, 1876-12-30
BACK TAXES.
A New Draft Of an Act to Secure
Their Collection.
Corporation-CounseI Anthony Makes
Public His Views on the
Subject,

Public His Views on the
Subject,
Corporation-Coun Anthony yesterday COM
pletcd his bill for m act 10 enforce tho collcc-
iion Of tho uncollcctctl city taxes Of 1874 AMI
prior years. 1t Ia ns follows:
An AcT 10 provide for the collection Of city taxes
Of all cities In this State years prior the year
4. d. 1876 where the law or laws under which
wfts BE-
ss!itionsM M and void, and tha taxes In whole or! In
" Ts Il I. tnaettd, nss ac. SECTION i. That la all
cssea where any city in th!a. state hss
Attempted to sssess, levy, OF collect taxes for
sss OF 91uss sf y s as i .n; p
eiared nnsonstitntlonal. :! void by iho Supreme
eases where tho asscssn,ent o proeriy fcs lie par
pose Of sa1aIon, or tho tar lovy inndo BY any city
fst any prior via f. tho .! year hso.a @ h.
tena,. or has boon oct Aside, and sneh city hss
failed 70 collect Tho taxes so attempted to 30 q.
Council or Common, Council Of such city may hy
orll,'ance ascertain and detesm!ne, and cause 10
e t cHnMy cSsk q ths county y
wieS ~ rsastsd q ,S,ssa b. i taxation u, I'll
81 fy q q, daSgs sag %ss
Au assessment OF levy WIS Attempted to be mado,
as aforesaid. the amount 50 ccftiacl for any year
not 10 exceed the total nm0nnt Of I'll nppropftn-
Such certificate mado to tho County Clerk. ss
aforesaid, shal he p.ima faele csidetee II that ,he
tho sppFHrrlat!lleen for tho year for which such
a~oant 10 f1 certified ..,,o.,, ,.,,u ,., ,uu. -.
County Clerk, US prescribed In tho preceding Sec
!on Y shali bo h. nty to atesttafI thH rate per
81 .oSarf I itn tei, o " ~ ~ III
was Assessed and cqualizcd for Slate AMI county
ed t. hsxc 1n eatsd VII produce MT
a1nolnt not sss s1an tno hnioaat 70 cesElned. ana
10 ettcha s' sucn .x " eepatato co!amn' aeslanat
ng tno rear lot whsn u u e1tGn1cd, Mpon tae
and county taIes for liz current year, and the tax
90 oAtcnaca snnil oo col!ecteo AZ tae sane TINES,
ssatu tns . saio ,'a.IeI anu p snc .ae pasc!s a.
tnc oHiccts correcting sno same 10 'ae treasurer OF
tas Sxs s.s?t Tbe ,,,d county CLARK nav ,x,,nt N.
said ta1e. herein authorized 10 b extended In 8
seRafat9 h oooS Or nonss sGo a othor 1874 and
o. a 70 ~ III s Of
20 To- e.. aoWh IN Inc Io,aetoss ef etnos re-
oonKs tho Yaiation o. tnc ptopett9 upon Wnsen ING
s saes sted 1 Il "a dnsaen S sa
and lots wt'icn may BE- aled with " county Clerk
or n any report u tfe County Collector alcd IN
1Innucnt nj ans anI ,nts 1c con ~
making out the sad tax li'.s and f. tn extending the
o. ands
tempted to be described IN any assessment roll OF
rolls Of r. any book or books nads ues Of BY him
astsssiTs ,Sai 6 ii ansy Z ss;;sss s,'ss a.:
mi raay sss Of tho lax or 50 e.
sEc. !. Tho said County Clerk may issue segaf.
atc books Q. warrants to The ssveral Town Of bis.
r sahos|ssa e 3 sSeSisi ssid books ok to eoas.in
al wboS Be- ts % o
and county taxes.
| sEG. 3. M y u shail appear from an examination M
ofiec Of tho County Treasurer Or County Clerk, Or
city ts1 b. been psa 1ron the p'ope,ty n ha
Clerk "a Required 10 extend rates upon NJ ho.eln
prosaaea. tncn ~ sMeh suns o. money 70 paia 0y
9 :se Sss ass 5ssn Ms:
sosse'l O, taxed By virtue Of any assessment Or
9sy Or ny y5.S 9 ay @ taw @ wash has 59Sa de o.
ha@yo @ been voluntary Hayments. and such a,nount:
s'esa ~ g. o. FL H. sss
tho personal irorerty taxes, where thy same ap-
Gs5k shal! Only extend nga,nst sueh ptoperty
nn. 0t ~ ceanS coia o. ySa1n
II the amount of taxes extended against such
persons. cosroiations, Or real property under tho
| ~
the payments 10 be credited "a aforesaid, thon
nothng aha!l ee eolleetca o eaea person, corpora;
tion, OF property; hut u the taxea 80 extended
s!lal exceed snch payncnts' then the e1ceas only
ehnll oo co1ieetca. M
+, sEc: o. The city GlcEk, Or the CITY compttolle.'
thsfe bc or one, shall a!o With tho County CLERK.
at tho time Of 9linc certificate. - hetelnoeforo
provided, Or within . reasonable time thereafter,
statSMent in writing. aligned and certified by said
s!lowiHE all payment. made on 1ccount Of any
taxss attempted 70 b ssssss1d Or !syed by snsh
amount required 10 b. raieed By taxation relates,
ths nass . q p pesson' ak1ng saeh paymsns IN
stty taxes and de.er'ption Of tho real estate In
respect 70 which such payments may hayo been
lnadcs Whon tic sAnle were paid a. rehi pfoperty
ta1ss
Ino ceEtlneatc OF tao CITY CleEk, Or city Comp
ttollcr, 10 ths case may be, shall DO pFiala iace
EVIDENCE OF tho truth q sach asatoment and, upon
receiving Tue same. It shall ba tho duty Of tho
County Clerk to ontor the nmounta OF payments
therein mcntinned In proper cotumns In the
Col!cctof's books opposite the tAxes extended
ngainst the pcFsons OF property, m tho case may
for tho year or years on account Of tho taxes Of