While New York State is encouraging local tax collectors to accept those payments prior to January 1st, those collectors are not required to do agree to accept payment they can not issue a receipt for payment until December 31st. (wxhc.com)
The local tax collectors, who obtained the concession by bidding for it, and had to exact for the chief tax collector as much as possible in indirect taxes — e.g., tolls on imported goods — were indeed Jews, but because of their dishonorable practices, and no doubt also because of their subservience to an alien government, they were so hated and despised that they were not counted as members of the Jewish community, and all intercourse with them was avoided. (religion-online.org)
Essex County officials said warrants were dated Dec. 20 and have already been sent to local tax collectors. (suncommunitynews.com)