Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-10-10
Mass Meeting of the Tax Payers Of

Mass Meeting of the Tax Payers Of
Lyon County.
At a mass meeting held at Dayton, o.
tober 9Th, 1856, on motion, Mr.. B. F.
Leet was called to the Chair, and Mr.. j.
B. Venting was elected Secretary.
The Chairman returned thanks for the
honor conferred, and stated the object Of
the meeting to be as follows:
That it was very generally known that
he was a county officer, and that for sew
eral months back, as well as at the present
time. reports were and had been in circu-
lation, derogatory to the integrity and
moral character Of nearly every member
of the County Government, not even ex-
cepting the honorable District Court.
That as q county officer he felt deeply
aggrieved by such reports and scandal,
and felt for his brother county officials,
that a thorough and impartial investiga-
| ton ought to be had at the earliest practi-
cal moment. That such an investigation
had been sought through the medium Of
the successive grand juries, and that tho
investigation sought had failed and been
denied us, and reports had been circulated
impeaching the integrity even Of the hon
orable Foreman Of the Grand Jury. In.
asmuch as both great political parties had
made their selections for State officers,
Senators and Assemblymen, it was not
the object OF this meeting to make any po-
lincal issues, but solely to select, il neces.
sary, proper men for the several county
offices. In view of the present condition
Of affairs he hoped that the meeting would
take measures to secure to the county 9TH
cials and the public an impartial state
ment of their conduct in Office, and the
financial condition Of the county, due alike
to both.
Mr.. Pratt offered the following:
ReJolred, That we appoint a committee
Of twelve or fifteen citizens, to be named
by the Chair, as a Committee Of Investi-
CATION on official conduct Of the several
officials, as well as the financial affairs Of
Lyon county.
On motion, the resolution was adopted,
and the Chair appointed the following
parties as such committee: Messrs. Geo.
Gilmore, c. Carpenter, C. B. Pratt, Jos.
Trench. Frederick Horton, J. W. L. Hunt,
Geo. p. Howe, w. S. Clayton, R. B.
Tomlinson, T. Murch, J.. II. Jaqua, DR..
Zabrisbrie and Wm. Weston.
On motion of Mr.. c. b. Pratt, Mr.. B.
F. Leet, as Chairman, was added to the
above committee.
MI. ". P. Early offered the following :
Resolved, That the above committee be
requested to report to an adjourned meet
ing, and are hereby authorized to present
the names Of proper persons as candidates
for the several county offices respectively.
Adopted.
Thereupon the following resolutions
vera offered and read by the Chair, and
on motion was adopted:
Resolred, let, That as the sense Of this
meeting, a thorough and impartial inves-
tigation Of the affairs Of Lyon county
ought to be had in justice alike to the
present officials and the citizens Of Lyon
county.
I'd. That when this meeting adjourns,
we adjourn to meet in this place on the
10th day Of October, instant, to hear the
report Of the Committee on Investigation,
and to take such action thereon, as the
facts developed may demand.
10 Sd. That a general call be made for q
peoples meeting, for the purpose Of TAX
ing into consideration what is necessary
to secure to the tax payers Of Lyon county
a thorough, prudent and faithful admins
tration Of the county affairs.
4th. That we will make no issues in the
selection of candidates for county officers
save these grea, prerequisites: LIST. Unim-
peached and unimpeachable integrity
I'd. Ability and qualification to discharge
the duties devolved by the present respec-
tive Offices for which they may be pro-
posed.
9th. That each taxpayer and citizen Of
Lyon county be a committee Of one to &c.
every citizen to register.
9th. That a committee Of three be ap-
pointed to make an alphabetical list Of the
registered voters Of Lyon county, to be
submitted to an adjourned meeting.
The Chairman appointed the following
persons : DR.. J. H. Benton, of Silver City;
I. J. Jennings, Of Fort Churchill; and
10. B. Venting, Of Dayton.
Thereupon the Chair suggested the fol-
lowing plan Of investigation
LIST. That the records of the County
Commissioners be examined with a view
to ascertain what bills and accounts had
been allowed, as we'll as whether their &C.
tons had been in keeping with the statute
presenting their duties and in accordance
with law.
I'd. An examination Of the Auditors
department, to ascertain whether the war
rants drawn by him are according to the
bills allowed by the Board Of County
Commissioners, as well as to all clerical
acts, as Clerk OF the Board Of Commission
ers and the Board Of Equalization under
the lam.
Sd. An examination Of the assessing
and equalizing the assessment rolls, to
ascertain the amount Of tax assessed, with
the collection Of which the. Tax Collector
is properly chargeable.
4th. The business Of the Tax Collector
and how he has performed the duties and
the law governing the same.
9th. The delinquent assessment rolls
with which the District Attorney IL prop
erly chargeable, and how he has performed
the duties pertaining to his Office.
9th. The books and business transae-
tons OF the Treasurer, together with the
corroborative documents in the co-ordi-
nate branches Of the county government,
with a recital Of the particular statutes
governing each officer and prescribing his
duties and the penalty for neglect or NAL
feasance in Office.
The following was then adopted:
Resolred, That we hold this to be true,
that the elective franchise, and its free
and untrammeled exercise and control,
constitutes man an American citizen ; and,
as the sense Of this meeting, we recon-.
mend every citizen to register his nams
and then and there to take q solemn oath
either orally or mentally, to exercise his
franchise in a ann becoming an Amer
lean citizen, free and independent, voting
for such principles, where principles are
involved, and for such men, where men
alone are involved, as he is persuaded in