The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-29
The Next County Taxes.

The Next County InxeS.
The First day OF July will witness |
nm entirely new system of collecting |
thecounty taxes. Let us hope that it
Will bo a better system than the last
one, and liable to less abuse. If cur
red outwith an honest intention to
collect the taxes il cannot fail to be an
Improvement over the old system. Re-
ceiyer of taxes and County Treasurer
Diekoy has it in his hands to inaugu-
rate the new law honestly impartlally
aud In q non-partisan spirit. He has a
demoralized state of finances and pub
lie opinion against him to start with,
add it will require resolution and
nerve to correct the q land stem the
other. II he succeedsin both so much
the greater will be his moral victory
and the credit due him.
The First thing in the program for
the new plan for the collection of taxes
will be for the receiver to prepare a
book OF blank tax receipts with corro-
spending stubs, tho latter to be filled
UP AhC - lhNlNNIlPNottAii w oAAON
who paid how much and when.
The receiver is to have his office in
Wilmington. When he gets his dupli-
catos he gives notice that he will ut
tend either in person or by deputy
twice at one OF tho voting places in
each hundred outside Of Wilmington,
in each Of the months Of August, Sep
tember and October, to receive taxes
He can receive taxes from any hun
dred at his office in Wilmington. No
tice of the days he is TO collect taxes
in the outside hundreds is to be given
In two newspapers. He must attend
five hours each day in the country.
He is to be present in person, or by
deputy, at his Office In Wilmington
every day except Sundays and legal
holidays, and except the days he may
be attending in other hundreds to re-
eeive taxes. His Office hours in Will
lnington are to be from two till five,
ard from seven till eight p. m.
II the receiver of taxes fail to at tend
of any time, either in city or country,
I'm person or by deputy as appointed
to collect taxes, any person calling to
pay during those hours can sue and
recover from him ten dollars before
any justice OF the peace, unless his
absence was unavoidable and not ow-
ing TO negligence.
On all taxes paid before the first OF
September, a five per cent. rebate will
be allowed, on all paid before Novem-
Der, three per cent. and on all unpaid
before the first day of December, five
per cent. is to be added.
On tho first day of January books
with blank receipts and corresponding
stubs aro to be given to delinquent
tax collectors authorized to collect the
balance OF the taxes. These collectors
are to be appointed by the receiver OF
lakes.
These delinquent tax collectors, be-
tween the first and second Tuesdays
Of March are to give ten days notice
In newspaper in hundred, and II
there be no newspaper In such hun
dred then in two newspapers IN thC
city of Wilmington, also by hand-bills
posted in ten public places in the hun
Gred, that they will attend at certain
places to receive the taxes due. Thes,
are to be deemed sufficient demant
for taxes.
All taxes remaining unpaid on tn
drst OF May are to be extinguished, ex
eept taxes on real estate or persona
property. The delinquent tax collec
tors are given till the first day of Sop
tember or longer at the option OF tn
receiver of taxes to collect taxes OF
real estate and personal property
These collectors are to be allowed te
per cent commission on all taxes whic
exceed five dollars and twenty per cen
on all sums under five dollars.
Any Receiver OF Taxes or Collecto
who will give Il receipt for an exLlr
guished tax or fraudulently dato blcl
Or date forward any tax receipt can bt
lined one hundred dollars, and shal
pay one hundred dollars more, to an
person who will sue for it.
The foregoing We believe embrace
all the salient points of the new law
1t has weak places in it, but they vii
only be taken advantage of by thos
who do not want to make q full an
honest collection of taxes. As unde
the old system no collector is boun
TO call upon those who only pay POI
tax, 1t will still remain for thos
who only pay poll taxes to hunt Ii
The collectors as usual. As an oflst
To this however is tho fact that II
name is to stricken from the asses
ments except the names of person
who have died or removed from IL
State.