The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-12
THE PAYMENT OF POLL TAXES
Records Show 1880 Citizens
are Qualified to Vote.

| While the citizens of Ellis county
are making good showing in the
matter of paying their poll taxes as
compared to other counties the re-
cords OF the tax collector show that
sons against whom poll tax was
assessed have qualified themselves
to vote by procuring a receipt. The
tax assessors rolls for 1908 show
that poll tax was assessed against
| 0,707 citizens and at the close of
business in the collectors office
| Saturday afternoon receipts had
been issued to 4 500 of this number.
| This leaves 5,907 receipts yet to be
issued and it is the urgent desire Of
the tax collector that this matter be
looked after at once. There remains
only few days In which TO pay
this tax and unless 1t is attended to
before Ices;:; February Joa VII ~ Ss 3i's
franchised from voting in any cleo
tion held this year.
| II is a noticeable fact that great
many of the interior towns or pre-.
c:ncts are making better showing
| In the way OF paying poll taxes than
some of the larger cities. AT the
town OF Ferris IN the election of
| 1902 the total number OF votes cast
for all candidates for governor was
l92, while up to Saturday night 81
poll tax receipts had been issued to
citizens Of that community. Palmer
cast POS votes for the five candidates
for governor and 3ll receipts have
been issued citizens Of that precinct.
boxes poiled total Of ~ votes
while only 306 voters at the two
boxes have qualified 20 vote this
year. At Milford 40 receipts have
been Issued as compared to 2l6
votes cast In the 1902 election. At
the majority ~ the smaller places /
the receipts issued greatly exceed /
the number of votes cast In the last 1
general election.
For the five candidates for gov !
srnor iu the last general slection /
the four voting precincts tn Waxa- I
hachie polled total Of Sq0 votes, /
while up 60 snd including saturday I
only thI persons had procured the /
necessary credentials emitting them .
to vote this year The four boxes 4
of Ennis cast q total Of ga votes 4
for the gubernasoria} candidates, (
while receipts have been issued to I
E22 citizens of that town aud com I
munity.
The abovs figures So not definitely +.
or accurately determine the number /
~ persons who can vote lu the etee- I
lions this year There being uo
city In the county 81 population /
Of 10000 eF more no exemption cer-
efoates are required t0 he issued hy I.
Collector Rratchor.
LIN The matter Of payiux city poll .
taxes there appears 90 have been a +
slight misnndersgaudiu< as e. tbe 4
time ie whtch the tax suould be
paid This vas caused tT tre l4c. ,
~ a penalty heIHs 4d4e3 pa gss t4x .
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are yet sevo al p.ts8Et .a. ..# e.tr
wto have aat SEQ aI.H.. a ...e.at
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doiaz so.
Ghare are several Important .isc-
tloua ta be- aeit lthls gvar. aat ul-
less yea have paid yoarpalttaN yoa /.
canaat vato. Go quality As "a vatvfI
ne city aad the stats spd eauaty .
poll tax must be- paid
Nniess yea have voice la the (.
election pf your officers yau Niil 4
have po right e. eauplAH If mis-
management ut municipal affairs \
nog of bad government
90 rsF YVss ppi ta&.today y nun n
yoa so 50 the eoliesEof's anlea stay I
there uath yau have discharged gbls 1
uhils alton
Do nai wait untii ths last aay ~ N
abe month u pay soar state ana
eoanty poll tax. II yoa a. you NAY
he anA1le O. procure receipt.
tssmemhsF that IL one thousand
peapla wait aasll ans laat day ll siil
o. lnapoaslhle toF taa Ia aollaeler
and htA EaFee 81 issue lha raeaipts.
fheF eAaHus bs allied ous IA as anea
as andef tae old saw aad aga han,
aFed e as hanaFea Receipts IL sa