Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-06-26
A Town Incorporation.

Last winter, during the session of tbe
Legislature, We freely presented our views
on the subject of obtaining some kind Of
local government for Phoebe. The people
were divided on the subject, SO we gave
our own views-at the same time offer.
ing the columns Of the RECORD TO those
who held opposite views. The original
idea OF obtaining a city charter from the
Legislature then in session was never
carried out. The Legislature passed .An
ACT providing for the government of the
towns and cities of this State" approved
February 81, 1873 (see Chap. XIV. y.
o. Statutes Of Nevada, 1879, which it
was believed by the adherents of local
incorporation, would enable the people
OF Phoebe to inaugurate a chem and
emoaeious means Of protecting the eitv
against fire and removing the many pui-
sances which reflect no credit upon tbe
inhabitants. Section 16 of the Act re-
ferred to provided for the initiatorv stems
towards town incorporation, pursuant
to this Act, which is in terms as follow !.
Nothing in this Act contained shall,
De construed to apply to the transactions
Oh county business in any of the counties
Vi ms state, nor shall any of the powers
or jurisdiction conferred be exercised Inv
any ofhcer or person in any town or city
before there shall have been filed in the
oierk s office OF the county in which the
same Is situated written petition for
the application of the provisions of this
ACT 10 said town or city, signed by A ma
Jorlty OF the actual residents Of such
town or city, representing at least three.
nfths of the taxable property. The GEM.
ineness of all signatures to sucb net5tinu
anu the qualifications of all the sub.
scriDers, Shall be established by the aft.
davits OF reliable taxpayers of said town
or CITY, filed with such petition.
But the friends of incorporation say
representation is the thief of time. F"
those OF opposite views will say there s
luck In leisure" for by a careful perusal
OF the Act it is found that there can be
no town or city incorporation for many
months yet to come. Section 2 of the
Incorporation Act provides that
Said Board of County Commissioners
may annually, at the time of assessing or
nxing the amount Of taxes for county
assess, fix and designate the |
amount OF taxes that shall be levied and
collected for city or town purposes. on |
an real and personal property assessable
ior state or county purposes within any
town or city in their county, which said
taxes shall be collected at the same time
IN the same manner, and by the same
officer as provided in the revenue laws Of
ms state for the levying and collecting
81 State and county taxes, etc.
This leaves town government without
The means of sustaining itself, for it is
provided in Section l of can Act to de-
Inc the time for levying and assessing
axes for State and county purposes"
Chap. XXXVI., p. 96), that
All State and county taxes required to
70 levied by the Board of County Com
nlssioners of the several counties of this
state, in pursuance to the revenue laws
4 this State, shall hereafter be levied by
UGH Board of County Commissioners on
r before the first Monday of April in
ach year.
Under the circumstances nothing can
e done towards a town government until
1arch or April next.