The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-13

The compromise bill on the tax COM
mission appeared In the senate when
the ways and means committee intro
dueed senate bin AZ, which was re-
ferred back to that committee for report.
While this bill is not agreed upon as
compromise bill, it is offered for that
purpose, and so far as could be learned
will satisfy the opponents to the tax
commission as well as the supporters.
The bill was preparedb the ways and
means committee under the chairman
ship of Senator Fulmer and not by
special joint committee as intimated
heretofore.
The billie crates a new tax commis-
sion and gives the railroad commits
sion most of the work. 1t also creates
state board of equalization, in which
the county assessors number 16 and
the tax commission numbers four. Speci
work is given each department and pro-
vision made for cooperative work.
The commission Is to consist of the
governor as chairman and four commits
sioners The four commissioners con-
sist of the three railroad commissioners
and fourth who has a vote, serves two
years and acts as secretary at a salary
of $4,000 year, and will be appointed
by the railroad commission board. The
railroad commission board Is the gov
ernor, lieutenant governor and attorney
general. The new tax commission must
mt be more" than three of one party.
The members must give their entire
!, time to the work They may employ
, help with the consent of the state
board of examiners
Powers given the commission include
! comforting with. advising and directing
assessors and other officers and re-
quiring the county commissioners t.
submit budget and power to cause al
increase or decrease of the tax rate.
Two regular sessions must be held, on
: the second Monday in January for one
purp,se and one the thirdM onday il
October for another purpose But the,
must keep the office open all year long
Yn the January session they must dt
! two things-value all livestock and vail
utilities of an interstate or intercountr,
naure. The franchise and tangible prop
erty must be valued and totaled accord
. ing to ac objective unit basis, and ap
!, portioned between counties on mil'
: unit basis if operating in two or NOR
: counties.
All other property except the tw
! classes above shall be valued by tn
: county assessors.
At the October meeting the commits
sion may raise or lower any class ex
cept livestock to conform to the sens
: of the state board of equalization.
The meeting of the state board c
equalization comes in between, that il
beginning the third Monday in Angus
= This board includes all the county as
n SCISSORS and all tax commissioners, max
It ing H. all having vote. They ca
= review the tax rolls and raise or low
al er values except utilities, and make eae
= county vote square but the total va
el ue must be enough to make the stat
lie budget when multiplied by the state ia
u rate They must finish before the SCI
ic ond Saturday in October and complaint
DIS may be brought before the commissio
81 before the second Monday in Novembe
L ana the TAX coHhiisSioh may iehio0
lie matters.
r. The budget Of the state referred
re must be prepared by the state board {
le examiners before the first Monday
to May.
Mt Suits against the assessments mu
e. be deferred until after an appeal to tt
,n tax commission resulting in a deni
n | of redress PoryiSion is made for pa
e. ment unedr protest. If the first II
cir stallment as levied, is paid, the set
III. ond installment can be offered on II
n preceding years basis. pending settl
n ment.
+ An appropriation of $4,000 is carried
EN- the bill. I