The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-12-01
THE PAYMENT or POLL TAX
Citizens not Running Over Each
Other to Buy Receipts.

| The citizens of Ellis county are
not breaking their necks in a wild
desire to buy poll tax receipt be-
fore the price advances on the first
day of next February, yet County
/ Tax Collector Bratcher says he is
/ doing a very nice business. AS
rule, however, the people are lit
I tie slow in coming forward with the
/ necessary wherewithal for the pay
ment of the tax imposed and re-
I quired TO be settled before a person
is qualified to vote. Up to date just
/ l2S persons who vote at the four
Waxahachie boxes have provided
themselves with poll tax receipts.
FAt Ennis 1914 receipts have been is
sued, while at Palmer ISG have been
sold. This is more than half the
voting strength of the town. Ferris
is also making a good showing while
some of the other towns in the
county are making a slow start.
Unless there is a remarkable
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sons who desire to pay tax, it is
not at all impos sible that the voting
strength in Ellis county at the next
election will be reduced to COCO. Ac-
cOrding to the rolls of the ass unr
10, 707 persons were assesser rS'-
is not at all likely that tn
number will pay the tax. l,'e'eu'
Under the Terrell election t''e ue
tax collector is allowed Is ci'eu 70 ]
each poll tax receipt iss- '""' 'rIs
amount of poll tax due E"e 20, N'
on the rolls of 1903 is s 'oES
the entire amount is paid " 1
ton Of same will cost u
sLGOGO5. This amount is sold
come out of the tax coil' 10 %Qu q
must come ont Of the cou % z gem ile2
fund Ellis county gets only 25
cents Of each poll tax paid, which
goes to the road and bridge fund.
If the amount thus derived be used
for such a purpose it would not pay
the expenses of holding one election
in Ellis county under the new cleo
tion law.
After a visit to the tax collectors
office yesterday afternoon to obtain
the data used in the above the re-
porter called at the Office of County
.4dge Hawkins to interview him on
few points of the Terrell election
Law. When the reporter entered the
judges sanctum sanctorum that
diguified dealer of justice appeared
to be in tn best of humor and was
busily engaged in making some re-
| pairs on hi' desk,
Nlha..-.t. ~1s,nlPInl'e 80. .~,-ruv
"a nd guests Of the club, was
~ OF the pleasantest affairs of the
seasons social functions. The oc-
cAsiou was the annual art exhibit
in charge of Miss Hasseu.
Miss Hassell is we'll versed in
the history aud lore Of the artist
world and her stories Of the pictures
and the painters were intensely in
terestiug. Miss Fleta Hawkins
added To the pleasures of the even
ing by the rendition of a violin solo 4
which captivated the audience.
Mrs. l.. {. kirkes and Mrs. II. w.
Leeper favored the company with .
vocal solos, receiving merited ap- I
plase. Refreshments of sandwiches /
aud coffee were served.
The Shakespeare ladies de /
serve much praise for their Efforts /,
to create taste for the beautiful /
aud artististic. They have done
much valuable work for Waxa-
hachie and for society, Their WORK !
in relation To the rest cottage shouaa.
win for them the everlasting gr.ti !
tude of the public and their ugder-
taking now 10 furnish model
room In the school building vii be
productive OF much geod.
The women, God bless. Them, The
world couldn't get along without
them.