Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-15
MANY TAXPAYERS {
JOIN ASSOCIATION
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION rs
FORMED AND BYLAWS ARE
ADOPTED

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Tax Payers Association at the meet.
ing held here last Saturday
Article 1. The name of this asso-
citation shall be THE Humboldt Coun-
ty Tax Payers Association"
Article 2. A majority of the mem
berS of the association or delegates of
the members shall be quorum and
be sufficient to hold a meeting; and
the business transacted at any such
meeting shall be binding on every
member of the association.
Article 8. There shall be an annual
meeting OF this association on the
first Monday of October in each year
and notice of such meeting shall be
given through publication In one of
the county newspapers.
Article A. The declared business of
this association is the equitable ad-
justment of controversies between
members of the association and any
county official or any state official or
any state commission; whether that
controversy be in regard to the rate of
taxation or the assessed value of land
or the assessed value of stock, or in
any other matter wherein the member
or members of this association may
feel that they are or have been denied
justice.
Article s. The governing power of
this association shall be in the hands
of an executive committee. consisting
of seven members, elected at the reg
ular annual meeting; and a asfnajority
of the votes of the members present
shall be sufficient for their election
The executive committee shall elect
one of its members as chairman and
also one member to act as treasurer
and shall meet whenever the chair
man finds that the business of the
association warrants such meeting
and three members OF the committee
shall constitute quorum. When, for
any reason there shall be vacancy
In the executive committee, the re-
manning members of the committee
shall fill the same by the appointment
of some member of the association.
who shall hold office until the next
annual meeting.
Article 6. The executive committee
shall have full power to act In any
and all matters for the association,
and the acts of said committee shall
be binding on the association, and the
signature OF each member subscribed
hereto shall be and is binding on that
member to support the executive com
mittee financially or otherwise, in
proportion to the amount of his scoun-
,ty and state assessment.
Article 4. The amount that any In
dividual member of the association
shall be called upon to contribute as
his share OF the obligation of the as.
sociation, shall be determined by the
executive .committe and shall be
paid to the treasurer of the committee
whenever called for by said com
mittee. In arriving at this amount,
the committee shall be guided by the
amount OF tax such individual mem
Der has to pay to the state and coun-
ty, SO that the obligation of the asso-
citation may be Justly and eduitably
proportioned between the members
Article 8. None OF the funds Of this
association shall be paid out or dis
tributei except on the written order
OF the chairman of the executive
committee.
Article 9. Any taxpayer OF Hum
boldt county may become a member
OF the association by signing his name
to these bylaws and thereby agreeing
to all the conditions herein contained
Many Join the Association.
Among those In attendance at the
meeting and signing the bylaws and
AGREEMENT of the newly organized
and II is probable that upon their re-
turn home steps looking TO the orga-
nization OF associations similar 10 the
one formed here win be taken and
that ali win cooperate for the purpose
of finding out whether or not the tax
commission has authority for placing
an excessive vs1ustion on the lands
OF this state.
The question Of q new water Law
was touched upon by some of tine
speakers. Mr.. Raeding of Battle
Mountain spoke Of the probability Of
new law being presented TO the
forthconing Legislature and suggesf-
! ed that the HuTnbolet county orgapiz.
alton shouid become interested in the