The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-01-18
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
FOR STATE RETRENcHMENT
Committee Points Out Flaws In Present System of Tax
alton and Says Remedy Lies In a Tax Commission

of each county and individuals thereof.
IL shall have full charge Of the inberi-
tance tax collections; IL shall direct 40
tions and proceedings to bring assess
ments up to proper standards and to
compel officers TO administer the laws
equitably; ID shall provide all blanks
and books to be used and shall frame
bills for presentation to the Legislature;
it shall have power to require all infor-
nation and to summon and examine
witnesses; 1t must visit'all counties and
secnre information, and il may require
abstracts of proceedings Of county equal
~izstion boards from the County Clerks
of the several counties.
Replaces Two Boords
The commission is given the duty of
examining and testing all assessments
with a view of having them to conform
to uniformity and fairness. II may
raise or lower assessments As another
duty it must investigate the revenue
laws and make concise reports on their
operation.
The draft of the law max es the com.
mission q successor to all the powers
and duties of the present State Board Of
Assessors and also those of the State
License and Bullion Tax Collector.
This is but a brief enumeration Of the
provisions of the proposed bill. The
general committee found that 1t seemed
adapted to the need. but it will be gone
over again and brought to complete
shape.
In Other States
Senator Tallman earlier in the day
the result of his own branch of the
work, that of reporting on the laws and
methods Of other States. He described
the work In Washington, Wyoming and
else where. In Wyoming particularly,
he said. wonderful results had been
achieved by a single commissioner hav.
ing a wide power Of investigation, ad.
vising and initiating reforms. He de.
scribed the system in California at CON.
length. telling of the plan Of
of sources Of taxation revenue
so that the State was supported by one
class Of taxpayers without interfering
with the rest. He concluded hat the
plan was not practicable for Nevada.
The speaker then gave a resume of the
so-called administration measure
certain features and ex-
pressing doubts as to others. In gem
eral his views were in harmony with
the plan proposed in Mr.. Browns bill.
Suggests Saving
Former Governor Dickerson's report
was prefaced by the statement that il
was necessarily incomplete owing to
the fact thatsthe report of the account
ant working on the books of the various
officers in the State had not yet been
and it would be the best |
source for consultation as to costs and
expenditures. He stated that il seemed
that considerable saving might be Of. |
through the purchase of materials
and supplies for the State and recon-.
mended that there be q State purchasing
agent to buy all supplies in a systematic
way. and he might also have the duty
looking after the insurance on State
property. He also stated that it ap-
peared the quantity of printed matter
used and required for the State might
be cut down to advantage. Il
After the CLOSE of the reports and the
Of the general committee, the
meeting adjourned subject to the call of
the chairman.