Delaware journal., 1828-10-03
An Ordinance.

To prOuide for The collection OF the Water rents.
SLc L. BE it ordained by the Burgesses and Borough
Council Of Borough of Wilmington That the watering
Committee SHALL before the first Monday of July in
each every year, make out tine duplicate lists OF the
rents, and deliver the same to the Collector OF the
Borough OF ms refusing to act, to such
son as the Council may appoint whcreupon it shall be
}he duty of the said Collector appoint
ed to proceed without delay the Collection OF the SAID
rents, and to pay such he may have collected, 10
the Treasurer o. the Borough, tile Saturday of each
week, and before the first Monday Of November in
each year, to complete the collection and payment OF the
whole amount of the Water Rents in his duplicate,
cept sucn the Watering Committee shall make allow
or not recoverable, suchas shall be returned
due from denquens the first Monday OF November
in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. q And be it ordained, That the said Collector
other person appointed, hereby authorised and
qured, after the duplicate lists OF the said Water rents
delivered to him. forthwith to demand payment of the
rents from the persons residing the premises or owning
the property charged herewith, and to collect and
the and it shall his duty the FIRST Mon
day of November each and every year. to report in
writing all delnuents ON his duplicate lists, the Water
ing Committee; whereupon shall be the duty OF the
Clerk OF the SAID watering Commte give notice, in
writing, such denqueDts OF the amount of the rent
due by them respectively and that unless the said rent
shall be paid before the expiration of two weeks hereaf
ter he she they will be deprived of the OF the wa
ter and that suit will be instituted tor the rent due, as well
for the expense and charges OF cutting oft the supply
of waters aid on failure OF the dehquen's TO make the
required payments, the said clerk is hereby directed and
enjoned to make report in writing ON the first Monday
of December each and every year. containing the
and residence with the rent due by each delinquent,
which report shall be delivered to the Superintendent Of the
works, who, receiving the same, shall forthwith
cause the terrues of such delinquens be detached
from the pipe of conduit, unless the amount due be pad
him. which he is hereby authorised receive and di-
rected pay to the Treasurer Of the Borough and
the said Superintendent shall before the first Nom
day Of January following, report to the watering Commit
tee list OF all persons who have paid linn the so de-
mande and he shall also make out another list OF those
whose ferrues have been detached, with the and
amount of and charges due by said delinquents,
against whom suits shall Immediately be instituted to
the stated to be due and the
cred shall be paid over to the Borough Treasurer.
Sec. 3. Ana be it further ordained, That said Collector
of his refusal to act, amy other person appointed
by the Council shall allowed such compensation for his
pay them to the Treasurer, shall be agreed up
ON in writing between lin and the watering commit
who hereby authorized to make such agreement pro
vIed such compensation shall not exceed three per
upon the amount collected and before he upor
the duties herein prescribed the said Collector othe
person appointed shall give bond, with such surety
or sure,ics, shall be approved by the Borough Council
ina penalty double the amount of his duplicate, condition
ed that he viii well and faithfully pay the Trea
snrer all the water which he shall collect, and stal
do aud perform all the duties enoned ON him by this
dnance
Passed at the Town Hail. Sept. IL, 1928.
JAMES BROBSON, F. B.
| Attest
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