Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-01-25

The Eureka Sentinel .hes uI
License Collector Nevin ~ the tolloA
ing lively manner:
The refoI movement begun in ;tlkC
county st August b., Rev. G enfield
nnd was later taken ur hy ,hr Crane
-, Jury "f TINT .,orn'y, :in Al ad borne
r1r, llrnt fruii
The result 4 the >ni,. ~ licruses for
the quarter ending De-. l., 1906, is
S25DJ para M" the T., .r;'tr, of EIko
| county. Before the d. it ition begun
;he total amount received for gaming
Licenses run about 1850 per quarter, but
after tbs matter had gotten stirred up
things begun To change. In July foL r
iicense6 were taken out at $500 ~
August six licenses at $3.50 and in Srp
temher 10 licenses mt $3.50, making u
total Of $500 for the quarter in which
the agitation was commenced, ns AL IN st
$3.50 for the preceding quarter.
The Eiko INDEPENDENT IN stunning
up the mn'ter stHtes that no more games
have been run during the quarter lust
passed than were i'll operation during
the preceding quarters, and Shove tlIni
the increased revenue is but the rrsui,
~ tho "iilcers DOING the ir duty.
With these conditions confronting us
It may be we'll to inquire at this time
what has become OF our paid State
License Collector for Nevada, Mr..
Neviu. who has TO our kno Wedge never
visited Eureka or Elko counties nor
made any report concerning the con-
duoDs existing Ill this part Of the Srnie.
The recent report OF the grand jury
III White Pi:c county shows ,hut only
ii on; Of the 80 or moro games runnIug
mt Ely are being required to pa, the
liceuse tax. Mr.. Nevin receives 5000 Il
year and travelling expenses Tor invesii.
eating aud r"pcTting on these matters
throughout the State. " the lnboTer he
worthy of his hire. it is high time that
Mr.. Nevin gets around and attends to
business. The amounts lost to the State
md counties, to say nothing of the in.
justice don" to men who pay the license
fec, s the iii ect result II Mr.. Nsvin's
neglect Of duty, and 1t ia not oui of
place To recommend TINT Governor
Spirits take immrdi de stops to till this
office with IA man who is wiling and
able to bring abnnt :!Ic desired results
Tho conditions i'll Nevada had become
notorious. aud the very purpose
for which this office WINS created by the
last legislature was 10 remedy the
evils "hich are beng shown to exist by
the action OF these Grand Juries III Eiko
md White Pine Conntles. 10 Mr..
Nevr had done his duty the action Of
these Grand Jurico Aomid moi have been
necessary. Ih0 las clcnrly defines his
duties in mn Act approved March 10.
1908, which provide Tor his appoint
ment. Sections . and 3 ~ this Act are
M follow:
Sec J. 1t shall be the duty ~ said
State License and Bullion Tax Ageat
to inquire into aud report ia writ ng
ever! th ee months, or rs often as the
conditiore in any county show the
uecrssity ~ u report, to the Sheriff. Die.
trict Attorney, and Board OF County
Commissioners OF each county in thia
state the names OF oaoh person or
persons, company, corporation, or asso-
cia'ior carrying on, conducting or maD-
aging Any business in the ir respective
counties, subject to the payment OF
State or county licenses us required by
III" laws Of this State, and to geo that
the same arc collected nnu paid into
the Siato and counties rs tho law
directs,
Scc.3. Said state License aud
Bullion Tax Agent shall. IL in HE judg.
ment dcemced necessary, visit my OF
tho counties oi THE State for the pur.
pose Of examining into tho collections
of liconsea for State and county pur.
posea and may dcmand from any State
or county officer having IN charge tho
collection OF state nnd county revenue
their books or records wherein the
transaction ~ auch collections arc
! recorded