Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-11

ty, a notary public.
MIR. Jaffa Back.
Territorial Secretary Jaffa has re-
turned from Roswell where he was
called on important business. lie
would have been here yesterday noon
hut he was misinformed about the
morning trains departure and had 10
stay over in Albuquerque until last
night.
Gets Many kilograms.
Adjutant General A. S. Brookes was
the recipient of many kilograms from |
all over the territory this morning
from officers, of the New Mexico Ma
tioual Guard asking permission to go
10 the maneuvers of the United States
army at San Antonio, Texas only
five mr. six men from New Mexico may
go at the governments expense, as
the entire nation will send but l,Ooo'
and Mr., Brookes is quite busy making
the appointments.
Colonel E. c. Abbot has been desig-
mated as one of the six and will leave
for Texas today. The adJutant gen
eral will remain here.
Poll Tax
sunerintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton ]. E. Clark today issued his CIT
cular letter to county superintendent
on the matter of poll tax. The whole
subject is thoroughly gone over as
NAV he seen from the following.
Circular Letter to County superin-
,endents-PoIi Tax.
GentIemen-Copies OF, the two let-
ters following are self-explanatory:
Consult the following sections OF
the law:
Sections 1549 to 1850 inclusive, G. L.
of 1897 (pages 6S, &c. of the 1909 Com
pilation of School Laws.
Chapter 96, Laws of 1907, (pages
1877 1873, 1879 of the 1909 Compilation
of School Laws).
Saction 12, Chapter 121 of the Laws
G. 1909, (page $50 Of the 1909 Comp
lation of School Laws.
Note that:
First. All able bodied male per
sons over twenty-one years OF age ar
subject to poll tax.
Second. There is no legal defnltlol
OF "able bodied" but opinion mas peel
rendered to the effect that any persol
who is self supporting is in the near
ing of the law an able bodied person
Third. Clerks shall collect poll Ia
and pay the same to the county trea'
urer-who shall pay the clerk ten pc
cent of the gross amount collected
Fourth. Clerks shall make at leas
four copies of list of persons haol
for poll tax and post them IN COZ
spicuous places on or before the mrs
Monday of February
Fifth. Clerks shall make a full r
mort in writing to the county superb
tendent on or before the first Monds
of April.
Sixth. Clerks are empowered
bring suit for collection. Persons WI
have not paid this tax in past yea
NAV be made to pay back taxes toaa
Seventh No property is eHehh
from execution.
Eighth. Justices of the peace al
constablas shall not demand fees
advance. ,,n :,
Ninth Poll tax collection bill pl
v;das that on demand OF clerk
schoo, board the employer OF M
liable to payment of poll tax shall II
rieh list of names. If the clerk nm
names of persons who have not pa
euch tax employer shall pay sal
and deduct from wages of employe
Tenth. County superintendent
the clerk failing to comply win
provisions of the law covering
collection of poll tax is liable 70
fine specified in Section IL, Cnap
121, Laws of 1909.
Your attention is called to the =
that the poll tax law is one OF
very easiest in our statutes to De
forced. You are hereby directed
accordance with Sec. 20, Chap.
Laws of '07, to Enforce Compha
with the School Laws" 1t is the q
of the clerks of district boards to
lect the poll tax, but it is your dut!
see to it that these school officers
so.
From your annual and special
ports on file in this office it is eviG
that some one is failing to do
whole duty The collection of
tax for the year 19O7-0S was only
900: for 190S-09, only s41,O00;
,909-10 the collection was $45,
While there was a substantial
vance in the collections last year ,
the previous year, it is evident
the collection is not yet what
should be. There should certainl.
practically as many dollars cole
annually as poll tax as there are
ers registered in the territory for
general election. The recent regl
tion shows that there are $4,000
ers in the territory. This would
cate that only about fifty per Ger
the poll tax has been collected.
us work together to make the pol
collection for 1910 at least $750C
is true that militia men and fire
are exempt from payment of poll
hut such persons exempt constiti
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