The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-05-13
WEEKLY ELX0 INDEPENDENT.
sUS"AY. MAY IL is1,.


lncut ST HE State Of Nevada, approved
alnIch 9Th. 1865. qnl Of Acts nmrntla.
tory thcr, Of, read rs folluEs;
SECTION 2. Section lifts of said act
is hereby amended 80 us 10 rcnl as fol-
lows:
SIG. 80. To enforce tlr collection Of
poll taxes MS provided in this Act. the
Assessor rlay seize 81 much Of any mud
every sprrirs of personal property what
soever, claimed Icy any person liuhle to
and refusing or nrgleetinS 10 pny his
poll tax, or property in possession Of,
or due from amy ether person aud hp-
lonSiiig,tn such pcrson so refusing or
negleclirR 10 pay such poll Tax, us will
BE- sufficient (" pay the sHlne nnd costa
Of Seizure, which costs shall nn. EXCEED
ihruo tlu.lurs, and shall sell the same ut
Rny time or place, giving verbal npticr
Of one hour previous to such sale, aud
any person indebted to another liable
TO pay u poll tax, but who l4es neglected
or. refused to ppy tho gunc. shall be
linblc to pny said INK for such other per.
son nftcr service upon him hy the As.
srssnr, VI q notice III writing, stating
the name or nanes cf tho person or
Persons so liable. and owing poll tax,
Rnd such debtor may, upon paying tho
same, deduct the amount thereof; AMI
pay person or persons, Company or car
porutiQn, doing business within this
stute, and having by direct contract, or
Indirectly through other contractors, in
their employ oac or moro persons liable
TO and owing poll tax in This State
shall he Liable far any mud I'LL pull taxes
that may no duo from such employees,
Rnd nny deduct tho AMOUNT from any
sums due, or that may afterwards be-
come due to such employees, whether
such wages nre payable directly to sucll
employees or to other persons WHO furn-
ish such onploycea under Contract, with
such person or persons. company. or
corporations aud the Assessors of the
respective counties me authorized, aud
il is hv'e y made their duty, to seize SO
much OF my aud oyery kind Of personal
property whatsoever claimed by such
person or persons, company. or corpor-
alton, refusing or neglecting to pay the
poll Tax of all tho PERSONS in their em-
ploy in this State as will be sufficient to
pay tho galpc and COSTS Of seizure, aud
shall sell the property thus sei1ed at
any time aud place. by giving notice to
the claimant of at least ono lEy, Of tue
time and placc Of Sale; Prorit'ed that the
Assessor shall first require of the per-
son or persons, or his or their ngeuts,
or II a company or corporations, the
President, Secretary, Superintendent,
Agent, Manager, or whoinRaever may
be i'll charge Of any works within this
State, belonging to or under the control
OF such company or corporation, Il
statement, under oath, OF tho number
Of persons employed by thcms md
should any person thus required rofuso
or neglect TO make such statement, rs
herein provided, it shnll ho tho duty of
the Assessor to make III estimate of the
number Of persons in the employ OF
such person. ar pcrSonH, company, or
corporation. rs Ito may deem just and
reasonable, aud tho assessment thus
madc shall lie III valid rs though made
and verified TO rs hereiu specified.
And provided Fariher, tho County
Commissioners inuy. in thcir discretion,
require tho AsiesSur to dcInaud the
statement nud make the assessment, rs
provided in this section OF this Act, ut
different times. aud at any time between
the ttrSt MopAny in March md the first
Monday OF December in each year; mud
u any person or PERSONS, company or
corporation, should have amy persons
In their employ not previously Assessed,
they shall make and furnish TO tho AZ
arssor u stutenlOnt OF the number Of
such unnssesscd persons in tlcir employ,
nid shnll ihcrGupon be required to pay
their poll tax, rs provided for in this
section Of this Act;
A"d Proritied fnrihcr, Tint II shall bc
lawful for tho Assessor, il my person
or any company or corporation, through
its proper officer, desire It. or II no faiI
to collect "t the time Of making tic m.
scSsment of real ana personal property,
TO enter upon Tho statement required by
section ak of this Act, IN caaca where
real cSlato Is assessed, tho number and
amount OF poll tnxcs duo from such
person, colupnnyor corporation, deliver
receipts therefore, mud marl upon the
stub. E" Statement Of name" Such
poll taxca shall DO entered in separate
column upon tho assessment tuli, and
collected with the other taxes assessed;
md should sach tGSca become dclin.
qucnt they shall DO subject to tho ten
per contnm ponnlly provided in section
swcnty.four Of this Act, and ahnll be
collected Wit; tho real and personal
property taxes. The Assessor aud his
BurcticS shall bu linblo for all taxes no,
collected by lin nor cntcrOd upon tho
statements and assessment roll. Upon
Rli poll taxes collected by the cx. Oliicit
Tax Receiver, tho Assessor shall no nl
lowed By tho Hoard Of County Commits
Hioncrs ten per cent. commission, In
an ~ L.