Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-13
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the Journal approved and commended
Tie Governot aud Controller did not
accomplish all they had in view when
tl,ey appeared before the boards Of
the several counties they visited. The
Judgment u the county commission
ers will he presumed to have been
that they did not possess the power to
make the changeo that the visitors re-
quested She boards To make. ana
whether they had the power or did
not poses it is immaterial to the
visw :hat we take Of the business.
The !aw requires property to be as
sessoi II It's full value. Tha; it Was
10 So assessed appears ~ the face of
each tax r,u i'll the State. and the
commissioners perhaps cane 10 the
conclusion has il Il Wholesale ad.
vance WIS made to comply with the
law that the result would Cypress tile
people because Of the large percen-
tace included IN the levy made for
the present year, and il it be that the
commissioners so determined il WAS Il
right conclusion ~ arrive at; and.
furthermore IL the assessors in the
several counties IN the State had as
sSsci property at its full valuation
upon JEe levies made by the commits
sionc7s IL liarch last, it would have
bcen.a hardship upon the people. be-
cause the !evies were not made with
reference 10 a lnu valuation OF prop
erty IL the State by the assessors.
l. will be Understood from what
has been sail that the trouble about
the assessment Of property at Its full
value Is IN the levy made 10y the
commissioners FOX the revenue year.
The ieCies made by the boards OF COM
~missinnc-s Of the several counties are
mu Il larger ;han tbs fell valuation
81 property requires should be made.
Why II i that the commissioners
make the levias that they do in
the fac, Of the Law that requires a full
valuation. needs explanations. While
i cannot bc said that the commits
siouyrs violate the Law by making the
percentage much above what is re-
qUirai for rcvcau purposes, yet by
50 DOM the difficulty of valuation Of
gropeT;y i presented 10 the assessor,
when he begins his work under the
excessive levy made.
Should lie assessor do his work rs
i!.c law requires that it should he
done. the eyenuc would be much
D.ore than tie demands OF the State
a-i counties requ.r. aud the people
Nou. u- very much oppressed 10y
'he levy Eud assessment made. 1t Is
not lSc,sSary to fuI IN conclusions up.
"l 3D., NLys and wherctorcs OF the
b~g.l--Ss. al that IS necessary to say
= Tia; there L d violation Of the reve-
--e iaN that should be avoided 10y
~ commissioners and the assessor.
- GoEe particularly should til,
So fasteners take the Law INTO their
r---!ecr= hen making the required
-=t= 'oT reysEue purposes.
Tie OILY remedy there Is IN the
lGs5u = Tor tine people, as it Is now
managed. l. t. lie sure when they 90
!n;" ~opnycction that men are nomin-
atsi ~Lo viii enforce the revenue
laws ii the State. because in the jest,
Uess 81 the enforcement Of the Ecye-
% laws good government largely
depends. and the good OF the PEG, lie
- the State is perhaps more depcn-
arot upon a proper enforcement Of
tie revenue Laws than upon the en-
iorcemsut Of any laws Of the State
connected with the general govern.
uent.
1t has been said that tie people
should give their attention q; con.
MENTIONS where men are nominated
for Office to The selection Of mca who
will I've true 10 the interests II tie
! Re PIE. Charley Wallace lud the
! gang Who are interested ii directing
for selfish ends ever! thing that per.
iains 10 government IN the State. will
be present. N person OF 10y proxy at
/ conventions in the State and counties
and. il being &c their interest to have
tie CoreTnlneDt remain rs If is. 10 re-.
forms will he made should they di.
zee, aud control the conventions. n,
they have in the past.
An tie political evils and all other
evils arising from political control by
Wallace and hi- cunirres Will lie in,
definitely continued unless the gco1
and horeEt men in the State take. Il:
it is their duty to d., the direction o
the business affairs - the State int
their haDds. 1t is disEracetul thai
intelligent net Who understand TOE
theory and practice Of government
should nllyw themselves and thei.
nights Ia he ;roilen dorn hy mon
who kt1w yer! little more about iht
genius q American Institutions an,
government than the average Piute
Reno journal.
The burden - tie Journals com
plain, Is that the commissioners il
fixing the tax rate i1r county m,
Paa"s place it 50 high that il The