The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-02-14

has issued che followtng circular f
the information 6f sax colieeterssa
SCISSORS ard parish tscasurers, Whie
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1 Baton Rouge. La. Feb. Z, 1855
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= The following rirgnlar, a'hieh cor
{ tains decisions and replies % many .
] the questions rPrqpssIiaed % thi
J Office, is Published fer the iaforma
J tian Of collectors, assessors and paris
( treasures
! Alluspaid taxes Of 1882 and sub
, tsegaunt reass bear ihserest a. Tn
Fhta u per cent per month fnen
J Dec. 3lst Of theyear n which they
are 'eolieetible.
Rents and revenues Of aall property
Sold to the State for compartment 81
taxes belong 20 the State, and the ia1
rcoilectsrWh0, by virtue Of his ofice
mas charge Of all such property, should
collect sncii rents and revenues and
pay the same into the State treasury,
l Property sold to the State for on.
paid taxes shonld not again be sold
for the taxes assessed upon said prop
ieTtv Subsequent to the sale 10 the
State. If redeemed, the person re
deeming shall pay all taxes assessed
upon said property subsequent TO the
tax sale.
/ Collectors shonld give the names of
the delinonenis who hsPe paid back
taxes, and the wear for which they
have paid, SO that the proper entries
Inay be made on the delinquent rolls
on file in this Office.
I Whenever any property Is conceal
ed or disposed Of before day Of sale,
collectors are authorized to seize and
sell any other property belonging to
the tax debtor to collect the tax due
by him to seize and sellrsny gather
ed or growing crops or shares therein,
and to proceed in the courts, without
a deposit Of costs, 10 procure gar
nishment of any salary, coupenss-
tion, or Of any obligation due the tax
debtor, whenever sneh seizure or gar
nishment rs necessary to collect the
taxes.
1t IS not imperative on collectors TO
advertise for safe the immoHable prop
erty Of deiinqnents Immediately after
the expiration Of the twenty days
notice required by Law. II may be to
the interest Of the State that such
sales be not made anlil April Or be
fore the LIST Of May.
Collectors should furnish this Office
with copy Of the newspaper con
tanning advertisements Of p&aPerty to
be soil for unpaid taxes.
Outgoing collectors, except in Or
leans, are requested TO file the lists of
delinquent taxpayers IN the office OF
the Recorder Of Mortgages, which
lists shall, upon the order Of the
Auditor or police Jury, DC delivered to
the newly elected or appointed col
iector.
1t is the duty Of the collector TO
note on the roll any error IN the de-
scriptlon OF property or owners name,
bat no such change shall be made
without ten days notice 10 the roa!
owner.
At the expiration of sixty days after
taxes shall become due and exlgibie,
collectors are authorized 10 receive
payment Of the taxes from any per
son, other than the one in whose name
the property has been assessed, and
TO surrogate the payer 10 all the
rights of the State incident to or
growing out Of such Tax 4
The Parrish School Board should
pay the assessor the compensation
liked by law for assessing the poll tax.
Property omitted from the rolls of
1883. and previous years. should not
have been placed upon the rolls of
1884; such assessments should appear
upona supplemental roll. H
Section /. Of Act No. 3s. of 1884
makes it. the latv of the Police jury
Of each parish 10 have made, for the
Use Of The assessors, complete abstracts
Of all land entries. Lists Of State
lands sold Outing the year 1884 have
been forwarded 10 The assessors. Ap-
plieaLians for abstracts Of entities Of
tho United States lands should be
made through this Office 10 the Hon.
c. b. DarralI, Register, who will fur
fram ffty ceats 10 So for each abstract.