Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-11-27

collected its poll and road taxes from
the mining companies in the ST
An effort will also be made to have
any citizens who have paid the count
their road tax for the present year ass
for a refund of the same from the
county so that the money can then y
paid into the city treasury An alfi
davit setting forth the fact thai
taxpayer has paid the'tax to the cCul
" and asking that it be refunded
demand has been made on them I
the city marshal for the street tax
being prepared by the city attornc
City Loses Thousands
The city has lost several thousa
dollars in the last few years by not
collecting the tax before il was PAL
10 the county by the residents oil
city
Nhen the matter was first taken
by the council letter was sent
County Treasurer Guy WEIGH asking
about the money collected from
dents of the city and the followil
is the reply sent to them:
Mr.. M. l.. Butler, City Clerk.
Bisbee. Arizona.
Dear Sir:
Relative to the alleged city money
collected by the county. please be ad-
yised that under Paragraph 1873, the
statutes provide for a street tax and
how it shall be collected. Under Par
agraph 1856, !. as Treasurer & Tax
Collector, collected certain road taxes
from persons whom the city council
believe were inhabitants OF Bisbee.
If they were inhabitants of Bisbee at
the time they paid this tax, they
should have SO stated, then, under the
I
to collect this tax. Having no evil
dence to the contrary, collected the
road tax. which has nothing whatever
to do with the street tax.
Under the statutes. If | have done
anything wrong as Treasurer. it has
been collecting road tax and the ONLY
''erson To whom money can be refund
ed is to the person who paid the road
tax.
Says City Has No Kick
AS the city neglected TO collect
street tax from those people and after
/ the middle of September. |. as Treas
urer, collected this tax. really do not
see where the city of Bisbee or CITY
! Council have any complaint Be-
cause they did not collect street taxes
! they seem ito feel that the county b.
I collecting road taxes, has taken some
thing from the city. Please note that
the road tax shall be collected under
( the same statutes as govern school
tax. which is No 5044 and paragraph
/ $3.50, and the lein for school tax is un-
der paragraph No. 1915. all of statutes
1913. Paragraph 81, Session Laws
/ 1917. Repealed Paragraphs 1851 to
1868, it does not apply to Statute
1875. If anything in this does apply
par hn
16. 1t provides how the city may col
/ iect special taxes.
| would suggest in the future the
City Council direct it's officers or d.
rect or hire some one to collect the
street taxes. Unless the Treasurer is
absolutely positive that the person is
IN inhabitant Of the city, he viii col
lect the taxes. He cannot know I
residence of every tax payer in the
county and the law gives ample pro
+ lection to the tax payer if he wi,
spend a short time reading it. In fact
notice the information upon the back
/ of e-'2ry tax notice under Paragraph
/ .. | simplified the Arizona Statutes
/ by saying persons of the city must pa,-
a street tax.
Solution Suggested
The real part of this matter | wish
you 10 understand Is that the county
has not collected any money due tn
city, for the reason that the city had
! from January LIST to September 18th
TO collect the street tax and their fail
ure to do so is no fault OF the county.
and further that the city has no legal
right to the Cochise County road fuad
but if money for this fund was illegal
Is collected from any tax payer, BY
making the proper legal showing. be-
can obtain refund.
| would further suggest that the
/ city council send some one TO Tomb
stone after the tax rolls have been de-
hvered to the Board of Supervisors
during July of each year and take
list Off the tax rolls of all inhabitants
OF Bisbee appearing thereon and then
collect the street taxes. Also either
make arrangements with Mr.. Gus
Haigler, Deputy Assessor. to collect
these street taxes, furnishing him the
necessary receipts or send man with
him to do the collecting.
Yours very truly,
GUY c. WEIGH, Treasurer.