Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-23
The Chamber Of Commerce on
the Tax Question.
1t Also Advises the Publication of
Supervisors Expenditures.
A More Liberal Policy Toward Land
owners Advocated Regarding De-
linquent Taxes-Public Ex-
penses should Be Known.

Iukuce, Dfduu, IIuWdIut, niohhOs
Breed, Jevne. President Wells occupied
the chair.
After the transaction of routine busi-
ness the committee on laws and leglsla-
tion reported through its chairman, Di-
rector Graf, on the communication
from Director McGarvin regarding the
subject of delinquent taxes on real es-
tate. The communication from Mr..
McGarvin sets forth that, as the nom
payment OF assessed taxes is not usually
the result of deliberate intention on the
part of the owners to avoid the payment
of taxes, and as the amount involved is
quite small item to the city and coun-
ty, but covers large number of pieces
of property, mostly belonging to the
poorer classes, and imposes on them q
considerable burden to rescue their
homes from the hands OF the tax buyers,
that pledge should be formulated to
be addressed to the various candidates
for the Offices of assemblymen apd sena-
tors of the state, calling upon them to
declare themselves for or against the re-
peal Of this law and the enacting of one
with more liberal policy for the bene-
fit of the school fund instead of for pri-
-vate individuals.
The report of the committee on laws
and legislation reads as follows: Itap.
pearing that the law of this state regu-
lating the assessment OF taxes and the
sale Of property for delinquent taxes is
burdensome to the people;
We hereby pledge ourselves to the
support of its amendment by embody-
ing substantially the following:
First--When the tax becomes delin-
quent there shall be added penalty of
per cent for each month of such de-
linquency, payable to the state.
Second-Aiter the tax has been delin-
quent for one year the property upon
which the tax is lien is to be sold by
the proper officer for the total amount
of such original tax, penalty and the
cost of publication.
Third-The purchaser at such tax
sale shall have lien for the amount
for which he shall have purchased the
property, and Is per cent in addition
thereto, together with legal interest un-
til the redemption shall have taken
place.
Fourth.-The owner, his heirs, admin
lHtrators, executors, successor or assigns,
or anyone having an interest therein
6hdll HdtC tbO IikAU du oAy LllAO OCtOlO
the foreclosure of the lien, to redeem
from such sale by paving the purchase
price, with 25 pei cent in addition and
interest thereon.
Fifth-H one year shall have elapsed
without a redemption having taken
place, the purchaser must, within one
year thereafter, foreclose his lien, or the
same shall be forever barred, and said
lien be deemed fully eatisfed and paid.
Sixth-It shall be the duty, respect
lively, of The district attorney and the
city attorney to foreclose said tax liens
in all cases where the county or city has
become purchaser within the same time
as is herein provided in other cases.
Seventh-In the foreclosure of lien
by purchaser be shall be entitled to
his original purchase price, penalty of
A25 per cent, interest on the whole
amount thereof from date of purchase,
and attorney's fees to be- fixed by the
court; but where the lien is held by the
county or city, there shall be allowed !
$40 for each lien, to be paid into the
treasury for school purposes, and where
the same person is the owner of several
tracts, pieces or parcels of land, upon
which there are, tax liens held by the
same person, they must all be foreclosed
in one action. sa-'
Eighth After foreclosure of tax
lien and the sale of the premises, the
right of redemption from such sale to be
the same as upon the sale of real prop
erty on execution.
The committee on laws and legisla-
tion also reported on the matter brought |
before the board at its last meeting by
Director Forman, with regard to the
publication of q statement of all the ex-
penditures authorized by the boards of
supervisors of counties and the councils
and trustees of cities. The report advo-
Gated the passage of the following bills:
An act to provide for the publication
OF monthly STATE ments, by the auditor,
OF county indebtness.
The people of the state of California,
represented in senate and assembly, do |
enact as follows:
Section /. The auditor of each coun-
ty of this state shall cause to be pub
lished, on or before the 10th day of each
month, as hereinafter provided, state
ment of each and every claim, debt or
demand for which he shall have drawn
warrant on the county treasurer for
the preceding month, showing the
amount OF each of said claims, debts or
demands, and to whom payable, and for
what allowed or how accrued, and out of
what fund payable, and the sum total
thereof.
Sec 2. The publication OF said state
ment shall be made in two established
daily newspapers Of general circulation
published at the county seat ana having
the largest sworn circulation, and repre-
senting the two leading political parties
casting the highest vote respectively at
the laet preceding general election; but
In counties where no daily papers are
published at the county seat, the publi-
cation shall be made In tri- weekly, semi
weekly or weekly newspapers, and where
no newspapers published at the county
seat, the publication shall be made in
any newspaper or newepapers published
IN the county. Said publication shall be
made by one insertion in each paper.
Sec. 3. The rate of compensation to be
allowed for such publication shall not
exceed, for daily newspapers, 81 for ev-
cry 10 lines, or 24O ems, Of the usual ad-
vertielng body type employed by the
newspaper in which the publication may
be made, the matter to be solid, without
display lines or unnecessary blank
spaces, and the publication shall not ex-
tend beyond einele insertion.
An act to provide for the publication
sof monthly statements of city indebted
ness.
The people Of the state Of California.
represented in senate and assembly, do