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Show IM.UUM" OK .MASTI II! The decision of JuJeeZui on the cltj (At cae retail to rIy general satisfaction. It It alto renarded a sound In latrjujuiilce end In Koodcom-monKDif Koodcom-monKDif Ilwaelob exacted that the rutins would Im erj illataileful la tli City Asscseor, as It It well known tint h I auxlou ti null u much u teselble out of hi olllclal opportune, tin which will hoii com to an nd. He la reprenenled itillng that the decision will make no difference In the collection of taxe; that "ho will wiled wi-led the full amount but will trtaln 20 lr cent, until a. dccltlou la reached In the Hupreme Court," to which he tneaca to take an appeal. "If Judge Zens' declilon la retorted, he will then par the money Into the city trca. urjr, and If uihtM It will to rUurued Iljf what right can the Assessor and Collector hold ruooer that doe not belong-to hlmT 11 what right can he enforce collection of that imrllon of tax which Iim lieen reduced by the I rt per authority whoao action haa been luttalncdty a comtent count Ho rati put the taxpayers, or t.m of them, to lncwnrnl.no. by comtlllng them to resist hla action throujb an a peal to the courts, but It will not re dull hi any benefit to him. Would It not bi wlwonhlapaelto keep within the bound! of the linr and aim within the HnilLa of prudence and pro rlelyf The city ordinance, In conformity with the charter, irorlde that the CoiiccU, a a Hoard of Ijiualliatlon, rhall "correct any Taluatlon" made by lb Atteesor, "eltherby addlnic there, to or deducting, thertfroui," and that during Ita stsslon "or aa soon aa possl-ble possl-ble after the aljsuriiracnt Of the Hoard," the Ibrcorder shall "enter uu M awaameut roll all the change and correction made by the Hoard, and furnlih laid Aetessor an I Collector with a correct copy of ald roll and file the original with the ofllco It U to boprriumoilthatlheltecordrr haa attended hi title duty, and that the aasrstnisnl roll, thus corrected, which la to lie the lasts, and the only legal one, on which the Collector can proceed, pro-ceed, haa been received by the C'ollre tor. If not, that functionary haa no fV.If.i collect a aoltar nUe cilj laid rent cvaone. Thenrdlnante jrovldtathat. "On recelt t of the ee.uient roll from Iheltrcorder, the Collector shall ru-teed ru-teed to collect tilt, laieaaud y the amoubt colleclnl Into the city trra. aury, monthly, or oftener If riiHilrrd." It Jm therefore clear that the Assessor can collect nothing until lio haa received re-ceived a correct copy of tha aarssment roll from tha Itecordrr, that the un nient roll must b corrected aa reYleeil bylheltoarilof IualIxatlon before a copy I furnished to the Collector; that what he collect mutt be tho amount aa corrected on tbu assessment roll and no more; and that what he collect mutt bu nll Into the city treasury, not lie! I by hlui either In tnut for the city or for the tax-jiayrre tax-jiayrre finding auy action by a court. If tho Colltctor or any other city orllcer tramcenda the bounde of hla authority, a remedy can U found In law fur the aggrieved partlea. Thla nontett ha beau 0lled by the Col lector, and he haa met with algnal failure In tho lint action. We believe ho will meet with similar fate If he enntluucathoalruggle. Hut, however that may l, the City Council and tha taxpayer ihould l determined not to t ovirrlddrn ly ouo of "tho tervanteof the jstople" who la etrlrlnic tube their mailer. If the tight It to go on In the Inlerett of a greedy ofllclal, there should be no surrender on the art of tho ubllo. 11 lb taxes, as decided by the City Cou ticll, I paid and let the Collector receive hit uioro than ami le remuneration remuner-ation a Hied by that body. Hut there ahould be no knuckling down tn 111 lnirloue demands, and nu money ald to him to hold tendlng action of court or any othrr contingency. If hethlnkiheran euforce collection of turn for which there It no warrant on the corrected attittnieut roll, let him try It and teu If It will not coil him fjjfi II dearly. Tho taxpayer have right jlfSfjr and law on their tide and they are lihbut liound to wlu In the eml. |