Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-12
THEIR LABORS FINISHED.
The Association of Collectors and As
SCISSORS Of Texas Adjourn.
Another Day Spent in Interesting Discussions
OF Topics Concerning the Assessment
and Collection of Taxes.

morning when President Ramsey called
the assessors and collectors 70 order.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
The regular order of business was sus-
pended, while the secretary collected the
annual dues from the members.
A motion was made to exempt the
president from the payment OF dues, but
President Ramsey insisted on paying, and
handed the money over to the secretary.
Topic No. was then taken up for dis
cussion. This topic is to the effect that
1.-the residence or location of persons
assessed with poll or personal property
should be identified in some manner. -
An amendment was tackled
on providing that assessors in
the absence of legislation be
required to enter the residence OF tax
payers on the general roll, and the topic
as amended was adopted.
Comptroller Mccall thought the repre-
sentatives ought to be impressed with
the necessity of enacting a law to en-
force the collection of poll tax. He de-
claTed that the delinquent poll tax list
amounted to $3.50 900 year.
There was some talk in this conven-
ton Of law making a poll tax receipt a
necessary qualification to the right of
franchise, but a majority were against
the proposition.
An invitation from J K. Milliken of
the Texas printing and lithographing
company to take a ride on the electric
car and visit his establishment was ac-
cepted for CLOCK.
convention than Y1rOoaa6 cd 70
choose a place of meeting for next year.
Mr.. FoTtson Hays nominated San
Marcos, MIR. Metz Of Travis nominated
San Antonio, Mr.. David of McLennan
nominated Waco. The nominations of
each place was seconded.
The convention then proceedep to bal
lot, but before it was completed the
other towns were Withdrawn, and San
Antonio was chosen by reclamation.
The second Tuesday in September was
chosen as the time for the next meeting.
The continuation of topics was then re-
sumed.
5. 1.-The law requiring collectors to
visit each precinct and remain two days
should be repealed, - was taken up, dis
cussed and adopted.
g. Commissioners courts in receiv-
ing and approving tax rolls should be re-
CURED to have one copy of same suitably
bound for use in collectors Offices was
discussed and adopted.
Z. ''To more clearly define what prop
erty is subject to taxation. - Postponed
until the next meeting.
s. 1.-The law allowing stationery and
furniture to certain county officers
should be so amended as to include all
county Offices. - Adopted without dis
CUssIOn.
g. ''SaIes of lands to state and
delinquent list for the years prior to 1880
should be cancelled by the legislature, -
was amended so as to read: 'That all
sales of lands to state of Texas prior to
the year 1880 be cancelled, provided the
owner of said land viii pay state and
county tax on subsequent years with in
terest, and cancellation receipts will be
issued by the comptroller upon presenta-
ton of certificate of collector to comp
troller that said subsequent taxes have
been paid. - 1t was adopted as amended.
MI. Metz introduced a resolution de-
claTing the objects of the association to
be for the improving and perfecting of
the system OF assessing and collecting
taxes, so as to make the burden of taxa
ton as nearly equal as possible. Adopted.
10. "Changes in the law pertain
ing to the collection of delinquent
taxes, was postponed until next meet
ing for discussion.
II. ''To make the offices of assessor
and collector of taxes offices of record,
and to provide a more systematic plan
for the preservation of the records of
tax sales. - Adopted without discussion.
Col. A. J. Chambers being introduced
to the meeting was made an honorary
member of the association and invited to
make a speech, which he did.
At the conclusion of Col. Chambers
speech the meeting adjourned till
0 CLOCK.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met again at , o CLOCK
u. ''Thut the tax collector in the
final settlement of his accounts with
the comptroller each year should be al
lowed credit for the costs due him on
lands sold to the state, and that the
state should become the beneficiary of
the costs charged in the redemption of
such lands as stand to the state,' was
discussed aud adopted.
49, THAT the several counties of the
state should be required to furnish tax
collectors with blanks, reports, tax-re-
ceipts and registers now furnished by the
state, - was laid on the table.
Collector Carmichael of Hill county
offered q resolution to the effect that
there should be a specific penalty of 81
on each delinquent and 3 per cent. on
the amount of taxes due by him, re-
CARELESS of distance, instead of 10 cents
a mile as now, as it works hardship on
the taxpayer living ut q distance from
the county seat under the present sys-
tenn.
After some discussion the resolution
was adopted.
A number of accounts were presented
and allowed.
Resolutions were adopted returning
thanks to the newspapers of North Texas
for their fair treatment, to the citizens of
Fort Worth for their hospitality, to the
railroads for their Hberality, and es-
pecially to J. E. Murrey and J W. Rob-
lnson of Tarraut country, for their
efforts in making the meeting a success
aud the stay of the members pleasant.
Mr.. Mccall then stepped upon the
stage and, asking the president to stand
up, made a neat little speech to him,
presenting him, on behalf of the mem
bers of the association, a handsome
solid, silver handled silk umbrella.
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