The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1881-04-14

Humboldt county,.
We find that the receipts for poll
taxes paid into the Treasury by the
Assessor, have not been given or filed
as required by law, with the exception
of the single instance. of June, 1880,
and any evidence of poll taxes having
been paid into the County Treasury has
not been produced. We would also
note the absence of any kind of receipt
for the month of August, 1879.
We further find bond in the Audi
TOYS office, purporting to be the bond
of the present County Clerk, and upon
the same there is at this date, February
Is, 1881, no mark of having been filed
in the Auditors office; that from July,
lst, 1876, to July LIST, 1879, no record
whatever has been kept of demands or
claims against the county, as required
by Gen. Sec. 1850, c. L. Attention is
called to this finding, believing that no
adequate reason can be given for such
plain violation of the provisions of
this section.
The tax List, or assessment roll, of
the proceeds of mines was examined,
and the law, Us found in Gen. Sec.
1920, G.. L., has not been complied
with by the County Auditor of this
county from the quarter ending June,
81, 1877 to the quarter ending Decem-
Der 81, $780, And, finally, we desire to
say, in this connection, that in all the
books and papers examined, clerical in
accuracy and culpable negligence is SO
manifest as to render the records almost
unintelligible, if not, in some cases, in
| valid.
We have made a sufficient examina-
ton OF the principal record books in
the office of the Recorder to satisfy
| ourselves that during tho last two
years the records Of Humboldt county
have been kept in manner partaking
of quality compounded between i'm
becility and criminality. The omission
of words, figures. phrases, the unreli-
able and imperfect condition Of indexes
to records, and the. photographed
errors are Of such frequent occurrence,
that the records. are almost unworthy
| of credence. We are of the opinion
that condemnation Of such clerical inca
pacity cannot be too severe. AS cor
roborative, we append as follows:
rs hort form mortgage, page &c.. book
&c, Humboldt County Records, we find
thirty photographed errors, one repe-
i tition, of two words, one omission of
three words, and the incorporation of
one wordIIf the record not to be found
in the original document. We further
| find that this same instrument, which
ought to be indexed under the letter
&C, !" is indexed under the letter co.
And we add that under this matter. of
indexing, many egregious blunders
/ occur.
! Again: Long form mortgage, page
299, book C. etc-in which can be
pointed out twenty-five photographed
errors, several instances of the omission
and substitution Of words, and there
also appears on the record repe-
tition of twenty-five consecutive words
not to, be found in the originals; fur
I Their; aepromissory note attached to this
instrument, due January lst, 1881, is
made payable, by the record, January
LIST, 1850, six months before themort-
gage itself existed.
~ We find that our late Sheriff has not
l.delivered to his SUCCESSOR the books
! pertaining to his Office with the excep-
ton Of, the License Book. See Gen.
| Secs. 1904 and 266l c. L. In the Sher-
! ifs License.B Book we find many irregas
lar entries, amounts repeatedly credited
to blanlasso, as to conform in the aggre-
gate with the Auditors books yet with
/ no datesof collection nor names of pay
hers attached The Treasurer's books
/ show q larger transaction by 1927 80 in
| the, Sheriffs. office than the License