The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-04-08
THE COUNTY FATHERS.
What the Board or Commissioners did
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday, pursuant to law; pres
ent, r. w. Wood, Chairman; r. H.
Scott and HI. G.. Marker, and trans
acted the following business:
In accordance with existing laws to
provide revenue for the support of the
State of Nevada and the county of
Humboldt, it was ordered
That an al valorem tax of 55 cents ON
each 500 valuation of taxable property
situate and within the county of Hum
boldt be levied for the year A. ID. 1879,
and that the same is hereby ordered
and directed to be collected and paid
into the County treasury for State pur-
poses; and it was further ordered,
That an adj valorem tax Of 81 40 on
each SlC) valuation of taxable property
situated and within the county of
Humboldt, be levied for the year A. d.
1879, and that the same is hereby or
dered and directed to be collected for
county purposes.
1t was further ordered that moneys
derived from said tax, above the amount
required by law to be placed in the
District Judge and County Treasurer's
salary funds, shall be apportioned by
the County Treasurer as follows:
INDECENT sick fund. ............... 10 per cent.
Contin ent fund ................. Is g
redemption iund. ................ 10
1t was further ordered that an addi-
tional adj valorem tax of 20 cents on
each 800 valuation of taxable property
in the county be levied for the year
1879, and that the same is hereby or
dered and directed to be collected and
paid into the County Treasury for
school purposes.
1t was further ordered that special
tax of 80 cents ON each 500 valuation
of property be levied for the year 1879
in accordance with an Act of the Legis-
lature approved March End, 1875, en-
titled IAN Ac5 to authorize the Com
missioners of Humboldt county to issue
bonds to the amount of $50, 900 for the
purpose of redeeming bonds heretofore
issued, and to provide for the payment
of such bonds" and the same is hereby
ordered and directed to be collected and
paid into the County Treasury to be
applied to the fund known as "the
Courthouse and Sinking Fund"
1t was further ordered that a per
capita tax of "a be levied for the year
1879 upon each and every able-bodied
male resident of Humboldt county over
81, and under the age of 60 years, and
that the same be collected and paid into
the County Treasury TO be apportioned
according to law.
1t was further ordered, that in ac-
cordance with resolution adopted by
the Board of County Commissioners
January 9th, 1873, defining the boun-
daries of the town of Winnemucca, a
special tax of % cents on each 500
valuation of taxable property in said
town of Winnemucca, be levied for the
year 1879, and that the same be col
lected and paid into the County Treas
ury for fire purposes.
1t was further ordered that in ac-
cordance with an Act of the Legislature
entitled can Act in relation to high
ways" approved March ID, 1877, a
special tax of Is cents on each 500
valuation of taxable property be levied,
collected and paid into the County
Treasury for the purpose of creating
road fund.
The following bids for insuring the
Courthouse were received:
Hutchinson & Mann, II per cent. for
one year, and p per cent. for three
years.
j. II. Mcmillan, II per cent. for one
year, and p per cent, for two years.
/. n. Levy, Il per cent. for one year.
j. A. Brumsey, II per cent. for one
year, and p per cent. for three years.
1t was ordered that three insurance
nolcies of S5 600 each he taken with