The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-04-09
ir....ding' Of the Board of County Conni..ion-


April 4th.-Tbe Board of County Commits
s;oners met Len. Wines, James Pierson and
James Lefingwell present. The County As
ssssor reported the following divisions Of the
county into assessment districts: District
number 1: embracing Carlin, Elko, Deeth and
Rnby Valley. Number 2: Railroad, Dixie and
pine Valleys, Mineral Hill and Eureka Road.
Number 3: Huntington and Mound Valleys,
south Fork, Smith Greek. LaIpoille and Camp
Halleck. Number A: all east from Deeth, in
ending Clover Valley and Glover Valley mining
district. Number 5: embracing all north of
tbe railroad, including Bull Run, Cope Muir
nby and Bruno mining districts. The Clerk
vas ordered to procure the necessary registry
books for the county.
Upon petition and affidavits Of the requisite
number Of taxpayers, the Clerk was ordered
% notify the owners of the Elko and White
pine toll road TO meet the Commissioners on
the 10th instant, in relation to the reduction
Of tolls in pursuance to the statutes Of 1864
and 1865. - .T- --.....
Upon petition of the colored citizens of
Eko, it was ordered that they be allowed the
use Of the Courtroom for the celebration of
the proclamation or ratification OF the Fiji
teenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States. Wines and Leffiugwell agree
ING and Pierson Directing thereto.
April 5.-Len. Wines made the following
report Of the settlement of all differences with
Lander county, made ny himself as agent of
the Board with the Commissioners of Lander
county: That Lander county return all reye-
nues, collected from every source since the
5th Of MARCH, 1869, tire date of the approval OF
the act creating Elko county, within the limits
OF the present county OF Elko, TO Elko county.
Elko county is TO settle all bills standing
against Lander county made within the limits
Of Elko county, rs aforesaid, and refund TO
Lander amounts Of all bills heretofore audited
and paid for indebtedness made within the
limits Of Elko county, since the said 9th OF
March. 1863. Revenue collected by Lander,
less percentage and State portion 81 ,939 %
poll taxes, county portion less collection 1892
90; county license, less collection, S2,3l5 90
gaming license, State proportion and cOllec.
ton out, 81 .292 80; total, IS $40 2S; amount
Of bills paid by Lander S3,03l 40; warrant
for balance given hy Lander S2,Sl7 IS.
II was ordered that ON all old Lander county
bills, standing since the organization Of ElkC
county, after auditing, 20 per cent. be added
Is interest. '....E.. ..f ....
April Gth.-The following taxes were then
levied: First that an advalorum tax of 1927
cents be and is hereby levied and assessed, il
United States gold coin, and directed To b,
collected and paid on each 500 value Of taxable
property in Elko county, except on mining
claims and proceeds thereof, for comfy pur
poses, for the fiscal year commencing ON tn,
first day Of January and ending on the 3ls
of December, 1870. Second, that an advalo
rum tax Of Is cents be and is hereby levieC
and assessed, in United States gold'coin, HnC
directed TO be collected and paid on each Sl0'
value Of all taxable property, except on min
ing claims and the proceed thereof, for count,
school purposes, for the year ending Deem
Der 3lst, 1870. Third, that IN adyalorum Ia;
Of II cents be and is hereby levied and rs
Scssed, in United States gold coin, and direct
ed TO be paid on each 500 Vnlue of all taXnbl
property in Elko county, except on mininl
claims and proceeds, for the payment of in
terest on county bonds, issued for building a
county buildinge, for the year ending Decum
Der 81, 1870. Fourth, that i'm adyalorum tax d
ll2l. cents on each 500 value Of all tAxabl
properly. levied by hlw, for State purposes
lie and is hereby aGtlcl To The aforesaid tax
for county purposes, and directed to 'hr col
lccted ut the same time and In the same WHY