Nevada national., 1859-07-02
co.n,y Affairs and our Candidates.
NEVADA, June 2sth. '5s.

NEVADA, June 2sth, '59.
MR. EpfroR In confor nifty with the call
Of the Central Committee, published in your
columns, the democracy OF Nevada county
will meet in convention on the 10th day Of
July next, to nominate candidates for the
county Offices and the Legislature.
1t is all important in presenting these
nominations that rigid regard should be
bad their qualifications. Firm as may be
The faith OF the people Of this County in the
principles Of democracy, still the deep per-
sonal concern they feel IN the just admins-
tration Of local affairs. will and ought TO
influence their choice Of local officers. Per
nit me 10 lay before your readers briefre,
view Of The financial condition of the County
and cal the public attention 10 the neces-
silly or selecting the best men for these posi-.
tions. The larger part Of the revenues raised
by taxation goes into the County Treasury
for the support Of the County government
for instance, let as take the property tax
the whole amount levied for the present
year is SO 20 on the l00dollaTs value Of tax
able property. or this SUN only 60 cts goes
TO the State. while 81, GO Of it is levied
for the use Of the county and is divided in
the several funds as follows so cts, TO the
general fund Of the county-50 cts. to the
special fund for The payment Of current ex.
pences-25 cts. to tue Public Building fund
-25 cts, TO the Indignt Sick fund.- cts.
TO the Road fund. and cts, to the School
fund. or the Poll tax. the county levies
$500 of which the State gets nothing. or
the or dollars levied for state and county
use, the state gets GO per Ct, and the county
40 per Ct, after deducting the expenses OF
collection so that nearly two thirds Of the
Poll tax goes into the county Treasury-all
the revenue derived from Merchants and
liquor licenses, goes into the county Trea-
sury. The Foreign Miners license tax. is
divided equally between the State aud Coun-
ty. These are all the sources Of revenue,
and with the exception OF very tri!ling sum
accruing from irregular objects, may be re-
garded as the rntire revenue.
Ii will readily he seen that Eupposing the
assessment roll OF the county be sufficiently
large 10 yield net revenue on $4,000 900,
the whole amount realized at S2,20 in the
el00 would be sec. .000-os this amount the
State would be entitled to SIS. 900, while the
County would receive s4S. S.000--or the State
81 and the the county Sll.
In the same manner supposing the net rev.
epue from the poll tax TO be the sum OF 1000
poll taxes subsequent TO the hrst oil August
10 each year-this, at Sc each, would amount
10 $4,000. First then the county receives
ofihis 900 levied FOR the special fund, of
the remaining 5000 the county receives 10
per cent, or 5000, aud The State 81 500; SO
that of the poll tax the county would receive
81 200. and the State 81 500.
The merchants and liquor licenses have I
yielded from $4,000 to 81 600 pc. annum
during the last year or two, all of which is
added 10 the revenue Of the county. The
Foreign Miners tax has greatly fallen oif
during the past two or three yeErs. but est-
mating the average number scld at l50 per
month, at 81 90 each would give 5000 per
month, or $1,000 per annum-one half to
the county is $500.
These figures approximate TO tie true
amounts realized during the year 1858. and
show the relative amount. upon the basis
above assumed, to be distributed between
the county and State, as follows: