Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-08
COLLECTION OF POLL TAX.
Circular Letter Sent to County School
Supcrintc nden ts.
Santa Re, n. NJ. January 81.

Santa Fc, n. NJ. January 81
Dear Sir: Being DESTROYS of cover.
Ing into the treasury of your county as
large fund as possible to the benefit
of the common schools | call your at
tontion TO the statutes governing the
collection of the poll tax and would So
licit your most earnest cooperation to
the end that every dollar OF such tax
remaining due and unpaid in your
county for the past year shall be
speedily collected This IL very i'm.
poftant source Of revenue which in
many counties has been entirely over
looked Tor some years past anu in
others has been only meagerly collect.
ed, Reports fled in this Office by su.
perintendents of county schools for the
scholastic year l900-l9O1 indicate that
there Is now due the several counties
of the territory upwards OF $40 900
from this source-onough to build no
less than forty new school houses. II
properly collected and applied.
Happily the last general assembly
materially strengthened the older stat
utcs by the enactment of section 3.
chapter ~ No property OF whatsoever
kind rs now exempt from execution In
suits tor collection of poll tax and jus.
tees OF the peace and constablcs are
forbidden to demand fees in advance
in such suits so that the collection of
this tax can now be speedily enforced.
The FIRST duty in the premises, how.
ever. lies with your county assessor.
nh. 10. L.. 10, =. IA
Compiled laws). to make UP complete
lists of all ahle-bodied male persons
over the age of II years In each school
district and certify the same to the
clerks OF the several district school
boards. said clerks receiving the gen.
crous allowance OF 10 per centum for
making the collections which should
stimulate prompt action and close
work on their part. Therefore. | q.
specially recommend that YOU forth
with confer with the assessor of your
county and see to IL that such lists are
Immediately prepared and forwarded
to the clerks of all school boards with.
in your official jurisdiction with in
structions To proceed eXpeditlously to
wv NNii'' ti'i VI AAi'o ihN Att' ipl wv
past year.
The law does not specify any par
ticular time for collecting this reVe-
nue., and there is no question tso | am
advised by the solicitor general of the
territory. out that the amounts due
for the year 1901 may yet be collected
and such collection enforced. II neces.
sary. by suit and attachment OF any
property possessed by the delinquents.
it is most DESTROYS to make fresh
beginning here and now. early in the
year. in respect to this matter SO that
by the close of 1902. at least $1,000
including amount due for 1901, shall
have beon realized Tor the benefit of
the public schools from this source
alone.
And. as a matter of official protec-
ton for the assessor, | would suggest
also that IT would he prudent il he de.
mands 4 receipt from the clerks for
such lists. said receipts to be filed in
his Office. and thus. IL case OF con.
troversy. rendering II easy to fix the
responsibility for ncn.collection where
it properly belongs.
Kindly acknowledge the receipt of
this letter Very respectfully. etc.
j. FRANCO CHANES.
Supt Pub. instruction, etc.