The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-10-31
IMPORTANT TO rAx-PAYERs.
Some Changes In the Law relating 10
Their Collection.

The County Treasurer, who il exs
officio Tax Receiver, gives notice to-
day in another column that State
and county taxes for tie year1665
are now due and payable at his Office.
These taxes will become delinquent on
the 18th of November, and as the late
Legislature made important changes
in the laws, tax payers should see that
they settle with the Tax Receiver at
once:
The Legislature amended Section % of the
old Act, so as TO read as follows
"rhe Auditor shall. within three days after
receiving the delinquent list, make out and
deliver to the District and Prosecuting Attor-
ney of the county, list, duly certified by him,
OF all delinquenefes, where the delinquent
tax, exclusive of poll tax and penalties ex
ceeds the sum OF $500, charging him there with
and shall at the same time give notice by
publication in some newspaper in the county
If there be any, If not, then by posting notices
IN three public places In the county, that the
sald list has been deposited with the District
or Prosecuting Attorney, and that unless the
delinquent taxes are paid to the Treasurer, as
ex-ofacio Tax Receiver, within twenty days
from the publication or posting of such notices
action will be commenced by the District or
Prosecuting Attorney for the collection of said
taxes and COSTS
Section 20 of the old Act is also amendid to
read as follows: 1.-THE District or Prosecuting
Attorney of the several counties IN this State
are hereby authorized and directed Immediately
after the time specified in the preceding sec
ton, to commence action in the name of the
State of Nevada against the person or persons
so delinquent, and against the real estate and
improvements assessed so delinquent, and
against all owners. known or unknown, to
recover such delinquent taxes. in all cases
where the delinquency, exclusive of poll tax
and penalties. exceeds the sum OF $500, such
action may be commenced in the county
where the assessment Is made. before any
Court in said county having jurisdiction OF the
amount thereof
without regard to the location of the lands or
other property, as to townships, cities or dis
tricts, and without regard 10 the person or
persons or owner or owners, known or un-
known"
Section 81 OF the old Act Is repealed, and
the following substituted
Immediately after the last Monday In No
yember of each year, the County Treasurer
and ex-offeio Tax Receiver shall advertise the
property, upon which such DELINQUENT taxes
are lien. In all cases where the delinouent
tax exclusive OF poll tax aud penalties does
not exceed the sum Of 5000. such sale to be
made at he Courf House door of the county,
on the third Monday In January next succeed
Ing; such notices shall be published in a news
paper. II there be one In the county, at east
once a week from the date thereof until the
Time OF SALE and II there be no newspaper in
the c unity. such notice shall be posted in at
at least three public places In each township
where delinquent property IL situated, such
posting TO be at least twenty days prior to the
day OF sale: provided that the cost Of such
advertising shall not exceed two dollars for
each case Of delinquency
II will be seen that the changes make a dis
tinction between cases where the taxcs are
over $500 and those which are less than tina,
amount. When the amount Is over $500 the
District Attorney is allowed some discretion
as to the time OF commencing suit, but where
The taxes are less than $500 the Tax Receiver
must advertise the property Immediately
after the third Monday In November. without
the Formally of bringing suit In the case of
the large delinquents the Act is merely direc-
tory, while In the smaller cases-it is manda-
tory. In the case Of the big tax payers it is
NAY, but where the small ones are involved it
IL MUST