The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-11
KING COUNTY TAXES.
COMPLETION of a Roll of All De-
linqueneies.
EFFECT OF The REVENUE LAW.
ensfa 80 Ee Commenced Against All
Property Delinquent up To Last
Yeax-A yEefery for ia. City.

Altho1-a Y-ovf-tF-owDs-s = King
COUNTY hzTe eeez paying up back taxes
with unEszzl rrorzp ;zfz5s, there Is : large
sr-o-nt urotza.y n fae nslrhtso-hoc1 81
1850. st.L delinquent MICA OF this IS
the accuz Nation 0. The three o. Tozr years
preceding ISL, when 50 Eany sa17itlons' -
10 cities we're plated. To meet this diff
eultv and % AID II clearing tiles fEo
statutes were passed ~ tie Legislature OF
1871, one kno<n IS the revenue and
taxation lzx, which provides thai p-ooee1-
inrs IN rem shall be taken 20 -eoover,
ard The other TO Gear Iitles' By r-3E3d-
ing ths. the lien for taxes levied and due
r-5or 70 April /, 1881, shall expire oa NO
yernbe- /, 1ss2-
To prepare FOR the operation 81 these
laxs County Treasurer Byron Phelps has
been engaged several months compiling
roll which vii Re lasting memorial O.
his term I. Il complete Ee>o-4 O. every
Piece Of property II King Comfy VIII
the back taxes due upon each compiled
in such shape that TIE delinquency c2n
te ascert.i1ed BIZ reference 20 The
description Of the property. Hitherto
these have been scattered over several y0l-
ugnes. and & was necessary 20 knox the
name Of the owner IN eaca ysar- IA.s
roll Is aox ready and any owner Eho i n
don't; can, by sending description O Inc
property 20 Mr.. Phelps. ascertain without
trozsbie whether any county tax Is cue
As November Is approaching. when the
lien vii lie reraovei, Mr. Phelps has made
eserv preparation 70 tzra over the dslIn-
caent rolls 20 the county attorney, CT pros
ensirE attorney, g the statutes designate
him.
@If.~ said Mr. Phelps, s'ihe Iaw Is fully
earned out ]; viii cost rhe county from
$4,000 10 $4,000 outlay, although. Of
course. gnzca o. Z vii come hack into The
treasury and. indeed. lie s source Of profit
II the delinquency we're confined 70 toxin
lots .n1 70 farm lands. the provisions Of
the law would lie admirable, b1s the diff
egisy comes from the number OF wi.Gc&.
schemes and pats Of greater Y-eienslons
h.s present stagn2tion. sucn s. Des
goines. Est Tacoma York, and other
such PAGES.
In Des Monies alone" he contlr
81 suppose there are 4 so LOIS on many Of
which TIE tax = a. lox 81 i CENTS. In
the county there are pro.aa.y io.o99 lots
or pieces 5eIlne cent / an required now
70 turn ali these taxes over 20 the prose
cutting attorney. zho assumes Legal and
ali osher responsibility. / hope that
prope-;y-o wEaerz, recognizing rhe string
ency Of the Law and the arbitrary daiy
imposed upon county officers, Ei.s take
the trouble 10 clear their property.
Prosecuting Attorney john +. Miller
was asked what steps be intended taking.
IF. - ne reT.ied, Il obey the strict man
date % the law / shah proceed IN every
case. but / am now consulting the al
tcrney genera. Snd il mr. conception Of
my powers Is correct | shall - abe 20 save
the county an outlay Of thousands 81 dol
lars. he h2s already replied % ny 1rsI
letter. He says:
IN This connection would exl yozr al
;ea;io2 20 sections and : Vxccs 7f@ S13 -.
Laws Of 1sgl TIE lEw q whcA taae
Last two sess.ozs clted constitute part was IL
tended ID car. defective titles 70 rezZ estate,
ard 10 remove TIRE e3oE5s ocszsiu2az ~ aelia-
eseaI taxes appearing against s2sA -ekI estate
ws3ca Eers due E23 pEraas 81 arr tine yE-sCr
- tie srsi aHy o. APRIL lsL AID section 3 shove
c5tcd expressly T-0El3es tcSf al tsxss seT5s3
ans psrs6ls Tr5o- % ne 1-si Gay Of Ars-l2. ia
SHALL cease ~ he lea o. TIA rasl sslEzs s-osn
aud alter tie Ersf asy O. N9FsEas,e-. 1ss- SEQ
zion also oo2EszAE1&ias fAEt Iae y,-ecee3s-rs
fo- TIE eallees2oa &c a. delinquent txx=s SCI
fos1a ~ sss rols -esEired - re --e 2z-e5 u IAs
ecG1fr eu- rs 5azs-s sAeua3 - Il sec1-zGze
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rs8rr TzSs isw c0ztczsltEes fssI sale
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oa exssutsgn - so-ce = Judgment c.
tanned IL All as-uuEAT n .rc0-dX1ea W. 10
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bso ser taxes y-2o- - The S-sT 6Ey - AFgIL
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4 caz c. us II c-e complaint ! sAa@
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zaezn 3 aa4 sAs cgEzty vi lose ne
r291sT.
& az h&n3 ar7sd tv oes-g restricted
- zxg 1sEsay-es. and 81 The comp 2surs
shoe54 lss 1les 3y Aarusi J THIS VII
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ta.ssee zeag ua4rt Ts-sct>5l1ss- II every
ease Gse lAw Requires ;A1t sse v,iece q
property sfA4 - visited. ard Z the7e :
70 occ1 vszsss tie summons shah ~ posted
n cszsTasza-s place ! hope u -
Az Io take BUSINESS vssw q 1hs rus.-
To- zz3 : aere the -cs1sG would nas te
so-sA The cost. e., sae len -.
~ ca - 81 remember that although TIE
tlfn 5. exhausted. tAe rnga51 ssres I'll
49, st4s3 81 re books and 10 prudent
tz1yer " - fs1l - scare n5-1se-t ~ ozul:-
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