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10 NonResident Land Holders

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N VI lSE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an act Of A u'e 1sherai Assembly of the State of Arkan- sas, entitled ''an act to a9horse non-resi lents of this otdle' ana others owning lands and town lots in couiues ih Mihcn lhey shall not reside to pay tax es upon such lands and town lots directly into the State Treasury, should they prefer so doinr.', ap proved Sth January lS45 authorizes non IT. .dents of this State, and citizens owning lands or town lots in counties in which they do not reside. to nav tbe State and county taxes thereon, directly into tie State Treasury.

 Every person wishing 10 pay taxes under this act as owner agent, must iie or cause to be filed in the office of the Auditor of Public counts under oath accurate list and description of the lands and town lots upon which he may wish to pay tax es, stating the value of such town lots and descri- ping the lands by townships, range, section, lot or pau thereof, and the number of in each par hcular tract or subdivision thereof and the value | ot each tract or subdivision per acre, fprovided that 10 land shall be valued at less than three dol lars per acre1, and the name of the county in which the same shall be situate. Non-residents who have filed or caused o b. filed with the Auditor lists Of their lands and town lots for taxation for the year lSl6, can, upon the conditions of the act aforesaid pay their taxes for the year lsB6 upon lands in any part oi this State, directly into the State Treasury al Little Rock, al any time before the first Monday of August next

 The Auditor is required to ascertain the amounts ot State and county taxes due on lands n such [ persons wishing to pay the same; and the State Treasurer, upon the presentations of such statement s required to receive the taxes and grant duplicate receipts therefor, one of which i5 to be filed with the Auditor, who, thereapon is required to grant certificate under his official seal showing that payment of the taxes has been made; provided thai the person paying such taxes shall pay to the An. di3or fifty cents for each tract, lot or subdivision upon which the taxes shall have been paid.

 Besides this convenience of paying taxes at one point on lands and town lots in all parts of the Siate permanent record is made in the Auditors office, of at lands and town lots, upon which the taxes are paid al the State treasury ss well of the amounts so paid; and a certified copy of such record would at any future period afford egalevidence ol the pay ment of the taxes

 The rate oi the State tax is fixed by law, at one eighth of per cent on the assessed value of the lands or town lots. The rate ol inc county tax is fixed each year by the county court of each county and the clerk o the county is equred to furnish the Auditor oi Public Accounts with q certified copy oi the order fixing the rate

 The county court of each county may fix the conn ty tax. at aa8 dte moi exceeding the maximum fixed by law at one half Of one per cent on the value o taxable property.

 ELIAS N. CONWAY, Auditor

 of Pubic Accounts of the

 State of Arkansas.

 Auditors Office, Little Rock,

 Arkansas 2lst February 1916. 24--sw.