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NEVADA CITY.
MUNDAY, MARCH 11th,j 1866,
-<Tax Exemptions.—Thé Senate’ by a
‘email majority, passed » few days ago a bill
introduced by Mr. Knox, which repeals all
. 6xemption of property from taxation. Because the system of exemption had been
earried a little tuo far, the Senate now prosposes to swing tothe other extreme. By
the old law a small pittance was left untax-.
ed to widows and orphans. That exemption 18 swept away, because the great State
of California cannot ‘aiférd such little chariBy tle Senate bill every little village
church, where a half-eupported minister is
able to. keep together a little flock, is to be
taxed. Oh, generous Senate! Charitable
institutions and asylums, which it has been
the policy of the State for fifteen years to
ae ‘exempt, and.even.aid.by apprapriations,and
_gvhich in other States are the recipients of
“legislative favor, are to be taxed. We are . " going in for hard facts, and no more sentiment. Perhaps Montgomery street, more
than half Copperhead, has got the State, and
Shylock is in favor. ;
But the worst feature of the bill is the
violation of the sacred compact made by the
~ State with the General Goverament when
it was admitted to the Union. The act of
adniission, says the State is admitted ‘on
the express condition *** that the State shall
‘mever lay .any-tax or-assessment~ of awy . }
description upon the public domain of the
United States.” But by this bill not only
are the improvements on possessory claims
£0 the public lands taxed, as heretofure, but
. the lands themselves, which are part of the
public domais. So not only are improvements onthe mines to be taxed as now,
‘paying large revenues to the State and:
county treasuries, but the mines themselves
which are a part of the said public domain.
_ We had not expected such nullification from
an Union Legislature. We say to the
Union members of the Legislature that if
that bill passes, nullifying the luawof Congress, and oppressing already overtaxed in“terests, that'the party will be swept from
power. Besides the Courts could not uphold a law so directly in. the teeth of the
act of admission, and the Union Legislature would have the opprobrium of passing
the act without even the benefit tothe State
intended. We impeach uo mar’s motives.
‘Wo merely say a great mistake is being
committed, and we trust the Assembly will
see that this bill is modified by some such
amendment as that of Senator Belden, which
‘was voted down in the Senate.
The theory of taxing the mines is a).
wrong. Inthe Senate Allison Ranch was
held up foranexample; butis Allison Ranch
@tair specimen of mining claims? Most
claims are in the process of expensive development, The value of all are uncertain.
As soon asa dollar comes out of a mine it is
subject to taxation. Milliens of dollars of
machinery vn the mines are taxed, and improvements of all kinds. If the property
in San Francisco was as rigidly taxed us it
is in Nevada county, the revenue of the
State would be doubled. It is frequently
the case that the assessments that are levied
on the improvements on mining claims are
greater than the claims and improvements
would sell for at forced sale. If any body
doubts whether the mining counties pay
taxes to the State ia proportion to their
population, let him leok at the returns of
revenue to the State Treasury.
But where the General Government made
an “express condition” with the State that
it should not tax the public domain, it was
the judge. of ita own reasons and policy, and
ae the State accepted the condition it must
break as solemn a covenant as did any
Southern State in secession, to levy taxes
apon any part of that domain. Will the
Assembly heed these considerations of publie faith? ‘We call the attention of the
press generally to this important matter.
Incowue Tax.—J. B. Richmond, Internal
Revenne Assessor for this county, has commenced the Assessment of taxes on incomes
. for the yeur 1865. :
ne a a
FUNERAL’—The funeral of the child of
B. and D. Lachman will take place from
the residence of the parents on Main street,
this morning, at 10 o'clock.
SNOW.—Tho snow was sight inches deep
.
1 tle private enterprise in the way of roads
{ and many not—half.They seldom underRoap MattTers.—Every year the Board
of Supervisors are be with hundreds
of petitioners asking the appvintment of
this er that man as road overseer. Some
of the petitioners are, of ‘course, interested
in securing officers who will faithfully attend
to duty and see that the money collected is
judiciously expended, but others lidve a litwhich they wish to benefit by the public
fanda. Every year the Board is besieged by
office hunters and the work of making appeintments and settling up with old overseers consumes mucli time. We had hoped
that befure this time the road law would be
so altered that the objectiunable features of
‘the system now in use would be removed.
The road management of the county ia built
upon a wrong foundation and is radically
rotten. No matter how faithful the officer,
he cannot, with the system of personal service. and commutation, make a good use of
the «money -desigued for road purposes.—
Gillespie says, “the system is unsound in
priaciple, unjust in operation, wasteful ia:
practice and unsatisfactory in results.”—
We have heretofore discussed the evils in
system, and we now propose to suggest a
few reasons why the office of ruad overseer,
as established by law, should be abolished. —
The condition of the roads,‘an important:
element in the comfort and wealth of the
entire community, should be cared for by
the entire county, and should not be left to
the indolence and false economy. of the road
overseers through whose districts it may
twenty-one or two road districts. The officer of No. 1 may collect and judiciously expend every cent upon his section of the road,
while in No. 2, theroad, by reason ef the
heglect of the overseer, may be impassable.
Road-everseers, under the present system,
disburse as well as collect the money. The
temptation and-chances for fraud’ are very
numerous and those who are inclined to be
dishonest will not lose the opportunity. In
this county, if all the taxes levied tor road
purposes were collected, the amount would
be from forty-six to fifty thousand dollars.
‘During the month of February our road f
overseers settle with the Board of Supervisors, and nine out of ten of them have a.
balance. againstthe county. Where does
the money go tot Few officers collect
wore than two-thirds due in their districts
stand anything about road building and
much labor and money are expended to no
purpose. Adam Smith. in speaking of the
system of road tax, upon which ours is founds
ed, says: ‘The money leviedis more than
double of what is necessary for executing
in the completest manner. the work, -which
is often executed in a very slovenly manner,
and often net-executed at all.” Any one
whe will travel upon any county rvad in
this county, even in the most favorable season, will be convinced that: Smith’s Janguage applies with great force to the condition of roads in Nevada county. It isa
shame, with such burdensome taxation for
sustaining roads, that the people should be
compelled at almost every turn to be stupped by the toll gatherers. The fulluwing
suggestions in reference to the best aystem
of road management we obtain from Gillespie’s book on “Roads and Railroads :”—
“In euch State, a general legislative act
should establish all the details of construction, and determine definitely “‘what a road
ought to be,” ia accordance with the theory
and practice of the best engineers. Surveys
should be made of all the leading roads, and
plans and profiles of them prepared, so that
it might be at once seen in what way their
lines could be most efficiently. and cheaply f
improved. The personal labor and commutation system should be entirely abolished.”
One balf the tax levied in days’ work, under better management, would secure good
roads. Says the writer above quoted :— . ,
‘In regulating the expenditure of the
money raised; the fundamental principle,
dictated by the truest and most far-sighted
economy » Should be to sacrifice a portion of
the resources of the rvad to ensure the good
employment of the remainder. The justice
of this principle needs no argument; its best
mode of application is the only difficulty.
The first step'should be to place the repairs
of the roads under the charge of a professional road maker of science and experience.
Qn his skill will depend the conditign of the
roads, mere thun on lecal cireumstances or
expenditures. His qualifications should be
teated by a competent board of examiners,
ifhe should not have’received gpecial instructions in the requisite knowledge, such
might well form » peculiar department.
happen to pass. This county has some. .] have the honor to be, very truly and sin. -hands-on. token .
and jumbled together; everything— about
reeeHtly took s prisoner down to San Quentin, gives us some-interesting items in regarli fo the place. The prison is kept.in
extellent’tondition and the convicts are well
‘fed and clothed. ‘Seven hundred and sixtysix are tow confined there. John Sneath,
who wa sent from this county about a year
since for highway robbery, has atillfive
years toserve. He is at work in the cooper’s shop and weighs tén pounds-more than
when he entered the prison. Capt. Waller
and Anderson are confined in a dungeon
with twenty-four others who recently made
an attempt to escape. They received fitty
lashes each before being consigned te their
‘present quarters. The Penitentiary is so
well guarded by horsemen and footmen that
escape is almost impussible, and even should
prisoners succeed. in getting outside the
walls, the cannon posted upon the hills
around would mow them down,
~~ GOVERNOR -Browalow’s opinion of the
‘reconstructed” is not of the most excel
lent character, and we have an idea that bis
opinion has been formed upon an experience such as few men have had. [na letter
to Judge Kelly, representative in Cougress
from Philadelphia, Governor Brownlow
‘concludes as follows: 2
“I will not surrender to them now in fy
declining years.
of the galvanized, aunestied and pardoned
Rebels of Tennessee, I will take my family
and go North to live and die under peace.
cerely, &c.”’
a : = ts
OveER five-hundred orginal Union men
of Alabama, noted for theirunswerving fidelity to the national cause, have forwarded a petition to Washington, setting forth
that they are proscribed in that State as{
‘traitors to the South, recounting the cuontinued bitterness and violence of th» men
recently in arms against the Government,
depreeating the withdrawal of the Federal
troops from that State.
& .
SACRILEGIOUSs—A drunken fellow re«
cently entered the Catholic Church at the
Mission of San Rafael, Marin eounty, and
smashed up everything he could lay his
The pews were upset, broken
the altar. the crucifix, pictures, etc., were
torn down, broken,and thrown ‘into the
atreet.
BIRTH.
et
In this-city on the 10th inst, to the wife of A Gs
Pier, a son.
— —
ARRIVALS AT THE
NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL
BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY.
Lancaster and Hasey, Proprietors,
> SATURDAY, March 10, 1866.
Mrs J Warner San F J Romig Red Dog
CC Holland C C R Mrs Starr do
W H Hinder Gold R J F Beckett Grass V
H L Hopkins Fores h T A Sullivan do
C Chandler Dutch F W G Smith de
H Malder Summit c¢ A Taylor Canada bill
A. Hodand do RE Thompson do
F M Polly Unionville J W Ellison do
C Moore do O Baker Pleasant va
BS Jones do JC Boynton R&R
T Powelltdo W A Townsend Br e
N M Barnett do W F Houston do
H Southard mill BH Collier Nevada
DH Birdsall do J Kistle do
G Ploog Washington E A Wetmore do
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W. ©. GROVES,
UNDERTAKER,
Shop No. 10 Broad Street, Nevada.
Gia Rosewood and Mahogany Coffins
‘ constantly on hand.
Metalic cases furnished to order.
Everything requisite for Funerals eonstantly on
hand. ms
OLD FOLKS’ CONCERT.
‘Vocal and Instrumental.
[HE “OLD FOLKS” of Nevada city respectfully announce to the public that they will
give one of their celebrated =a
Vocal and Instrumental Concerts .
—AT THE— :
NEVADA THEATRE,
ON THURSDAY EVENING, March 15th.
On which occasion the will favor the audieace
with a few select 6 : 4
QUARTETTS, CHORUSSES & DUETTS
And also appear in
ANCIENT COSTUMES,
"And sing the Songs our “Fathers sung a hundred
years ago.” —
Doors n at 7 o'clock to
Fe ned wha ht Concert to commence preof education in our Colleges and Normal
achools. : ae
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Ban Quentin.—John Belden, Esq., whe
Should the Federal Gov:
erpment turn us over tothe tender mercies .
Wholesale Agent, No 748 Broadway, New York.
Champion Restaurant,
Commercial Street,
Adjoining “Charley’s” Saleon, nearly ‘opposite
e WwW: ©. Randolyh’s Jewelry Store
Will be opened on
“geturday, March 10th, 1866
} 1K FORD would isform the people
J. * TV hevcte city that he ean always be found at
the above place where he intends to keep everything
in the edible line, of the best the market affords.
Meals can be had at all hoursee
Lodging—Persons desiring Ledging can be aocommoduted.
Prices reasonable—Uive me a oul,
J. BLACKFORD, Prop'r.
Nevada, March 9th. _
ROSENBAUM’S 'BITTERS
CURES
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~~ Liver Complaint, —
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CURES
Fever and Ague.
Bilions Diseases,
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ROSENBAUMS BITTERS
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The Invalid’s Delight,
The Poor Man’s Friend.
THEY ENLIVEN,
INVIGORATE,
And in « Pleasant Way
ERADICATE DISEASE.
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