Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-30
ASSESSING NEVADA PROPERTY.
The Law Is to be Fully Enforced by
the Proper Authorities.

The following circular is being all
dressed to the Assess 1rs and Boards
of Equalization throughout the State:
CARSON CITY. New. March 25. 1899.
To the Assessor, Board of Eq,tdliza-
tion and District attorney Of
County, Nevada.
GENTLEMEN:
In Several counties in this State it
has been the custom Of the Assessors
and Boar ls Of Equalization to assess
and equalize the property in their
counties in such MAJ ner that COM
plant has been made that very much
property escapes taxation, whilst
other property is constantly assessed
at it's full cash value.
In these counties the county rate is
fixed high, and then the only object
to be accomplished is to raise enough
revenue to pay the expenses OF the
county. g.. $500.
By fixing high county rate, and
assessing and equaliz,nR large pro-
portion of the property at much less
than its true each value, the State is
deprived of it's lawful proportion of
revenue, the county obtains ample
means to defray expenses, and the
State is recorded as having but $685.
5l7,245.29 taxable property in the
year 1888, which shows a reduction of
$50, 2l5, 1886 % between 1876 and 1898,
and of S7,80l,3l1.07 between 1892 and
1893. In the taxable property Of the
State.
The law commands that all the tax
able property in the county shall be
assessed Eat its true cash value and
fixes penalty on assessors who fail
to assess property in their counties
by making the Assessors and their
hondsmen stable cor the taxes on all
property within the county which is
not assessed through the Assessors
willful or inexcusable neglect" Stat
ute 1881, p. l39, Sec. 8.
The duties Of Assessors IN relation
to the assessing of property in their
counties are specifically defined in
the Act Of the Legislature, in the
Statute of 1891, page 1876, and the
various Acts of the Legislature since.
The duties Of Boards of Equaliza-
ton are specifically defined in the
Act Of 1891, above referred TO, begin
ming at Section %, Oh page 143, and
the various Acts Of the Legislature
since.
II the laws OF the State relative to
taxation are enforced by the Asses
sors. Boards Of Equalization. and the
District Attorney, the taxable rrop.
erty in Nevada would be shown to be
nearer $500 10000 than s23,517,2i5.29.
II you will each comply with the
law all the taxable property in til,
State will be assessed, equnlized, and
the taxes paid equally; and the rate
will be correspondingly reduced,
while the volume Of property will he
placed on record as it is, and not as
it has been made 70 appear.
No one can justly complain OF this;
for it can make no difference to the
tax payer il he is assessed at the
TRUE CASH VALUE of his proper
ty and the rate Of taxation is CORE.
spoDdingly reduced, provided all are
treated nike.
If we have s5O,OOo.G0O worth of
property III Nevada aubiect to taxa
ton why should it not be as sessed
and the taxes thereon paid, at one.
half the rate now paid. thus cost ing
the taxpay ere NO MORE MONEY
than they are nov paying on S23,5t'O,-
600?
"The term TRUE CASH VALUE
means the amount at Which the prop
erty would be appraised IL taken in
payment Of just debt from u solvent
debtor" Statute 1871, p. 1877.
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