Eureka Reporter | 1907-07-19 | Page 1 | Leasers Will Not Pay Tax on Ore

leasers will not pay tax on ore commissioners decide to hold mines for tax on net proceeds of the leases acting under instructions from the attorney general aa as well as county attorney foote the county commis have decided not to make any effort to collect taxes on the net pro ceede of leases for the past year the tle board howe however er will notify all of the mines where leasing is carried on that in the future the mines must giving an accounting on the leases and pay a tax on the net proceeds of all ore shipped by the leasers it is generally understood that this will be the most satisfactory manner A of collecting this tax there is no question but what the nt proceeds of the leases should be taxed but it would cause no end of trouble if an effort should be made to collect the tax from the leasers the mining companies charge sufficient royalties in lit most cases eases to enable them to pay this tax and by making the assessment agal against list the tile mines the tax collector will have haive something to fall back bac kupon upon if the tax is not paid