The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-09
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Passed.
By Mr.. Linu-From the Enrolling Com
mittee-That Concurrent Resolutions NO.
76. 40 and IS had been found correctly en-
rolled.
GENERAL FILE.
Senate Bill No. S2-An Act to repeal an
Act amendatory of the Revenue Law.
Mr.. Tritle said the bill repealed that por-
ton of the revenue law which provided for
the assessment and collection of supple
mentary tax. The proceeds OF that tax
scarcely paid the costs Of collection, as the
several Boards of County Commissioners
eaualized taxation in such a manner as TO
render the law of no effect. Ormsby County
had paid some tax under It, and the citizens
asked its repeal.
Mr.. Edwards concurred. The law was
unjust. also, because frequently parties VINO
had purchased goods in California and PAID
the tax levied there, upon bringing them here
were By the operation OF this supplementary
tax law compelled to pay a tax here.
Nh " city opposed the bill. If the ia"
was imperfect let it be amended; but to
reneal il he thought bad legislation. He
! knew of a number of cases in Lander County
where the Act sou .ht to be repealed had real
| lied a very considerable amount. 1t was
tvue that in Storey County the Commissioners
| bv an arbitrary order had virtually nutlne0
| the law aud in so doing had trampird under
| foot the law of the country, nothing uncum-
mon in hat county. He did not believe any
! one shrG!d be allowed to escape taxation,
but that the laws should be uniform III their
operation. He believed the principal oppo-
! si,ion to the law came from merchants, VINO
rarely paid as much tax as they should. No
| Injustice was worked by the law, and he
| Dhiprtri To lis be ing reDealCC.
Mr.. Tritle said that while the authorities ct
Storey County IN ght be prepared to suppress
taxation by equalization he did not peheNe
any merchant there would fail to render IN
all the property he had in his sworn state
uent. The acts of the County Commission
ers in this respect were official, anc sustained
both by the people and by legal advice. rive
| months were allowed for assessing, ana ceF-
| tainiy that WAS time enough without this sup
element. lie in tanced the matter OF wood
which paid tax in the counties where II
was cut where it was not removed before
Septc,nher. After that time If taken to
Storey County and sold there the purchaser,
under this Supplementary law, had to pay 4
second tax tEereun-whicn was unjust. Ae
Act in his opinion was decidedly ali improper
one. 1t could only be right in case where
party had evaded the tax when the original
assessment rCll was being Made up.
AF. Nt'ts couic me- N' -,
man should oe aI!""eG 10 ese"l'e SUI ''''
while others were taxed.
The law certainly could be amended so as
70 meet the objections Of Air. Ir!tie By pro
viding that the supplementary assessment
should not be levied On property which had
been taxed previous! u"!..E 'iie . .-o,,Ii,
tabiishlnS the iac' II. i7i' ti 'oIi -
4ut no COCO ci'!AeIt ~ ~ - aot:n,,
lie tAo"s"t l1e .-''"-a' To Io,v o,,gbt
had m'scolstrufU we I,," :. --I so,,5,i',
20 "e d ana allow uone 10 e.
to oqualze !axaH anu - ~ ~
cape. II TINS PIN vas ie'u9lo =.
ne wound unaeI 'di-e 10 80" pI'Id ab
amehd7'ory ol :Ne a. 1,'' W. ;-,t'rr,nJ h,
rae any ~ Co., ~ -, -oaI,oJ in
M LINN 'i''' $50 ~ fr-,,, Vii.
iumbo!dt county "ioHe l"sl He%' ii"4'.
supp!eIAel-'''' as ,. ersa+sr
IL ether counties '1e am e., 9.,;
Mr.. hastings san ~ y 49,
sessment on the < II. N. A.. r.,
MY "el'H ut1 nv ~ aio,,, tho ~,
the supp ,leI' Ia ,a w, 80 rri,.a,.
metAod OF sefulth5 ~ G.I "a - aI.e
INTO the 0'a'e 4'o''i
NJ R~own booed the rcrealing Act woult
he ordered engrossed. The supplemental
assessment lad realized nn'hlhs eAcei' "a
Humboldt, "ashoe and orhs1'. IL '"'
r first two counties cohslaeIauIe i"'LH"J ''a'
been constructed after the ISL o. sequence
and had been assessed. In OTnlsoy soin'
$3.50 had been collected under 1t at an eS
fpcnse OF about So 30 Tar as S'ocA Wa
Concerned, as Inc assessment , was me-"
e The ne time IN the GlnefeA' cuu!'tiss' 90
: only way FOX 'Lat Glase y. Pt.t y r
was by ltS oeiile taNen o"' a. Tuas,,ro- ~,
law realizing nothing TO the treasurer .h'