Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-03-28
An Important Circular.
TAN COLLECTIONS, ~


Special to tho iirayune.
Baton Rouge Feb. >.-Auijt"5 Steele la,
prepared rh.. f,,o,iua circular f. tae !u"T,
NATION of collectors, assessors ani Pan>h
trea,uT,-:
Siuc @! Louisiana Anll.or'> Oa:cc,
Baton Eou-e. Feb 7~issI.
The following circular, containing decisions
and replies 90 many "f the questions pro-
ppundrd to ihi, otH;erIs Published for Ihe
information ct collectors, assessors ana paIIsh
treasures.
All unpaid taNe- % 1852 aud subsequent
years bear interest Al the rate OF ! per r-n;.
,,cr month from Dec. = of the year IN which
they are D"i.'ciabir
G"ut> AMI revenues Of all property sold to
The State tur urn-paymcnt "f tiA"> h'i"n2 1"
tua State. and the tax collector, who by virthc
Of h> office has charge Of all such property,
should collect such rents anj revenues and
puy ,he same INTO the state Treasury
Property sold To the STAT for uupall taxes
should uui agarn be sold trr the take, a>-te>cd
upon saii property subsequent tu the sa'c ~
the State lfrcdscmrl, the person rciecniii-
shall pay al taxes assessed upon saId property
subsequent to the tan sale.
Collector, shouli give tie names OF the
deIiuqucnts who have pad back taxes, AMI
the year for whIch they have paid, So that
the proper entries may he made on The de.ln
rurh rolls on lie IN ihis office.
Whenever any property is concealed or
disp,>cd OF before day of sale, coIerrors are
authorized TO selze and sell any oiher props
erfy belonging To he tax de tor to collect the
tax due hy him: to seiZe and self any gathrTd
or growing crops. or shares therein, aud pro.
cced IN tie courts. without deposit Of cost
to proure u garn>hnent ot any salary com
pen>ation, or of any Obligation due the tax
debtor, whenever such SEIZURE or .arnl.hment
is ncct s-ary Ia collect the taxes.
Its not impararive on collectors to adver-
tise for ale the in movable property of de
linqurnt- Immediately after the expiration Of
the twenty day notice required 10y the law.
Il may be to the interest of the State that
such sales lie not made until April or before
the :, Of May
COLLECTORS should furnish this office with
copy of the newspaper containing advertise
ments of property 10 he sold for unpaid taxes.
Out going collectors, eXcep, IN Orleans,
are requested file the list o.: delinquent tax
payers ia the o ice of ;he Recorder 81 Mort
.ayes. which li,t> -hall, ubon the order Of the
au.illor OF police iury, be delivered 10 the
new NEGLECTED. or appointed collector,
Il Is the dnty OF the co lectnr 10 note ON the
roll any error ~ the DESCRIPTION of property
or ownet : name bat no such change shall br
made without Ten days notice to the real
( owner.
Bv lh- expiration OF >iAt' days after taxes
shall become dhe and exigjblr, Collector. are
! authorized 10 receive payment of taxes from
/ any person other than the one in whose name
! The property has been assessed, and TO suJ'e>
! gate the payer 10 all the rights OF the Stale
! incident To or growing out of such tax.
! The Parish school Beard should pay the
Z Assessor the compensation fixed 10y law for
assessing the poll lax
/ Properly omitted from the rolls Of 1888 AMI
previous wears. should not have been placed
upon the roll, OF 1851; sur' assessment,
should appear upon a supplemental roll.
Section OF Act, No 3s OF 1885 makes i
the du'y of me p0lice nv of each paIi-h 'c
have made tor the use of the assessors, com
pl.,e abstracts Of all the Iani euIrIes. List
Of State lands sold during tie year OF l>S-
have been forwarded to theassesSors. Appl
cation for abstracts of entries of United State
land. should be made through this office Il
the Hon. c. B. Darrell, Register who vii
furnish such abstracts at q cost ranging from
80 cents to - for each abstract Inc S;at'
will pay part OF the cost.
Parish treasures who have no cash book
and who fail 10 make application 10 this oiiic
for such book, will not escape the Penali
fixed by law for failure TO perform the imfor
tant duties imposed upon them by Secticn 5
of act No 80 OF 1852
An order To sell sixteenth section c
school land will not he issued to paris
treasurer when, less than seven votes OF til
township take part in the election.
A rti lie 233 Of the constitution fixes tb
. debt due by the State to the free school fun
at SI,l3U.si7 81 and as the limit has not bee
reached, the several townships which by ol
ror or omission have not received the amour
to which they are entitled I,wil, upon satiSta'
tory evidence, be given proper credits.
OBJ STEEL, auditor.