The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-26
SHERIFF WITH VAN
TO SHOW NO FAVOR.
GIVE NO QUARTER
Has Instructions to Go Through
List of Tax Dodgers-De-
hnquents Already Rushing to
the Office and Paying Up.

AS result of the publicity given the
| TACT that Sheriff Justus is soon to start
MS deputies out with a van for the
purpose OF selling furniture or any
thlng else which can be converted into
| cash for the payment of delinquent
personal property taxes, scores of per-
sons called at the sheriff's office yes
terday and paid taxes which had been
accommodating against them for years.
| Other anxious ones called to assure
the sheriff that they would square up
with the county within day or two,
ana IN every instance the request was
made that the furniture collecting van
be not backed up at their house until
they mad been given an opportunity to
! pay up.
one man who had never before paid
personal tax called early yesterday
morning with the money necessary
10 pay the amount he was delinquent.
wouldn't have that van stop in
front of my house for three times the
/ amount" he said as he pocketed his
receipt.
The news that the sheriff expected to
start out with a. van spread rapidly
and all day long there was a steady
line OF people anxious to pay their
delinquent taxes.
Sheriff Justus held a consultation
with the county commissioners yester-
day afternoon, at which time the mem
bers of the board explained to him
that they would expect him to do his
full duty in the collection of these de-
HnQuent taxes The board will fur
nlsh the sheriff bond to protect him
In the event of his men Selling furni-
ture which might possibly belong to
some person other than the one in
possession of it. i
Inc instructions lof the county board
to the sheriff are that he shall show
no favor and give no quarter when he
once begins his crusade.
Take the list Of delinquents and go
through it from beginning to end, no
matter how prominent or we'll to do
the people you may have to visit"
Sheriff Justus was told.
There is something like $4,000 ow-
Ing the county from persons delinquent
on personal property taxes, and it is
believed that if Sheriff Justus follows
the instructions of the county commits
SlonerSs the greater part of this can he
collected. .4
When the people see that we are in
| earnest regarding our threats to seize
their furniture, they will find some
way in which to pay before the van
| reaches. their homes" said one of the
| members of the board. "There are
hundreds of people on this list who
| are perfectly able to pay, and there is
no reason why the county should car
ryrShem along from year to year when
they make no attempt to settle"
Both the board of county commits
sioners and Sheriff Justus desire to
| give the delinquents sufficient time in
Which to pay up before the vans are
started out, and it is probable that
the wagons will not be placed in COM
mission before the first of the week.
When they are once started out. how
ever, no one owing personal property
taxes will be immune from visit and
when the deputies once back their van
up to house it will not move until the
amount owing has been paid in cash
or enough furniture to secure the
amount has been levied upon.