The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-02-26
THE NEW TAX LAW.
Semi Annual Payment Of Taxes.

Below we publish the new revenue
law as passed by the senate and which
will no doubt pass the house and be-
come the law. Ii is an act in which
every tax payer is interested, and the
entire text Of the amendments are CIV
eu II will be seen that one half the
tax falls due no the Goth day ofDecem-
her and the oihc half on the Goth day
of June following. If the whole tax is
paid in December then there is re-
hate of five per cent. on the last half,
but if tie first half is not paid then a
pcnaliv Of five per cent. attaches TO TIE
whole amount due, Immediately, and
five per cent more in March and 1--WE
per cent. more in June. The interest
on lands sold Tor taxes Is cut down
from 30 per cent per annum TO a grad
uatcd per cent. OF two per cent. per
month for the first year, three per cent.
per month for the second and four per
cent per month for the third year
The law offers a premium TO the
prompt tax payer as-well As provides
penaltv for the delinquent and we
,hink il will work we'll: But read:
BE ii enacted dg The Legislature Of the
state Of hdasdS:
SECTION /. That section - of said
act, of which this is amendaiory. he
amended 80 as Ia read a, follows: Sec
cios -. That any person charged with
taxes on the tax books in the hands OF
lie county treasurer, may. IT his OPP
tion. pay the full amount thereof on or
before tie 2O.b day of December of each
year. or the omc-hali thereof on or be-
fore aLe Path day of December, ana the
remaining onc-hali thereof on or before
the Goth day of June next ensuing. ana
il any part of The said first hall OF sad
taxes shall remain unpaid after the
both day of December, the whole
amount of tax charged against such
ncrson iailin. the first halt OF the tax
ms herein provided shall become due.
and shall bc collected rs provided by
law and all taxes due and unpaid on
the 2lst day of December of each year.
shall be subject to have added thereto
penalty of five per cent, and all taxes
OF the preceding year which shall re-
main due aud unpaid on the 10Th day
of March of each year, thall be subject
TO have added thereto an additional
penalty of five per cent. and further
penalty of five per cent. on the 10Th day
of June Procided, That ifany person
shall paw the full amount of his taxa
ton on or before the 10Th day OF De-
cember of each year. he shall, by the
treasurer, on his tax receipt, he allow
cd rebate of five per cent. on that
portion becoming due on the 10th day
of June: and the county clerk OF each
county. on the DIST days of December,
March and June. or rs soon thereafter
us practicable. IN each year, shall place
on the tax rolls of his county, in sep
arate column, and opposite to each de-
scription of property upon which the
taxes then remain due and unpaid, the
amount of the penalty then 10 be add
ed to such taxes, as herein provided,
and he shall charge the amount OF such
penalty TO the county treasurer.
SEC. . That section so OF said act, of
which this is amendatory. be am ended
SO rs TO read: Section so. All lands
and lots on which the taxes shall not
have been paid as provided by law, on
or before the Goth day of June, in each
wear. shall be subject 10 sale, as herein
after provided.
SEC. 8. That section 81 of said act,
of which this is amendatory, be amend
cd SO as to read Section 81. The coun-
ty treasurer shall, between the first
and tenth of July in each year, make
out a list Of all lands and town lots
subject TO sale, describing such lands
and town lots as the same are describ-
ed on the tax roll, with an accompany
ing notice stating that so much ofeach
tract of land or town lot, described in
said list. as NAV be necessary Ter that
purpose, will. on the first Tuesday of
September next thereafter, and the
next succeeding DAYS. be sold by him
nj public auction. at his Office. for the
taxes and charges thereon. and II any
county treasurer shall at any time dis
cover that any tract of land or town
lot had been omitted 10 be put on the
list of delinquent taxes, and sold for
any preceding year, the said treasurer
shall be required to place such omitted
tract of land or town lot on the list of
delinquent taxes for the current year.
and sell the same. as directed by this
act in other cases.
SEC. 4. That section l2S of the act
entitled AN act to provide for the as
sessment and collection of taxes" APP
proved March q, 1865, be so amended
as TO read rs follows: Section Us. All
taxes OF personal property that shall
remain due and unpaid on the first day
Of January or on the first day of July.
NAV be collected in the following man
ner: The county treasures shall issue
warrant under his hand. directed TO
the sheriff Of the county. commanding
him TO levy the amount of such unpaid
taxes and the penalty thereon, together