Arizona silver belt., 1904-10-13

taxes yet unpaid, and try to get then
 In, that the delinquent list may not
 be so large, and the county get its
 rights Again, the habit of copying a
 former roll to make up roll, instead
 Of going out and making a careful as
 sessment, and collecting any personal
 property taxes in sight, can not give a
 perfect assessment, such an one as a
 county ought to have for the purpose
 of preserving title to real estate, by
 having 1t properly and accurately as.
 sesSed, that the numbers and descrip.
 oion of the property may be correct
 and preserve the title chain. Were it
 possible to have the matter considered
 oy next legislature, and get law
 passed empowering the boards of SUD-
 erVisors in counties of the 4th, 5th
 and 9th classes, to do as counties of
 the iirst class do, to create the office
 Of assessor as an independent office,
 and appoint an assessor at a salary
 similar to that of the county recorder,
 and make the term 1 years or during
 good behavior, tirmer foundation could be laid, have the office properly equipped for making correct and full assessments, aud have the assessor
 view the property to be assessed, the result would be much greater re- turn of the taxes assessed, the amounts saved from evasion, by neg lect, and from being taken from the capitalized rolls because of little re- spect for the roll as completed, would result in getting tax moneys enough | to pay the running expenses of the of- l ice so operated several times over, | and give satisfaction and safety to titles.
 ln the matter above referred to of l up at an early date of full back tax record, the issuing of the mo- tlces to those who have not yet paid on the records, will afford chance to ascertain whether or not any official has collected taxes which he has failed or forgotten to turn in, and the proper liability can be quickly fixed, Tor from the number of neglected tens dug up in this examination nm strongly persuaded that there Is a ,hance to find more.
 flonthly Reports and Meetings
 The quarterly meetings of the board 'f supervisors seem to be too far apart 'or when 1t is borne in mind that the reports of officials, as requir. [ d by Section 263S of the Revised Statutes, should be regularly turned D. If the supervisors would look into i hem i1 either an adjourned quarterly { neeting,or otherwise, the effect would 'e good. As matters are now run. , ing, Recorder Fisk turns in a very ! leat report, in compliance with the a aw. Deputy Thomas also does, and S he treasurer is doing so. And to keep a hese up, and have the tax collections C turned in properly, as required, will [ e much better for all concerned, and c eep up a system and discipline that V 'ill prevent laxity and troubles here. r Ofore had lii Gila county can and will then feel a he great benefits to be and that are t eing derived by the energetic efforts s f your chairman to get things put t nd kept in proper and right business il hape, for all the troubles have come g rom laxity and carelesSneSs, and fail ( re and neglect to comply with the W wv. fl The district attorney handles no st Junty moneys, so has no reports to s, le. A There has been want of system in a le sales and filing of certificates of D lies of delinquent property. The law SJ
 plain. The certificates should be W ade in duplicate, one given to the VI nrchaser and the other filed with the n )unty recorder. Then when redemp- D ons are made the matter can get and te ave the proper legal protection, and W tles under tax sales made good. Oth- e; wise, it looks like obtaining money nder false pretenseS to sell property, Il 'omise title, and the irregularities al e so numerous that the whole is a W rec, for tax title to be good must W had by strict compliance with every J. ep of the law, as is well known. It nj so affects unfavorably the collection to
 taxes to have it appear that title di obtained to ones property would cl 't amount to anything, thereby en- al uraging laxity in taxpayers. m
 Justice of the Peace y This office found in the careful ., .nds of Judge C.C. Carico, who gives , good attention and care. We went r., to the checking up of his docket and oo sh book of fee receipts, and found n,