Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-02-08
7 A X E S .
County Treasurer's Notice
of Taxes for Year 1901.

The tax rolls of Whitman county, state
of Washington, for the year 1901, are now
in my hands for the collection of the
taxes thereon; said taxes can not be paid
or receipted for, however, before the first
Monday in February (February 81, 1902,
and will become delinquent June 1st,
1902. Half payment of the real estate
taxes may be made on or before MAY Al,
1902, when the remaining half will not
become delinquent nor be subject to in
terest until after November 80, 1902. In
terest at the rate of IS per cent per an
mum will be charged from date of delin-
quency on all taxes. To ALI. WHO PAY
THE TAX ON REAL PROPERTY BEFORE
MARCH 18TH, 1902, i'll full, and in one
payment, there will be a 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, on any
real estate that may become delinquent
On tracts that are not half paid by May
5Ist, 1902, certificates of delinquency may
be issued Immediately thereafter
On tracts that are half paid by May
| 3Ist no certificates of delinquency can be
issued until after November GOTH 1902.
| When application is made fora certificate
of delinquency, interest is figured to date
of application and added to the original
tax. The whole amount then bears inter
est at the rate OF rs per cent per annum.
The tax lien against property covered
by tax certificate may be foreclosed at
any time after the expiration of three
years after date of delinquency.
Personal property tax does not come
under the same rule as realty. No half
. he do 4, S>r
the latter. The law governing its collec-
tion reads as follows. ION and after the
first Monday of February succeeding the
levgt Of taxes the county treasurer shall
proceed to collect all personal property
taxes
The 1899 laws require that the treas
urer shall notify all personal tax payers,
by mail, of the amonnt of 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 here
tofore held; and ifsuch taxes are not paid
on thirty days notice, unless secuted by
real estate, he shall distrain sufficient
goods and chattels belonging to the per
son charged with such taxes to pay the
same, etc, sec. II, chap. II, laws o7. 1t
will thus be seen that personal property
tax must be paid Immediately after the
first Monday i'll February, 1902. Owners
of real property of sufficient value and
free from incumbrance, may have their
personal tax attached to their real prop
erty by notifying the county treasurer
and satisfying him of the above require
ments.
| There is this year an exemption of $500
on certain specified articles of personal
property, such as beds and bedding, wear
ing apparel, cooking utensils, and me
chanics' tools. This exemption is taken
from the tax by the assessor and the no.
tice sent by card is for the net amount
due.
| Receipts for road property tax worked
out during the year 1902 will be taken in
payment of the road district or segregated
road tax charged upon the tax rolls of
1901, and must be handed to the treas
urer either at the time of payment of first
half or when full payment is made.
As the personal tax must be paid in
! full at the earliest possible date after it
becomes due, separate receipts should be
! given by the road supervisors for the
amount of road property tax against per
sonal property In this way, if the tax
payer does not pay his real estate when
he pays his personal tax, the necessity
for surrendering his whole receipt and
lnen SetunS denCiency Certlhcate from
the auditor would be avoided
There is always a great rush at the
treasurers 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 1t 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 Ist. Many wait until the
treasurer's force is busy with the rush of
people paving their taxes i'll person, and
expect a statement by return mail Some
wait until the last day before delinquency.
1t requires but little time to write the
treasurer for a statement and a postal
card is sufficient. The numbers of the
real estate should be given plainly II
COUNTY PROPERTY THE SECTION OR SUB
DIVISION or SECTION, TOWNSHIP AND
RANGE, AND If TOWN PROPERTY THE
NAME or TOWN, NUMBER OF LOT AND
BLOCK AND NAMEoF ADDITION, If IN AN
ADDITION. Thus if any error is found in
descriptions ample time will be had for
corrections before delinquency.
The safest way to remit money is by
postal money order or registered mail.
Personal checks not taken III payment of
taxes, WM. ]. WISDUS,
Treasurer of Whitman County