The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-06-24

Woolford, in regard to the Pabte schoo
Tax, viii Be read with interest:
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To Ne=nI 5anez W. Pearre wn- Res Wa N
se1o.ol Conlissi0zsrs flr Yrs.ierscE eiar-,il N
nznore AD1 y Ashi1Siau rOaatie.
GExTtk1Kx.-fg1f y0ini letter n rezar,i !, the
1assriof0n q AZ schol s4x MAS rsreives4 ssDettle
Ao AID s1sseF has ozIir teen delaysd bF H. In,
E1ng 0etcsaI es1zEee1asnfs 70 uhscf, hAye 49, ~.
otss.rily s1ts-efed-
Ii b s1sassis MAJ y0a hare By sse means ostainet
s1soa4 EAx n ns ssistribatad aerurlinE % law snd
Il11f ta41ce : keFE hard IL ths TfasTl,r frIr,
ys1r = rear las i uot tue The FeTernr from
~ l--l.sr 1900 al = Distributed fszr tinss year
nd n Ne tAlr dsris1fg1s all the reeeiE,s are a.
sril1 nd nothins b say q balance q others ~
: eafrsee over nileas s1zae portion q the rsyeune
Ireasary hesoTs the nffeenih 81 June IN thst wear
y ms hkpEens shzterer amount IA ~ rrIttSf~-l
1ssnx zptlleahae only 70 the nexf school year s
seA-tne ~ dstribufs0n In that school year ur The
nrst day o. October. The lint dizfrYbut0n fnr ing
A,lee. % the receipts frun the school lew AZ rs -.
maj. "a yrieter NO another was made In January
10. me lhifl was made in March sane yenr ami
ne iasi distribution Of revenue frDm school tax for
le.S VIII Dc made ~ June (pfeent nonthl when ms
school year 1876 eIld<
The nseal yearof the Treasury ends September Eh
and between The hheenfh Of June which 1 the end
81 the school year and thar day there has seneraIT
- gsh saeest amount Of the school tEx ieYiei for
.ne current year collected 10 equal oursh Of he
whole levy, Consequently one-fourth Of The Who'll.
amount Of the levy Is distributed on the Ara dav "A
~ iol lhe ssme u generally the n each Of
tne otner days Of distribution appointed by the law
IN u the June OF last distribution when NOD anix
ine balance d the amount rseeiFed On the lew II
m, s 100. year put as Al received on account o.
ne lesisx "a previous years, Is also distributed
Ihe reeeltz during The fiscal year ending Settsra
NJ - lss were very large owing % the fact thEt
mAking collections and epeiAily ofiAxea IN arrtars
The whole reeeipss from school tax daring ne
nseal ytzr is55 aggregated the amount Of sof 7izf
sum largely IN excess Of he SHOE ausorrt II ~.
eeipts sae sam q ssz5s S1sg rssslp.s fsn ,eVv
the wfole rcneipss during he year from ~ NV q,
" 5eAf ls74 had also been disirtussd N nj. a.
e prersous days q distribution fcr ne rkooi rea-
- enal,E having nathing N he TrsaEsry 8,
sei1sd tzx bat The rsespss On ancanf "a ~ srksi
~ - "a Hhleh only appl5ealle % H. .ic
rsr - shith pear commences sixteenfh a June
aness u TIE sehol rear ls7s and " =. rss r. S-s
- yAieA VIII - nc LAD dfsrrlltiQn n ~ 49,
- s1aes pear and this dlsarbutfoa VII Be- rrus
A..1g lzfEe ~ The reas11s kereiufors asSfxue,d
Iher< hsse heen q nec-safT larxe sllateIneuts "a
.l.4 se1eiez, errnegus nasezsllsais Al ailyscd 81
- ~ 9 each yeas since the aellol fHz Has orsri
a ~ - ne eolleeitons fur 10 slnxie year hav,
sss1 tnfeiy clmpisei and abate1eiifs es,ltinl,e !
- s,.ssl essE year. 4 i imsiAAe Al this time !
- -. A4@lA tAtHE AbAIelne1liE amount 70 fsr AM
ye.< This eal only be done when the Wllsie eollee
ue1s ~ 1nf given year are eoneluded and Al ~,
A1.tE11er1s incident thereto are allowed
IL Eino11t % school tHx distributed during Is,
fiscal yeAr ie75 wAs sig - being y ~ ii n r,-
o. mr. slaule levy for The year isss Which -
aIaonnisd % s5ls ,SaF =
ne datrihution during the fiscal year Is7s uli
e1aIplt much Larger excess than that q 1873
hefore closing this communication vii adVes
Y Ne .ct mat some persons connected with n,
sehooi boards have imagined filat ths INz n Ia
increasing the school tax b twelve cent? Instead .
ven - formerly, would make the distribution Z, M
Whhe schools larger than Il had been under frsn1.
acts This hsnDf the ense, but on the o0nfrary IN
nissfDufioa " white schools has been Ie<sensfi b
ne ehsnge- The additional two cent? were addes
- ~ school levy IN 1874 % provide the means 10
which was also increased that year 10 the sum IN IN
hundred Thousand dollars ThisnppropriafIou l,siu
unqua!lneu and specific. required by the law =
- pAlu, whether the increased levy raised TIA
amount or not: whereas the additional levy Of W.
cents On The assezzable properly Of the state woul
elsf ieise sse5s11s, which, III All colleelod5 wou
sui aoate the amount allowed 70 white sehools B
The sum o. sllsfea& II q wen Known Z, vos, nv,
ever q y every one else that there are neesssarl
,riEe ahatements every year allowed by the Count
t9mmi.sioneE and Appeal Tax Court for fnsolver
Giles anu erroneous Assesanefts which make II ~
ssis 2 calcnaie on te collections % he entire lev
hope hare succeeded, gentlemen, In making
plain % you that the Public School Tax Il r.rorri
disfri bnted, and assure you that shall eontlnu,
- long a. remain n ofee 20 make the istri6nf;o
y nearly a possible. IN exact conformity with N
provisions 81 the law governing sIIeh distriirfi
im' senilsmen, ven respectfully yonr, 3e,.
i LErfg WO0tFDRD
Comptroller Of the Treaznry