Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-11-12
LEGISLATIVE HINTS.

We hope the legislative delegation Of
this county will endeavor to have enact.
ed some very necessary amendments to
the revenue laws In consequence of the
carelessness, inability or lack of knowl-
edge of county assessors, it frequently
happens that the descriptions Of property
are fatally defective, and suits based
upon them for the recovery of taxes, If
properly defended, will and do frequently
fail. In the session Of lS6i-5, bill was
passed that gave the District Attorneys
of the several counties power to so amend
the descriptions, that they should
conform to the facts and yet be sufii- |
GENTLY definite for the purpose in view.
BY the title of this act it was only rem
dered applicable Ito the assessment OF
1864, though there was no such restric-
ton in the body Of the statute. This
measure answers most useful and nee
essary purpose and should be so altered
as to apply without doubt, to the assess
ment of any and every year. Again,
suits against delinquent tax payers when
the amount is within the jurisdiction of
Justices Courts, should be required to be
brought within the township in which
the property assessed is situate, or i
the property assessed is situate in seve
raj townships, in any one of them, pre-
ference being given to that in which tn
tax payer is resident. As the presen
law Is construed, q person or property
delinquent in few dollars taxes, may be
put 10 ------ -r,acaaearv
pense for mileage, of which there have
been several most g'aring examples in
this county, and no doubt in many
others. Another point is, that unmis-
taxable provisions should be in
serted, declaring that under no
circumstances whatever, should any
costs, fees or milage ever be made O
legal charge against the county, and the
Commissioners should be strictly pro.
hibited from allowing any such charge.
In fact the revenue laws, as they stand at
present, are oppressive, clumsy and
often imperative and need very careful
revision by persons who are thoroughly
acquainted with the business OF charg
ing and collecting the revenue. The fec
bills Of tho several officers also require
revision. As they stand at present, they
are onerous. capable of all sorts of con
structions, and sadly need simplification
and adjustment to the altered circum.
stances of the country. The laws re.
specting the charges for the transporta-
ton Of prisoners to the State Prison also
require alteration. AS these laws now
appear on the statute book, the charges
for taking few prisoners to the State
Capital go far to bankrupt the distant
counties. This is crying evil, and one
that should be abated speedily as pos.
sible. The system Of making preferred
creditors of sundry officials and claim
ants, excepting the District Judges,
should also be abolished. All prefer.
ences Of that character should be strictly
prohibited. There are many other mat
ters connected with the administration
Of county and municipal affairs that need
regulation and placing in more intel
ligibls and easily understood form. II
our legislators will take pains to inform,
themselves accurately upon the matters
to which we have called their attention,
as we'll as some others which our limits
will not permit US to discuss, they will
be of real service to their constituency
and make record Of which they will
have just reason to be proud.