The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-21

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they had any weight influence, it probably was with
few friends who were aware OF me aecnracy oil my es
mates of the tao0 preceding crops yours ste,
Communicated
The Tax Collectors and the Delta
'They reply by showing that under the previous
men they received on the lax 1919 for ten months eeec
tons to wit from February H. to december IL me follow
81 Al a. delta.
The malicious and designed MISREPRESENTATION OF the above
is so apparent that scarcely requires contradiction Our
statement showed ooncusvely and clearly that the amount
of commissions we received was for one full year. and for
tten months We elected on the 9th Now, 1879
and entered duties Immediately and our commissions
from thai time December a. $780, amounted to Just what
we stated.
''The taxbiIs are very apt be paid They form lien
p IBeta Tue p'Of''''' anu arc a'''''' p'- ' ~ ~
To this only refer respectfully to the numerous tax
payers who have been called by the present and
the payment of the same, far the law and
Municipal finances would admit but more especially to the
senior editor and proprietor of the Delta who owes the MUM
cpaity years taxes real estate and slaves 1873 and
1919 as to whether the tarbs apt to be paid"
presentation and usually before other de5ts'' The
Der of calls made him be fresh in his memory.
Major Malcolm. the former vgiant collector eel
lected within very small amount the whole taxes OF the
Municipality [Delta.
Major Malcolm left the present collectors TITS tax
eepts of the year 1885, principally in small amounts which
took more time and labor to present and collect than the
larger Major Malcolm also had IN MS employ aclerh
and two deputy collectors.
But further the tax collectors have employ clerk
and two deputy COLLECTORS of course these gentlemen
tighten their duties much they list the appointment
of half dozen deputies but whether they are necessary or
not, is quite different matter" lDeta.
As regards the necessity for assistance in the collection of
the taxes refer the former vigant tax collector to
sustantiae the following statement: The number Of tax
receipts for the year ABA which, added to the l773
of1s4S made total of 652 bills for collection by u.s. In
many these receipts erroneous and have to be al
tered and made into several which requires much time and
labor the correction having to be made In each book The
duties of the collectors under the ordinance follows
Art 8. BeHturther ordained That it shall be the duty
of each collector of taxes on real estate slaves etc. to Keep
in his office record book, which shall he recorded
tax receipt by him from the in aphabe
ORDER and the time OF payment OF each receipt sha be
inscribed opposite the name OF the taxpayer within three
Art L. Be & further ordained That in all where
collector ofsai taxes shall have made demand orpayme1t
he shall the date which the demand was made on the
| INK recent, and on his record book
ATt 3 BE Il further ordaiRed That it shall be the duty
week the amount Of taxes and oher he may have CO..
ected and to report such payments to The COMPTROLLER who
the collector once IL eyry hTGe months p render an exact
amount collected ad paid into the treasury, and exhibiting
the comptroller the receipts remaining IN his possession and
those Of treasurer and found correct shall certify said
account, and file ii in his Office
In addition to these office Duties fair average to say
that each tax receipt has be presented ten also
our office be kept during business hours for the
pose of accommodating who have been called
bat desire call the office examine the roll
before payng,-and also grant certificates to nOtares of
taxes having been paid before they acts of sale. All
these facts the taxpayers" Of but the Edi
tors of the Delta not in that cegoTy they not
posed know them. Now ask business man, &C
cOuntan book keeper to call and examine the duties OF
our office and see if is actually to have at
least one competent clerk always in office, and two depu-
ty collectors. In regard the duties for the coming
they will be much increased, and will require still assist
ance do Justice the Municipality. Whole of
ground and blocks of buildings, which did belong TO
tons, have been sold in lots and houses to individuals which
will increase the number of bills and trouble to find the
owners II much easier matter take bill to the
bank corporations office, and obtain the OF
the tax two of ground, than to hunt fifty
sixty purchasers, OF whom do not live in the city.
Besides this year there will be sets of bills To register in
our Oce-two separate Of books keepand epa-
rate to make, which confident will require,
during three four months of the year, office assist
hnt, if not more
The accumulated tax of the Board of Liquidators and
asam &c T R smo sni to 5qE s
[See MI Lswrasons Budget in the Crescent of Novem
By an ordinance of the Council, the collectors receive
two per cent all their collections. What is the amour
ooes.abls Two and three quarters Per cent Of
va go Or ST. o FS zach y Collector sG w WI" amour.
et the tax collectors then be explicit and inform
eced BY them and we have the data by which emat
Eagty what they will receive under the assessment OF 1880
In reply to the above, we furnish the following pai
records of office, which to public inspection
even the editors of the Delta who have visited
sanctum nor showed disposition obtain nfomI
ton, but have evnced desire Dee the truth for purpo
best known to themselves and which leave the publ
to infer.
The assessment rolls of 1919 amounted TO $40 100000 Ii
levied by the Finance Committee for that year.
cd per cent which $780, to be collected The total amour
% collected through office from December 3d. 1s49 III
OF 18th December 1885, including what Mr. Malcolm colecte
previous his regnng, 1854 1872 49, showing dec
10 of s235 1851 80, which includes the paid in by
neg, also what in his hands for collection and what remain
yet possession to be collected The of Isl
p is $40 co., which, at 81 cent? is 81 600 the
oh | amount of tax to be collected
ar IL is reasonable that the which will
be collected through Office of that will be propO
A. Tomato the increased total tie be collected and al
W from the fact that many will pay the Iqudator's Ia
but suffer go through the Courts the assumption
ng the unconsttuonay of the law creating said Board. 1t
fair then from these facts, to calculate that the deficit in
The of 1850, which will be collected by during the
in year, should be so lucky remain in oce) will
$4,000 which will leave of SOL 600 which
a commission oftwO cent is $ls go left for full yea
ia commissions.
Now, repeat, that office expenses, which must
%, apparent to every intelligent mind) will be increased
we least 81 500, if do justice the Board Liquidato
ian the MISUNDERSTANDING them fully 1850
H. the year-wbch take from l222O, will eave $7,72O,
sbn 3d. $50 each flor which give security of $4,000 eac
ON pay all monies collected and to return all uncoect
the aNbs when called for and also become responsible for
we deputies
,e Thrust be borne mind, aso that of Office uni
ms existing laws, allowing us two per CEN. commissions eXpi
of on the second Tuesday in May next at which time the Tor
the oil have tho noyvar IN cbonva nc s,a Al tII
Council at that time reduce the commissions, it will make
tax collectors salary still less for the full than the abe
facts show
,oO WIN uiS statement Oi iacs, Wmeh the records clea
snow we drop the subject and invite the scrutiny of
les public, and particularly the taxpayers, the affairs of
office. This invitation specially extended the editors
is the Delta, and zone Of the best informed officers of
l0 Municipality, whose authority they say they base tn
stsr assertions. SAMUEL G. RISK
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