The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-25
The Collection Of TaXcS-a Good Sugges-
ton.

lloPEwELL \ ROADS, Feb. lIh, 1876.
Nix. EDITOR Over the signature "raxpay-
err" in your issue of January 18th, there is
very sensible letter on the proposed change in
the mode Of collecting the taxes The advo.
Gates for the change from the present manner of
collecting by tax gatherers for each district over.
look several important matters TO the taXpay.
crs. The first is, that the taxes should be as
equally laid as possible. The second is, that the
tax collectors are sworn 10 assess, and return
all property not taxed or not taxed at as full
rates us other property adjoining. They also
must assess all improvements, &c. The district
tax gathercr is brought into contact Cor should
be- with every taxpayer and his property, thus
enabling him to give to the County Commits.
sioncrs very important evidence where abatc.
ments, &C., are applied for, and that very fire.
quently by those who are already under taxed.
"Taxpayer' states some of the objections to
County Treasurer; and those who advocate
one do SO upon the very just and laudable
ground OF economy Oh! what welcome word
this is to sing out to the over-worked sons aud
daughters of toll at this time. May it not be
promise to the ear, to be broken TO the heart
when the real estate holders q will not say
owners) bear the whole burden of taxation.
They support the Public Schools with all
their mismanugement and inequality in their
expenditures, and their partialilies. They pay
the poor lax, not one cent of which they he
grudge. They pay the road tax, over which
that fraud upon the taxpayers, the bond holder,
'iueS to"'iuS MS just snare ol the
t a. Hnu Nc uiso clal'i9 me protection OF
ahe aa"' Mhe 'i UNITS pay inc expenses OIL the
. H anu SoNeinilcht ana inc expenses OF
iho eoui % al reoNicssly cNIIavaSaht, ana grow
ing more SO, (see chapter $50, laws of 1874
n;m ,"'iS i'neunt 'ases ana those loi
INNS "iii i'o = NV ai'o"eu 10 uttaln lhe
SUI, unlv"so"uiS, nnu frequently Wheh every
o'u.c "llness III ,ne county mas oeen sum-
m ii ~ "ipcaI 1t, court on inc same day. as
.houSh uii inc oluie cases were set Tor and TO
pc .II n;., lne suinc uuy lhls would indeed be
cNpG i1 anu 'te taxpayers would begin to
th p,t lney nnNu ltleld at Court.
ndt w. inc m"nue f away ana talked OF ex-
ilste"u vi connections ne t4Apay'
cIs VII perhaps io'SNe lhe aggression. 1t was
maue because 'hG,T interest aud wrongs lay so
near my neart. we were Drought up IN that
sehooa 81 poi'tlcs MillSh taught There shall be
no prNlleSeu classcs,' under ms Government
Is eNehplioh rom taxation privilege" Are
gol9 payments 10 one class OF persons only a
PrlVlese Is speclai legislation, allowing
more lnuil established rates MS legal interest,
anu anu ,nut PuSuoie III soid, "prlvilcge! II so,
inc IMPRESSION 1 nave made VIII be forgiven, II
II shouiu leaa 10 all persons ana property being
taxed equally, equilaoiy ana exactly alike,
whetherlt pe corporations, banks, bonds, stocks
or any otner representative OF value as well
us real estate linen, lei us nave tax gatherer,
as now, III eacn district, VINO IN looking after
his own interest VIII nave to look after the tax
payers interest, aiu thihk good ana compe,