The Hayti herald., 1921-12-23

At this time Of the year SUPPOSED to follow the
tin1ehonored custom of edtoriazng upon the theme OF
Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men, and which Gus
tom we would like to follow this Christmas we have in
the past most of face to face with the tax cocc
tor and the bill he presents impreses US with the fact
that this Of time of hell earth between property
and property appraisers than is time OF oy as
should the rate coupled with the raise in valuation,
ottle less than conscaton. Not the collectors
fault. Oh, He's as innocent May lamb We
want this understood to begin wth-that not bam
ing the collector He has sympathy because he has
to stand for most of the cussng Poor tax collector Gets
lots Of commission, but that's all. He arms it.
1t is great Christmas package-your tax bill, the
greatest handed peope-the greatest since the
"Wise Men of the East followed the star that led to the
stable This Christmas there star to follow, and
if there was "Wise Men, to lead the way. That's
what's the matter We have been led That is true
but like sheep to the shamble. Perhaps they were Wise
Men who led us, wise in their conceit. Maybe they
thought they stars" to be followed. Be that as it
may, this that their "sars have fallen, or
are due fall in the conflict of the constellation
which due to happen about the time the next county cleo
ton is pulled off The people cannot be foed always
They going to find out who has "ht Billie Patterson
the hardest.
No, we say again, the tax collector is not to blame
Poor goat He has orders to get hide and he must
and he will, though his great throbbng humane heart
may bleed like stuck hog with the sympathy he has for
mpoverishment. But there is to blame in fact
he is is than This is what the people should
know entitled to know, and is the publicity they pay
for when they subscribe for this dollar paper the
paper they say is worth more than that price WE'LL
boys, shall Any paper that and will tell the
people the condition of affairs in Pemscot county is worth
in ISSUE this ISSUE than the two-dolar
sheets that afflicted with Typographical darrhoea for
society and with constipation of ideas for hardbol
Under the preteX that property must be assessed at
it's cash value in instances property has been raised
out of all proportion to its worth Worst of ALL some val
uaons have been raised and passed the tax collector
without giving notice of raise by publication required
by law. That illegal but the assessed will have to foot
the bill, stand lawsuit which would cost r2Nch or
than the initiation Of his So either it's
hold-up That is where the people are hardest ht-ln
the initiation of property by the board OF equalization If
valued 81 600 and raised by the board
of equalization So 00O your taxes then and there
doubled, increased in whatever proportion your
property raised if it raised, in instances
the Every time they guessed your property
valuation hundred dollars higher they guessed some
thing like four dollars out of your pocket $40 for each
thousand they skyrockeed your homestead other hold
ings. Fellows have got the proof. We passed along
the way about the time the work' being DONE look
their shoulders and their cards. Believe
if you will, they had Royal Flush Now comes our day
to deal, and gonna hand 'em out straight
Yes, the taxable valuation of this county something
like $19 700 900 co. and the TO be collected approX
ed facts.
That being the case hear the reader moan "Cut it