The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-06-12
STATE NEWS


A Carson special says: When the
last legislature fixed the state tax rate
at Sc cents for 1915 and 46 cents fo-
1916, 1t did 50 after figuring on raising
the assessed valuation of all property
in the state for the purpose of taxa
! tion from GO to 70 per cent of the ac
tual cash value. Figuring on this basis,
the tax rate was established on an as
sessed valuation of sl52. .000.0 900, rem
| resenting what Is estimated at 20 per
cent of the actual cash value of all
taxable property in the state. In 1916
property owners will pay taxes on so
per cent of the actual cash value of
! their holdings and the tax commission
estimates that next year, if there is no
natural in7rease in values, the tota
assessed valuation in the state will be
$173, 900, 900.
In 1914 the assessed valuation in the
state was $13S, 900, 900, representing 60
per cent of the actual cash value. IN
1913 it was $113, 500,p0O, and in 1912, it
was $1O1 100000. In the latter two
years the assessment was figured on an
unknown percentage of the actual cash
|
led on 60 per cnet of the actual cash
valuation, the state was running be-
hind about $15O,OOO a year Under the
oo-per-cent plan, this deficiency was
not wholly taken care of, and it be-
came necessary to increase the assess
ment to 20 per cent of the actual cash
valuation and at the same time lower
the state tax rate. 1t was decided to
futher lower the tax rate for 1916 and
assess on so per cent of the actual cash
value.
| What Legislature Did
The 1915 legislature made appropria-
tions amounting to s1,231, 1856, which
| includes conditional appropriation of
$50 900 for the Lincoln Highway IL
| 1918 the egisls ture appropriated
81, ,S44, 6SsS5. The major portion of this
appropriation made by the 1915 legsla-
ture is to be paid out in 1916
The tax commission has not vet act
! ed upon the petition of the Gait e own
ers' association for a reduction in as
| sessed valuations, but a decision prob
| ably will be announced in a short time
| The commission has sent to the federal
authorities at Washington for statistics
and data on the livestock industry in
Wanda, and 1T will be several days
before it is received. This data will
be used BY the tax commission i'm
reaching decision on the petition of
the Cattle Owners association for a
reduction
Assessors Are Instructed
Letters have been sent to every as
SCISSOR in the state by the tax COM
mission. instructing them to enter land
prices on the assessment roll at 70 pei
cent of what they consider the fun
cash value and to keep a detailed state
ment of the character of the classified :
tions as outlined by the conmiss on.
This data the tax commission expects
TO use when it meets with the assess
ors as a statewide board on the las
Monday in August. Assessors also have
betn instructed 10 se. all information
they can get as to general conditions an
, values in the respective counties.
Youth Robs Chnaman
Sam Haas, an 1S-year old youth o;
: Virginia City, confessed the robbery OF
, 5000 from the store of an aged China
! man, ChungL ee, in Virginia City up
, his arrest recently. The Chinaman ha6
gone to lunch about IL o'clock at night
, and returning noticed that a pane o
} glass had been broken in one of his
front DOORS An investigation reveal
ed that the store had been ransacke,
} and tin box containing 5000 wal
t gone. The youth viii probably be sen
tennced to the new reform school a
o Eiko. Young Haas was employed dur
ing the past winter at the Arlingto
e hotel at Carson.
e Reno Race Meeting
0 In statement in Reno recently ]. A
y Sachs, under whose direction the bi
t race meet will be held in Reno begin
e ming July IA, said that the NEE
: would be the best ever held in tn
e west. Three. special train loads Q
g race horses left Denver June ct
d The reconstruction of the track
e progressing rapidly and will be com
d pleted In plenty of time for the gran
le opening.
Elko Man Killed
!" Bert Ricketts,, well known automo
Al bile chauffeur of Elko. was drowned +.
it Gently when the truck he was drivin
ID ran off the road between Hylton an
ID Elko into Smith creek. The truck turr
IS ed over and pinned Ricketts, beneat
= 1t with his body under water 1t
We believed htat Ricketts, was half asles
= when the accident occurred, for tn
tracks made by the car showed ths
$, it had not been guided along the cury
d, of the road. but kept in a straight lin
% tn he croQk