The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-26
TAX SLACKERS' ARE
IMPOSING A BURDEN
ON SUNSHINE STATE
Governor Lindsey Communicates
With Treasurers and District
Attorneys Relative TO Bringing
the Delinquents TO Time.

Special Correspondence 70 The Herald.
santa Fe. y. NJ, June 2a-Sover-
nor ". r.. Lindsey has tnekn action
which. he hopes. will have the effect
~ reducing the amount OF delinquent
taxes. Owing 20 the fact that va
many people are IN arrears the credit
Of tho state has been seriously Inn
paired. Il having been necessary 10
issue certificates OF Indebtedness TO
the amount o. 100000 to get funds
To pay up state salaries, IL all coun-
ties made the showing they should In
this matter the state would be In good
condition financially.
The governor has addressed the
following To county %treasurers
Dear Sir;
The ccord as reported 10 me IN the
matter OF the collection Of taxes lev
I led and assessed for the year 1915.
show an average collection FOR all
the counties OF only 81 6-i0 per cent.
the highest percentage Of collection
of It's assessment. and the lowest be-
In ans one county being 30 per cent
Ing rs little az 60 per cent ~ the
assessment In the particular county
You of course. know the percentage
81 the collections in your " county.
In consequence 81 this ana other de-
faults the state was unable during
the last half OF the year 1915 to pay
it, state employees. and the legislature
at the 1917 regular session deemed Il
necessary to issue certificates Of in
debtedness by the state in the amount
OF $4,000 to pay past due salaries
II IL hardly necessary for me to
state TO you that such condition can
not be allowed to continue. II at each
recurring session Of the Legislature II
il found necessary 10 issue certificates
or bonds OF Indebtedness In order to
pay current expenses for government
administration. il b. perfectly clear
that very shortly the credit Of the
state Will be impaired. 50 that such
certificates or bonds may not be nego-
tiated adyanJageously II at all.
am therefore writing TO you at
this time urging that sou use all your
energies and To eject a
high percentage OF the collection of
taxes levied in your county. that you
notify those property owners who
have failed To- pay their taxes about
the penalties that Will accrue because
Of their failure to make such pay
ment, and that you proceed promptly
as required by the law, TO make these
collections.
In this connection I have to call
your attention to Chapter so OF the
1917 session laws OF the state OF New
Mexico, which provides Tor the pro-
cedure IN the matter ~ the sale OF
superseded by g.. II Is Important
taxes. this act Mas deemed essential
because OF the i~nadcquacy OF the act
superseded by H.. II Is important
that the provisions OF this chapter be
tested out rs speedily a. possible, 80
that in event OF it's failure TO produce
required results. further amendment
may be recommended a. the next leg
i%slature.
I sincerely hope that iiic .E.port-
ance of Your Obtaining "a high per-
centage % collections In your county
has impressed you. uui thai you VIII
do you utmost TO impress { upon Tho
minds Of those who haze uu, paid
their taxes for the year 1915. M crdc.
that IA better showing shall ne made
TOT tldi ttai uNt w l''Nlh lii iH'
yeai 1915
| have to inform you thai ! am ~
dressing u latter on his subject 90
the district attorney n yaur julie Al
district urging him tn cooperate with
you In this whole matter, su there
may not urly he o. hisher aFcinge
rate of collections for an the oun
ties 1ut partc It' - that there si.lil
not be 80 wide % discrepancy between
the collections In one county as CONF
pared with another.
VERY re- pectfuliy yours,
". T.. LINDSEY,
EaAarnpr