The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-28
TAX LAW.
.....ss Professional Delin.
oa r',snts to Hunt Cover.
,uprroR GENERALDIx SAYS


"' -,,h the Delinquent Tax Feature
,,,s Law the state VIII be the Gamer
o A, 500, ooo-T Thomas X. smith the
/" Nan I'm Micbigan-Troiiey Line
"" n,.,osed Of by the Legislature.
.sire. Mich. April 27.-"I have no
n U.s., said Auditor General DIX DAY
ouV" 400 that II II could be assured
,,is legislature will not interfere
na' ,ha delinauent tax feature of the
rasept general tax law there would
he set IN motion oper-
which would insure to the
the receipt. within the
"a. ,ear or two. of fully Si,5OOOOO of
10 ,rbich now stand delinquent upon
~ hooks. We now have the best tax
tnat was ever upon the books otthis
- and coupled with the decisions OF
-,,nre,ne court to the effect that IL
s.,ras a man 10 pay his taxes If he
,ot want some one else TO get his
orty nv virtue OF "A state deed, this
hos had the effect to cause the pro-
a "a" delinauents to run To cover
Il ma
i,inc for the legislature 20 enact
Iso,ance sale law so that they might
tbo states interests in these lands,
Which they had been permitted
become delinquent for this
orv purpose, FOR an aver
aae NJ one-twentieth Of what their taxes
amounted to. one effect of the strict
ACCOMMODATION Of the law made by the
,rene court has been 10 increase the
s1rrasnondence of this office to such an
tent that we have already this year
received many more letters than came
nc during the entire year 1896, and all
our correspondents desire to pay taxes.
Connor's Clearance Bin.
ere the so-called Connor's clearance bill
is not passed, syndicates, which are now
forming. will purchase from the state
,ts entire interests i'm most of these de-
linouent lands. some of them standing
roodv 70 purchase entire counties, tax
inc the good with the bad They WILL
90 course nay the state the entire tax
ara &C well as all interest and costs, and
,ha sum mentioned by me will be poured
into the state treasury before the next
session Of the Legislature convenes. Our
present law provides that lands deiih-
onapt for taxes for three successive
years shall, upon petition OF the town
ship boards in which they are located
ne subject to homestead entry, the nome
steader to pay 10 cents per acre ioi
~ them and have five years In which u
settle with the state. The plan contem
Mated by the Connors bill to transfer
10 the land office all lands on our books
which have been delinquent for three
wears subsequent to 1890 would take 1--WE
years time and involve an added ex
nense to the state OF $4,000. After al
this were done, the professional deiin
y cuents could purchase back such de
scription as they desired, leaving I'M
worthless ones for the state TO carry 10
a mere 1.-THE of the taxes assessed
against them.
IF the legislature desires TO advanc
the interests of the state, concluue'
the auditor general. lit will not pass IN
Connor's bill. but will leave the preseh
.aw undisturbed."
Thomas X. smith n Busy Man.
The busiest man in Michigan at III
nresent writing is Thomas X. Smith Q
Iawton who will succeed State OIL In
spector Neal Mcmillan of Rockford Jul
Mr.. Smith has force of twenty-tW
deputy inspectors to appoint anu nc
finding the task both difficult ana vi
a pleasant He spent couple ol uas
here last week in consultation WI
Governor Pingree, whose wishes VIII, :
course, be potent in this collilec.,o'
There are an average OF no less 'i,a
thirty candidates for each place a' m
Smiths disposal, and he was Weh-his
distra cted when he left for nome dit'
looking over the heap OF apphcatioi
Aand Endorsements which he ana u
y governor had received. This ONCE VIII
it's long list of deputies, furnishes
excellent opportunity for building up
powerful machine, and great care Is
WAYS taken TO the end that ii may pe iiia'
70 insure the best possible results ol
political nature. In this case as III
others Il has been found that In not
--ffew instances ante-conventlon plolii's
n sadly conflict. and how to stralghteh
these knots without leaving sore spo
that will assert themselves hereai'ei
problem that is giving both the go
ernor and Mr.. Smith no niue
Trolley Line Bills
The so-called trolley line Dilis' VIM
were hung UP i'm the senate 1or lui
, Der Of DAYS. have finally been uispos
4 of and are now i'm the hands ol
governor awaiting his appl''
Those permitting townships III 70
Clair. Sanilac, Tuscola, huron anu -
counties TO grant the right OF way
the construction and malhtehd".e
these roads. were amended SO as
eliminate steam as motive power a
- bring the roads under the superNiS ?,
- of the commissioner of railroads. :
plan to require them to pay sp ~,
tax was abandoned and they WIN
taxed locally. The Lusk bill pIoN'u,
that all suburban electric roaos ~, ~
carry farm produce and otner n
freights has also been passed py "
houses. after being amended 50 DO
- give the railroad commissioner sup
- vision over allof this class OF roaus' =
believed that this provision WIN pIos
great boon to farmers ana sa,u
along the line. as it VIII ehapie Ine''
get their produce To market ~
larger cities i'm time for the cary "' :,
ing shoppers and get back NUM-
out the loss Of much time
House Inaugurates Ch""s'
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