Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-10-03

pay over to the county treasurer on
the first Monday of each month all
money in his hands from the collec-
ton OF taxes on the assessment roll.
The charges as made being based
upon what is unquestionably the sta
tute law of this state furnished for
us matter for the most serious, eau
tious and careful consideration, and
we beg leave to submit in that re-
spect that we have probed this mat
ter as thoroughly as is possible, and
in making and signhs this report we
beg leave to say we do so conscien-
tiously, and with 10 other view than
to apprise this court and the people
CT Nye county of our findings in this
respect after the most careful and
conscientious examination.
With reference to the violation of
that law which requires the sheriff,
as assessor to pay over to the county
treasurer all money in his hands col
lected as poll tax on the first Mon
day of each month, we beg leave to
submit our finding; that, in order
that the poll tax be properly collect
ed, it is necessary that poll tax books
be left at the Offices of the large con-
Germs employing great numbers of
men, in the various sections of our
county and in some instances it is
d, even necessary to place those books
in other states and at these respective
, places the poll tax is collected by the
q auditors and b~ookkeepers, having
charge of these various concerns, and
they in turn, as a matter of conven-
T fence to themselves make remittance
in full to the sheriff at the end of
each tax collecting period and re-
turn Herewith all unused poll tax
e receipts, and we learn by careful in
d quiry that for the sheriff-assessor to
l. call in these poll tax books at the end
y of each month in order to comply
= with the law would be working an
y undue and unnecessary harship, moi
only upon the sheriff's Office but more
especially upon the persons having
L the books in charge in the various
y places where they are deposited b,
'e the sheriff; hence the present system
t. of calling in all poll tax books and al
as moneys collected for poll tax at tn
close of the tax season., is in u esti
nation a system which inures to tn
- benefit of the county government, i
that it brings better returns, and
4 greater amount of revenue from tn
particular source.
20 With reference to the violation c
section 1853 which requires tn
30 sheriff as assessor to pay ove to tn
oo county treasurer on the first MOI
20 day of each month all money comm
oV into his hands from taxes collected
him upon the assessment roll, v
find, from our investigation that mo
of the money collected under Il
q above cited law, comes from the tax
tion of personal property. We ha'
no hesitancy in saying in this respe
IN that the present administration of Il
10 sheriff's Office has not followed tn
lat law as it appears upon the statu
at books, and has not complied with
provisions with reference to turnil
the moneys over, and our inquiry /
ces us to investigate the reason why {
pa present administration of the sheriff
an office had failed to comply with t
ice law as cited above, and from eviden
ing produced before us and our inves
ces CATION through II committees
fice find and believe that it is by reas
yer of a precedent established and f,
re- lowed by all the predecessors of
t. present sheriff and as far as WI q
able to determine, was c%oneurred
ex- by all former county officials.
OF We feel that this complaint as Il
pan before our body, and by reason
WHICH we nave Andht Oul lhNSeAls
'u ton could have been well founded
DRY on..,n,a d,riru onv nost admiriet
tion and the very fact that no ST
complaint was ever made leads
Dub jury to believe that the best intere
a of the taxpayers were being ser'
and that the spirit and intent of
law was being followed.
the The state law has doubtless b,
the violated with reference to the tn
a ing over of moneys collected on |
be sonal property tax, by the sheriff
5 its the treasurer, but this violation
per- the law has been tolerated and
the questionably acquiesced in by the
ord rious county officials for some t
and past, as well as those OF the pres
the administration; we find that in
tally respect under section 1145 of
ping compiled statutes, it is the duty
IN the county auditor whenever
sheriff fails to comply with the LAY