, 1874-02-05

but not included IN any township, which mcnna
Quincy. passed tho House.
NEW REVENUE LAW.
Marsh ofYorod joint rcHolution providing for
tho appontmont Of joint committee Of two
from tho sonnto and tllroc from tho House to
got up a now noyonuo Inv, and Tho House adopt
cd 1t.
TIME ron COLLECTING TAxEs.
Tho bill for postponing tho tImo for Tho col
lection Of taxeB was reported by tho Sonato
novenne Committee with tho recommendation
that 1t dO not pnsa. Casey Eayo notice OF oppp.
sition to tho report, which lail over.
PROPERTY FORFEITED TO THE sTATE
COLLECTOR Of Cook County was introduced BY Nir.
Cummings, nnd rofcrred to tho Committee on
a OFFICE or THE oounry TnE.synEn,l
MI, ,; GooH uo9MIY, LII, oltfoAoo, Fob y, l874'
prAn sis Ths Tessnao 1aw Of 1879, with reference
socs. a27. 228, nnl 40 ought to 10 nmcdcd ills
eton Many wealthy tax-paycga nllow tllcir property
to 10 forfeited because money f. worth moro than 10
70 ene 9tipg, lhsy would aliow thcr Property to 10
tax-pnyers tried to mike arrangements with lilo tax
bnyars not to lid on theirs, aud, judging
s fopfse s1s no aoSs that sc Sagns
have been actually nndc. There ia no inauconent
Tor al3nqnenfB to pay thcr taxes long property
ae a nox years. M sns VICE eS Il oy sy can
allow to DO forfeited and kept from year 10 year.
from year 10 yoar by aabivisona resubdivsions mi
oIerwpe, so that under tho present mode Of collect
rleaton 10 eventually the losa Of tic whoio
Tic sectiona referred to ahou1d be amended that,
when property Ia Forfeited tho penalty Bhal DO tho
rs %sat5s ana + pss est a5dsensl avesy IS IS
dscme md aSsras moa ' to u bo obg M III Il % taKa
be M sale o forfeited property wcl REMAINS @ ss %nrs
deemed VII loo pSr cent added. upon the County
oerk certifying to the conty Collector gt q e
kind Of tax for which Il forfeited, with 100 per
cent interest nd!at, tho County COLLECTOR, to give
the proporty and sell tho Same ia IN other cases for
tho amount duo thereon. II thero s no bidder let tho
on tho ratio er cont INTEREST," II nod forfeited to be
the Same % III tho Of tho first sale, and tho sno
Of s hS w9 years. with 100
Thero would not bo muoh property forfeited, and. II
forfeited would 9e redeemed before tho intcreat
lion, properly could not be aotl money borrowed
on It baforo redemption.
should he hxcd for hoartng Ill auc at tho
time, say tho third torn succeeding tho term OF tho
ho i Re 70 ho oGnt oor
When takon to tho Supreme Court Of tho Slate, Bim-
lar provision should be nlat1c.
The Court should also hAvo discretion to award "a
rats por cent? damages whom the Judgment Of tho
County Court ia sustained that would put stop to
taking many nppealg md tho lroraction Of the
appeal caacs; many or greatcr part Of Which now
lost sight Of. think tho Revenue law Ia very weak
remedy. Hoping that you will YOUR influence to
have tho necessary amendments ,nadc roman youra
| respectfully, II. b. MILLER, County Collector.
THE GENERAL INCORPORATION ACT.
Special Dtspateh to The Ch,caao Tribune.
srn1NoF1E1D, Ill.,, Feb. 4.-Tho House refused
| -4s to o-to pass itB bill permitting cities by
vote Of two-thirds Of tho Council to adopt any
| OF tho articles Of tho Municipal incorporation
act. Connolly killed the bill by drawing
| Intention to what ho regarded as its acan-
| dalonB provisions. He believed 1t would put
| the power to levy enormous taxes in the hands
Of Common Council, and argued against the
constitutionaity OF the bill. Rountreo made q
speech on tho other aiie. rho bill waa roforrod
to tue Judiciary. II passed, this bill would have
| enabled Councils to lavo continued tho Mayors
| bill provisions, and have been tnntamount to
| itB being embraced In tho Incorporation net.
COUNTY AND T0WNnEIP ORGANIZATIONS,
Tie House passed. tho revised bill Oh Coun-
ties and Township Organization, with an
| emergency clause. Bradwell opposed it because
County Collectors were authorized to levy laxes
for town purposos, which he believed WAS un-
rnnatftutj1nal.