The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-03-29
RECEIVER WALTERS WORK.
GETS INSTRUCTIONS FROM
THE COMPTROLLER.
,,,nortont Changes in the Tax Laws,
Returns Must Be Made OF Property
Held February LIST.


pocaiver Waller will open his books
"A beoin receiving the tax returns Of
,s,o an next Monday, April 3rd. His
4rsr appointment is at the Twelfth
court ground.
'0 Im61rtant changes were made in the
49,, laws of the state by the last legisla>
-o~ and Receiver Waller has been noti-
saJ If them through the instructions
:nDsnad TO tax receivers from the Office of
Comptroller Wright.
Those who take the oath in giving in
.bair nroperty after the tax receivers
l snot onen will be required to swear to
.bs amount of property they held on
L,brnarv LIST instead of March LIST, as
II is said to be the custom of many
a,rsons in the state who have a vast
,r,ount of their property in personal
GODS 10 dispose of much of 1t or
77ond large quantity Of the stocks and
\ 5ands they possess out Of the state
4 IN or about the time of the day set for
tbn fax returns to be sworn to, and
in this way much of the personal prOper>
twin the state escapes taxation,
q f.Goyernor Gambler, Comptroller Wright
md Treasurer Speer, in order to remedy
his as far as possible, have changed the
date and placed it a month sooner than
baretofore. so that when the tax re-
eaiver swears the property owner VIXEN
he comes to give in his property for
taxation the latter must give it in at the
vane of it and the amount he owned on
February LIST.
This change will create sensation
when it is known all over the state.
OATH ADMINISTERED IN PERSON.
Another and the most radical change
d in the manner of making tax returns is
y that the receiver must administer the
d oath in person to everyone who makes
return Upon The failure of the tax res
aeiyer to do this he is guilty of misde-
3 meanor and any person giving informa-
n ton of a failure on the part of the re-
aejver to administer the oath shall re-
aeiye half of the SO which is taken
from the commissions of the receiver for
such commission, and the other half es
TO the general educational fund of the
state
PROPERTY RETURNED BY NUMBER,
Another provision that is of some i'm
p0rtance if as follows:
"Requue each taxpayer who returns
city or town lots, improved or unim>
proved, to return them by number and
street in order that you may know that
all such property held by the taxpayer
is included in his return. | am satisfied
tina! heretofore much of this class of
property has escaped taxation, and
shall expect, says the comptroller, ga
large increase in the value of city and
town real estate If these instructions are
II carried out"
CITY AND TOWN PROPERTY.
Regarding the returning of city
and town property, the instructions say
that Il often happens that when the
property owners make their returns to
a the county they are less than the
amounIS returned to the city. The in.
q StructiOnS say:
mere Is a very just complaint
'galhC the custom or practice of taxpay.
erS returning this class of property to
Tue receiver OF tax returns for the state
ana county at a very much lower valua-
uon tnan The same property is returned
W Ihe corporate authorities for taxa
uOn' IL must be manifest to everyone
mat property is worth as much when
returned Tor taxation to the state and
Vouhry as when returned to be taxed by
IIe cues Look closely to the returns
VI VI .nIS species Of property and endeAvor
correct this evil"