C.L. Jones: I don't think Robert Moore received a percentage. I think the deal was, for several if not all Arkansas counties, that as collector, and the county sheriff is still the collector, he collected the money and could quite legally put the money in his private interest bearing account. On the final day that taxes were due, he would then write a check payable to the county. Back many years ago the interest on a million dollars did wonders for a private account. I think it is understandable that the collector wanted the taxes paid well in advance of the final due date for taxes. I'm sure the taxes totaled several millions and they stayed in the private account for quite a while in many cases. Even one day at 5% would equal 399.99 a day for a million dollars. I suspect a great deal of money was, indeed, collected. Bill Covey Creator of Ol' Tubby Joe Stottlemeyer Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Station/3265/Welcome.html