The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-20

due on the same and return the lists for
credit in their settlement with the state
The following table shows the amount
of revenue and school taxes dne tbe state
on lands bid in for the state Mt fax sales
and not redeemed, viz:
ro. +ho noou 1909 o, n,
Eor t the Sear 1872 '''''''S m692 VI
For t tbe y year 1857 1852 l9d'sf7 81 90
For the wear 1855 % 494 S6
For the year 1889. ............ 1OO,630 81
For the year 1890. .. .. .. 80. E. 116,026 05
For the year lS9l. l34 393 63
TUT lhe year ioo%' - see - lfo'ooo n
Totol ssao 1ee 20
From which we deiuct the taxes ~
paid on property redeemed
since 1885. E. ..... 49,. E. 13l, SOB So
-, o-oo-oco 90
lhere remains - .'''''' 'S'oo''oz 80
taxes vet due for the above eight years
| tax sales. As above stated the sales
made for unpaid taxes reach as far back
as the taxes of 1879. so that there are
sales for 10 wears taxes priOr 70 1885 not
included in the above table.
The assessments of 1879 and for SOW
eral Subsequent wears were very inner
fectly made and many of tho sales for
the taxes of those wears are erroneous
but after allowing for all errors and re,
demptions. II is believed that nm TO date
there is due the state for unnaid reye-
nue. and school taxes largely. more than
ST 600 600.
The noIicy of bidding off lands for tho
state at fax sales and at every session
of the legislatures passing an act for the
relief of the owners by extending the
time in which they NAV redeem the same.
has not induced delinGuent owners to 70,
deem their lands, On the contrary.
the inducemnnt has boen NOT r.
do So since thev know that
when the state becomes the
purchaser their lands are protected from
further process. They hermit the taxes
TO occumulate from yeor to year feeling
secure in the confident hope of relief
through liberal legislation. There has
been nm to This time no disonnointmont
of such eXpectations. and fine delinouents
are encoura ged TO hone that after many
wears the state will regard her claim MS
stale and ont of date and wine ont ali ar
rearages of taxes.
Shnnld the state ever determine to on
force her lion the nrofit derived Inv the
delinouents from the use of the money
due the state for the accumulated taxes
of many wears will. under such liberal
cOmnromises ms have heretofore been
made. 90 far towards having tho states
doubt that. i'm view of the matter. many
have permitted their property sold TO the
state. not only as n means of present
relief. but i'm eSpectation of ultimate gain
to themselves.
During the first wears i'm which lands
were sold for taxes many taynoyers were
prompted TO nav tbe tnyes on their lands
by the fear that should they permit them
to be sold for taxes they might be pur-
chased by individuals and thus encum-
bered by a tax title. There seems TO be
no confidence in n tax title under the
present law and of lote vears individu-
chase lands ot fax sales, The fear of
complications that might arise by reason
of Dnrchase by individuals being removed
the sales to fhe state for unnaid taxes
are increasing and tho receints from the
assessment rolls hotb for reyenne and
school fund. are diminishing accordinpIv
As shown above tbe taxes for tIe
wear 1899 due on lands hid off to the
state ot fax sales. amounted to S14O.-
03G 2SMennivaIent IN thn tax ot nresant
rates IN more than $40 600 0O0 If mon
erty. or ohout one-twelfth of tha as
sesSed voIun of ali roal estate in Tayns
for that yeor Under tbo nresent system
of roi;of laws this vast amount of mon.
ortr nvcomt sncb ne 10 volnntnyiIv rodnom-
Cd fro,,, 20 saln /, nran+;noli,. ,.ot;rnd
fron, tnvotior n,,d ~ nu,nors ,aI;ntod
From tho naUmont of INV mart Of tho oy'
nonroS Of tbc Stato novnrnm n
In odJ;t;nn 70 t5o Loss Of tbo t,xoo
f l." So3 io,on t ~ rno r1n' +h ,mr n;J
nU, SG5o0 for sv sosoim Tho Somo For thnt
Uoor P nI eeoeo fon nd7.ort;s;nm tho , .
Son 'iu %I ~, S1e 900 n,i ,n1 &c ,,
VI ''l ioo1 nahinS IteL 'l''oUu paw ou' vi
PiopJ's ,ioi W w. t ~ ,anco ooi
itG.eui Out VI ,Ile ,uAes G1ilcv nI col,-
siielpie sun Is pellE pau b I;'Jn sc"l n'
expense Oh proPert ~, lroii Mnici no ie.ei
nue lGce.eu ne ' IL 40 aupi; ;V','a
10 pG rell,iputseu ioi .ilis expenditure
by tne collectipn ol Pelia! .h On prop
erty as II Is reueenleu' Dul llis - NOT .ne
case y9iaparallVeiy NIUE oI lne prop
cry solu lor taxes is DeiIg redeemed.
Inc aihoI nn OF taxes recelVeu uurllle
lhe seur 1917 III Ieueniplioil VI po InoPeltS
Soid n Ior taxes ior years prloT 1 10 1917 was
SZo,99i.n, WINE the TAX OF 49, on prop
cry solu TO the stare was HliV:Voo'zo.
tomplicatlons increase WIN each
year delay III enforcing the states