The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-12

-nnrxnnal tax collectors are scattered
s-ut,ouf the county calling upon the de-
....rat owners OF personal property and
,uufins them politely. In the name OF
pa aeta, 10 pay their taxes.
4 ysu hsve not paid your personal taxes.
.ena n,zy be expected almost any day
-. ore Of the agents OF the county treas
- Ths summons to come and zee Mr..
dttIseey At MS Office during business
urp i made politely. but none the less
1nS. II you have not paid the tax de-
sae1pl md fe<i inclined TO resist, the ubi-
111r6m representative OF the county treas
N ptobabiy tell you that your re-
60 4iE result In an early seizure and
- = ysur effects.
- nted personal tax - omnipreseut
- nlssrous. II reaches the rich ~
l = ne poor and iowiy. 50 that the tax
- may be said 10 know no differ
- Glatjon and TO BE- no respecter Of
- Rwesith.
YI6Slng tbs instructions OF County
9 Whstfiesey. the collectors VIII as
1k0 ssise and offer II pubic sale the
10y of the coupon cutter as that Of
r. odenSrier. II you are in either class.
- ho1e not paid your dues. q wise judy
80 would suggest an sarly cali At the
aun hen1A
- \ The first time In the history Of the
Gn1o When the treasurer has been author
- % enforce the collection Of personal
1no ~ tho seizure and sale OF the prop
- 6wenoed. Under the law the statute
r nnttatsons does not run against the
1Dsona tar: ~ long 40 It's due. the
u1n6uref can ark you 10 pay up. Hereto
- 1owever, the Official collector OF
1uhiio funds has been hAmpered by
~ neceeeity Of operating through
- sheftEs ONCE In enforcing the
~ ct ths state on personal property, as
III - roaaty. In the case OF personal
leperty. however. the treasurer is now
Npead with power identical with that of
- asfR Ia setxing goods under execu-
tDn and selling them for debt. when the
eelieatiOn II owned BY the state.
he tAx collections in King county since
Jannsry have broken all records" said
Deputy Treasurer Padden yesterday.
'Jlnce ne first OF the year we have taken
n approximately sl.0O.00o In realty and
pEsonat taxes. The revenue law passed by
IL iAN legislature stimulated the pay
mess os taxes on real estate
wndfffsaly. The Inducements to de-
HuQaean 70 pay up were sufii-
deaf 70 bring them In IN large numbers.
Ine power Fested In the treasurer to en-
force u Hen Tor persona. taxes by dis
fFaint an s11e has operated 10 great adj
vantage % ~ state In the collection OF
personal taxeG AT the first OF the year the
oaistarday personal tax roll aggregated
ILL., Now 1t Is $4,000 These figures
sn AefeHmets. II is difficult 10 get tbs
aaes nkufes Tor the outstanding personal
49, INST now. for the reason that tha
ertesy who are out over the county arc
ukns ~ money every day"
Ine outside collectors are authorized. TO
feeelye money for personal taxes and 10
ehe receipts in the name OF the county
sentafer. Their mission Is TO find the de-
Alausnt property owner II possible: then,
e notify him that his personal property
seses are due and TO try and persuade him
pap 10. II he Ia able and refuses. the
uasnrer Is Informed. and measures are
n4en to bring the pressure OF the law
sninA the obstinate delinquent. II the
Hcrery cvner has left the county a full
fteoft = made 10 the ofEtce.
the county treasurer. under the law.
sasi repoft In fun on all delinquents hy
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