Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
WHO OWNS YOUR PROPERTY
III You Did not Pay Your Taxes Be-
lore January, You Have Lost
Your Property Automatically.

Heretofore we have called atten-
ton TO the absurdity of the present
revenue law that was enacted by the
last legislature. but as the law Is
more thoroughly studied it becomes
still more abno1ious, and 1t is hard
TO believe that legislative body
would burden the citizens of this
state with such monstrosity. and
that the same would receive the ap-
proyal of governor who is supposed
to guard the interests of he people.
The Capial News brings out some
new features of the law that are
probably not fully understood by
the people In general. and from the
probable fact that some of our read
ers are not conyersant with these
features, we give space to the q. ticle
as follows:
Did you pay your taxes before Jan.
8?
II you did not you do not own any
property.
The reason for this Is that under
the new law, upon your failure to pay
upon that date, II becomes the duty
OF the tax collector to report such
failure to the county recorder, where
upon, forthwith and without any fur
: ther procedure, the property becomes
the property of the county.
There is no notice of sale, simply
because there is no sale made. Here.
tofore six months have been allowed
with penalties attached, before trans
fer OF title to property because OF
failure to pay taxes becomes forfeit
ed. During that six months any tax
;. payer might appear, pay the take:
- together with penalties and the prop
g erty would not even be advertised
h for sale. much less sold, but nov
II failure to pay acts automatically t
transfer title from the former own
= er TO the county without opportunit.
IS to pay before such transfer. withou
d notice OF any kind and without sale
4 Chance for Tax Sharks.
Moreover. II, after such transfe
~ to the county by automatic action o
.e law, any citizen should ascertain tha
)f the tax has not been paid and h
70 should regard the purchase as a de
sirable one, he can appear before tn
recorder and demand an auditor
IN certificate which transfers the proI
lg erty to him. Then II the former OWL
=, er shall desire to redeem II and &c
Il back, he must pay 10 per Ger
~ penalty and then on top OF that b
by must pay interest at the rate OF ]
81 per cent and must also pay 81 fC
&C his certificate.
There will be no delinquent prol
nc erty advertised for sale at any tim
a The tax sharks will simply go to ii
ed recorders office, inspect the list, an
80 demand certificate for that whic
they regard as Offering a good inves
y" ment at IS per cent upon their ou
Law. and the auditor cannot refus
te neither can he demand that only
nc small portion OF any tract be take
as sufficient to secure the paymel
a' of the whole but he must transfer Il
to whole property to the tax shark.
nj Many Fail to Pay.
so II has been ascertained that MAJ
taxpayers, being unable to raise Il
'ol money with which to pay their take
er decided they would prefer to p'
tT the Nnih my
r> would be four per cent IN July. II
-, four per cent penalty. however a
ne plies only to the second payne
Is when the first payment has be-
he. made. II the first payment was n
i,h met. the county automatically.
operation OF the law, becomes I
oE purchaser OF the property, but
w. forced to transfer its rights to {
err tax sharks upon demand and the I
Ia sharks get the benefit OF the Is p
~ cent penalty. This has left ma
ng heavy tax payers in bad predicamel
al II Is asserted. How many have fail
ne. TO make first payment and thus pl
-, feet themselves. will not be knoN
III" for three or four days yet, as I
TO county treasurer has been too pu
lcr sending out receipts for money
ceived by mail to make out the list
nroperty delinquent and, thereto
owned by the county. When u
FIX list is- completed it will be turn
over TO the county auditor and the
the unon becomes the property OF
Of county until purchased by the
90 sharks.