Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14
HEAD TAXES ''.I!:.
MUST Be PAID
New Law Interesting to
Dodgers Of Capitation
Assessments
WILL GO BACK 3 YEARS
WILL GO BACK 3 YEARS
Ordinance Provides for Rigid En-
forcement Where Men Fail to Pay
Tithes to Commonwealth

Richmond March 14-Persons who
owe capitation taxes to the State
might as well get ready to pay up
and avoid trouble and added eXpen-
Sc.
/ There is written into the acts of
the General Assembly Il bill which
will compel the payment OF such
taxes for five years prior TO l9l2.
F., And each year thereafter the same
| law will be in effect so that delin-
ouent capitation tax men will have
to pay.
This will add $250,0OO annually to
the revenues of the State, minus the
expenses of collecting the tan and
the money is to be covered into the
treasury for the expenses Of govern
ment.
The Interpretation Of the law at
this time is that prior to the year
1912 these collectors-and they are
to be appointed i'll each county and
city Of the State by the judges OF
the courts having jurisdiction there
in-are to be named specifically for
the purpose of getting the taxes. The
collectors are to proceed to make the
collections by galnishment. levy or
sotherwise and the expenses of the
processes where settlement is rot
ErlaG. Without: recourse TO la% WI.
be placed on the man owing the
taxes.
The judges are to name such col
lector prior TO the first day of Octo-
ber in each year and they are to
give bond for faithful execution o;
the law and for the collection of the
back taxes and payment Of the sum
into the State treasury
The aggregate due to the State for
capitation taxes since the new Con-
sitution became effective up to the
report of the Auditor for the year
ending September 80, 1915. is 81
975, Ill. 96. About S135,O00 of this
has been collected. The loss to the
State by reason of failure of the Of
iccrs to collect this tax is 81 S94.-
324 49, while the counties and cities
have lost $947,162 "a.
That there may be no misunder-
standing of the provisions Of the law
it is herewith produced as it passed
the Legislature for the benefit OF ali
persons who may be interested:
!. Be it enacted by the General AS
senlbly of Virginia. That the judge
of the Circuit Court of each county
and the Judge of the Corporation OF
Hastings Courts Of each city and the
Judge of the Circuit Court OF each
city which has no other court OF re-
cord. shall at the term preceding
October 1st of each year appoint
delinouent capitation tax collector
who shall give bond to the Common
wealth in such penalty as the court
may deem proper. whose duty 1t shal
he to enforce the collection by levy
earnishment, or otherwise, of all de
linouent capitation taxes which shall
be turned over to him for collection
as is herein provided. A copy OF tn
order making the appointment and
copy of the bond required sha!! d.
certified by the clerk Of the cour
, making the appointment to the Audi
tor Of Public Accounts.
,. The said collector shall be al
lowed twenty per centum % pc
cent? Of all amounts collected by nm
and shall on the first of each mont
make report to the clerk OF the cour
c by which he was appointed, of tn
s amounts collected by him and fror
!, whom collected, and shall at the sam
time pay over to the clerk OF sal
: court eighty per centum $50 per cent
of the amount collected; and the cler
shall issue TO the said collector re
ceipt for the amount paid over t
:, him and shall at the same time foI
ward to the Auditor of Public Ac
| counts a duplicate of said receipt.
e 9. On or before the first day of Dc
q tober of each year the clerk of tn
court appointing the delinquent cap
tation tax collector shall make out
!" duplicate list Of all persons within hi
county or city who shall be as much a
three (3l and not exceeding five q
!, wears delinquent in payment of cap
y tation taxes ore of said lists shall b
K 4 - +ba Auditor nf Public ST.