Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-23

A"AA>" y Ian AEAMS'-h corIespOuu-
emit writing from over the border in
Utah, complains of the authorities on
this side, and charges upon them an
unwise and injudicious policy in COM
polling persons who make but a single
trip to Phoebe or Bullionville from Utah,
to pay taxes for an entire year on their
teams, which are VIGOROUSLY property
belonging in another State or Territory.
The correspondent further adds that the
result of continuing this method of col
Letting taxes from transient teamsters
and freighters, will be to cause increased
rates of freight or higher prices for Utah
produce with which this market is
chiefly supplied. This is not the first
time, however, in the history of our
State, that our attention has been called
to this matter of taxing property which
is claimed as belonging in neighborng
States or Territories; and we have often
wondered that the difficulties sur
rounding the situation have not
been provided for by State legislation.
For years the teams freighting on the
road from Winnemucca, in Humboldt
county, New, to Silver and Boise cities,
Idaho, have been subject to the same an
noying conditions of double taxation
In other cases County Assessors have
considered it to be their duty to tax herds
OF cattle and droves of horses merely
passing through the State on their way
to California, or from that State to States
and Territories to the eastward. In this
latter case, however, where it eau be
shown that the property is clearly in
transltu, with no intention or purpose of
stopping permanently in the State, it is
generally held that such property is not
subject to taxation. Until something is
done by our law-maklng power to rem
edy the evil complained OF by our cores
pondent, we can see no way by which
County Assessors can exempt any prop
erty from taxation which is brought into
the county or State in pursuit of lucra-
tive business, which enables the owner
to reap handsome profit from the citi
zens and inhabitants of our State. 1t
may be hardship that persons who
make but single trip are compelled to
pay the same amount of taxes as those
who continue the freighting business
through the entire year, but it is such
as are incident to this enforcement of
general laws where no exceptions are
made. If our Utah friends are com.
PEELED to raise the price of freight on
account of taxation, our citizens will be
the sufferers at last, as it will come off
them, and not the freighters.
THOSE of our denizens who are hostile
to the canine species will be pleased to
learn that ex.Attorney General Cush-
ing is trying to obtain legal redress for
being annoyed by the yelping of dogs in
front of his residence in Washington.
His midnight slumbers are disturbed and
his health is in consequence impaired.
To prevent further annoyance, he has
instituted proceedings to recover DANA
ges for the loss of his sleep and the
interruption of his official business by
the barking of ours and dogs that assem-
bic around his mansion. Other suffer-
ers in the Capital have followed the
venerable ex-Attorney General and en-
tered similar complaints in the Courts of
the District of Columbia.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. -
This Board met on Monday July 81,
pursuant to adjournment. The only
business transacted was the receiving
and approval of the official bond Of X. j.
Hanley, County Assessor.
THEATER CLosED.--Owing to the ex-
cessively hot weather and dull times, the
Bella Bird Troupe will not again appear,
unless for benefit, until about the 9th
prox. The time of the re-opening will be
duly announced in these columns.
NUISANCE. Yesterday evening, about
6 O'Clock, five Cinnamon, charged with
nuisance in keeping hog-pen on Lower
Main street, were brought before Justice
Stoutenburgh. They pleaded not guilty,
and gave bonds to appear for trial to-day
At - o'clock.
DANaERous.-On lower Main street
there is cooking. stove with very short
pipe, Just back OF small brewery. The
smoke and cinders from this pipe issue
very close to- the caves, and If a fire does
not occur there soon it will not be for
the lack Of carelessness.
YESTERDAY we had warm, dusty, disa-
greeable weather. What has become
Of the street sprinkler?
IMPROVEMENTS. - Charles Wiederhold
is excavating cellar back Of his build
ing.
G. STuRM bas sold his saloon to Chas.