The Baltimore County union., 1868-03-07
MA a Costs 10 Collect our Tarcs.

Ol calculate what IL Gusts them TO collect their
HNssg u not, the sooner they take up the sub
jet, examine II :slly. and determine whether
some reform IL not needed, the better. n cost,
10 much. Look a, the figures In April last
the County Commissioners made their annual
lcsy ioi 1861, estimating that $ie? 2lO, 10 would
b. gcqnirtd Ior the expenses OF the county, and
thea added thesc items
Commission collecting Slp2,2l0.lV
county taxes a per c"nt.....,.... fli. .s32.Gu
Commissions collecting stl,iis.2s
state tax az 6 per cenL................ assoc
Commissions collecting sll.o20.3o
commissions a. 9 per cent......... sil.2s
Making the eos, OF collecting 500 -
Fu, this is not all the cosi. An examination
Of the county treasurcr's books will show iha, on
the Ivy Of 1861 the collectors have collected. NJ
county nA ,hc sum Of Si5s, O9a 20, their COM
missions on which at per cent. will amount To
s',tsi.'o. The balance In their hands for col.
lection, after dedaeiinR large amount returned
~ erroneous, Is S55. $50 So, the commissions for
collecting which will he Ss,475 81. Here We
have : ,a6l % paid or TO he paid in commits.
fionl in which Is to be added the commissions
ut per cent, for collecting this commission.
m'hiug the total cosl for collecting the county
tax Sl1.'39.lG. There may be some slight de.
dnclions made, as erroneous. in the balance to
be collected. but they will probably be very
slight. AZ far as collected, the above figures are
cerdiny correct As We very carefully copied
them from the commissioner books To this Is
to he aided. however the State tax. The com.
rlfis. fha. a
lsG5, l. Sil. 'ss .2s the commissions tor collect.
ing which will be- - 1870, TO which add per
cent commission for collecting - ,4ss5 20 com.
missions and we have the sum Of 80, ,G3s. % -
But IN IRE State tax than this Is bring collected
mach more. By some process OF reasoning the
force OF which We have not ye; been able 10 un-
ders,and, the County Commissioners last Sptns
authorized the collectors To aid large amount
10 the basis ofSia,ciax. We have before shove cd
this, bu, will here explain our proposition again
Tnc Legislature of 1867 authorized the State
assessment Of that year TO be made on the basis
o. the valuation oi property made in 1852 Tn
der that basis, presnming the figures given by
the commissioners in their levy TO be correct.
the amount required from BALTIC county rs State
tax, was sal, 7Is.2s. under the assessment Of
sec a large amount Of property aEd great
many persons werr taxed iha, paid none before ::
in our owa county the basis became nearly dou-
hlcd In cases where the collectors find persons
taxed n $50 who were no, under the assessment
of si2 they take ihfee.ifih. Of their assessment
for lsiG and collect State tax on II. This. in
the aggregate, will amount to quite a large
SUN. and It certain that much more than the
amount o. state tax assessed to our county will
hc collected. We presume /, will all 20 into the
caiacious NAV OF the State Treasurer, but We
respectfully submit that our jns, taxes are high
enough. without adding an amount not required
o. ne
But. leaving this last consideration out Of the
qursiion, and taking the figures which We know
10 he actually correct, We find that Baltimore
county will pAy for collecting her State and
county tax IN 1867. the sum OF SO. 81. .3s.-
viii 10, the people OF the county agree with US
'n saying 1ha, this is too much money to be paid
ios collecting tax in this county q? An examina.
uoa into the subject will further show that some
OF onr collectors receive salaries Of from So 200
10 perhaps -, 900 each, an amount that " III Jus.
ny mAn in devoiibg his entire time TO busi-
ness. instead cf day or two each week, As is the
ease nov.
Frederick, Washington aud Carroll are large
counties, ieVying an amount of tax Approxima.
nns THAT collected in our own. We felt an in.
icfvs, to know wha, II cost them to collec, their
taxes aud wrote TO the clerks TO the county conf
m'ssionsrs Of those eoua,iss, and very promptly
came their answers as given below
oFrIcE 90 CorSTT coxxIssIoSERs.
FREDERICK, Mb., Feb. %, '6s.
Mtssrs. Loagnoeksr & CoHnfr:
DEAR sfHs-in reply 10 yours Of the 2Is,
February inst, have 20 state that Frederick
county nas never had more than one collector
since u has been a county, except in the wear.
is'o and lssi. when she had a collector ofsta,e
anu collector Of County tar. Since the year
lS'2 she has paid the collector salary of Si 900
per year ioT collecting state and county taxes.
ana has allowed The collectors the Office expen +.
see Tor olanks. advertising. 4c. no allowance
Tor travelling expenses or clerk. Twas collector
- .As stat" aud county taxes for the wears Is5t
ana i>SS: Ny salary was 81, 900 had no
CLERK done u all myself ~as the Grs,o.l.
'e'or who complied with the law. giving nO,,so
70 each tax payer Of the amount OF his taxes.
stat" and county, with description Of the pro.
periy assessed. II worked we'll appointed
days Ia meet the lax payers in the different
I'-,nrtf closed mp my State and county
taNs' IN year after my term expired. and set.
lied with both the State and county. Since
1851 the Commissioners have been allowing th,.
collectors an extra allowance Of 5000 per wear.
on account Of the increased amount OF taxes 10
collect aud the high price Of living When the
'alary was fixed at 81 900. in 1850, living was
i"""i ana the amount Of taxes was not q great
~ present. think 81 900 per year 10 low
enough. Respectfillv vour.
JoWN NREp.
Clerk 10 County Commissioner.
Another letter received from Mr. Need sta,es
that 'Le amount Of county iax levied for 1851
vas Slsl, ios 90, aud adds tina, collectors are
generally promp, In collecting and settling the
90 taxes collected, ahd that 'tAs county has ~,
d" i''' d dollar byd.faHh Q, o.ii,ofors % far a,
thei csn isaya."
"rri'' o. Ims CorSrr CosHIssioEEas
% WAsHINsIoS CorSTY,
HAaERsrowS, Mn, Feb. -, Ises
Ne sTs. A0s.gasck,Ts & C6Hasr;
~ Az stRs Yours of2ist instant,is u received.
W" employ bat one person 10 collect the STATE
and '"nnty taxes, at a salary Of s3.2ea per
year. is6s aud ls67-ti, 100.
Very respectfully. Ac..
Jons 2. HAasAn, Clerk
hi"r T"seisea from Col Moblsy, collector
OF s'atr and County taxes ir Washington coun.
~ 'sys that this year be- COLLECTED $40. 70 Oa
state TAX and 500 li3 ~ COau'y iaE that for
collecting this lie Is aIlousd -, ,a.O, ou, Of which
be- has 10 pay all oi'ice sxpenas. except station.
.''y aud printing, which last items add abou,
5000 Ia abe COS, OF collecting
orFlcs corNrT CoGNIssIoSsHs .r0
tARH"LL CouSTY,
Westminster. Feb. 2Sth, 1885.
Gs"naa.SH = IL answer io yours Of the 2Ist
HsHH HHHH aNaN a
e"licrto. iof each election district, vho collect
both aiate aDd county taxes. The gFoas a,nount
- a,sessments faF isc6 aud is6f was a. E.l.
iows. namely
For tssb sb...............,..... slII aza A
For 1897 -... IsI -s0sa
The rost Of collecting State and county "A xes h,
ihs ref- shove sssssd VS. ss f"llcws
FOR ten6 ......... .....,,,, .......... A. ass A
For ts07 7...,.,........... ..... p ana a.
ne present Board exp 20 30 get the State and