Daily Republican., 1890-04-02

lNoW stntS th0 iibto uhVt
been returned to the Levy Court and
accepted on the last day on which
they could be returned and accepted,
we eau sec how the thing works, and
here 10 . sample case. We have
alluded TO the same cause before but II
Is one SO easily got At and 90 well
known that We take the privilege OF
referring 10 1t again. The case 10 that
Of William Pencil, who Collector
Mckee deliberately cheated out of bis
vote and the county out OF his taxes.
We do not pretend to say, OF course,
that Mr.. Mckee has MIR. Penn ella
money, but he should have had it, and
had he taken 1t we have not the least
doubt the county would have got it i.
But to the case, Mr.. Pepnell, after
several years Of disiranch isement
finally got on the assessment oil 1889
Being merchant he was assessed q
poll rate of $500, upol which Of the
rate Of 80 cents ON the 500 the tax
he owed the county and tried to pay,
but which Collector Mckee absolutely
refused TO accept was S2.0e.
Some months or so lefore the time
Tor the collectors 10 mako their return,
Mr.. Pennell dropped into Collector
McKec's office 10 pay his taxes. The
Collector looked over his books, and
told Mr.. Pencil that his name was
not on the tax duplicate. Thinking
that the Clerk of The Peace might in
making out the duplicate have acci.
oentally omitted his name, Mr.. Pen
nell applied to that official Tor certi-
llcate of assessment which the clerk
very courteously AID obiigingiy gave
Him. Mr.. Pennell, armed with Clerk
Cochran's certificate, went back TO
Collector Mckee, and showing it to
that official, again protiered his money
and asked Tor receipt. We src not
informed OF the exact words made use
OF by Collector Mckee. but Mr.. Pen
nell says he said something about the
spelling OF the name, that it did not
exactly suit him and he again declined
10 take the money and give receipt.
Ofcourse Mr.. PenDell could do no more,
the Collector refused 10 take mis- taxes
and give him the receipt he was en-.
titled to.
But WAS Mr.. Pencils name on
Collector McKee's tax duplicates |
We say 1t was. AT the very moment
he told Mr.. Penpell his name WAS not !
there, it was there in bold black and |
white, and the proof that it was there
" in the fact that on the second day OF
March Collector Mckee returned
civilian Pennelf' amongst the de- |
llnquents. There was nothing wrong
about the name any time. II was on |
The assessment as William Pennell; it
was on the Collectors duplicate as
William Psnnsll it was on Clerk |
Cochren's certificate az William Pen
nell, and ii is on Collector EGKeo's !
delipquen nj return as William Pcnnell
These are the true iActs oil the case,
and we cannot hep the unenvisLle |
position in which Tho Collector has
voluntarily placed himself. But, 10
go on q little father, this cheats the
county ont OF more than e. 10 taxes
that MIR. Pencil swcd iog 1890. Ac
cording TO Mr.. Bayard'a beautiful
assessment law lir. Penneli 10 d!.ran-
chited Tor two years 10 come.
The Levy Court, putting of the nc
cepiance OF Collector Mckee's deiin
oucnt return until tbs l.sl day Of
March, makes il impossible ior Mr.
Penncll TO re; re sssessed next March.
Ills first chance Tor re.asiessment " III
be on tho 1892 ssscasme nj, AMI Inc
county will be getting no taIts from
tim in all that time. which taxes with
the 1sS taxes would in all tc Sc 1t
sosls the county dear to cheat such
men ont OF their votes. No wonder
'hc debt Of the county Is mounting up
into colossal figures No wonder the
property owners ard farmers arc
grooming under an oppressive load OF
taxation. They have not only TO pay
all these taxes ib.t Mr.. Pennell wanted
20 pay, but the ta1ss of hundreds OF
Others that Collector Mck. e has served
in the same way. No wonder there
are 80 many county screws getting
Loose. II is time tie taxpayers would
tighten them, and they will next No
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