The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-17

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a aia,,od nf such unmanly delinquencies. b
cloheu Vi p SUI The collector Of each i
Second-hse1qulior ;st Of deIinnuent toy n
Jus ,,arS with his county and district clerks,
a33rring all the names of those who are
,Gm for n period of years, and the
,,,n,,nt dua Inv each of them respective ;
to Tho comfy and state government. ,
M W. I'D probihit the county and district !
III III from drawing any jury certifi- /;
nto %. warrant on the county treasurer 7,
a ave fo w If ony delinquent until the D.,
u i,,o l,C, duo 10 the county and state ,,
iiio''I hnon fullv maid. This will include
lu,e , u oomntv 4fficnrs, Jurors. road over
nuls 49, ,,;trcssos school teachers, bust ,
GERS, MltleS sd others Allow to the
i.1s NJ Sxod foo or certain per cent
;lerk 49, Ia collects. and require :
III Ine "inou dnnlicote receipts for the
nm " eAe MI ono r. tho delinuuent and
I'm tbo p''t ~ he accompanied with the
me otnti of tho money TO the collec-
pay IleI. ~ +bo nIorlEs RESPONSIBLE on their
Ior. H fr th ,' ononnt of uncollected taxes
bonus bonus, iI IL, '4 tboir negligence in the Wem-
cauSev NY pS ,a 81 This law will be either
iSeS' = nv ;,,,rnodiotelv or Intimately much
" ~ ,n7 INTO tbn treasury. or to exclude
money ln'o NJ soryicn many incomre-
lroul lne PPin D mon
tent MI MI TTIiTV IiSIT OCCUPATION
TAXES
-. ,,o,,o,+ Of tbe state
From the very aDle repoil " :; INC so, Te
revenue agent IL appears INA. 1a 40 ara
counties many OF the llqu?l u tn,.os. ond
delinquent in their occupalion !uAt' hem "
now there are ipehdiiiS LasulI1o 80 tn
800 or 600 indictments THEREFOR. re sr Ii .
that last year, while 40O OF THESE ueLl-
ers in one county paid revenue 10 lne
United States government for liquor ~
cense only p of them pald, TO the state
their occupation taxes 70. the same per-
iod. TO defeat the state collections tney
combine and defend each otner III Tue
criminal prosecutions. Shoulu u con-
plant, information, or indictment De hie9
against each of these deliquents, 1t would
take quite an te Senr ~ Of nthnr husiness
In this way, by tlelr uIpt'llortIhi I'm
nal conspiracy anu coftupl: eonr ,,1 osoonf
they defeat the ehus ol Jus..Se az" tnos n
the payment OF thelr occuPn ;u ne I"A law
your honora1le DUules VIZ foo tmTo smcl
embodylng the IolioM luz ia 10 toyas vii
6 C't Forthcoming:
First-Require the district or count
attorney, in the name Oh t1e Sta'e' ~ na m
III tne court naNlhS ~ ".ma;oi n formn
lion 1or illJuhcllon vi ilio oiA. 'ornorot;oT
non against eNely p IL 9o I,,,.s,,oS on occu
lirlli' OF aSsocluunot 'ii', nd fails or refuse
'illlon III liio otu ~. oonntv toves TO re
W P"s .t NV f',rtbor nursuit Of the occupA
s ;! .ie II ~ + srIn are Maid
'lo Gao uiruI. tProvide that if no suficien
on STCo ba fled 70 the petition, or if OF
"aHmrl o ms the facts proven on tn
ptr;oiI snnnort the states action, tn
;nd,ro shall enter n decree for
80 restraining the defendant iron
nrrSu;no the occupation until full pay
mani If all taxes due to the county ant
toto together with all costs of the action
;nnindin9 reasonable fee for the states
,ttornnv to no allowed by the court, are
,o;J NY
I'm Tbird-Evnresslv provide that such
,ctinns shall have precedence of all other
"osos IF a different nature in any court
whore thev NAV be for trial
TonrthSNIoke the right of injunction
cumulative of all other remedies and pen
lilies nrescrihed nv other laws.
,.,c,,,o,e,1>-C AVN
EXPENSE OE' A A., NJ TNS AM
nv, -..,,roo :,,o,,,ol NV tho Stntn for
Inc eApelses lno ,'i't "a ~ aoIIootion If
twas arn far bnvond the limit of sound
onnnomv and GOOD fnancierinc. Aside
frorn +Io losses sustained by insolvents,
orrnnoons assessments and on lands sold
70 the STATE, the assessors received for
tboi,. yorl, in 1902 S21S. 225. 20. and the
cnIIoo+ors varn maid S133 O36.5O. aggre-
GA tin@ S351 261 70 EXPENSE for assessing
md coIlnctino 50. 572. 319.57 taxes that
vnor To state il differently: For the
veor 1899 the state Maid for the assess
mont and collection of taxes over 13 per
conf on tho gross amount received. AT
tbis ratio If takes less than eight years
for these fees TO equal the whole amount
nf taxes collected by the state for any
ono wear. MANY of the assessors are
mid from S05O0 TO $4,000. others from
$1,000 TO $4,000. while few of them re
reive from $4,000 to $4,000 a year for theil
work. Collectors are also paid hand
somely. literally.
Certainly a statement of the facts en-
braces n poignant suggestion that the
costs of collecting taxes are by far toe
high for the services rendered. and should
be materially reduced
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EVILS VIZ NJ S SIINIr Wv Elm
MHNl l.
Perhaps the most menacing condition
that threatens the prosperity of the people
now lies in the abuses that infest mu-
ncipal governments. by what methods
salutary changes may be wrought, is to
say the least, problematical. The sub
Ject Is worthy OF the most serious consld-
Grafton OF your honorable bodies, The
dlsprs non to increase taXiS under the
preteXt of street pavement and public i'm