The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-15
Sites HAS BILL
FOR COUNTY FUNDS
Introduces Bill That Would Compel
Treasurers to Divide County
Deposits Among Banks of
Counties in This State

Assembly bill No. 10, introduced
yesterday morning by Assembly
man E. P. Sites of Humboldt
county, would, if passed, require all
treasurers of Nevada to divide
county deposits equally between all
banks in each county. A copy of
the bill as proposed by the local
man has not yet reached this city.
Another bill sponsored by As
semblyman Sites and which was
passed in the assembly yesterday
is known here as the Chamber of
Commerce bill, which if finally
passed, would permit county COM
missioners of the various counties of
this state to levy up to three cents
per 500 of valuation for the pur-
pose of advertising the resources
of their districts. The bill will
now go to the senate and if passed
there will become law if signed by
the governor.
1t is understood that its purpose
is to permit the county compission-
ers to levy the tax and divert the
funds so raised to the maintenance
of the chambers of commerce. A
similar law was in effect a number
of years ago and through it $500
was provided each month for the
maintenance of the Humboldt
county chamber Of commerce. 1t
was later repealed. 1t is under
stood that number of local bust
ness men favor passing of the act
so that the burden of supporting
the chamber of commerce will be
lifted from few and placed upon
the general taxpayers. The ad-
vertising law as it now is upon the
statute books provides for limit of
one cent levy, and under it the
commissioners are enabled to donate
500 per month. Under the new
law, if passed, they could increase
this amount to sufficient to pay
all chamber of commerce expenses.
1t is understood, however, that even
If the bill becomes law that a small
fee will be required from each
member of the chamber of com
merce. Under the Sites proposal
the county commissioners of this
county could spend between five
and six thousand dollars per year
for advertising the resources of
Humboldt county, through the cham
Der of commerce or otherwise.
Other bills which have had the
attention of the lawmakers during
recent days are:
S. B. Sc by Cowles. Appropriate
ing $1,191.70 to the Truckee River
General Electric Co. for insane
asylum bills for 1918, 1919 and
1920. Referred to the claims com
mittee.
S. b. 81 by Cowles, providing
for coroner's jury of three per-
sons instead of six. To judiciary
committee.
S. B. SO by Scott, repeating
Southern Nevada Agricultural Board
act. To committee on agriculture.
s. b. 80 by Scott, appropriating
S6,260 annually for carrying on
work started by Southern Nevada
Agricultural Board. To committee
on agriculture.
S. B. 90 by Scott, adjusting
bond payments of Clark and Lin
coin counties. To Lincoln and
Clark delegations
S. b. 81 by Churchill county dele
cation, appropriating $4,000 for
years 1923 and 1924 for demon
strating methods of combating al
falfa wevil menace. Experiments to
be made by state quarantine officer.
To ways and means committee.
s. b. 92 by Fitzgerald, provides
three-cent gasoline tax to be paid
by all dealers, and prescribing
method of collecting rebate foi
gasoline not used in operation of
motor vehicles. To judiciary COM
mittee.
S. b: 93 by Fitzgerald, provides
that assessors issue automobile IL
cense plates at rate of one dollar
each, and at time of issuance col
lect personal property tax on auto