The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-10-09
THE TOP DIRT STRIPPED FROM
SOME DEMOCRATIC BUN
COMBE.

In their late Convention in Storey
County the Democrats passed the fol-
lowing resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of
enforcing all bonds and obligations
given by State, County or city officers,
for the faithful discharge of the duties
of their offices, and are opposed to re-
leasing any sureties on such bonds or
obligations in case of defalcation.
1t is easy enough to see what this
means. 1t is intended to convey the
idea that the Republicans, if success
full in carrying their legislative tickets
and obtaining majority of both
Houses of the Legislature, las they
Will intend to pass bill releasing the
bOndsmen of the late State Treasurer,
Mr.. T.. Rhoades. OF course the infer
ence and inuendO are entirely gratui-
tous as all may know who have paid
any attention to the matter; but the
Democracy under the leadership and
tutelage of Tom Williams, lose no op-
portunity to practice the arts of the po-
litical charlatan; and yesterdays En-
terprise exposes the utter insincerity
of the foregoing resolution by giving
TO its readers the following copy Of an
act of the last Legislature passed for
the relief of Storey County Demo-
cratic official:
AN ACT for the relief of 4. NJ. Krut-
SHIFTS and his bOndsmen.
The people of the State of Nevada.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section l. All rights of action. and
all claims for damages which have ac-
crued in favor of the State of Nevada,
against 4. NJ. krutschnittS, late Asses
Sor OF Storey County, and his bonds
men, on account of a failure by said
Assessor at any time during the years
1867 and 1865, and prior to the LIST day
of July. ISIS, TO place upon the assess
ment roll of the proceeds of the mines
of said County a valuation OF said pro-
ceeds different from that contained in
the sworn or affirmed statement of the
Presidents. SuperintendentS, Treasur
ers, or Managing Agents of the respec-
tive mining companies Sr corporations
furnished TO said Assessor under the
provisions of section 100 of an Act to
provide revenue for the support of the
government OF the State of Nevada,
approved March 9. 1865. or for 4 failure
during said period to make any differ
ent valuations of said proceeds than
those contained in said sworn or at
firmed statements, or on account of a
failure during said period to amend or
change the valuations contained in
said statements i'll any proceedings
subsequent to their reception, which
vera by law required to be performed
by said Assessor in relation to said
tax, are hereby released and dis
charged, and no action for snch cause
shall be maintained by, or on behalf
of, the State against said Assessor or
his bondsmen.
See. ,. The Attorney General of the
State shall cause to be dismissed, upon
payment by defendant of all costs
hereuntO accrued, any and all actions
now pending against said Assessor or
his bOndsmen, wherein the State is
plaintiff, for any of the causes set forth
in section of this Act.
STATE OF NEVADA,
Assembly Chamber.
Carson City, March 3, 1869.
This is to certify tina. Assembly Bill,
No. 81, an Act for the relief of A. NJ.
and his bOndsmen, passed |
the Assembly March }, 1869, nOtwith- |
standing the objections of the Govern
or, by the following vote: yeOs, 80;
nays, q.
d. o. ATKINSON,
Speaker of the Assembly.
A. WHIrFoRD, Clerk of the Assembly.
STATE OF NEVADA,
Senate Chamber,
March 3, 1869.
This is to certify that Assembly Bill,
No. 81, an Act for the relief of 4. NJ.
and his bondsmen, passed
The Senate this day, notwithstanding
he objections of the Governor, by the
following vote; yeas, nays.
President of the Senate pro tenn.
John WATSON, Secretary of the Senate.
In explanation Of the attitude of Mr..
the Enterprise says:
By an Act of 1865 it was made in
,nmbent on County Assessors to re-
luce to u currency valuation the pro-
reeds of the mines subject to taxation.
As certain mine-owners objected to an
Of this character, Mr.. krut-
schnitts, q Democratic Assessor elected
On the Democratic ticket, consented to
violate what he believed to be the plain
provisions of the law and make the as
ON a gold valuation. In