Milford chronicle., 1889-03-15
Delinquent Taxes.

Delinquent Taxes.
a hill was introduced into the House
on Feb. 18Th, hy Representative Hyn-
son, that will in a measure remedy the
defects Of the present law bearing on
tnis point, or at least give the Repub-
Leans a chance to pay the county
taxes ofthose of their party who are
either too poor or have neglected so to
do. The bill ia preamble says:
WHEREAS, A very considerable sum OF
money is annually lost to the treasury Of
each Of the several counties of the State by
/ the uon-payment of Poll Taxes which are
allowed as delinquent, and thereby the bur
dens of the other taxables Of said counties
respectively are appreciably increased; aud
WHEREAS, It is important that such leg
islation should be enacted as will tend to
correct the inequality and injustice thereby
| occasioned therefore,
BE ii enacted 6p The Senate and House o(
RebreseHfatiges offhe State ofDclauaJe,
in General assembly met, as follosoS
SEC. That it shall be the duty of the
collector Of county taxes in each hundred or
collection district in this State to make re-
turn lin the manner now provided by law
Of list of the persons in his hundred as
sessed with poll tax only, whose taxes are
then unpaid, to the Levy Court Of his county,
Oh the first day of the February meeting
thereof in each year. And the said Levy
Court Of each county shall cause the said de
liuquent lists, from the several hundreds or
collection districts therein, to be alphabet
cally compiled, showing the full name of
each taxable, the hundred from which he is
returned, and the amount of his tax; and shall
cause such compiled list to be advertised
for two successive weeks in the month of
February in each year in two leading news
papers leach being representative Of one of
the two political parties) published in the
said county. The said lists so returned shall
be fully and accurately recorded in a suita-
Bile record to be provided and kept for the
purpose by the Clerk Of the Peace, and such
record shall be one Of the public records Of
his Office, and shall be open at all times to
the inspection Of any citizen of the county.
The said record shall be so prepared and
arranged as to afford a sufficient space on the !
right hand margin Of each page thereof oppo-
site to each name thereon, for the entry by
this act authorized to be made by the Clerk
of the Peace, in case any tax shown thereon
shall be paid to him as hereinafter provided !
SEC. 2.-That no action shall be had or
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delinquent Of any tax so returned unpaid |
until the third Tuesday in March Of the year /
in which such lists shall have been returned; !
but that until the said last mentioned day the |
said taxes may be paid in the manner here
matter provided.
SEC. SIT shall be the duty of the Clerk
Of the Peace in each county in each year be-
tween the first Tuesday in February aud the
third Tuesday in March TO receive from any
taxable, or other person authorized by such
taxable in that behalf any tax so returned
unpaid in such year and to issue a receipt
under his hand, in the name of such taxable
therefor. Upon the receipt Of every such
tax the Clerk Of the Peace shall mark a line
hough the name Of the taxable in red ink
On the said record, and shall also make an
entry on the right hand margin thereof oppo-
site the name fthe taxable in the words
" This far paid" and shall also
sign his name to such entry All taxes re-
,eived by each Clerk of the Peace pursuant
o the provisions Of this section. after deduct
ng five per centum of the amount thereof
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shall be paid to the County Treasurer of his
county on the first Tuesday in April in each
lear, and said County Treasurer shall sign
eceipt therefor to be written on the record
by Section of this act In case
# the failure Of any Clerk Of the Peace to
ccount for and pay over the moneys re-
eived by him under this act, he shall be LA
'le upon his official obligation; and any
mission of such duty is hereby declared to
,e a breach thereof
SEC At shall be the duty of the Levy
,ourt of each county to hold a session on the
bird Tuesday in March i'll each year, for the
'urpose Of considering the delinquent taxes
hown upon the record and lists aforesaid. +
Ghich shall not heretofore have been paid c
o the Clerk Of the Peace; aud such taxes as I
hen remain unpaid shall be absolutely al. !
owed as delinquent and settlement shall }.
hen be made with each collector accord \
Ugly. Provided, however, that no commits 4
ions shall be allowed to any collector upon il
ny such taxes as may be received by the c
lerk ofthe Peace pursuant to the provis- ?
ms of this ACT II
This bill does justice to both parties, y
nd removes the only excuse the Re
ublicans have really had to condemn d
ne Democratic party in relation to q Z.
taxes. The measure should ci
ecome law, and will, unless some pi
arrow-minded Democratic poiiticiaa B
Dpose it,simply because 1t is Repub- a a
can measure. Z,