The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-05-18
THE TREASURER EX-
PLAINS THE SITU4TION

| IL oesluo IueTe MS Dc5n some Ktc King
by some of the citizens throuy yhout The
county who do not understand why exc
cutions are som etimes issuel agdiIss
parties who hol tax receipts, AMI they
blame the Treasurer or thu Aulitor fol
the same: Mr.. Blctles ha | h,a led IL, Il
statement of how il occurs, a1d shows
that neither he or the Auditor are to
blame for the SAM. We We're 81 crowd
ed for splce last week thai we cDlll not
get the article in. s. VIC viii el!, avor
to cover the points III Il c0n lens form:
AS an illustration how the error o;cu $
Mr.. Bartes cites ca-e in Gro *
Keys "A Mrs. X III. Bliley returns PIP
acres of llnd anil , buil1ius3 vl,uel at
$3.50 taxes S9.45, paid Nov. Sth. ~
Charged to the Treasurer in another
pace on the tax books is Carrine Bailey
personal property $50. This last nam
was never called for to be paid on consc-
qnently the Treasurer issued an cXecu.
zion against the party. He was not sup
posed to know that Mrs. X. III. Blilrl
md Carrine Bailey were one and the S un.
party. Had the returns for the persona
property been given in properly in tn"
name of Mrs. X. III. b ,iley as tha land
hid been given in there would hive been
no execution, as It would have been put
together and all paid on at the same time.
1t IS utterly impossible for either the
| Treasurer or the Auditor to avoid the
| 'SSuing of executions occasionally against
those who hold tax receipts SO long as
returns are made 10y Tom, Dick and
Harry, each of whom may hand in the
same name differently. One man will
possibly give in your name, using OIL,
your first nam, while another will give
It IN il some nick-name by which youarc
lam liarly known. Such aS Bad Smith.
Dock Smith, etc., while you have possibly
npbn former occasion returned i! your
SELF IN proper IN inner using both your
initialS. BY this means two names APP
pear on the books each representing the
same man. This being the casa low is
it possible for the Treasurer or the Audi
;or To lie charged with responsibility
tjr this carelessneSs?
Another reason of the executions
against persons who hold tax ..ieceiIts is
That Jna1lias ppff fti fEHRe MsHiie t1se7 i7ee5
'I'e' nii'n5 the Treasurer has no. got it.
'''y then 60 to the Auditor for AN adJi.
'ioi"l' ll@y then pay their tax without
.'e''' loi''hs the fact that they had moved |
from another township. Cons,uuen,I,
IN execution is issued against that name
Wien the Treasurer runs across il in
'he ola township, and the party WHO
!o'uS receipt for that year cannot
understand how it happened.
lt VIII be seen that these occurrences
Ire Drought about by the parties and
heir friends, and that the otli .er wboso
uties are 10 issue executions AGAINST
very unpaid name that appears upon his ,
ooHS, IS not responsible for it, Ta,w,v g
D remedy this thing i: for each t.y,lv,r q
max his own returns and come and '
'y his own taxes Or send their names j.. r
'fi'inS to The clliccr' SO that they may a
'oN lor ilia same name every time. c
A'io'her Instance among many, Il party q
''ed TO pay the tax of colored man G
no he said livel in Pinckney township. r
lie name could not be found, an addi. d
)nai was gotten from the Auditor his y. ="
\ pad and receipt issued. It. liter -,
Veiopci That the negro had male his .
'nrL" IN Jonesville township, and an n
ccution was OF course issuel AGAINST
unpaid name in Jonesville, although, h,
party he'd the Treasurer; receip. br
nal 'n1vel from Joaesyille to p,nck tb
after making his returns. 40
In several instances th, township tb
ttd5 had male returns for p,rtie, who kr
h'ready m tde their own returns, the ca
ira returns were in every in,,l,., CO
her thl1 the pl t,s hi m,h than re!
yes SO executions had to be issued t1'
II st the amounts the board hal rn leg
h'd, the names appearing twice on ga
books. Tie Sheriff, findmy that a.
receipt you ho.d is not for as much "i
ne amount he holds against you ITO. ~ -
Is accordingly and collects again. One 10
very readily see from the above that % %
uiJnst to censure the Treasurer or o~.1 49,
AUDITOR for this carelessness upon r.,
part or The parties concerned and n ~
nave no one but themselves to tn,
ne. Hereafter make yonr returns the
St'f or send them in in writing, so by