The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-14
Tax Accounts.

We are pleased TO announce that Dele
gate Ould has introduced bill in the
General Assembly which provides for the
rendering of tax accounts according to
the plan suggested by Mr.. 7. A. Cary and
The Times-Dispatch.
The bill provides that all delinquent
taxes prior to the year 1850 be abolished.
That IL shall be the duty of the clerk
of each county. city and town forthwith
to list each and every delinquent land
tax of record in their respective offices,
showing the amounts due for each levy
and assessment for the years 1900. 1901,
1902, 1909 and 1904 against the present own
ers of such real estate, together with
| interest thereon from the time when such
taxes beeanleA due and payable. and de-
liver said list to the boards Of supervisors
| of the counties and the councils of tho
cities and towns, as the case may be,
on or before the 18th day of January.
1906
Then 1t shall be the duty of the boards
of supervisors and councils Immediately
to deliver to the treasurer Of the counties,
cities and towns the said list charging
the same to the treasurer as other taxes
for collection are charged.
That the treasurer shall then advertise,
the land so listed for thirty days. giving
the names of the owners. amounts due
and description of the land, and sell the
courthouses during the month of Septem-t
ber 1906 TO the highest bidder for cash.
That sixty days from the date of the
sale the treasurers shall make full return
for same to the boards of supervisors
and councils of their respective county.
city or town, showing the name of each
purchaser of the property sold and a
list of the property not sold under this
provision.
That the boards of supervisors and the
councils shall pay reasonable compen-
sation to the clerks and treasurers for
the work above designated.
That the clerks shall make n deed tn,
all purchasers of real estate thus sold
for taxes and shall receive a fee of 81
for every such deed
That the owners OF any real estate
thus sold for taxes shall have the privi-
lcge of redeeming the same at any time
within sixty days from the date of sale
by paying to the treasurer the amount
due. and in every such case the money
hn raj
That the boards of supervisors and
councils of the cities and towns NJ Tho
annual settlement with their treasurers
for the year 1906 and every year there
after, shall furnish to the commissioner,
OIL the revenue a list of names of each
delinquent taxpayer on both real ana
personal property. as shown by such set.
ticmcnt with the treasurer for the district
in which such real estate and personal
property are located
! That the commissioners n, ra,ox,.
shall then enter In their land books for
the year 1907 ana every year thereoft er
on separate line against such nersona
as may 10 reported delinquent. together
I, with such delinquent taxes ne mny ho no.
/
! ported and the same shall be added, ana
| made 10 show on said commissioner
books as balance due from last wear.
| That the commissioners of revenue
shall also enter in their personal property
! books for the year 1907, and every wear
| thereafter In separate line against per-
! sons whose names appear on the lelin.
auent list of personal property Taxpayers
and the same shall be charged on his
books on separate line as balance due
from last year. That is to say, Tho
| commissioners Looks must show /;
balance due for the year preceding b,
all such persons delinquent on both lane
an dpersonal property, and in addi
! ton to the amount for the present yea,
as ls now DONE
4 That the trensurars shall enter o,
4 - separate linq on both !. iand
and personal property tax ticket
such amounts as shall appear OF
The commissioners books; that is to say