The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-08
NO CHECK in Cash
More Money Paid for Taxes
Than Last Year.
Treasurer MedIicOtt Says He Is
Greatly Surprised.

! Regardless of the fact that there is
something of 1t str.nsency ill the money
market because of the action of the
banks everywhere limiting the amount
/ OF the Withdrawals of dcrositors to 800
per week dnc 70 large mercantile firms
to 5000 a week, more money has been
paid to the county treasurer in taxes
| since the first of November, when they
were due, than was paid during the
similar period OF last year. More taxes
( have been paid by check this year thaa
I is customary but the total amount re-
ceived to date in checks and cash is,
as stated. far in excess of the sum re-
ceived last year.
During the five working days since
the payment of taxes was due on No
ventber 1, and these taxes are those OF
the year 1907, Stanley Medlicott, the
county treasurer, and his deputies, +.
C, Bowen and J. NJ. Wright, have re-
ceived in taxes $27, ,S5S.12. OF this sum
IS, ,458.54 was taken in on the first day,
November 1; $2,704.98 on November z;
Sc, 65 on November 4; 81, 318.S1 on Nc
vember s. and $6,0S7.23 on November g.
Under the law it is possible for tax
payers &c pay hut one-half OF the taxes
levied against then: on November 1 and
the other half is payable on June 1.
All or the first half of the taxes are
payable between November 1 and Der
cerrber 21. If sll the tax is paid re-
bate of 212 per cent is allowed the tax
pay~-. II part OF the tax is paid by
December 21 a penalty of per cent OF
he taxes is ad1 ID.
On June II. the final date for the pay
ment of the second half of the taxes,
where the taxpayers do not elect to pay
the full sum during the dates for the
first payment, another 5 per cent PEN
atty is added to the full amount of all
unpaid taxes. All unpaid taxes are adj
vertised in July and the property
against which they are levied is sold on
the first Tuesday in September. If no
part of the personal tax is paid by jan
uary 10, warrants are issued to the
sheriff for their collection.
AS a general thing between so and rs
per cent of the taxes are paid during
the time for the first payment between
November 1 and December 81 and STAN
ley Medlicott, the county treasurer, be-
lieves that the usaul sum will be taken
in this year.
Its been an agreeable surprise to
me- said Mr.. Medlicott today, ''at the
way the taxes have been coming in
during these first few days because of
the rather uneasy conditions which
nave maintained in the financial world.
1t is evidence that the people of To-
peka and Shawnee county have plenty
of money on hand and that they are
not worrying about the financial situa-
ton. If they were they would be hang
ing on to their ready cash until the last
Gay in which they could pay taxes or
until such time as the financial situa-
tion clarified. But they are not hang
ing onto their cash. They are coming
right along with their taxes and during
the five days that they have been due
we have taken in more taxes than was
taken in at the office during a similar
period of last year. Checks are being
used little more freely than hereto
fore in the payment of taxes, but the
difference between the number of checks
we have received this year and a year
ago is not VprV great
Mr.. Medlicott would greatly apprec-
late it, If the persons to whom lists of
taxes have been sent would return these
lists as soon as possible to the county
treasurer's office. The return of these
lists would greatly facilitate the work
of the office at this time.