Daily Republican., 1885-12-30

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En,.r,a - the Post, ,fiice 1t Whining.
ton Del Is second class mail matter.
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WEDNEsBAu,.D ECEMBER 10, 1850
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Thouxets Tor properly
Here 10 something for the real estate
and property owners OF New C4stie
County 10 look at, though II affects the
same classes Of people equally In AL
the counties OF the State Provided,
that the provisions OF this section shall
apply 20 persons assessed and liable 10
pay poll.tax." This little added para
graph Is tie antfnus OF the assessment
laws OF Delaware, which laws amongst
other things provide that upon the
AFFIDAVIT OF q collector OF county taxes,
that In the month Of January In each
year, he had given public notice OF the
times and places at which he would
attend to receive taxes, and that he
had 90 attended for three days, 1t was
made the duty CT the Levy Court nav
ing him in jurisdiction TO allow the col
leotor as deiinquencies, the taxes un'
collected by him, the names OF his de.
linquents being dropped nom the -
sessmept LIST mot to be placed thereon
again for twelve months after the dat
Of the allo ~snce." The quoted para
graph Is the condensation OF the wors
features o. or assessment laws by The
editor OF the North American he
view"
The real estate and property owner
TO whom We arc specially addressing
ourselves oanno', BY reading Alright
fail to Set the discrimination agsins
them In these assessment laws. III ID
discrimination was for the purpose Q
tightening the burthens OF taxation
upon that worthy class OF citizens
could be borne with considerable d
gree OF com posure. But this Is not tn
result OF thls Discrimination. 1t In
creases the taxes OF the man who OWE
little home. heavily mortgased pc
haps and which mortgage he Is tryin
to lift by bowling himself to the cart
in labor.
The collectors OF taxes in snbssant
are commanded TO collec. the last Gel
OF tax due by owners Of taxable pr,
perty, and Il they do not pay 1t With
the required time, then carry the nam
over TO the next year and make the
pay IL. Bot ~ for these poor peopl
these day laborers, these people wi
earn their living by the sweat Of the
brow, and who have not accumulate
anything the law can clutch, they q
OF no consee uence, except as vassals
the dominant political party in powe
sweep them from the assessment and (
not permit them to be assessed aga
for twelve months thereafter.
The practicA, working Of these q
sessmen, laws have brought for
legitimate fruit The class OF peop
whose names are not permitted to
stricken from the assessment see al
perceptib!v feel the gradual increase
taxation. How can 1t be other wis
With two thousand names strick
from the assessrneu. In New Cas-
County. in the manner prescribed
our assessment laws, four thousa
dollars of poll taxes tina. should be O
lected are swep. away at the sal
time.
The couuty pet la the money m,
have the monev. How sit TO yet i
--dpcu the gnsn properly owners. ID
who are struggling 70 get n house
themselves. The op<k other mode
meeting the exnenses Of the countv
by borrowing money, and prone,
being taxes. 10 nav the interest ON
borrowed money the propertv own,
have 70 tear the INT
Oaly some eipht weeka apo Co,,
Treasurer Z e-be-. stated at meat;
Of the hoard 81 trustaes NJ tho No
that ne had IN nav the intaras, an
half millio1 dollars ~ comfy A.
The interes, on that amonnt AZ evs
cent. ia ;uen.v.6ve .hou.ard aoi,s
This interest has 10 be made mn hv :.
ing proper,v owners and The MON.
owner ia car, ne,led rndar w. 80.
the law n nav the taves
There is No srcb q tb,na a. .an
their names t-o,r N. ,as dnD,ss
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