The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-02
AN ACT
TO RAISE REVENUE
FOR THIS STATE.

BE Al enacted by the Oeuute and Ii use Of
Representatives vi the Slate vi Delaware, ia
Geneial Assembly met, ls follows -
SECTION /. Every person, corporation or as
ISOLATION Or COMPANY III persons liot Il cUl'po-
ration, engaged Or taat lnay hereafter engage
IN the business Ut transporting or carrying
passengers Ny steam power, whether Oh land
OF water, III, through, upon, Uve9 or across
any portion Of TINS State, or wlGilin the terri
tOrial lMits OF the same, shall, on the first
day OF October next and thereafter monthly
ON the first day ot each moEtn or within five
days thereafter, pay ihtO the hands of the
State Treasurer ior the use OF the State 1; tax
at and after the rate vi ten cents for every
passenger 50 transported within this State
during The month then just ended. Provided,
that When the trunsp 'rlatiUu Ut IL passenger
shall be by raniUad and the direction ana
length Of his journey shall be sueh as to re-
qure hun " travel up n more than QUO road
Oh the same occ;lsiOn, there shall be but one
tax paid To the Sta,e Treasure, aud that saa,
be paid by the person, ass.o.uti II or mpunl
Or crrp.IuJiun upon 6he road used hy winch
lis journey hegius. la osI ma, ~ the mum
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| SECTION :. " tiii.n iike days next alter the
end Of any month, it shall I've the duty Of tnr
person uJnduit'mg the aforesaid BUSINESS vi
transp rtlig Passengers ur II case an ass
ciat u or e, Inpany OF persons ur corporation
lie so eugaged) Il sad II s,ciatin, company
or irn ration, tu maze u = ateme..t Ia tne
ale Treasurer, verified by ire aih or aiir-
nation of thei' L e.su CT, or Ke per OF ,her
funds, If the numler ri pas Z. gers carried
tn ace, unit u wnUn they aie subject to The
tax aforesaid. and also To pay TER to him
the tax or duty aforesaid. Any fiji lure t. d
this shall, i'll the case of an individual per-
sOn or company or association of pers1ns not
incorporates, So transporting or carrying
passengers, be deemed a misdemeannr and
subject the offender on conviction by indict-
ment, to fine of one thiu'and dollars and
in the case of a corporation, the said la lure
shall work revocation of its charter and the
same shall from thenceforth be deemed and
taken to be and shall be absolutely revoked.
Aud further, in case If any iniv dual persun
or company or ASSOCIATION Of persons Us afore-
said, 81 fail NJ, It shalt be unlawful for h III
or them thereafter to prosecute or nduct ~
be concerned in the carrying Of passengers
as aforesaid in this State AMI if he OF they
shall presume to pursue said business, they
shall be guilty Of u m.sdemeanor, and ON cvil-
viction by indictment, be punished by fine
not less than one thousand dollars, and i'm
prisonment not less than one year.
SECTION 3. The Court Of Chancery shall
have jurisdiction and power, and upon the
application of the State Treasurer On behalf
of the State, it shall be the duty Of the Cnan-
cellor to restrain, by injunction process, any
breach Of this act, by carrying passengers,
after failure to make the statement and pay
ment or either Of them, provided for by tie
second section Of this act And further, in
case of any failure by any corporation to COM
ply with the terms Of this act applicable to it,
the State Treasurer shall report the TACT I'M.
mediately to the General Assembly, if in ses-
sion or ut Their next meeting regular or all.
journed aud also to the Attorney General
whose duty it shall be proceed without delay
against the said corporation in the tribunal
t. carry the aforesaid revocation into effect.
SECTION 4. In case there lie in the charter
of any corporation liable TO tile provision vi
this act, any clause or provision 81 restric
ting the amount Vi toll to be charged Tor the
transportation of passengers as that this NC
would according to the present rate q
charges by the law corporation operate un
justly against it, then it is hereby declared
and enacted that the said corporation shall
have the right to increase the said toll to tia
| amount of the tax herein provided for.
SECTION 5. The State Treasurer shall hav
and exercise every necessary piwer to enab
BIN to ascertain the tax payable according
to the provisions Of this act, and he may Ell
+ force the ;ayment of the same and all the pro
visions of chapter 30, Of the Revised Code .
this State, conleriing power, &C., upon tina
officer and his collectors inrelation u tse ex
ecation Of the warrant issued to him by til
+. Auditor for the collection Of the State tax
: shall be exercised by him and them in til
collection of the tax prov ded by this act.
!. SECTION 6. The condition Of. the efica
I bond Of the State Treasurer sball extend I
J. the money received under the provisions Z
/; this act, aud TO the peri, rma.ce of the dut
9 OF C liecling the aforesaid tax, which duty
! hereby imposed upon him.
e SEcTIoN7. The Secretary Of State sha
cause copy Of this act duly certified, 10
published mined atcly III all tie uewsIape.
: Of this State, and III be kept published tier
in Tor the space Of three m7n,lis.
PASSED II D5ver, August III, 1864.
AJ[Signsd] iaNs JoHS BORDEN.
Sueuker OF the House of Representatives,