Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-03-23

SECTION l. The County Assessors Of
the several counties of this State shall
meet for q period not exceeding ten days,
In the office of the Governor at Carson
City, Nevada, on the first Monday Of
April in the year A. ID. 1901, and on the
second Monday in January Of each and
every succeeding year, and shall, at such
meetings, establish throughout the State a
| uniform valuation of all classes of property
| which, by their character, will permit Of
| such uniform valuation; provided, that in
| fixing such valuation the location and stu.
| alton of such property shall be considered;
| and provided further, that nothing herein
| shall be SO construed as to impair the right
| of the Board of Equalization of any county
to Equalize taxes on all property, the val
| uation of which has not been fixed at the
annual meeting of County Assessors as
provided in this section; provided, any
taxpayer under the provisions of this Act
shall not be deprived of any remedy or
redress in q court Of law relating to the
payment of taxes.
SEC. 2. At such meetings the Governor
shall be the Chairman, and the Governors
Secretary shall be the Clerk of said meet
ings; but neither the Governor nor his Sec
rotary shall have q vote in the proceedings
of said Board. The State Controller shall
supply all information and data concern.
ing the finances Of the State as he may
have in his office, either upon his own
motion or upon request of the Board.
Eight Assessors shall constitute o quorum
for the transaction of business and a ma
jority may decide any question before the
meeting; provided, that if, at any meeting
the Assessor of any county shall, by rea.
son of sickness or other unavoidable cause,
be unable to attend any such meeting,
then, in that event, the Chairman Of the
Board of County Commissioners of such
county shall attend such meeting, and
shall act and vote in the place of such alb
sent Assessor, with the same force and
effect as the Assessor might do if present;
and provided further, that if at any meet.
ing the Governor or his Secretary shall,
for any reason, be unable to act as Chair.
man or Clerk, then, in that event, the As
SCISSORS may select one of their own mum
Der to act as Chairman or Clerk of that
particular meeting.
SEC. 3. The Chairman shall preside al
all meetings and the Secretary shall keer
q full and correct record of the proceed
ings thereof, in suitable books which shall
be provided for that purpose, and which
shall be kept in the Office Of the Governor
SEC. 4. Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the annual meetings provided fol
in Section One of this Act, it shall be the
duty Of the Governor to cause to be printed
and forwarded to the Clerks Of Boards o.
County Commissioners, and to each of the
revenue officers of the several counties, 8
full report of the proceedings of suct
meetings, which report shall contain 8
schedule of valuation placed upon the vari
GUS classes of property as adopted at sale
meeting.
SEC. 8. The valuation fixed at sucl
annual meetings shall be uniform on al
such property as may be designated, ex.
cept in cases where the valuation is affect
ed by its locality; and the Assessors of the
several counties of the State shall fix val
ues on all property not so designated al
said meeting, in the manner now provided
by law.
SEC. 6. An annual ad valorem tax Of
eighty cents on each one hundred dollars
of taxable property is hereby levied and
directed to be collected for State purposes
upon all taxable property in this State,
including the net proceeds Of mines, except
such property as is by law exempt from
taxation; provided, that such rate of eighty
cents may be changed as hereinafter pro
vided. Of the tax hereby levied ifty-three
and four one-hundredths cents shall 90
into the General Fund Of the State; seven
and one-ffths cents shall go into the Ter
ritorial Interest Fund; seven and three
| ffths cents shall go into the State Interest
and Sinking Fund; ~ninety.six one-hun-
dredths of one cent shall go into the State
| University Interest and Sinking Fund;
four cents into the General School Fund;
| a;oht-tapkhs Of one can't into the Un;vorsftv