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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-12-24
Resolutions Adopted
Urging Needed Reforms

justed by the imposition OF 4 reas-
enable license Of say, twenty-five
dollars quarter, which would rp-
suit in reasonable measure Of pro-
lection of home merchants and at
the same time would result Ia pre-
venting outside people from trans
acting their business within the coun-
ty
ASSESSORS. DUTIES
Under the existing laws. the county
auditor is required to total aii ths
different columns on the assess neat
roll This law your committee believes
should be changed. The roll 10 writ.
ten by the assessor. and he ID the
proper persons ws sb~iis~>s~<-~sa.~AH~-
totaling of the different columns. vs.
would respectfully suggest that our
legislators be requested to 30 amead
the law In relation to the county a.
SCISSORS duties so that 1t will be man-
datory for the assessor to do this
work. Not only will this change avoid
errors but will greatly facilitate the
work of the county officials neA.
toned.
A RANK INJUSTICE
Another matter of considerable In
portance that has been called to our
attention is that portion of the ceus.
ty division bill, which requires the
county recorder of Lincoln county to
make abstracts on land situated In
Clark county forty per cent lower
than is charged residents of Lincola
county for abstracts on their land
This, we believe, is q manifest
injustice. We can imagine no saAs
reason why residents Of Lincoin
county should de Disseminated
against in this matter or that resi-.
dents of Clark county should have
discrimination in their favor To give
an example. Should \ resident Of
Lincoln county require an abstract Of
title on his property which is situated
in Lincoln county he Is required to
pay rs cents per instrument and Z
fee of 30 cents for each hundred
words for certified copies, but peo-
pie owning land In Clark county
may have the abstracts made on their
land for fee Of thirty cents per
instrument and cents per folio for
certified copies. We would earnest
ly suggest that this matter be e4uit-
ably adjusted as soon al possible.
CLARK COUNTY DEBT
AT the time of the division Of Aa-
coin and Clark counties there was al
existing floating indebtedness Of some
ten thousand dollars. No proyisioa
for the assuming of the payment Of
this debt was made in the county
division bill, so that the burden Of
taking care OF this matter fell o.
what is now Lincoln county. Al
though no provision was made by
statute for the care Of this debt
number of Clark county Officials
gave every assurance that Clark coua
ty WAS willing to assume Its just POT
Continued on Page Four
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AT 4 Special Meeting
Held Wednesday NIGHT

representatives In congress should
be requested TO work for the OK
tenaion Of the Mondell- -Smoot act
80 as to include tho arid wastes of
Nevada. Accordingly, resolution
vac adopted along the lines suggested
by MIR. Lee. Horny Mathews spoke
Of the annoyance given to residents
OF Panaca by fIocks Of Utah sheep
and thought that there should be
lew prohibiting foreign sheep coming
Within five miles of any tc~n. Assem-
blyman-elcct Denton stated that he
cad given the matter some thought
aad would work for a remedial meas
ure WREN the legislature meets.
Refreshments were served on the
lover floor Of the club building after
taei meeting adjourned. The resotu
tions presented by tho committee are
Is follows:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
Your committee on law. legislation
aud county affairs appointed at the
regular meeting of the club held Wed
leiday November 7th. 1910, begs
leave t. submit the following report:
That our legislators be requested to
lse their best efforts toward secur-
ag the enactment Of law provid-
ing compensation for the members
Of the county board of equaliza-
ion, in addition to the salary they
9 receive as members of the board
If county commissioners. Said com
,elsation to be for each days service
Willie sitting as member of such
| Or the reason, that past experience
| las shown, that because OF the small
sa AIRY allowed county commissioners
| they have been unable to make as
| thorough an inspection of the assess
.l,nt rolls as the proper equaliza
.ion of the property of the county
| aould require.
| We believe from investigation
made that each and every assessment
appearing on the assessment rol
| ihould be properly inspected by thu
said board, which would assure al
| squitable assessment Of all propertie
as well as being of great assistance
| 20 the assessor.
HIGHER SALOON LICENSE.
Your committee has had under con
sideration the necessity Of providing
! ways and means for increasing th
revenue which become q part OF th
wn funds, and find that chang
in the disposition of license moneys
as has been suggested, would unde
he present laws, result in YER
title increase in town revenues, a
70 as being unfair, under presen
conditions of towns which have no
.aken advantage of the town govern
mcnt act, and to the rural section
Of the country; but we have detel
mined that an increase In tn
amount of the saloon license reQuil
ed would probably result in decide
! increase inthe revenues OF the count
] and that appropriate legislation, pr,
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carrying at = reasonable fixed cost
adequate industrial insurance, en-
ployers could indemnify themselves.
absolutely. against all loss resulting
from personal injury or death. This,
1t seems, would be far more sat
isfactory system than the present
one involving uncertainty of liability,
uncertainty of amount recoverable
and long delays incident to legal pro-
ceedure, to say nothing OF the tre-
mendous expense of litigation, all Of
which must be suffered both by the
employe and the employer This is
Intended as a suggestion to our leg
islators to the end that they may. il
they deem 1t wise. make q study or
the laws enacted In other states upon
this important subject and that they
may thereby be able to work out
law which will confer substantial ben
efits on those enaged In industrial
pursuits
INDECENT PROBLEM
One of the most difficult PROPOSE
presented to it is the question Of
dealing economically with the care
If the county indigents. We find
from investigation that that has
proved a very perplexing question
with commissioners for a number Of
years past. Under the present meth
ID OF letting the contract to the low
,St bidder many cases, known as
emergency Gases, spring up and no
iefiDite knowledge is had OF the prob
lblr cost. We believe that this mat
ter could be most economically hand
| led by dividing the county into dis
/ tr'os. For instance, say that ali the
territory south of Panaca be made
| )re district, and all north of and in
| 3lilin5 Panaca, another Then let
| contracts for the care of the INDECENT
sick In each district In this man
aer much of the transportation costs
would be eliminated; also any case
arising In either district would be
treated at the regular contract price
ard the eYhorbitant charges incident
to first care, and where patients are
lot in position to be moved to hte
in 4position to be moved to the
place where the contract is held
would be eliminated We believe that
| these patients who are able to care
Tor themselves are being handled
upon the most economical basis pos
si3le.
PEDDLER'S LICENSES
Yhe presnet law requiring the pay
nent of license OF $500 per month
oy itinerant merchants, or peddlers
is unreasonable in that the amount re
luired is prohibitive. The result be
ing that the said law is not enforced
and such merchants, or peddlers
come within the county and sell thei
wares without the payment of any Ii
cense whatever This is unfair t.
dealers within the county from whom
license is exacted. We believe thu
matter could be advantageously ad
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-12-24

There was a splendid turnout to
the special meeting Of the Piochs
Commercial club last Wednesday es-
ening, which was called for the pur-
pose of nearing the report Of the
committee on law, legislation and
county affairs. The meeting was open
to the public and present we're a
goodly number of persons from the
outside, among whom were Assem-
hIyman-elect J. A. Denton of Gallon
te; County Commissioner Joseph Ron
now, of Panaca; as We'll as A. v. Lee,
Horny Mathews and William Edwards
who are recognized as substantial and
enterprisino residents of the high
school town. J. D. Mansfield OF tire
Geyser ranch in Lake Valley was al
so in attendance.
At the last regular meeting of the
club, the matter of neadcd leg'sia-
ton looking toward more economic
administration of county affairs,Was
discussed with the view of present
ina the needs of tho community be-
fore those chosen to adminieter the
affairs OF tha county and before the
ccunty's representatives In tho leg
Islaturc. This led to the appointment
Of the committee consisting OF
Charles Lee Horsey, chairman; vii
liam <. Orr, Jno. r. Cook, Dr. J. D.
Campbell and A. A. Carman.
It has not been the purpose or in
te,tlon, Of the club members at any
time to dictate to the officials OF
tie county how they should conduct
the affairs of their respective offices
but the movement was instigates
purely with the view of assisting
them in bringing about what appear'
to be some neclifuI changes in oca
conditions to the end that there vii
be Iess burdensome taxes in the fu
ture and that the county government
will be conducted along broader bus
iness lines than existinq laws viii
permit.
The committee worked diIligentl.
during the brief time it had to pre-
pare its report and while other mat
ters might have been considered, on
iy those which appear to be paramou
at this time were embodied in th
resolutions submitted.
The resolutions were first read b.
the chairman of the committees Nh
Hcrsey, after which they were take
up singIy for adoption or rejection
All were adopted and the only one i
which there did net appear unar
unity was that referring to the car
Of county indigents, which the con-
mlttee admitted to be perplsxin
problem; but the Recommendation
on tfis ouhject indicate that II we
given careful thought and therefor'
the suggestions made are worthy {
consideration by the incoming boar
Of county commissioners.
Following the disposition Of I'll
oommittee's report, A. v. Lee spot
on the dry farming question an
advanced the thought that Nevada
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$3.50 eHiS OAhANSp th%h VAtACi Va tAO
Offices are as segregated. Similar
applies to the offices of
ciesk and treasurer and the propos-
ed consolidation would effect saving
IN compensation for the work of thes
offices amounting to the sum of $500.
BONDING COMPANIES
Believing that the present restric-
uons and requirements placed upon
bosing companies and surety com
ia lies, as conditions precedent to
traGsacting business in this state
area unjust and unreasonable Such
conditions have had the effect OF
a sing such companies to discontin-
re business in this state. We re-
spectfuliy recommend that our legisla
tors endeavor to secure a modifica-
ticn of the existing law upon that
sject.
STATE BOARD EQUALIZATION
The question of substituting a
noa-partisan state board Of equali-
Eation for the present state board
3f assessors, having had SO much
discussion lately we believe that all
IRE familiar with the subject Your
ccEniiittee is informed that at least
ore Of our legislators has given this
question special stud.' for number
Of years and he is in hearty accord
with the proposed plan. We wish
20 state that from the consideration
We have given the matter, that we
believe that the change would be
beneficial and would respectfully
su .gest that our representatives
give the matter their hearty endorse
mcnt.
KILLING OF CATTLE
We find that many cattle are kill
ID in this county and state by rail-
ro;.is for which no compensation Ia
rendered; owing to the condition
Of the present law which requires the
proof of negligence on the part of
the claimant before he can recov-
or a fact often difficult of proof.
We believe it Is fair and just that
the railroad industry should bear
.uah losses incident to its operation
| ami would therefore recommend to
| our Legislators the enactment Of a
law compelling all railroad corpor'
at ms operating in this state to
| compensate adequately and fair
/! ly all stock owners for their cattle
killed by the trains Of said corpor
lens
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
Your committee recommends tina
jur Legislators be requested ant
ar.ed to secure the enactment in
o aw Of an employees compensation
lct, such act to contain provision
or the just compensation of al
employees engaged in industrial pur
suits for bodily injury or death
suffered in the. course of their EN-
ployment, whether they be negligen
jr not We believe such a law woult
De beneficial alike to employer, EN-
ploye and the general public; as |
vculd remove the uncertainty, vex
,tious delays and heavy expense nov
involved in the adjustment of sucl
claims. AS an economic proposition
here would be no waste
'or all costs and expense of litiga
| ton would be saved and all damage
,esaly eYacted for such injury o
leath would be paid In tact to tn
party entitled thereto and would be
, the nature of just and equitable col
tribution by industry to cover tn
, oss incident to its operation. B
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Commercial Club Committee Makes Lengthy Report

yiding for the apportionment of n
fair proportion of such license reve-
nues to the respective town funds,
OF towns having taken advantage of
said town government act, could be
had and would be desirable. This
plan would result also in increasing
the license revenues ofthe county
in general We would therefore re-
spectfully suggest that our legisla-
tors give this matter their consider
alton and would recomend that the
amount Of county liquor licenses be
year.
ANTIQUATED JURY SYSTEM
Your committee has considered
available ways and means of effect
ing economy in the matter Of coun-
ty expenditures. and findi that the
antiquated method of prosecuting all
persons accused of crime upon in
lictment, requiring as 1t does, fre
laent and long sittings of grand
.ni les does not result in sufficient
benefit to justify the heavy expendi-
.urcs involved in the matter Of
fees Of grand Jurors and witnesses.
ldepteG the information system in
Concurrence with prosecutions upon
Indictment, as simple, effective and
economical method of criminal pro-
,e2dure By this method the defend
nlts who are held to answer upon
criminal charges are brought direct
to trial upon an information pre-
Jared and filed by the district attor-
ley witch takes the place of the
| indictment. This method is ample
n tie great majority of cases but
| you'd not prevent the calling of a
| srend jury when public conditions
night require and would not pre-.
| feAt indictments by grand Jurors
When in session. 1t would also re.
suit in more speedy trials accord
ing to the spirit of our constltu'
| tion with the consequent saving in
| The cost of keeping prisoners. we
therefore recomend that our legisla
tors endeavor to have an amendment
TO our constitution to this enc
| proposed at the next session of the
eaislaturea, agreed to at the sue
ceeding session and submitted to the
people when the legislature ma!
iecm expedient.
| CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES
Believing it to be y means OF wis'
economy, not only in the matter o
saving In the total expenditure,
Tor salaries, but also in the charac
ter of service obtained, we recomen'
the consolidation of the offices 0
sheriff and assessor, at salary o
three thousand dollars per year, AM
consolidation Of the offices 0
county clerk and county treasurer a
salary Of twenty-five hundred dol
ars per wear We recommend tha
the sheriff receive no commissions
but that he be allowed his necessar
; traveing expenses as now provide
: by law.
Unde the present system,the sherli
receives salary of two thousand DO
: lars per year and commissions; whic
turing the past year amounted t
the sum of $405, total of $2405
. and the assessor receives a salar
) Of $500 per year = total OF $42o
: for the two offices The console
! alton plan would have resulted durin
Y The past year in the saving OF $l2O
= at the same time providing mor
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby gwen that the Bunker Hill and New York mines, situated in Wallapai mlping district MOhave County, Arizona, are under lease and bond to parties working the same, and that neither the mines nor the owners thereof will be responsible for any labor or debt contracted nor injuries sustained by any employer or employee in working said property and that no employer or employee is the agent Of the owner for any purpose, and that all operatives engage m such service at their own risk. and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claims or their owner.
 JOHN MULLIGAN. kingman, Arizona Sept. 8, 1909
 First insertion Sept 1. 1909.
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Notice of Sale of Mining Claim.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE CoUN- ty of Mohave. Territory of Arizona. In the matter of the estate of
 W. D. O'NEIL, deceased.
 Notice Is Hereby Given. That in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court in and for the County of Mohave. Territory of Arizona, made 1st day of August. 1910. in the matter of the estate of W. D. O'Neil. deceased. the under signed the Administrator of said estate will sell at private sale. to the highest bidder. sub ject to confirmation by said Probate Court on Monday, the 29th day of August, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m. at his office in the Court House in the town of Kiugmau, in the said County of Mohave. Territory of Arizona, the following described real property, to-wit: An undivided twO-thirds (2-3l interest in the "Goldback'' mining claim. situated about half a mile in a westerly direction from the Al tata" mine. near the town of Chloride in the Wallapai Mining District. in the County of Mohave and Territory of Arizona. Notice of location whereof is of record in Book ''I' pages 5ss. 5s9, Mining Records of said County of Mo have. Territory of Arizona.
 Terms of sale: Cash; to be paid upon con firmatOu of sale.
 J. H. ROSENBERG.
 Administrator of the Estate
 of W. D. O'Neil. deceased. Dated August 1st 1910.
 First insertion August CT.
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Nctice.
hlngman, AriZ., Sept. l3, l First insertion Sept. IS

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the High Point, RhinegOld, Lohengrin, Lonely, Banker Side Spur, Morning Star and Evening Star claims, situated in the San Francisco mining district, MOhaYe County. Arizona Territory. are being worked under contract agreement, and that neither the said mining claims. nor the build ings and improvements thereon, nor the Eclipse and Independence water rights and mill sites and pipe line, nor the undersigned owners thereof, will be liable or responsible for any labor or material furnished or debt contracted. or injury sustained by any employers or em- plOyees in working or improving said property, and that no employer or employee is the agent Of the owners for any purpose. and that all operatives engage in such service at their own risk aud that no debt or claim Of debt is valid against said water rights. mill sites, pipe lines mining claims or property or it's owners there Of.
 GROWN CITY GOLD MINES COMPANY,
 By ALEX MILLER. President. Pasadena. California. May 9th, 1909.
 First insertion May l5. 1909.
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the Alpha, One ga and Wallapai Queen mining claims. situ- ated in the Wallapai mining district. MOhave County, Arizona. are being worked under con. tract to parties working the same. and that neither the mines. nor the owners thereof. will De responsible for any labor or debt contracted. . nor injuries sustained by any employer or em- ployee m working said properties: and that no employer or employee is the agent of the own CTS Tor any purpose. aud that all operatives en- gage in such service at their risk. and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said min ing claims or their owners
 W. A. MCGUIRE.
 Vice President and Manager Arizona
 Alpha Mining Co. Chicago. July IS. 1910
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the Gold Crown group of mining claims, composed of the Gold Crown, Cold Dome Standard, Dip, Site, Watchman. Protection and King Edward mining claims, situated in the San Fran cisco mining district. Mohave County, Arizona, is under bond to parties working the same. and that neither the mines nor the own CTS thereof will be responsible for any labor or debt contracted nor injuries sustained by any employer or employee in working said prop erty, and that no employer or employee is the agent of the owner for any purpose. and that all operatives engage in such service at their own risk. and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claims or their own CTS O. NJ. GADDIS.
 kingman, Arizona. Oct. 20. 1909.
 First insertion Oct 23 19O9
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the Alpha, One ga and allapai Queen mining claims, situated in the Wallapai mining district, Mohave Coun ty, Arizona, are under lease and bond to parties working the same, and that neither the mine nor the undersigned owners thei eof, will be responsible for any labor or debt contracted, nor injuries sustained by any employer or em- ployee in working said property; and that no employer or employee is the agent of the own CT for any purpose, aud thai all operatives en- gage in such service at their own risk. and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claims or their owners
 MRS. MARY E. B. SMITH,
 MRS. ISABEL s. DENNIS,
 PETER CAFFERY. Hingman, AriZ- Sept. IS, 1909.
 First insertion Sept. IS
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the Silver and Big Bethel mining claims. situated in Wallapai mining district. Mohave county, Arizona. are under bond to parties working the same and that neither the mine nor the owner thereof will be responsible for any labor of debt con tracted nor injuries sustained by any employ CT or employee in working said property; and that no employer or employee is the agent of the owner for any purpose, and that all opera tives engage in such service at their own risk. and that no debt claim of debt is valid against said mining claims or their owner.
 JAMES MULLIGAN. Kingmau, Arizona, Oct. II. 1902.
 First insertion Oct. l6-Oct. 10. 1910
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the property generally known the Lucky Boy, Brighter Days. Queen and Lucky Baldwin mines Situ. ated in Wallapai mining district, Mohave Coun- ty. Arizona, are under lease and bond 10 parties working the same, and that neither the mines, nor the owners thereof, will be responsible foT any labor or debt contracted nor injuries sus- tained by any employer or employee in work ing said properties; and that no en- ployer or employee is the agent of the owners for any purpose, and that all operatives engage in such service at their OwI risk, and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claims or their owner
 T.B. SCOTT. Burkeville, Va. Nov. z, 1907.
 First insertion Nov. l6 1907.
Mohave County miner., 1910-08-27
Mine Warning Notice. .

To Whom It May Concern:
 Notice is hereby given that the New York Giant and Gold Gross mining claims situated in San Francisco mining district MOhave Coun- ", Arizona Territory, are under contract, to parties working the same, and that neither the mines nor the machinery thereon will be responsible for any labor or debt contracted, nor injuries sustained by any employer or em. ployees in working said property: and that no employer or employee is the agent of the own CT for any purpose. and that all operatives en- gage in such service at their Owr risk, and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claims. or their owners.
 CARTER COLD M & NJ. CO,
 JAMES F. CARTER.
 Ger Man. Dated Oatman, Arizona Nov. l7. 1909.