The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-01-02

paid for collecting The Commissioners should be
made responsible in some manner for the pond
George II. Glasgow. said that until that day he
had been in favor of the Treasurer system, but
since he had heard both sides he prefers the pres
get them again. with a Treasurer we do not know
how many clerks he would need, and there would
be no assessment of new property.
IL 1t is carried out as it should be. He was moi in
favor OF jumping out of the frying pan into the
Thomas A. Hays said he was for betteripr our
condition as taxpayers, and whether the present
system or County Treasurer would be better he
did not know. The Treasurer plan would he n
matter Of convenience and good man with a good
bond could be found The bond need not be ex-
himself. The matter of new assessments wouId
be the most difficult to handle, with the Treaser-
through the papers or by postal cards. TAXES
should be due at certain time and payable with
out interest. scale of discounts for payment
before inc ISL OF January might be arranged and
per cent. should be added after that date. Sixty
days otter the LIST Of january the unpaid taxes
side Of the question.
r. r. Harris Archer regarded the present system
good one IL good collectors, like Mr.. Munnikhuy-
sem could be appointed.
+. W. Baker thought that with Treasurer the
taxable basis would annually decrease and taxes
increase. Assessments of new property can be
made in no way so thoroughly and so cheaply as
by the collectors. They go to every mans house
u,
receive only % cents for each assessment and for
the nine years from 1870 to 1875 inclusive the col
ectors OF the 3D. district alone assessessed S26S
OF new property; ut cost to the county of less
than $50. Of this amount one collector MIR
Munnikhuysen, returned S103,449 in two years.
collecting taxes at central Office can be done in
a city, where all the tax payers can reach the Of
flee without difficulty or expense, but where they
are widely scattered and often without means Of
getting TO the county seat, it would be q hard
snip ana expense to small tax payers, without
bcnehtting the majority. A Treasurer would he
n convenience to those whose claims against the
county exceed their tax bills, but that class con-
stitutes small portion of the community A
system of discounts for prompt payment would
also heneft the heavier taxpayers; but every cent
thus deducted must be paid by their poorer neigh
bors. 1t would also, as had been said, benefit the
newspaper publishers, whose columns would be
swelled with advertisements of property for sale
for taxes. Besides, II Treasurer would be elected
plant board of Commissioners the risk of getting
an untaithful officer and an insufficient bond
would be greater than under the present system
There is law enough already to enforce the PROMPT
payment of taxes and to avoid loss to the comfy:
and it is difficult to understand how new laws
would be carried out any more effectively than
those we have-exceptb by expressing the people.
Inc vote upon the question was as follows:
For a County Treasurer-Messrs. Allen, Janney
Jas; Lee hochary, $. b. Silver, Webster, Thomas
4: Hays Holloway, G., Wilson, and d. Price-lO.
Against-Messrs. Archer, Barnes BAIL Glasgow
W. ID. Lee, Moores, Munnikhuysen, Rogers, Benz.
Silver, Geo. E. Silver VIM. +. Hays, Whiteford.
D. II. Wilson, Isaac Wilson, &. r. Milton George
Archer and +. w. Baker-17.
The committee of inspection, Mcssls Janncy.
Iai and Munnikhuysen, reported upon the con-
dition of Mr.. Aliens premises commanding the
arrangement of his fine barn, the appearance of
his stock especially his sheep and thoroughbred
Short Hori bull calf, &c.
Adjourned to meet at the farm of Il. John
Rogers, January Nth. Question fordiscusson:
what is the best system of farming and the
best stock to raise with view to profit and in
creasing the pru,iuctveIess Of the farm :"