Evening journal., 1914-07-25
new TAX LAW
BRINGS IN MONEY
Property Owners Settle With
County To Escape II Per
Cent. Penalty
RUSH ON NOW
TO PAY ACCOUNTS

The rush Of county taxpayers at the
Office Of County Treasurer Charles II.
Lippincoit is greater at the present time
than It was this time last year when the
new law, which imgoseG 2 per cent. pei
Cannlini penalty on ali unbaiskcountv taxes
went into effect As the taxpayers are
beginning to realize what the new law
means, especially those who were lax
last year and found they had To pay a
heavy toll as the result, there IS more
OF a general inclination to settle up."
The fact that during the first three
months Of the fiscal year, july, August
and September the taxpayers can save
? per cent. by paying their taxes il PROV
ing q big incentive to many persons to
see that their taxes are paid during
these months, and as result the Of
lice Of the county treasurer is kept con.
stantly busy taking in the money.
Mr.. Lippincott however, Is not sat
isiied to wait until the taxpayers take
notion to call at his office and set
tie, but he has two men on the street
explaining the new law TO delin-
Guents and others who are not thor
oughly acquainted with IL, and be-
tween the law and his efforts. the
indications are that when the county
ends the next fiscal year the county
treasurer's office will show the clos
est collection of taxes ever made in
the history Of the office.
In the past fiscal year the office
established a new record by winding
up the year with a balance OF only
al 44tr.
600 for the year previous. This large
decrease is accounted for largely by
the fact that the new law went into
effect last year. Previous to the pass
age Of this law there was really an
incentive TO persons who owed large
tax accounts to delay in their pay
ment as by SO doing the taxpayer
could get the benefit of the money
without paying interest on II, as the
sum of uncollected taxes always re-
manned the same, no matter how long
they remained uncoleeted Under
the new law, however. the delinquent
has to pay an additional sum OF /
per cent a month, beginning on Janu- |
cry. for every month the taxes re-
main unpaid Few, therefore, who |
have the money to pay taxes, desire |
to play the waiting game, but are |
now as prompt to settle as they were |
formerly lax about doing IT,
Under the present law the person
who pays his taxes during July. Au-
gust and September will save exactly /
10 per cent OF the amount OF the
taxes over the person who does not
pay his tax until this time next
year. For instance, the person whol
pays his taxes before October / will
receive a rebate Of per cent The
person paying Ia October and No
Vember will receive a rebate Of 8
per cent. and the person paying IN
December will pay the face OF the
bill. After January / an additional
sum Of / per cent. OF the total taxes
Is added each month until the tax is
paid, making a total OF IL per cent. !
or the first year and IL per cent for
zach year following On the bills /
Which the county treasurer sends
,ut to the taxpayers is copy of
he new law, which reads as fol-
ows:
THAT on taxes paid before the
irst day of October there shall be an
Ibatement of five per centum. On all
axes paid before the first day of
December there shall be an abate-
nent of three per centum On ALI
axes paid during the month Of De-
'ember there shall be no abatement
whatever. And on all taxes unpaid
IN the first day Of January there
hall be added one per centum per
month until the same shall be paid"