Daily Republican., 1890-06-18
How to Fay Your Taxes.

Republican poll tax payers pay your
taxes now and then 1t will be done. II
you arc q laborer your tax will be so
cents, If you are q machanic your tsx
Will be VI 20. A colored laborer's tax
will be $l.40. as he has to pay 10 cents
additional for school tax. You will
have to lose little time anyhow In
paying your taxes aud you had Better
lose II now than farther on when the
collectors will bs more difficult TO find.
II Ii worth something to be qualified to
vote, and the moro labor and expense
II takes TO qualify, the more you will
prize the privilege. The only hopes
she Democrats have to carry The elec.
llon 10 cheating Republic ans out of
Ghelr votes, and II the latter do not
s 4llfy TO vote they will be doing Just
bat the Democrats want them to do.
not do that but pay your taxes now
4 the qualified.
xOu will find the collectors In the
room northeast corner of the Ex-
change Building, right up over Nor
ris' grOcory store, Seventh and Market
streets. You enter from Seventh street.
20 up few steps and then turn to the
left. Go up tew more steps and pass
strojght ahead. Enter either the first
or aecond door On the left. Tho frat
door takes you into the rear room OF
the tax office, tho second door leads
directly 10 the front OF the tax collec.
tors. On entering through this last
door you come frat to Collector Nc
Kse, Of the South District. he win
be, If at his desk. sitting with his left |
side to the entrance door with his face
fronting Seventh street. Here you
stop and pay your taxes il you live
any where below Sixth street. Collec-
tor D0ugherty sis farther on. His
desk sits against the back OF Mr.. Nc.
KEGS desk and his lace fronts the door
- you enter. The collectors face each
other with their desks close together
between Them. When you approach
either OF the solicitors tell them your
name and the ward you are, asse ssed
in. You may have moved 10 another |
ward since you were assessed.
II you have do not give the ward |
you moved to. but the ward you moved |
from and where you are assessed.
You will find both the collectors very |
pleasant gentlemen ii they are dis
posed TO be pleasant, and they will
treat you politely and affably ii you
approach them in q gentlemanly, DO.
lite manner. We have no right to
think that the collectors intend 10 do
anything else than the square thing
this year. Last years actions should
be no criterion for this years actions.
At any rate they should be treated
fairly. and when they show that they
do not intend 10 reciprocate and act
fairly, it will be time enough then to
condemn them. Now, then, we have
given all the instructions necessary
aud all the rules we can think of, and |
leave lhe rest with the poll.tax payers. |
Oh, yes. one thing more. II the
collectors say that your name lie not on |
their lax duplicates, do not argue the |
point with them, Tor they have The
books and you have not. In this case
20 to the Clerk OF the Peace ut the
court house and ask Mr.. Biggs or his
genuemanly deputy. MIR. kliason, il
your name is on the assessment. Ii
1t is they will give you a certificate to
that effect. Then 90 back TO the COL
lector and show him your certificate
when he will take your taxes and give
you a receipt. 1t is proper to say that
very often name 10 dropped in copy
Ing the assessment into the duplicates.
Now, then, we believe we have told
oil. The next thing is to 90 and pay
i. Your taxes. Do il right away.