Mr. J. Clarke, Treasurer of the county of K.nie,
pubiLsht'S the tulluwing instruction to the tvitti
collectors in that eui.tity. As tl.er sive the law
by which tl.e Collector's are to be g :id d. in a
I p'ain w ay, and are as applicable here as in Kane
j county, we have coiiM.icied them w orth reputi-lli-hing:
The Township Organization Law having placed
' in the hand of the town officers the iinpTtant
and re-H,nsiHe duty of collecting tbe Mate,
County, and Tow n Taxes, and in order to render
the performance uf that daty more attainable
ithintne time required bv law. 1 take the liber
ty of offering the follow ing suk'-'estione, in addi
tion to the iiistrtutioTS contained in your warrant
from the Board of Supervisors: You are required
ti call at least once on each tax paver, and it
may be of importance (in the collection of thede
linrpient tnxltn note the day of calling, on your
list ; and it w ill also be advisable to note the day
of payment, when the taxes are paid. As tlie
time in which the taxes are required to be col
letted is very limssVI. it will be alisolutelv neees-
ary that you should commence immediately on
receipt of the list, as no indulgence can lie ex
pected in point of time; the statute being per
emptory and the interests of the public requiring
that the utmost promptitude anil dilligence be
used. In case any person shall have removed
aut of your town since the making of the assrss :
ment, it is nevertheless your duty to levy the tax- jurj,v f xln cai nieetings of their socic
es charged on him on hi personal property, if he tie, Whenever it may seem to them necessary.
