Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-15
|TAI B0ARO REFUSES
TO RESC|ND ACTION
COUNTY ASSOCIATION DECIDES
TO FIGHT THE COMMISSION
4 IN THE COURTS

ternoon plan of action was outline
and the following telegram was ser
to the state tax commission:
"Winnemucca, Dec. IL, 1914
Nevada State Tax Commission,
Carson City. New: Permanent
organization of taxpayer effected
here today attended by repre-
sentatives from Flko, Humboldt,
Lander and Eureka counties for
the purpose of contesting exces
sive valuations placed on prop
erty by your board. Our COM
missioners will agree to collect
taxes as fixed by board of equali-
zation of this county. Will you
consent to their action, otherwise
we will contest as an organization.
''F. ]. BUTTON, s
Chairman"
s In telegraphic reply to the abov
telegram, the tax commission refuse
to consider the proposition of tn
taxpayers association. The reply q
the tax commission is as follows:
Carson, Dec. IL, 1914.
"F. J. Button, chairman, Tax
payers Committee, Winnemucca,
New: Your wire this date re-
ceived. Impossible to consider
your proposal to disregard tax
commissions classification of land
values for assessment purposes
for 1914, and allow you to pay
this years taxes on the basis of
the equalized value placed by
Board of County Commissioners
in Humboldt, Lander, Eureka
and Elko counties. To do SO
would result in a deficiency in the
assessed valuation necessary for
state purposes and would permit
land classes of property to
escape payment of It's just share
OF the burden of state and coun- :
ty government. Further, such
action would cause a substantial
increase in county, town and
school tax rates, and therefore
shift the burden on to other
classes OF taxpayers who would
have no remedy and who should
not be penalized further. The
county rates have been heavily re-
duced in all of the counties above
named upon order of this COM
mission to the advantage of all
taxpayers and the rolls have
been extended upon such reduced
basis, and 1t is out of the question
to consider any further changes
in the rolls for this year If up
on full showing on behalf of your
organization, followed by investi-
CATION thereafter by this commits
sion, 1t shall appear that any In
Justice has been done in this
years assessment, the commits
sion will make fair adjustment
thereof on next years assess
ment.
NEVADA TAX COMMISSION,
by j. F. sHAUGHNEssY,
, Chairman
TaHpayers To start Suit.
The executive committee Is now /
consultation with prominent Arm Q
attorneys In regard to the matter an
suit will be started in the courts q
once to determine the authority of th
tax commission. Il has not yet bee
decided whether the first half of thi
years taxes are to, be paid under prt
test and suits filed later. This phas
of the situation viii be determined b
the attorneys Of the taxpayers ASS
citation.
and was followed by II. NJ. Leonart
county assessor, who enlightened hi
hearers as to the methods pursued b
his Office in arriving at the figure
which were placed on land holding
Mr.. Leonard said this was done frol
personal knowledge regarding III
proauctiveness Of the land and wins
ne Knew It should bring III put up fc
sale.
j. Sheehan was then called upo
and he stated that the taxpayers wei
willing TO pay on the valuations .
placed by the asseesor, as he kne'
mora about land values in this sectio
than did the state tax commission
sxeoutlve Committee Meets.
The meeting delegated the power
determining the plan Of action to |
pursued 10 the members Of the exec
Tive committed and when tho meetir
adiourned the committee went igl
executive session for this purpos
The session Of the executive eomml
tee was attended by Representative
from other counties who we're he