The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-30
THE CHANGE IN NJ. I.5
THE CONSTITUTION N5
This Is Response 1 %}6or ( the Pres res 4
# elta Very Unique Situa-
Will AFFECT OTHER E !, !: I IL
SECTIONS OF THE STATEH

surers5 v1illf u in Sin ;s sss
Months Collecting the
81 4 axes Overdue. ~
Though but forty sht !, hours nov. 10Y
Intervene between n the s present and d the V
sweeping changes that t. the opening; OF the n
New Year will AXE in the ofhce. all sts}5
not yet smooth and serene IN the long I.
disputed, long discussed treasure hip Saf "A
fairs Of Henrlco county. IN l8s t9s
I \ In fact there IS revealed an other con ts5
8plleatlon which. thoug OF an s Ssesseriht itia y ~
different sort, Is no 81 hit less interesting Il
Or Important than " ha preceded M n
fthts unique fight. It was ascert aimed fyes. A
terday that Treasurer 81 auers will Decline Is
to deliver to II. ouu his sue cessor. he
tax bills now In his possession, bnt ACT
Ing under law viii 81 aim the right to-
collect them timsel (. # z he bills represent
perhaps s50, 900, and H u will take bout 81
months to get the mo lev q hand I. During
this time there vii u In u effect be two 53
E.trea surers In Hen rico, M. Todd SSty Ill
anus himself doing N and hfr-lii;
SBrauer will have an ottioes SOM ew here and I
Will transact the ~ airs eot tte It II
viii 5basa curious spec tact And lone that
Ylll ths bis!nezs
co urts. s.ss,
A% Curious Compile ation. ;-y.s d,
The situation Is - Il peculiar III crest I'M "
that 1t Involves not only rico cnut1 IS. .SS
but TIE state t. large Every outgoing
reesurersin Virginia ma y 1takesa POSI- snSs
similar&to that OF MI allor and some
#oftllem,it,is said, ,are prepa ring to DO sso.gs
There is every promise of new com plica -s3s
t!ons snt every bend, !, and they shayn their
CAUSE In the actions 8 & the late CoEst itu- "
stlonal Convention. ~ IL " Nh
t When the, convention proclaimed q the &
new organic law of4the State It appent-#
ed the usual schedule 4 d signed to ia u
.ate the work Of putting this snew la
Into effect Changes were ma deS IN tn
terms ofI5manyG Offices and to ma lse al
$t,s.ilgs uniform. some OF the current terms
had to be extended. q his I happened 3sin5a
The case Of the IN 4,rea surer Of q IIenrico:
alst a. hitherto, but on !Ja antlary III 9o4. 81
55glhe6 chief work Of the trea sur urer.55 is tof
course, the collection Of taxes The bills n
arc returned by the Commissioner Of the \
Revenue in septem ber Of each year ana a.: "
are at once collected. he citizens have z
until December 1st to pay them after Il
which date a Il interest OF 5 per ceptun y! y
a is added. Under the schedule OF the Con-
stItutIon they were given this year until s
January 1st to pay u p. Tho |! blIlk4 OF "
tho taxes is always paid but there re- q
rains a pretty long lis t of dellnquents.R .R
Who have to be looked up after the limit
has been passed. !. These people have to n
pay an additional per cent There WI Ss
be list OF them this year and the list n
viii represent taxes arnountlng TO IA about
$4,000. 55 AZ 81 " 5Ss s53s iitsis
3 Fad tho treasurer's term begun Il as
usual In July thore would have been ne
complication. The incumbent would have NJ
stepped down and out and the new mar, &
would have come IN and taken up ana 81
collected the September bills when they
were duly returned by the Commlssion-
or But this particular term g as y u nap
pens, begins on January 1st, ak months
after the usual time. The a September
IS OF 1909 have been partially collected 4
{by Mr. Bt'auerl and only. the above n1en-s3l
toned list Of doInqnents. about $4,000,
will remain when he goes out, over over heses
tho complication arises. Mr. Todd goes.
In on Friday and expects to take hold Q, S5j
inc QIIulTS VI lHc LicthSt''S ~ -
goes out on that day, but he will take the 4
tax bills and certain of the books With
hin, and win 60 on collecting as hc has s
been doing In the past. He claims this
right under the law. IS X 4 j,38 jS y.
Have Two Treasurers.
Y During yesterday Mr.. Todd aluoked into ~
tho matter carefully and consulted the B
statutes ana n number Of Officials ~ 10 "a
has not seen Mr. BrauerF on the subject.
.'rhe new treasurer admits that Mr..
B,nuer has some uthority for hls posi-
tlun. hut he declares 1t to be an ur- Il
buslnessllke proceeding that VIII prove
yer, confusing and In the end detrl-
mental to the best interests OF the co'ln-5
ty. He is waking to see what Is gong
Is happen. Mr., Rrauer himself could
nor / q req ached. Deputy Jeter5 was seer.
hpweyer. and lie admitted that the treas.
ursr would refuse to give up the bills.
Mir. Brauer holds that there Is no option
for him that the law distinctly says
th,lt tie treasurer shall collect the y
taY bills, ....
The practical effect of this new COM
3pllcation will be to put two treas rers ~
the county for some NOR tins. llnout Il
tho tax bills Mr.. Todd VIII nave prac-
ticailv nothing toHdo until 8the licenses
5Lesin to fall due about May. and NOT i
v.ry much then He was asked yesteE.
day ABOUT his deputies. ana Fepslea,.,a ,,a =
laugh. that he wouldn't need any, lie 4
has con nseaGently made no deflnita ar
yangeDents whateysr e, \. i. X.
I'sople who wish to pay thelr taxes
Will NOT he abba TOY do So toii the PhW N
treasurer Todd at the cnu : ftnoQse nh- "A
cause I,a will not have the bills II hey y
viii have 10 find ax-Treasurer Brausr.