The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-09-20
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR.


that no efforts on his par, shall be want
ing 10 insure the promp, payment OF the
Slate Interest falling due on the first Of
February, 1916. And we ieel equally
certain on that day the credit OF the
Common wealth will be met in full. |
The words PAIL TO PAY aud 'REpUDI
ATIoN,' we're banished from our STATE
on the first day of February, when the
payment Of interest commenced.
STATE TREASURY OFFICE, !
Harrisburg Sept. /, ls45, 5
To the Of county:
Our efforts 10 restore and sustain iheI
credit of The commonwealth, have been
successful. The interest on our public
elebt has been fully paid, and all other
Iegal liabilities promptly discharged.
Let US mutually congratulate each other
and determine that the future shall be-
as the recent past To accomplish this
our united efforts must be energelically
put forth; in so good cause, and with
such ample means, failure is impossl-
lble.
The net amount Of taxes now due
from the several cou ,ies Of the Com.
monweallh, for this and preceding years,
is about 81 900, 900. | wish it TO be
distinctly understood, that this amount
must be paid into The State Treasury
before the second Tuesday in January
nert, in accordance with The iorlieth
section of the act of The 29lh April,
1874. That part o. the section relating
10 this subject is in the following
words:
That it shall be the duty Of the Com.
mssioners of the several counties, TO
cause to be collected The taxes as sfore-
said adjusted and assessed; and the re
specl;ve County Treasures shall pay
over The same as fast as collected 10 the
Slate Treasurer; and If The quota Of any
county be no, paid over before the sec
ond Tuesday in January in each yea',
TO The State Treasurer, then, and in such
case, the amount remaining unpaid, alter
deducting such commissions as are or
shall be allowed by law, for the coIlec'
Iiion of The same, shall be charged
sgans, said county on the books OF The
Stale Treasurer, and shall bear an inter
est Of five per cent, TIL paid; and no
payment shall be made 10 or on behalf
of sad county, under the various act,
relating 10 common schools, or any
other acts, or Tor any other purposes
until the said balance be fully paid and
satisfied Provided. That if The sever.
al collectors Of such county have no
COLLECTED and paid into the county treas
Jury, the amount Of slate lax due ty sale
county, then, and 10 that case, the de-
icIency shall be paid out of any money
in the treasury OF said county, or which
shall be thereafter frs, collected an,
paid into the same, whether on he du
pllca,e Tor State or county tax: Pr0Uidet
That if II shall appear from the receipt
: of the County Treasurer, that The salt
. lax shall have been paid into the count
treasures b. tore The times specified il
his section for the payment into tn
t Stale Treasury, then aud in that cas-,
q the County II easurers shall be pei sol
ally liable 10 The respective counties fc
any interest which may accrue on sue
= unpaid balance.
!, NoTE.-The words embraced j
;. brackets are repeated by The fourth d
vision OF the first section Of The Act
the | 9th Aprii, ls45.
The forly-lhIrd section of the san
sc,, gives TO the supreme Court, and II
- Courts Of Common Pleas, on The appl
cation OF the State Treasurer, power
. award wrils OF mandsmus TO enforce
" compliance with existing laws.
:, III the amount due from each coun
=" is not paid at the time above stated,
70 interest account will be opened again
'" such deIautlng county, aod payments
:" or on behalf OF such county, wi,hhe
)" unul such bance aud interest are iu
u paid. The State Treasurer earnest
hopes that he will not be r, quired cit
r TO enlo'ce these provisions, or I,
one su'horzsd by the for,y.third Sc
be referred TO- The alscrily and prom
ne ness which We're exhibited by mar
counties, IN Responding TO his circula
ed OF The gam Of May, and 2d Of June ls'
he Induces him 10 believe, that the enforc
e' menl oil these provisions, or The one a
v Ihor'zed by tie forry-lhlid section as b
Ih ore slated: will not be required. o
al citizens justly feel themselves indenli
at ed with the honOr and credit of /
ly lion mOnWealih. and that he nrosne ri