The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-05
A JURY REPORT.
Report Of the Grand Jury Of 0rmsby
County. Second Judicial Districr, Aug
ust Term, 1871.

In the Investigation of the county
matters the Jury find the accounts OF
the Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, County
Clerk and Assessor apparently correct.
The District Attorney reports in the
hands of the Assessor eight hundred
and tiirty-three dollars collected on
the tax roll for 1870, which amount
was paid under protest, and is held by
the Assessor and reported delinquent,
said Assessor holding the amount in
his individual capacity, waiting the
decision of the question of the legality
of the assessment which has been
raised. This amount should be paid
into the treasury of the county as a
special deposit, awaiting the decision
of the suit. The present District At
torney shows a good record, having in
every instance possible maize his re
with the Statutes. The quarterly re-
ports made by the Treasurer and Au
ditor are in effect settlements with the
county, which must be self-evident.
The T~reasurer's accounts with the 5 a.e
have been settled and paid up to the
middle of June of this year-COutrol-
ler's vouchers TO That effect being on
file at the Auditors office.
The Jury find that no record of the
acts of the Town Site Trustee for Car
son City has ever been filed in the of
fee of the Recorder and that the own
plats and papers bearing record of con
veyances by said Trustee, to the differ
eut and purchasers, has never
been hled in said Office. They there
fore recommend the procureuent and
fling of said papers AZ All important
matter of record. The late District
Attorney, Judge Wells, Is deficient III
pay To the county to the amour.
OF ut least 81, 100. There has no; been
AN examination of the Delinquent list.
returned by him to the Auditor, Tie
present District Attorney refusing to
receive said LISTS till thus eNauuImed.
They remain in the Auditors office
Unsettled, hence the iInpO>sibility OF
Knowing the exact deficiency OF the
late District Attorney. IL Is uudoubt-
ediy the duty of the County COMMITS
>%ionerS with the assistance of the Au-
ditor, t" examine the delinquent lists
and determine what has been collected
by The Attorney; what noun re
mains unpaid; what amount. as near
As may he, is coilectabie, and TO place
such portion Of the list in the hands
of the present District Attorney for
inuunedid,e collection. The investIga-
ton of The delinquent lists thus turn
ell over by the late Attorney 10 the
AUDITOR, will at once determine The ac-
tual of de.alcation % exist
ing on tiIe part of Judge Wells and
this, in Justice to him and the people
OF the county, should be attended to
without delay. The bonds OF The de
fauitiug officer is undoubtedly good
and the balance which may be found
due the county, the present District
Attorney asserts, will be paid, hence
he recommends that no action be
taken in the premises until a settle
ment is had and opportunity OF pay
nIent given, as such course will ave
expense TO the county. There appears
To he IA lack of action on the part uf the
present Board of County Commission
er> in settling up this affair with the
late Attorney, SO as to determine the
amount actually deficient. This Jury
recommend their Immediate attention
to this subject, and when thus deter
mined, that legal proceeding be at
once instituted to enforce pa, ment 10
the county, aud if MOI paid fully and
promptly that criminal proceeding he
commenced against the delinquent and
the penalties fully enforced.
An investigation of the records of
the late Justice of the Peace. Judge
Waltz, shows a collection of fines
amounting to ninety five dollars, that
he made but n return to the trea>u
ry. The amount thus paid III was
" fourteen dollars" No return ap
pears on the Auditors books for nearly
eighteen months of his administration.
hence a deficiency of about eighty dol
lars exists which will undoubtedly be
paid, but will not lake from him the
charge of delinquency. The Jury fur
Their find that in all taX suits Instituted
or aijudiclted by him. as also in
other suits, an eXceS or Overcilarge OF
fees amounting to at least from two to
four dollars in each case has been
taxed and collected where payments
have been made. lnasnIuch a. the
law for the collection of lakes III this
State is in itself oppressive to the poor.
and the legal costs required in such
collections are exorbilart and an out
rage upon taxpayers, the taking OF
extortionate fees is in itself unnIitigat-
ed robbery, and the party committing
such act should be visited not only 10y
the severest penalty of the statutes,
but by the utter condemnation of cv-
iliZed communities. Whether the