Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-10-22
START drive TO
COLLECT TAXES
OWING COUNTY
Commissioners Court Will
Endeavor to Collect From
DeIinquents Before Suits
are Filed

/ iF commissioners thfTf TODAY start
cd an Intensive campaign 10 collect all
delinquent taxes. the county judge hay-
ing been instructed 40 the la~i meeting
M tire count 10 send nOti ~ NJ al de-
linqu,ui~. aad ~ prevent - far ~ pos
>ille the filing Of new suits until after
each delinquent taN payer has re- civcd
one ~ these notices.
Approximately nnr-tcn.h~ of these
taxes are against unknown owners. and
ia my opinion more than half the
unknown owners de- not know these
taxes are assessed against their prop
rrty. County Judge DIncy stated III dis
cus sing thc action ~ ihr court They
DO not receive the 9o-day notice that
the known owner receives. aS prescribed
hy statute. The county j. getting the
Ii>t ~ true owners III th,rr properties
from hc water and school districts ami
from the titlcS an towns.
County Assessor an "Unknown Owner"
Many If the property owners in
Cameron county are from other states
ana are not familiar with our tax laws
ani Tie commissioners court feels that
q Is only square deal to give them this
notice. even if the law does not re-
IUirr N. before tax suits are filed. ami
costs w NJ least ~ incurred hy thr
property owner A. matter al fact
Tie newcomer is not he only one who
gels caught.
pne uf the jokes IA the court
house IN that our oNn assessor. native
Texan. got caught for Zig bin II cost,
for very small tax. These taxes hap
pencd to he a>>essed against the "un-
known owner" several years before he
acquired the land. ana suit had been
filed against the unknown owner anu
service by publication had piled up the
costs
The average man who receives a no
ticr thar ii he does not pay ~ before
certain date Init viii ~ filed and al
lcas 81 costs incurred. IL going 10 hustle
around and borrow the money. if neces-
Sary. Rut if ~uii j. first filed and costs
incurred he will he sure NJ lctalhe matter
rock along. A. there viii ~ no incentive
io haste up the money.
Because We are giving the delin-
gucntS 4 chance fo pay up it must not
IN Inferred that We are not going to push
collie ti1n. When the notices fail tn get
the desired results we viii then push he
tax suits. asking for a special term Of
court. il necessary. to try them. Ii
would be- advisable for every property
owner ia Cameron county ID investigate
and determine II there IL any delinquent
tax against his property. as il j. the
intention Of the commissioners court to
make q clean sweep ia all cases where
the notice, fail to secure results
Notice 10 Unknown Owners.
Following is a copy Of the notice which
IS being sent to all unknown owners"
whose address can BE- as ertained hy the
records ~ the various taxing districts:
This notice H. sent you under the
dire tion Of the commissioners court
After considerable inquiry and ex-
penSc il has been ascertained that YOU
are cihcr the record owner Or are an
parrntly interested ID the property be-
low and which the tax records show 10
be delinquent for the years stated on
assessments against the unknown own
crs' III same.
III YOU are not Interested will YOU
not please forward this 10 such party.
If you know him. or furnish me the name
and address of the one who should take
care Of the taxes
The figures given below include
taxes ana penalties. III the property j.
IN Drainage Districts Two or Three the
drainage tax is included for all years
since 1870. Drzinage taxes for 1919
AMI prior years were assessed on sep
arair rolls.
Interest on the principal al six per
cent from January lSt of each following
year TO date Of payment is to he aided.
To be- sure Of correct amount request
statement of Mr. James j. Fox. Tax
Collector. Brownsville, Texas"