Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-03-22
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Governor Sauler nas aIproNeu u anu
part Of the e law of the State:
An Act to provide for u o uniform
valuation aud assessment OF prop
erry Id this State.
The people Of the State Of Nerddd,
represented in the Senate and As
senlbig, a. eIIct as JoiiOtrs:
Section l The county Assessors
uf the several c,'uLtIes nf thus State
-llall meet for n period not exceeimg
ten days III the office nf the Cow
eruor. ut Carson City, Nevada,
un the first Monday OF April III the
year \. D.. 1901. aud on the second
Monday III January OF each and
every succeeding year. and hall. at
such meetings. establish throughout
the State d uniform v.Iuatinn of all
classes Of property which. by their
character. will admit ni such uniform
valuation; prorided. That III fixing
-uch valuation tile location aud sIiu
uou Of such property shall he con-
sidered; aud proridsd further,
that nothing herein ,hall be su con
sirued us Ia impair tile right u the
Board Of Equ hizdtiou of any county
to rquuize taxes IN all property, the
the valuation Of which las uoi beer
Tx ii at the annual meeting nfCuunI!
IS ss1r- us provided i'll tbs secluh;
provided, any taxpayer under the
prUvIsiuuS nf this Act shall o be de-
prived OF any remedy Or redress III II
court Of law relating q the payment
II LAKES.
Sc =. At such meetings the Gov
eInor shall be the Chairman ami
he Governors Secrrtar, shail he the
Clerk OF the SAID meeting; but
neither the Governor or his secretar.
shall have Il vote III the proceeding
nf Fail Board. The Controller shaL
.upplH all mailu and data con
.aeru,uG the tiuan ,;es Of the State as
he may have III hi oil IL, either upon
his molten OF upon request III
the BOara. Eight assessors shall
constitute II quorum Tor the tran5ac
ii"n of business and "a majority ma,
jeci ic any question: before the meet.
Ing; prOrided, that il at any meeting
the Assessor al any cOuDt!ehall 10y rea
ION ui sickness or o:her unavoida BILE
cause, be unable to attend AIRY such
muretrTg, then, in that event. the
Chair nan of the Board OF County
commissioners of such county shall
attend such meeting and sIIall act
and vnte ~ the pla 80 Of such absent
Assess IT. with the same force
aud effect rs the Assrsspr
mi-ht do il present; and
prOrided further. hat il at any mert.
ing the Governor or his Srrrr-
Iary shall. Tor any reason. be I'M
able to act rs Chairman ar Clerk,
then. i'll that event, the AssrssnrS may
sci, CT one 81 their " to act
Hs Eh 'irman or Clerk Of that paTticu-
lar meeting,
Src 5 The Chairman shall pre- .idc
AT all meetings and the Secretary
hall k, ep ii full aud coIr,ct record
81 he proceedings thereof, III suitable
books winch shall he provided for
that pnrpo'e, ami which thall be
kept in the Office ~ the Governor.
Sec. 1. Imme lately after the adj
jpurnnent Of the annual nest ngs
.AcI, it slIall he the duty Of the G ".
ernor to cause 10 be printed and
forwarded 20 the Gle, Ks IT Bnnr.l Is ~
County Commissioners, and Ia each
~ the officers nf the several
c"mnties. ii full report Of the ! ro;erd.
ings at such meetings., which report
shall contain Il schedule Of valuation
placed upon the various classas of
property rs nd pied at sand meeting.
See. 5. The valuation fixed at such
ant d meeting shall be uniform an
all such property rs may be de-ig-
united, except in cases where the val
uation il affected 10y its l"cnlit,; aud
the Assessors ~ the severl counties
nf the State shall hx values on all
property not 20 designated ut sain
meeting. III the manner nov provided
by law.
SFCG An annual nd vnlorrm tax OI
eighty cents III each ono hundred
doll irs ~ taxable property is hereby
levi'd aud Iii rcted to he collected
Tor state purposes upon all taxable
property III thus State. iucIuing the
net proceeds uf mines. except suciI
property ns ia bv law kemp from
taxation; provided. Tint such rate OF
eighty cent" MAJ be ch ,uged III here
matter provided. or the tax hereb,
levied iifty.thrro and four onc.huu-
dredths cemis shall 60 into the
General Ednd Of the State. seven and
nn".Iifth cents cha 60 into the
Territorial Interest Fund, seven and
threc.fifths cents shall 90 into the
State Interest and Sinking Fund,
ninriy..ix one liundrcdtlIs of une
cent shall 10 into the State Uuivur-
sity Interest and Sinking FunI. four
cents into the General ScBncl
Fund, eight teuths Of ono ceut
into the Unworthy Interest aud
Sinking Funi. 1877. No. J, eight.
tcnths Of QUO cent in % tito Uni
ver-liy interest aud SINKING Fund,
1897. No. .. and iiSe mud tbrcr.ffth g..
cents into the Contingent UuIyer.