The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-17
Tax Assessments
Raised in Nevada
tcoyTlXUED FROM PACE oNEl

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..The mining industry was eoAFed-
ed TO be paying its just proportion Of 4
ayes under present conditions. PAD
fe utilities we're conceded TO be doing
he same. These industries are IN
Ter the jurisdiction OF the tax eom-
miesion and are out OF the hancs OF 3
the assessors entirely.
THE land and public improve
ments committee reported they tAes
had found a great deal OF discrimina-
ZION in the rolls II the various as
ssssors OF the sta-n. Ihey deranaet
that before any raise on lapds ara
improvements the counties be ag1al-
f-ad one with the other. \ gaEerai
{ discussion was opened and ever as
SCISSOR had 10 answer for any ue-
+ scieucies in any valuations OF his taX
roll. You must understand that the
tax rolls OF the various counties OF
The state are segregated and placec
in columns, such as flrst-class eultl-
waited lands capable of producing
three 10 FIVE tons Of alfalfa per acre |
assessed at $50 per acre; also mead |
ow lands, pasture lands, grazing |
lands. and barren or mountainous |
lands. They go down the column LOT
each county from Churchill to White
L L
.rfyated land on the tax roll you must
gfve a reason for not having any.
And If you have such lands and they
are not on the roll the board OF
EQUALIZATION has the right 10 raise
the lands to their proper valuation
and classification. The board is try
ing to eCualize each county according
10 its production. There are some
counties which raise only about three
tons OF alfalfa to the acre and only
lone crop. on account Of early and late
frosts and lack of water. Again there
fare many counties where the farmer
5 can raise only two crops per season
because of frosts making the season
Itoo short. Still they have on the roll
ars.-class cultivated land taxed at
= $50 per acre.
Lincoln county has no first-class
- cultivated lands assessed for $50 per
> acre on the roll. Most of our Guilt
? waited lands are in the third class,
q taxed at $50 per acre, pasture at SIf
I. per acre, meadow at S14, grazing at
). 1855 and barren or mountainous at
= FSl.25. These are the general figures
-, as now on the tax roll. Lincoln is
a small county in cultivated area and
: has a total of but $4,000 acres OF
l. land on the roll and the average is
seas per acre. There are $4,000
e acres of this total classified as noun
IN famous or barren land and assessed
m at SIPS per acre. We have one OF
!, the smallest cultivated acreages OF
! the various counties of the state and
the largest acreage of mountainous
le lands. These figures were hard fol
y me to explain TO the board, The
n farmers and ranchers in the county
IN are fortunate in not having to appeal
nd before the board OF equalization t
i give Il reason why they should no
= be equalized and assessed with tn
y. other counties of the state and pa,
u their Just proportion of taxation &C
cording TO property values.
The discussion continued in gen
eral assembly and finally specia
=, committee was appointed to loo
~ over the roll and lands Of Dougla
ed county, also Churchill, Lyons an
on Pershing counties. They found grea
al Determinations on the rolls OF thes
I'm Ecounties and farmers and ranchel
he were cited to appear and give re;
an son for the low valuations or the
- lands as they appear on the tax rol
- A frank and general admission w
-oh obtained that the lands were asSesse
too low according to their cash val
INT alton. After all of these inquire
the there were taxpayers of counties WI
ms maintained that there were 9th
ga Lcounties not properly eQualized q
the cording to the production OF 4
-. land. These questions continual
arose and no Roadway was made
ded ward raising the deficiency in T.
OF state treasury until the last tS
ties weeks of the session, when all thin
were considered and worked out. 7
RE board appointed a final special la
tod committee Their report was aecel
- ed and is now in effect in all count
of the state.
al'- 1.-THE special land committees
lSa- port is on 80 per cent basis for Il
lled year. The board passed resoluti
Age that all property be taxed at 100 /
cent valuation for the year 10.
This includes railroads, mimi
banking, livestock. public utiliti
etc, all over the state of Nevada
been 1.-The tax commission has done
i. of wonderful work along the line OF {
He alton of railroads, etc. This is
,,atr equalization that is hard TO bett
- and you hear of no complaint,
oiAe they know the other man or &C
- pany is paying the same per cent
10o any and all parts OF the state.
Ritz what a difference when you scrutir
with the rolls Of the various counties
stor- made up by the assessors. The
a,,,4 commission is ably handled by eS
49, rienced men on taxation. Cover
'.. Boyle is chairman. He met with
men board only the first day, as he
seyer called to other parts Of the state
erya- settle strikes and railroad tiel
She Mr.. Shaughnessy, who acted as ch
q In man all through the session. is $
A. If an authority on taxation and hanC
! g., all matters of the board in a sta
manlike manner. He also sho
great skill in s-questioning
and all parties brought before
board He is ably assisted by Sc
:. - ttary +. w. Fletcher, Miss MeMi
= and Thomas O'BEien as clerks. !
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