The Wrangell sentinel., 1956-10-26
TERRITORY OF ALASKA Department of Taxation
 Juneau, Alaska NOTICE AND DEMAND TO PAY SCHOOL TAX FOR
 1856

In accordance with Sections 5I- Al to 37-412 Inc, ACLA, as a. mended by Chapter so, SLA 1955::
 WHO MUST PAY SCHOOL TAX: All male and female persons over Fl and under 55 years of age must pay the school tax $7.5D for each person; a female person who is unemployed and who depends for her support entirely on her hus- band is not required to pay the tax; persons in the active military or naval service of the United States, paupe-s, insane persons and those cared for by the Territory or who are permanently injured, in firm, maimed or crippled so as to be disabled from earning a liveli- hood are also exempt.
 WHEN PAYABLE: The tax is payable after the first of January in each year It must be paid to the Tax Commissioner upon demand. If no demand is made for payment it must, nevertheless, be paid to the Tax Commissioner or his deputy on or before the first day of December in each year. Please remember that no demand or notice is required to be made or given; but, as indicat- ed, if such demand is made, the tax must be paid immediately to the Collector. If payment is no! made prior to the first day of De cember of each year in which ta2 is due a penalty of $3.75 attaches and both are collectible by suit.
 EMPLOYER MUST FURNISH LIST OF EMPLOYEES AND PAY TAX. Whenever requested by the Tax Commissioner or Deputy any employer who has people working for him who are subject to the pay ment of the tax, must furnish list of his or its employees togeth- CT with the age of each of them to the collector. and must pay the tax from each of them. When such pay ment is made by the employer, the collector must give him a School Tax receipt for each tax paid and the amount thereof may be deduc ted from the employees wages. Whenever deduction covering school tax is made a remittance to cover and listing sheet should be forwarded promptly.
 DOUBLE PAYMENT OR PAY MENT BY MISTAKE: Any person who pays the tax when he CT she is not liable therefor, or if it is paid by an employer for his em- ployee when such employee is not subject thereto. has the right to claim refund of the amount paid; such person should first request the refund and if this cannot be done, chool tax collector to make sucl he should forward such request to the Tax Commissioner at Juneau, giving his receipt number. Upon re- ceipt of such request the Tax Com missioner will investigate and if he finds that the tax was paid by mistake, will make the refund inn mediately. Remember that request for refund must be made not later than ninety days after the end of the calendar year during which the tax was paid. In all cases the or iginal receipt must be surrendered to the Tax Collector or Tax Com missioner.
 NON PRESIDENTS SUBJECT TO TAX. The tax is payable by non- residents as well as residents. If the nonresident is merely a visitor or tourist. he or she is not reqrtr- ed to pay the tax; but if he or she comes to the Territory of the pur- pose of engaging in business or em- ployment and actually does so, though not as a resident, he or she becomes liable for the payment of the tax.
 PURPOSE FOR WHICH TAX IS LEVIED: This tax Is collected tc assist in the education of the child ren of the Territory of Alaska.
 Your cooperation win be appre- cfated.
 K. F. DEWEY
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