Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-02-09
THE TAX ROLLS.
County Treasurer Notice OF Tax
es for the Year 1900.

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taxes thereon; said taxes canuot be paid
or receipted for, however, before the first
Monday i'll February, (February a. 1901,
and will become delinquent June Ist,
1901. Half payment of the real estate
taxes may be made OH or before MAY Al,
1901, when the remaining half will not
become delinquent nor be subject to in
terest until after November 80, 1901. In
terest at the rate of IS per cent per annum
will be charged from date of delinquency
on all taxes. To all 70h0 PAR the tat on
real property before March L5H, f90I, in
full, and i'll one payment, there will be
rebate of three per cent.
1t will be the duty of the treasurer to
issue certificates of delinquency to any
person that may Apply therefor, OH any
real estate that may become delinquent.
On tracts that are not half paid by May
81, 1901, certificates of delinquency may
be issued Immediately thereafter
On tracts that are half paid by May 81,
no certificate of delinquency can be issued
until after November goth, 1901. When
application is made for a certificate of de
linquency interest is figured to date of
application and added to the original tax.
The whole amount then bears interest at
the rate of IS per cent. per annum.
The tax lien against property covered
/ by tax certificate may be foreclosed at
any time after the expiration ofthree years
after date of delinquency.
Personal property tax does not
come under the same rule as realty
No half payment can be made as in
i the case of the latter. The law gov
erning its collection reads as follows
"On and after the first Monday of
February succeeding the levy of
taxes the county treasurer shall pro-
coed to collect all personal property
taxes. y
The 1899 laws require that the
treasurer shall notify all personal
tax payers, by mail, Of the tax due,
and interest attaches 80 days after
the date of such notice, at the rate
Of Is per cent, and not after the Ist
day of June, as heretofore held and
; if such taxes are not paid on thirty
days notice, unless secured by real
estate, he shall distrain sufficient
goods and chattles belonging to the
person charged with such taxes to
pay the same, etc, sec. II chap. H.,
laws 'o7. 1t will thus be seen that
personal property tax must be paid
Immediately after the first Monday
} in February, 1901. Owners of real
property of sufficient value and free
from incumbrance, may have their
personal tax attached to their real
property by notifying the county
treasurer and satisfying him as to
the above requirements.
There is this year an exemption of 5000
on certain specified articles of personal
property, such as beds, and bedding,
wearing apparel, cooking utensils and
mechanics tools This exemption is ia
ken from the tax by the assessor and the
notice sent by card is for the net amount
due.
Receipts for road property tax worked
out during the year 1901, will be taken III
payment of the road district or seggre-
gated road tax charged upon the tax rolls
of 1900, and must be handed to the treas
urer either at the time of payment of the
first nalf or when full payment is made.
AS the personal tax must be paid i'll full
at the earliest possible date after it be-
comes due, separate receipts should be
given by the road supervisors for the
amount of road property tax against
personal property In this way, if the
tax payer does not pay his real estate
when he pays his personal tax, the neces-
sity for surrendering his whole receipt
and then getting deficiency certificate
from the auditor would be avoided
There is always a great rush at the
treasurer's office during the two or three
weeks preceding any date of delinquency
and mail matter accumulates to such an
extent that it usually takes two months
to work it off This cannot be expected
to be otherwise but / desire to suggest
that those who intend to have the treas
urer make out a list of their taxes before
paying send in for such list early after
February first. Many wait until the treas
urer's force is busy with the rush of peo-
pie paving their taxes in person, and ex-
pect statement by return mail. Some
wait until the last day before delinquency.
1t requires but little time to write the treas
urer for a statement and a postal card is
sufficient The numbers of the real estate
should be given plainly. Uc0HAtry Prop
e4ky the section or sNbdiUiSi0H Of section,
toz0nship and range, and If tom property
tie name Of tom, number Of lot and block
and name Of additiOn, IL IN aadihOR.
Thus if any error is found in dissertations
ample time will be had for corrections be-
fore delinquency.
The safest way to remit money is by
postal money order or registered mail.
Personal checks not taken in payment of
taxes.
VIM. ]. WINDUs,
Treasurer of Whitman County.