Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-04
County Expenses.

In consequence of the decrease OF the
rroduct Of the mines of this region, the
county revenue from the tax on the pro-
ducts of the mines has been materially
decreased. As this has formed very
important portion of the revenues of this
county, the marked diminution should
rrompt the exercise of the most rigid
and uDsparing economy in all depart
ments Of the county government. In
mast time much expense has been caused
the county by the loose manner in which
assessments were made and also in the
improvident institution of tax suits.
This should serve as guide and caution
for the future. The description OF the
Quasi real estate situate within the
county should be SO accurately and
closely defined, that II the property
should be sold for taxes, that tho Sher-
ifs deed would convey the property
without question. The proceedings an
terror to suit, as well as after, should in
all points comply with the statute, SO as
to leave no loophole in those respects.
Care ought also be taken that the Com
missioners order no suits to be CON-
menced in which the description of the
property is faulty, or the distance from
the county seat is SO great that the ex-
penses would amount to more than the
property assessed could be sold for. In
these stringent times all these precau-
tons are necessary TO prevent a mill
stone Of deb, being attached to the coun-
ty, from which it will take many years
to free itself. We are not Offering these
suggestions in fault-fnding spirit, but
merely as hints which we would respect.
fully urge would be well to consider.
The revenue laws, as they stand at pres
ent, are certainly not made for the in
terest of the taxpayers, but rather in
that of the officials, and well deserve the
serious attention of the next Legislature.
As the statutes now read, tax suits are
unnecessarily burdensome and expen-
sive. The law ought to be 30 altered
that delinquents should be sued in the
township where the property is situated,
without the property delinquent lay in
several townships, and then it should be
sued in the township nearest the county
seat. The law that requires. the county
to buy in property at tax sales should be
repealed in toto. Its working is mis-
cblevous in the last degree, and only re-
suits in causing huge bill of expenses
to be run up against the county without |
any benefit to counterbalance it. In
many other respects the revenue laws
require revision and alteration, also |
simplifying. The laws concerning coun-
y government are also very defective.
some liabilities are preferred and some
re not. This is all wrong. All credi-
ors of the county should stand on the |
anne basis-the law should not prefer
Tom Jones from Tom Tomkins. The
,nly claim that has any reason to en-
title it to preference. is, perhaps, the
'udge's salary. which, in the interests
# the impartial administration of JUS
ice, it might be well to continue and SO |
remove all temptation. We cannot but
hope that the members of the Legisla-
'ure that are sent from this county will |
turn their attention to these matters, and |
BY so doing they will render real and
lasting service to their constituents and |
do themselves credit.