White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-24
COUNTY TAX ROLL
IS s|3,030,585.45
/. REDUCTION OF TWELVE CENTS
IN THE RATE Is ORDERED BY
TUE NEVADA TAX COMMISSION
IN LETTER TO AUDITOR.


pine county for the year 1916 has
heen passed along the line and re-
oeIyed the final touches at the hands
~ the Nevada Tax commission, the
not roll is fixed at $13.030,5S5.45
and the general county rate is re-
duced from $1.60 to s14S, by in
structions contained In letter from
the commission to the board OF
county commissioners, a copy of
which has been forwarded to Re-
corder and Auditor A. s. Leahigh,
and Is as follows:
Carson City, Nevada,
October 81, 1915.
..To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners. White Pine Coun-
ty. Nevada.
"Gentlemen: The real roll of
White Pine county for the year 1915
as submitted by the state board of
equalization by your county assessor
showed a valuation of $500 .04S:
personal property collected. $73. 3.69S;
estimated personal uneollected, s25,-
900: estimated bullion value $2.50o.-
900; estimated gross total, s11.91S.
746.
We we're later advised of decreases
made by you while sitting as a coun-
ty board of equalization. aggregating
100000. making your original net
roll, s11.71S,746. By action o. the
state board of equalization and the
Nevada tax commission, through
certifications to your county auditor.
IN accordance with the provisions OF
Section s. Chapter 153. Statutes OF
1915. this was increased by $1.311,-
s30.45. making your final net roll
$13.o30.5s5.45.
Your budget of estimated amount
OF money required to maintain the
county government for year ending
December 81. 1915. calls for a gross
amount of $4,000. You show
$4,000 TO be raised from other
sources than direct taxation, leaving
an amount of s192. 900 to be pro-
duced by means OF your county tax
rate. Under your budget you have
levied county tax rate of $50.
based on an estimated valuation of
s12,000,000.
Under the provisions of subdiyis-
Ion 7. Section 3. Chapter 153. Stat
utes OF 1915, you are hereby directed
To decrease your initial county tax
rate from s1.6O to s14s. On the
nnal net roll this latter figure will
produce little in excess OF your re-
ouirements to be derived from direct
taxation. You will also make a cor
responding percentage decrease In
your special rates.
Very truly yours.
NEVADA TAX COMMISSION
L. F. Adamson,
commissioner Secretary"
Some Of the raises made BY the
nevada tax commission are ms fol-
lows:
Nevada Consolidated Copper CON-
pany' from the valuation of S3.671,-
,so as fixed by our county authori-
ues To the sum of $4.724.sa1. max
ins a raise of s1.053.I11.
oirom Consolidated Mines COM
pahy' on mining improvements and
personal property. from s101.s7s, as
naed by the local authorities. to
sios's2a. making a raise of $s2.O47.
All alfalfa lands are increased by
the State board 25 per cent, making
total net raise on this class OF
property amounting to s26.645
All lands classified as alfalfa, |
grain and orchard are raised 66 2-3
yer cent. This makes a net increase
Of $50, e,0s5.
Lands classified as grazing are In
creased 37h per cent. This brings
'ne average valuation OF this class
" land up to s2.75 per acre and
makes net increase In the county
"'l Of S7S.s2s.
me decrease ordered in. special
's'es VIII be taken up at the meeting
.. the board OF county commission
."en VIII be held tomorrow, when
sae corresponding percentage will be
asured based on the net roll In the
'srions districts. 1t is not likely that
NY change OF consequence can be
made except the ~ cents In the gen.
~lai county rate and 1t is possible
'nat the rate levied for county. high
'onooi purposes can be reduced.