Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-08
THE MINING TAX.

hS0ID 0nVo CouCAooSO W p0y 'AS'A e"A w
the net bullion product. but do SO under
protest. They have agreed that the As
SCISSOR shall not he held responsible for
the amount paid, in case the Courts de-
eide against the validity Of the law; but
they claim the right of holding the State
and County Treasures liable. Perhaps
this is we'll enough. 1t will be well to
remember, however. that in San Fran
cisco it has become common street talk
that the managers Of this mine have
threatened that they will elect the next
Legislature, and that their main object
is to repeal the law taxing the bullion
product. The common street talk gees
further, and is to tho effect that they will
also elect man to the Supreme Bench.
The name of their candidate is as we'll
known as il the name of their mine.
Had he been put forward without any
warning Of this character, it is probable
the people would have elected him.
Now his nomination is an uncertainty.
1t ought to be an impossibility. At any
rate, if nominated, his defeat at the polls
would surely follow. Thus far Nevada
has kept her Supreme Court free from
all entangling alliances. The decisions
of our tribunal OF last resort have been
such as to command the admiration OF
the Bar and the respect Of the people
And the people will see to it that no man
is elevated to our Supreme Bench upon
whom the faintsst suspicion exists. We
are of the opinion that the reason why
the managers of the Consolidated Vir-
cinia mine have concluded to pay their
tax now is to Iuil the people into false
security. Their plans have-unfortu-
nately for them been proclaimed. Had
they been :. as wise as serpents' they
never would have declared their inten-
tons in regard to running our next Leg
islature and the electing Of the next Su-
creme Judge. Perhaps they want to go
slower now and accomplish the same
objects they originally proclaimed. But
the people have been forewarnsd, and
they are therefore forearmed.
4: the time OF the adoption OF our
Constitution, mine owners OF Storey
county were the principals advocates OF
the formation OF a State Government.
Mining litigation could not then be sat
isfactorily adjudieated by our Federal
Courts. There were too many complaints
of corruption against the carpet-bas
Federal Judges sent here. The people
wanted an elective Judiciary. There
was no ether way to obtain this except
by the formation of State Government
Storey county came forward IN gen.
erous spirit. Her delegates represented
her people. They told of their wrongs,
which they wanted the people of the
then Territory TO set at rights. The
ranchmen of all our valleys responded In
liberal spirit. They were willing to
paw their full share for the blessings OF
a State Government, provided the pros
porous mine owners of the Comstock
would bear a fair share OF the burdens.
The agreement was then fairly and
squarely made that tho net proceeds OF
bullion should be taxed the same as real
estate. This compact has been held
sacred until lately. The result is known.
The Consolidated Virginia mine man
ayers are tho first to refuse to pay their
share Of the burdens imposed by State
Government. They now pay their taxes,
but under protest.
As the State taz now stands ninety
cents on the one hundred dollars Of tax
able property keeps the wheels of Gov
eminent in motion and provides hand
some surplus for paying off old indebt-
edness. &epeal the law taxing the net
product OF bullion and the tax on real
estate owners will have to be advanced
to about two dollars and fifty cents on
the one hundred dollars for State pur-
poses. Added to this will be the faxes
for county and city purposes. Il the
people throughout the State are opposed
to such taxation they must show it by
their action at the polls this fall. They
must know those for whom they vote for
the Legislature and also for Supreme
Court Iu6pa