable the County to put its expenditures upon
cash basis, and suggest the following plan for
your consideration:
lst That the Board of Supervisors be author
ized to set apart the revenue coming into the
County Treasury from Foreign Miners Licences,
Merchandise, Liquor, Billiard, Bridge and Ferry
Licences. and Poll Tax; and also to assess one
halt OF one per cent. upon all the taxable prop
erty of the County for the payment of the ex-
penses of the County for the year commencing
on the lst of April, 1855
I'd That for the payment of the outstanding
Warrants OF the County, and all Indebtedness
incurred for County purposes prior to the lst
day of April, 1858. The Board of Supervisors
be authorized to levy additional tax not to
exceed seventy.fye cents on all the axable pro-
perty of the Couaty. The amount to be levied
under this provision to be discretionary With
the Board, and to be paid in scrip or in cash, at
the option of the taxpayer The cash collected
to be applied to the sedenptiee of the scrip or
warrants, in the order in which they stand on
the Treasurer's books.
Sd. The surplus that may remain in the hasds
of the Treasurer under the first provision, on the
lst day of April, 1850, and on the 1st day OF
April of each year thereafter, after paying the
current expenses of the year, to be carried by
the Treasurer to the credit of the fund for the
payment OF the floating warrants, and to be ap-
Piled by him to the payment Of the ssanc in their
order.
4th- The Board of Supervisors to be prohisi
ted from creating any debt except such as are
specially provided for by iax, aud not to permit
the issuance of any scrip unless there is money
in the hands of the Treasurer applicable to the
payment of the same. -
We also respectfully suggest the following
reforms:
ast. That the Court Of Sessions hold but three
regular terms yer aNnum, Instead of six, lis at
present
I'd. That the fees of jurors, while in attend
ance on the District Court in ci,i cases, and the
ices OF jurors in criminal cases iefore Justices
OF the Peace, be no longer County charge
I'd That the fees of jurors in criminal cases
in the Court of Sessions, District Court aud as
Grand Jurors, be reduced to two dollars per
diem.