The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-11
A RATE FOR 1916


State 40
Fire fund within the town OF Eureka. AZ
Sheep tax on each 81 valuation. ...... .006
Stock Commission Tax on cattle,
horses, mules and hogs, on each 81 val
ustion 'ooo
RABlE RESOLUTION ADOPTED
The Board of County Commission
ers of Eureka County in meeting as
sembled on this fifth day of March.
A. d. 1916, do hereby unanimously
adopt the following resolution:
Whereas. An epidemic of rabies,
originating without the borders of
the State of Nevada, has spread with
in the past few months until the in
fected area now embraces practically
! the northern half of the State, and
is still spreading with alarming ra-
pidity, creating a great menace to
human life as we'll as to the live stock
industry of the State, and
Whereas. This epidemic can be
stamped out only by the destruction
of the coyote and the control of dogs.
an expensive undertaking, the need
for which could not have been fore
seen in time to provide funds avail
able at this time by tax levy, and
Whereas. The aid of the Federal
Government to any greater extent
than has thus far been granted can
not be had, except upon a co-opera-
tive basis wherein the State of Ne
vada contribute its share toward the
enterprise, and
Whereas, Representatives of the
majority of the counties in Nevada
met at Winnemucca on January 18th.
1916, to discuss ways and e to
meet this emergency, and recon-
mended that each county in the State
provide a sum Of money to be ex-
pended in the cooperative campaign
against rabies, equivalent to the pro-
ceeds from a three and one-half cent
tax levy of the taxable property of
such county, and
Whereas, The general fund of this
county cannot be drawn upon for
moneys to meet this great emergency,
which was nor foreseen when the
tax levy resulting in moneys now
available was levied;
!, Now, Therefore, 1t having become
necessary for this board to exercise
the authority and power granted and
conferred by that certain Act of the
Legislature of the State of Nevada,
entitled IAN Act relating to county
government and the reduction of the
rate of county taxation" approved
March Is, 1903, on a motion duly
made and seconded, it is unanimous
|, ly voted that this board be authorized
to make a temporary loan from the
, excess surplus now on hand to the
: credit of the county general fund,
not to exceed the sum of eighteen
hundred and fifty dollars ($1850),
, with which to meet the necessity and
the emergency recited in the pre-.
amble to this resolution. and made a
a part hereof as freely and effectually
as though recited herein; it being
understood that this loan up to the
limit herein stated may be with
drawn from the county general fund
at such times and in such amounts as
may be found necessary by a duly
r appointed and constituted Rabies
Commission acting under authority
from the Executive of the State OF
] Nevada, and in conjunction with the
s State and Federal authorities; fur.
Y ther, that the county general tax
S rate in and for the county of Eureka
and State of Nevada. for the year
1916, shall be increased by a millage
rate in addition to that necessary to
take care of its normal requirements
in the sum of three and one-half
cents on the one hundred dollars val
uation, such increase being for the
purpose of repaying the county gen.
eral fund for the loan mentioned