The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-02-19
BOARD AGREES TO
LEVY SPECIAL TAX

tnree ana halI cents On CdSH #'NN
assessed valuation of the county to as
sist in exterminating rabies
There were present Chairman Byrnes,
Commissioners Cooper and Hoskins,
District Attorney Powell, and in addi-
tion a number of stoekmen and taxpay-
ers of the county, including j. Shee-
han and +. J. Button, of Winnemueea;
J. r. Harvey, William Stock, II. M.
Buree and l.. b. Freemonth, of Para
disc Valley; George Balm, Golconda
The government was represented by s.
+. Piper and E. r. Sans, of the bio.
logical survey, and the state rabies
commission by its secretary, George
Russell, Jr.
The necessity of prompt action by
the authorities in exterminating the
coyote, as a protection to their stock,
was stated by the stoekmen, and
Messrs. Piper and Sans outlined the
work being performed to that end by
the department of agriculture, stating
that for the past several months every
dollar available for the determination
of predatory animals in the nine dis
tricts of the west had been devoted to
the work Of exterminating rabid coy
otes in Nevada. Mr.. Piper stated that
as the original appropriation of
$125,000 for the determination of pred
atory animals had been nearly exhaust
ed, that there was now pending before
a conference committee of the two
houses of Congress an emergency bin
providing for a further appropriation
of $4,000 to prosecute this work.
George Russell, Jr., stated that thir-
teen of the sixteen counties of the state
will be asked to provide the same tax
as is asked from Humboldt county.
That, so far as he knew, but one coun-
ty had authorized the tax, and that
was Elko, whose board made the neees-
sary order last Wednesday. 1t was es-
timated that the tax will provide
$10,660 in Elko and STAG in Hum
boldt county
On behalf of the taxpayers and stock
men present, j. Sheehan made a mo-
tion that in case the tax was author
lied il would be with the understand
ing that the thirteen counties of the
state represented at the Winnemueca
rabies conference levy a like special
tax, and that in addition that Hum
bodt county pay a bounty of ST on
coyote scalps, providing this was made
uniform in the thirteen counties men
toned The motion was seconded by
J. r. Harvey and carried.
Secretary Russell presented a type.
written agreement, which he asked the
board TO sign. District Attorney Pow
ell after reading the agreement, de-
cided that as this was a special meet
ing of the board, il would be unable
to transact any business not set forth
in the call for the meeting, and that
fact would preclude the members from
signing the document at this time. It
was agreed among the members of the
board, however, that the agreement
will be signed at the regular March
meeting, at which time the special tax
win be authorized. The agreement is
as follows:
The Board of County Commissioners
of Humboldt County in meeting assem-
bled on this 10Th day of February,
19l6( do hereby unanimously make
and adopt he following resolution:
Whereas, ~ epidemic Of rabies,
originating without ~ehe borders of the
State of Nevada, has spread within
Il Q past few IGQnths until the infected
rroa now embraces practically the nor
thern half 0f the State, and is stin
spreading With alarming rapidity. ere
atlng a greas menace to human life a.
we'll as to the livestock industry Of the
STATE, and
Whereas, This epidemic can be
st9mped out only by tine destruction
of the coyote and the control of dogs.
AN expensive undertaking, the need for
which could not have been foreseen in
time to provide funds available at this
time by tax levy, and
Whereas, The aid or the Federal
Government to any greater extent than
has thus far been granted cannot be
had, except upon a cooperative basis
wherein the State of Nevada contrib
ute its share toward the enterprise, and
Whereas, Representatives of the ma
Jority of the counties of Nevada met
at Wlnnemueca on January 1lth, 1916,
TO discuss ways and means to meet this
emergency, and recommended that each
county in the State provide the sum of
money to be expended in the cooper
atlve campaign against rabies, equiva-
lent to the proceeds from three and
one-half cent tax levy on the taxable
property of such county, and
Whereas, The general fund of this
county cannot be drawn upon for mon.
eys TO meet this great emergency
which was not foreseen when the tax
levy resulting in moneys now availa.
BILE was levied;
Now, Therefore, 1t having become
necessary for this board to exercise the
authority and power granted and in
ferred by that certain act of the legis.
lature of the State of Nevada, entitled
ian Act relating to county govern
ment and the reduction of the rate of
county taxation" approved March l3,
1903, on motion duly made and second
ed, it is Unanimously voted that this
board be authorized to make tempo.
rary loan of Seven Thousand -Four
Hundred and Sixteen Dollars ($4,716)
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