Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-06
COUNTY OFFICER
COLLECTS TAXES
LONG PAST DUE

! Several nu1ldred dollars III 52cN
taxes have been collected during tho
PAST live weeks as a result CT q
form letter issued by James T. Ger
! try, county attorney, to the 36O0
defendants named in two year ole
suit filed by former County Attorney
! tohn F. pnsS, who failed to take
any action Cn the suit during his
STAY in office, it was learned here
yesterday.
Gentry, who was a business visitor
i'll Douglas Yesterday. stated tilaJ
approximately 500 of the form let
tiers had been sent to local residents.
The suit filed by Ross covered
taxes due oil property in CochiSe
county for TIC years 1919 1920, 1921
and 1922, and shortly after entering
office last January, County AttorrcY
Gentry prepared &c start action
against the defendants.
His initial step, however, was to
issue form latter to each OF the DE-
PENDANTS, notifying them Jnat tlleT
We're delinquent in the payment OF
taxes on their property during the
period from 1919 to 1922, inclusive
ard warning them that tl:ey would
/, Dc prosecuted at once unless they
called at the county attorneys Of
flee and effected a settlement.
| Scores of those named in the SUR
lave responded and paid their back
!. taxes while other have corrected er-
1ors concerning the payment OF taxes
! Gentry stated yesterday, while on
q visit to the district.
The issuing OF the form letter has
revealed that many of those nanlea
in the joinJ suit were unaware OF
their delinquency and would have
paid the taxes long ago had they
Known otherwise, the county atto1 :
Icy stated yesterday. Sentry is Ell
! deavoring to reach each and every
! them adequate time 10 settle for the
/ course in The courts Of Cochiye
county and 1orcing forecloure Of the
property for public auction as a
means of collecting money due the
county.
| AS soon us headway has been made
in the collecting of back taxes due
| the country for the years from 1918
! to 1922, Gentry expects to file suit
against owners OF property on Which
tine taxes have not been paid for TIE
years 1923, 1924 and 1925, he stated
yesterday. Gentry and his assistant,
in the county attorneys office are
fdevoting a great part of their time
tc the collection Of back taxes du,..
ing the interval between the cols-
lening AMI ending OF the regular
terms of the CochiSe county superior
court.
The form letter which Gentry has
issued to all holders of property on
which the taxes are alleged to be de-
linouent frcrl 1915 to 1922, follows
ION October 49, 1924, suit was
tiled against this property in behalf
of the state Ci Arizona for The put-
pose of enforcing the lien OF the
state for delinquent taxes for the
years 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922. We
ere now in the course of preparing
Judgment under this suit and when
Immediately be sold to satisfy this
len"
Thinking that Sacrhaps you may
Lot have pet.l notified of the pend
ing rlit, ara knowing that you ar:
interested ii preserving the title to
your property. we are taking this
means of advising you that you can
save yourself considerable expense
incident 20 4orecloIre and sale b.
paying this delinquency Immediately.
eff you desire to take advantage OF
This opportunity, it will be necessary
that you lEake arrangements with
the county treasurer to pay these
lack taxes 1t once so thai we may
emit your property from the luGg
r1ent which, is now being drawn"