The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-02-16
A GOOD BILL-A. B. NO. 6s.
Relating 20 the Manner OF Assessing
Rowing Stock.

The following bill, introduced ny
Assemblyman MeQaitty. is step
the right direction and should become
law. White Pine county losses con-
siderable tax revenue every year. TINT
of RICH, belongs to her, from rowing
bands of cattle and sheep that invade
her territory and eat up her pastures
from other counties and from Utah.
When our Assessor tries to assess this
class of property they fall back on
some ehome ranch just across the
line, and though they may have grazed
their st elk eleven months in the year
In this county, the Courts generally
uphold the "home ranch fallacy.s Mr..
McQuitts's bill, if il beco law, will
remedy this injustice:
An Act relative TO the manner of assessing
and collecting lakes on horses, mules. cattle
and sheep in this State IN certain cases
Section /. Any persons or person, Conn
pany, corporation, or association in this
State, owing or having in their possession or
control, any horses, m ules, cattle or sheep,
when the same run at large and Craze on the
public domain in one or more OF the counties
OF this State, outside of the county where
the homo ranch or grazing range is claimed,
shall be assessed for and pay into said outside
county or counties such tax on the herd or
herds, as is proportionate to the length of
time during the year they have SO grazed in
said outside county or counties.
sec. ,. Any person or persons, corporation
or association, existing in any State or Terri
tory outside of this State, having and permit
ting horses, mules, cattle or sheep to rua at
large and Craze on the public domain in any
of the counties of this State, shall be assessed
ana the taxes thereon collected IN the county
where the same are ioand provided that
where said horses. mules. cattle or sheep
Craze in one or mere of the counties of this
State. the proper tomato amount of taxes so
co lected shall be p id to said respective
counties in proportion u the .ength of time
they Craze in each county; provided. that
nothing In this Act shall apply IT, horses,
mules. cattle or sheep, while passing in transit
from one county to another or while passing
through the State or while being grazed in
inclosure or fed from hay. str.w or grain pur
chased for that purpose
Sec. For the purposes of assessing and
Collecting the revenue contemplated by this
Act, the Assessor in any county of this state.
where the property is found, shall have power
10 administer an oath to the owner, claimant,
person in charge or managing AGENT thereof,
aud determine the ownership of the property.
and If the same has not been assessed for
for said year in his State he shall assess tho
same and proceed to the collection VI the
taxes in the same maaner az tho taxes
on personal property are now collected;
provided. that If said properly belongs To any
person or persons, company, corporation or
assocs alton outside of this State. not having
sufficient realty In said county IT, assure the
payment of the taxes as now provided by law.
he shall take immediate steps to enfore the
vent said property being removed from the
county until the taxes are paid.
Sec. 4. All taxes so collected by the County
Assessor and County Treasurer rs ex-ofieio
Tax Collector shall be reported by said
officers TO the Board of County Commission
ers OF their respective counties. and said
Board of County Commissioners shall, before
the first day of June and December of
each year, order the County Treasurer land it
shall be his duty to forward said proportion
ate amount Of taxes to the county or counties
entitled to the same.
Sec. 5. In assessing this class of property
the Assessor shall Not be restricted as to time,
but shall assess and collect the taxes on the
same whenever and wherever found between
the first day Of January ard the last day
December of each year.
Sec. O. All Acts and parts OF Acts In con-
dict with the provisions of this Act are here
by repealed