Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-04-28
RESISTING TAXPAYERS.

The third meeting of resisting taxpayers
was held at the Court. house last evening.
/ When the meeting was called to order but
; thirty-seven of the one hundred and four
originators of the movement were present !;
twenty-five others subsequently came in.
On motion of E. P. Figg, Chairman Green
being absent, P. a. Miller was called to the
chair. In order to brace up the small assem-
bly,, evidently, Mr.. Miller directed Secretary
Love to read the resolutions adopted when
| the one hundred and four were all present.
which he did, also the pronunciemento OF
last Tuesdays meeting. The Secretary then
read an agreement, to be signed, by which
! the signers agree TO pay but one per cent
/ taxes for 1882, and nons at all if the Collector
! refuses TO accept that sum and IN that event
| the signers agree to stand by one another IN
all that may follow in the way of lawsuits,
each one paying his proportion of costs.
Mr.. Mier and Mr.. Triechler made few
remarks, and James McClatchy was then
called out. He said he had signed the agree
ment, had rendered the Collector half his
taxes, and that officer refused to receive 1t.
| He said the city did not lose the Fowie bond
suits. Mrs. Fowle sued, and Mayor Swift
| allowed a default to be taken, failing to an
swer, and the case going up on writs OF error.
| the Supreme Courts held that the default
barred the city from making any defense. In
the present case there would be no default.
Ii the taxpayers lose in the fight they will
have only to pay two per cent.-what is now
demanded. If they win they pay but one
per cent. Ii they win they save the city
$500, 600; if they lose, they lose but five per
cent on the taxes. l.. G. Chandler had said
to him that no delinquent taxes have been
collected here for nine years, because there is
no law for their collection. 1t is simple
question of honesty and right. What the
Courts decide the people shall do is right and
honest for them to do.
j. II. Sullivan wished the RECORD UNION
should understand that citizens stand ready
to buy the new bonds proposed as soon as
issued, and $500, 900 is ready to be SO in-
vested at per cent, so it is not true that the
issue of new bonds will leave the city no
better off than now. If compromise is
forced the new bonds will find takers at once
among citizens.
TIE meeting on motion of Mr.. Mier,
adopted the pledge or resolution of agree
ment to resist.
The Secretary said Chairman Green had
signed the agreement before he went to San
Francisco, where business had called him.
The other signers OF the agreement were
Henry Triechler, James McClatchy, L. P.
Figg, P. A. Miller. Charles Peterson, Z.
Kraus and J. II. Sullivan.
r. L. Deylin was called out and gave O
legal opinion that the Codes repealed the
Revenue Act of 1861, and Judge Sanderson
had told the Trustees they must collect under
the Act of 1861, as it had, by reference, been
incorporated into the Charter Act of the
city, Notwithstanding the repeal of the
original Act. But it is almost impossible,
by reason of It's restrictions. to collect accord
ing TO tie Act of 1861, and because of the
difference of its methods from those in the
Code. As to the per cent. question, he re-
viewed the law, and thought the better view
was that the Trustees cannot levy to exceed
per cent. But it is, he said, a question of
intricacy.
For the benefit of the new comers the
pledge of fsalty confederation was again
read, and ten minutes recess taken to give
recruits an opportunity to sign, and these
citizens signed their names to the roll, each
paying fee of 81: Jacob Schwerdtie, Chris.
Weisel, C.. N. Hartwell. John Oschwald, S.
Roth, VIM. Frieseke, F. Lotthammer, Fred
Mier, c. Iser, j. G. Devine, J. l.. Briggs,
NJ. Ringay, A. johnson, P. Jeffrey, VIM.
Hook-in all % signers.
Remarks were made by James McClatchy
and Henry Triechler, and the meeting, after
arranging to secure other signers, adjourned,
subject to call of the Chair