The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
FOR A RECEIVER OF TAXES
New Law That Is Proposed BY City
Solicitor TOrrey.
A GREAT BOON II PASSED
Makes 1t Possible for a Taxpayer To Pay
All His Taxes to Ono Collector and
Get Rebate for Paying
Them on Time.

What will be a great boon t. the city
and to the individual taxpayer II IL
can De brought To- pass. H. a iaw urait-
ed by City Solicitor Torrey for pfesen-
tation to the city solicitors convention
Oh May %, which provides tor u gen
eral receiver of taxes III cities of thc>
third class, such u law as is III vogue III
several other states, giving entire salts
faction
BY the provisions OF this act II IL
made possible for a taxpayer to go to
one particular Office and pay all ms
taxes to one designated collector. thus
doing away with the annoyance OF run
ming to nearly as many different coilec-
tors as there are taxes. The county
tax collectors and the poor tax collec-
tors will bc no more and the double
assessment county and city. in thiri
class cities will be done away with.
thus saving quite a respectable amount
vi money now expended for the extra
set Uf assessors.
Another feature OF the proposed law
which will tend to make IL popular II
that u taxpayer Is allowed a per cent
rebate ii he pays his taxes ON or before
Il certain date. The law will also in
sure more efficient collection ot taxes
and will save to the individual tax
payer many dollars In costs. because he
will not be 50 liable to neglect his taxes
as under the present system, which
compels Il man TO hunt up lot of col
lectors every year. The full text of the
proposed act printed below will give =
more detailed idea Of its workings:
TEXT Of THE ACT
"a supplement to AN act entitled an
act providing for the Incorporation and
government of cities of the third class,
approved May 23. 1857; providing for
the election and prescribing the powers
and duties of a receiver Of taxes for
cities OF the third class.
Section I. BE 1t enacted, etc, that
the qualified electors OF each Of the
cities of the third class in this common
wealth shall at the municipal election to
be held on the third Tuesday of FEB
ruary next following the passage of this
act elect an officer to he styled ''re-
ceiver of taxes" whose term of office
shall commence on the first Monday Of
April next after his election. The term
OF the first officer elected hereunder
shall continue, until the first Monday in
April 1899. Or until his successor shall
be- duly elected and qualified; and there
after the term of said officer shall be-
three years or until his successor shall
be duly elected and qualified. No per-
son having served q full term uf three
years as receiver Uf taxes shall be elig
ible. to recollection for the next succeed
ing term.
Section .. ANY vacancy in the office
of receiver Of taxes shall be filled by Il
vote of majority Of the members elect
ed to councils I'm joint convention. and
the person so chosen to fill the same
shall serve until the first Monday Of
April succeeding the municipal cleo
tiun occurring at least one month after
the happening Of such vacancy, ut
which election Il successor shall be
elected for the unexDired term.
RECEIVER OF TAXES.
"Section g. The receiver CT taxes shall
possess the qualifications required for
city treasurer: and he shall before he
enters upon the duties of his office
take and subscribe an oath of office and
file the same in the office Of the clerk OF
the court of quarter sessions OF the prop
er county. and shall also enter into IL
bond to the commonwealth in a sum
equal to the probable amount Of the
taxes that will come into his hands in
any one year of his term of office. with
at least two sufficient sureties: said
bond shall be approved and the amount
thereof fixed by the court of quarter
sessions of the proper county or q judge
thereof in vacation, and shall be filed
in the office of the clerk of said county:
the condition Of said bond shall be that
the said receiver of taxes shall well
and truly collect and pay over or ac-
count for according to law the whole
amount of taxes charged and assessed
in the duplicates which shall be deliv-
cred to him.
section 4. The several city. county.
school, poor and other authorities now
empowered. or which may hereafter he
empowered to levy taxes within the
several cities of the third class of this;
commonwealth shall ON on before the
first day of July OF each year after the
first election of -he receiver of taxes
under this act issue their respective
duplicates of taxes assessed tn the re-
ceiver OF taxes of their respective cit
les, with their warrants attached, di-
recting and authorizing him to collect
the same, which duplicates shall be at
all times open to the inspection of the
taxpayers and shall be delivered by the
| receiver of taxes at the expiration of
his term to his successor In Office.
POWERS OF RECEIVERS.
Section 5. The receiver OF taxes or his
| deputies shall have aud exercise all the
powers vested by Jaw in the collectors
of city and county taxes, and shall also
be authorized after ive days notice t.
! seize any property on the premises as
sessed belonging to tenants on others
! without regard to the date of the as
| sessment taxed. and to levy upon any
! personal property of the delinquent tha
may be found within the county for the
! collection of said taN
Section 6. All persons who shall make
| paymentof any tax charged against
| them in said duplicate ON OF before the
iirst day Of September following the
levy thereof, shall be entitled to Il re-
| duction of two per centum from the
amount thereof. and upon the first day
| OF September there shall be charged
| against all persons who have failed t.