The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-07-24


sary TO collect In money may at the discre.
tion OF the supervisors or road commits
sioners be placed In the hands OF the col
lector Of taxes with their warrant for col.
lection by him, for which he shall receive
five per ccntum Of the amount collected by
him, or the same may be collected by the
| supervisors or road commissioners as here
tofore, provided further that the limitations
In this act as to time and the requirements
hereof relating to keeping an alphabetical
list Of persons charged with taxes shall
not apply to road taxes.
SKorIoN 8. The collector of taxes shall
haye all the power for the collection of
said taxes during his term OF Office hereto
fore vested In collectors Of county taxes
under existing laws and be subject to the
same liabilities and penalties for neglect or
violation Of the duties Of his office.
SKoTroN O. The collector OF taxes shall
provide an appropriate book, the cost of
which shall be allowed TO him In the settle
ment OF his accounts, in which he shall en-.
ter In alphabetical order the names Of all
persons charged with taxes in the dupli-
Gates aforesaid, and showing the amount
Of such tax charged against each person,
which book shall be open to the inspection
OF each taxpayer and shall be delivered by
the collector Of taxes at the expiration of
his term to his successor in office.
SKCrIoN z. Where any duplicate of taxes
assessed Is issued and deliYered to the col
lector Of taxes it shall be the duty of said
collector to give public notice as soon
thereafter as conveniently can be done by
at least ten written or printed notices to be
posted in as many places in different parts
OF the township or borough that said dupli-
cate has been issued and delivered to him,
and all persons who shall within sixty days
from the date Of said notice make payment
OF any taxes charged against them In said
duplicate shall be entitled to reduction OF
flvc per centum from the amount thereof
and all persons who shall fail to make pay
ment OF any taxes charged against them in
said duplicate for six months after notice
given as aforesaid shall be charged against
them, which shall be added thereto by said
collector of taxes and collected by him.
SECTION s. The collector of taxes shall
in person or by some person duly authoriz-
ed be in attendance for the purpose of re-
ceiving and receipting for taxes on Thurs.
day, Friday and Saturday Of each week
during the hast two weeks of said sixty
days, between the hours of two o'clock and
y.Nt., Alr
dence or some other place in the proper
township or borough to be designated by
him in the notice aforesaid.
SRcTIoN o. The collector of taxes shall
collect the taxes charged in said duplicates
and pay over the same to the respective
treasurers or authorities entitled thereto
after deducting his commission for the col
lection thereof, which is hereby fixed at
two per ccntum on all taxes paid to him on
which an abatement OF five per centum is
allowed, and at five per centum on all
taxes afterwards collected, provided that
where the total amount of taxes charged
on duplicate is less than one thousand
dollars the said collector shall receive three
per centum on all taxes paid to him on
which an abatement of five per centum is
allowed.
SRCrIoN 10. Exonerations may be made
by the authorities and in the same manner
as heretofore.
SRcTIoN II. The accounts of collectors OF
taxes shall be settled by the township or
borough auditors of the proper township
or borough, and he shall state separate
account for each different tax collected by
him, but collectors Of county and State
taxes shall settle with the County Commits
sioners as heretofore.
SECTION 12. Taxes charged upon unseat-
cd lands shall not be collected by the col
lectors Of taxes but shall be certified and
returned by the several authorities levying
the same to the County Commissioners to
be collected as heretofore.
SRcrIoN 13. So much of all general acts
heretofore passed as is inconsistent here
with is hereby repealed, but this act shall
not apply to any taxes the collection Of
which is regulated by a local law.
Approved the 25th day Of June, A. d.
1885. ROBERT E. PArrIsoN.