The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-16
BACHELORS MUST
PAY IN THE FUTURE
They Are Not to Be Allowed
To Escape Their Just
Responsibilities.
RICH FEES ARE IN SIGHT.
OFFICERS WHO SUCCEED IN COL
LECTING THE TAXES DUE WILL
REAP A FAT HARVEST AS A
RESULT OF THEIR WORK..

The Indiana bachelor is on the run.
Not because he is a bachelor, but be-
cause bachelors are the only men who
as a class, haven't visible personal
property which may be taken by coun-
ty treasurers for delinquent taxes.
Since Oliver P. Ensley of Marion
county announced that he proposed 20
take advantage of the law of 1908 and
force that county's 1900 delinquent
bachelors to pay their back taxes the
treasurers and prosecuting attorneys
in other parts of the state have come
to a realization of the possibilities of
such actions in their own counties. Ev-
cry county in the state has its full
quota of delinquent unmarried men
who have no property that could be
taken for taxes.
Shelby county is the first to be
heard from directly by the Marion
county officers. Charles Hack, the
prosecuting attorney there, held con-
ference with Elliott r. Hooton. the
Marion prosecuting attorney relative to
what action would necessarily precede
the filing of suits in Shelby county for
such taxes. and to learn, too, just what
had been done by the treasurer of Ma
rion county. He, like the prosecut-
ing attorney there and the attorneys CT
other counties, is frank enough to con-
fess that the fees in sight look good to
him. The Marion officials expect to
h,ar from the officers of other coun-
ties of the state, and the movement
started by Ensley will probably result
in the payment of several hundred
thousand dollars into the Golfers of the
various counties.
List Not Certified.
The treasurer was unable to certify
to Hooton the first batch of 1900
names Of delinquents against whom
the prosecuting attorney will file suits.
He will receive the list soon, the pros
ecutor expects.
AS fast as suits can be filed, those
against whom the actions are brought
will be barred from making settle
ments without paying the court costs
and the fees provided for the filing Of
the suits.
Hooton said Tuesday that he was not
crossing any bridges until he came to
them, but it is known that after he
has gone to all the trouble and expense
of filing the suits he will not then be
willing to dismiss the actions without
his fees for the accommodation of de-
linquents who wait until that late day
to pay up.
Will Protect Prosecutors.
This will certainly protect the pros
ecuting attorney in this matter" said
Ensley. eff man offers to pay aft
err his name has been certified to the
prosecutor he will simply inform him
that he will have to produce a certifi-
cate from the prosecutor stating that
the suit has not bcen filed Otherwise
he will have to pay the court costs and
the attorney fees just as in any other
case. The payment of taxes after the
filing Of a suit would not square the
bill"
The $500 names to be given to the
Marion prosecutor will include men
from all parts of the county and Ems
ley believes that all of the men named
in the long list are men who will be
able to pay. The fees that will come
to the prosecutor in case all the 1900
suits succeed will be in excess of SIG
900. He will get specific fee OF Sic
in each case and in addition to this
will receive ten per cent of the
amounts collected.