New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-07

TAXKs ON THE LANDS OF NoN-REsTDENrs.
Under the provisions OF law the state ASSUMES tue col
lection unpaid taxes on the lands OF nOnresi
dents the several counties as are annually returned
and admitted by tue Controller, the state advane.
ing counties the amount OF the tax the land
correctly described IL being admitted or rejected as the
description right wrong The amount returned IL
N25 900 annually OF this amount there Is admit.
tel not far from $4,000 The taxes that are rejected
are the from which they came for
correction, and included In the next annual tax
levy, or are incorporated BY the Board OF super
vsors IN the general tax, and spread upon the
property OF the county. The counties from
which the largest amounts are returned are Kings;
Hamilton. Franklin Essex, Oswego, 81. Lawrence, anu
CLINTON Unless paid by the owner me Lands upon wnlcn
the taxes are 50 admitted arc subsequently SOFA y tne
Controller for tne OF taxes; Inc vau W
such saies and the conyeyance made Ia pursuance
thereof depend upon the regularity OF all the proceed
ings from the original assessment 70 inc sane ana con
vcyance. Some OF Inc lands are ultimately redeemed
them practically conhscsed by squatters anu
others removing the timber from them, which alone
county authorities to tax the lands OF nenresIdents IA
unlimited. The taxes imposed for local purposes
building bridges and erecting school-nOuses Tue
turus from the County OF Hamilton present the most
garng Instances or injustice large quanitI OF land
IN this county are owned by nou-resideuts
Or9itantly taxed by the county and town nuthori-
corning the United States census returns, was
1891, and there has been no considerable
tent OF territory in the STATE. Tue State tax OF this
county for 1877 was seo7o s. the amount Of returned
united sS4,492 &C. For 1879 the State tax was
t95I 81 the amount o: non-rrstdent taxes returned
In those two years That the County OF HiIn
ton paid 10 the SlaLe but received irOm Tue
state adv ances taxes nODresdeDG lands more
than sufficient pay its state tax and all the taxes l
posed for county and town expenses. tue amount re-
ceIYed each being more than $40 Tor every man.
woman, and child In the county THn county, IN pOlut
OF fact portion or the state TAX, but &C.
the bounty OF tue Stale at The expense OF
resident landholders for It's support; nus eOIhrn
uf the remarK said To been maze JV
OF lts citizens who, Doing nterrOgdted rs 10 inc
business Occupation Of the residents OF that county,
replied; We Tsh some. zoe hunt some ue ittHOer some
/ htIf mi
been the opinion or the com nlSSOnefs
pro posed the amendments 10 the Constitution the
two succeeding Legislatures tnal passed them ana tue
people vino adopted fhem mat Hamilton County suoud
be and it, territory to the adjoining
counties for Section B. Article Ill or the Con
stitutiOn amended provides, that tho LtGlFatue
may abolish the County OF Hamilton ana annex tue ter
rtOry thereof 70 some other county OF counties h
decidedly the opinion that the Legislature shOud
the Authority conferred upon 1t ~ tls pFOFs
ion OF CIpstut There Is apparent reason way
the STATE should advance to the counties the unpaid
taxes nonresident lands. Il offers invitation ana
au inducement ~ cXOrbtant taxation on the anGs OF
those have voice Ia the imposition or the TAX,
unnecessary and useless exiraya gahce
IN local improvements and county and town expenses
Many OF these taxes are not justified by the ercum
OF the and would not De Imposed IL III;
counties had 10 advance them from their own treas
wait until thfy collected by redemption OF
sale land This report would depart widely rom
many OF It's predecessors Il 10 came 20 close without
reference 10 the apply bill. which mas Tor ears
been the avenue through which an army OF 1OUoes ana
unjust claimants have reached the Treasury. But We
proportions and restored 10 It's orGlua char
acter ~ deficiency III, and We may welcome Inc new
Constitution the herald OF sucn General leglbt'e
reform vii eoOuOnize the public exDendture-fesVe
VI stale debt, ami hgneu the burdens OF taAal.On
All of winch Is respectfully submitted
NELSON X. HOPKINS, Controller.