Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-12-28
The New Revenue Law.

The taxpayers of Trinity are about to real
ise the benefit or injury of the new system of
assessing and collecting the revenue of the
county, under the law as amended and passed at
the last session of the Legislature. Whether
we are to be the recipients of the blessings the
prime movers of the new law expected would be
showered upon US, by reason thereof, remains
yet an open question; however, we think there
is no danger of its being any worse than the old
system.
On the FIRST Monday in January our new Coun-
ty Judge takes bis seat, at a salary of 81, 500 a
year, where's the County Judge at present re-
ceives S., 400 Hereafter we are to be assessed
one-fourth of one per cent. on all taxable prop
erty in the county in addition to other taxes for
the purpose of creating fund known as the
County Judges Salary Fund.-" and at the ex-
pira,ion of each year if any money remains in
said fund, after paying the Judge, the suplus to
be transferred to the General Fund Still fur
ther, ir the language of the law, sOn and after
the first Monday in March, A. D. 1868, the Of
fees of County Assessor and County Collector
of Trinity county are abolished" The duties
heretofore devolving upon said officers will be
hereafter performed by what is termed District
Assessors and Collectors. The county has been
divided into three revenue districts by the Board
OF Supervisors, under the direction of the new
Law, aud at the General Election on the 4th of
september last, the people of this county voted
for District Assessor in each of their respective
districts, which Assessor, by law, is e1-o6fcio
District Tax Collector of his district for the term
of two years from the first Monday in March
next. Each District Collector is to collect with
in his district all State and county taxes upon
personal property assessed to persons having no
real estate within said district, all State poll
taxes, all Hospital taxes, all Military poll taxes,
and all Foreign Miners license taxes, except in
the district in which the county seat is located.
There the Sheriff is to collect Foreign Miners
license, with the same percentage is now paid
for collecting.
The District Assessors are to receive not to
exceed the sum of $500 per annum, except in
the district wherein the county seat is situated
the Assessor of this district may receive $500,
provided the Board of Supervisors allow him
that amount; and as District Collectors they
shall be allow ed upon all sums of money COL
lected by them, as required by law, the same
commissions and per centage now allowed
and paid for like services.
The County Treasurer. in addition to the du-
ties now required of him by law, shall collect
all State and County taxes against all persons
having assessed to them real property, or real
and personal property, and shall collect all State
and County licenses now required to be collect
ed by County Collectors, except Foreign Miners
licenses, with the same per centage as is now
paid for like services.
The County Clerk and Sheriff are also salaried
officers, so far as the county is concerned. They
each receive for all services rendered by them
for the county the sum of ST 200, yearly
Whether that amount is sufficient for the labor
required of each of those officers we are not pre-
pared to say.
From and after the first Monday in March,
1868, no warrant drawn on the County Treasurer
shall bear any interest whatever, shall the
county be liable to pay any interest upon any
Indebtedness created after the above specified
time.
We have thus briefly attempted to review the
our county. We are certain that it will at least
prove as beneficial to the public interests as the
old one has. This fact is squarely before US,
that under some system the comfy has now on
its shoulders debt of about $40, 900, and it is
highly necessary that something should be done
Immediately to alleviate our financial Distress
We believe the above mentioned changes in the
revenue law will be step in the right direction,
and that there is still room for improvement.