The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-26
AN ACT 2 = 's-A
TO RAISE REVENUE
FOR EHISa STATE.

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Re Il ena;tcd by the Senate and, Hguse Of
REPRESENTATIVE Vi the State Of Delaware, IN
General Assembly met, as follows;-- ~
SEcrioN IL Every person, corporation or as
ISOLATION or company Of persons not corpo-
ration, engaged or that may hereafter engage
in the business Of transporting or carrying
nassengers by steam power, whether on land
or water, in, through, upon, over or across
nav portion Of this State, or within the terri
toriai limits of the same, shall, ON the hrst
day ne October next and thereafter monthly
on the first day Of each month or within hive
DAVIS thereafter, pay into ihs hands OF the
State Treasurer for the use Oh the State, o tax
mt and after the rate of ten cents for every
passenger so transported within this State
during the month then just ended. Provided
that wnen tne transportation Ot passenger
shall be Nv railroad and the direction and
iengtb of his Journey snail be such as to re-
ouire him to travel upon more than one road
on the same occasion, there shall be but one
tax maid to the State Treasurer aud that shall
lie Maid by the person, assuc cation or company
or corn ration upon the road used by wh.cl'
his Journey begins. In estimating the mum
ber Of nassen rers referred to in this section
all nersons carried vino are soldiers or sailors
of the United States, shall be omitted:
SEcrIoN,2. Wlthin five days next after the
end of any month, it shall be the duty OF thu
person conducting the Aforesaid business o.
transporting passengers or IN case an ass
citation or company Of persons Or corporation
be 81 engaged) Of said association, compan.
or corporation, to make statement to u
ate Treasurer verified by the oath or afhr
nation of theil I easurer, or Keeper OF thei
funds. ufthe number OF passengers carrie
on acc unit of whom they are subject to th
tax aforesaid, and also to pay over to hii
the tax or duty aforesaid Any failure 20 q
this shall, in the case 4 an lndiv dual pei
son or COMPANY Or association OF persons ~
incorporatel, so transporting or. carryin
Messengers. be deemed -misdemeanur an
subject he offender on Conviction by lndlc
ment. TO fine # one tn usand dollars an
in the case of corpor alton, the said failul
shall work revocation of is charter and Il
same shall from thenceforth be deemed an
taken to be and shall be absolutely revoKe'
And fin tbcr, in else Of any individual pers,
or com ,any or ASSOCIATION of persons as ator
said, so fai mr., it shall be unlawful Tor NJ
Q them thereafter to prosecute or 'nduct
be concerned in the carrying OF passenge
as af ,re,ail in this ate aud it ne or the
al n,esuoe to pursue said business, thu
all be guilty Of IN sdemean r, ana ON CO
y,c,;on by Indictment, be punished by
n bss than one thousand dollars, an L.
so oent not lie han one e +.
~fcTIoN 8. The Court of Chaucery shi
nave Jurisdiction and power, aud uNon
ow,Gcofion of the State Treasurer on behi
~ The State. it shall be the duty OF the Cha
eellor 10 restrain, by IN junction process al
breach Of this act, by carrying passehge
after failure tn make the statement ana pa
ment or either Of them, provided Tor ny
second section IF this att Ana iurther'
case of any ia lure by any q rat on TO co
nIy with the terms Of this ct ipplicable t.!
The State Treasurer shall rep irt the iact |
mcI atey to the General Assembly, ii IN
sion r at the next meeting regular or
iourner. and also to the Attorney Gener
whose duty it shall he procee with nut del
ara INST the said c,rpIratiun IN the Il o IN
1. cary the aforesaid revocation INTO eIee
SECTION A. In case there be N the cnar
.of any corporation lab e 10 the proVision
this act, amy clause or pfov'slon 50 Iesu
t,ng tbe amount IF toll to lie charged for
tran sportation of passengers as that TINS
would according to the present rare
charges bv the law crp ration operate
in .tly against it, then it is hereby decia
and enacted that the said corporation 81
have the right to increase the said toll to
amount of the tax herein 'vlded ior;
SECTIONS 5. The State 1. easurer shall
and exercise every necessary power 70 en-,
him to ascer a n the tax payable accord
to the provisions Vi Lliis act w. al ~
force the payment of the same and all u Ine
visions of chapter %. of the Revised Code
this State, conierring power, &C., upon
officer and his collectors in relation TO TIE
eeuti,n of the warrant issued to him by
Auditor for the collection of the State
shall be exercised by him ana them IN
collection of the tax provided by this act Ct.
SECTION 6. The condition OF the I'm
bond of the State Treasurer shail eA!on
the money received under the provision
this act. and to the performap Of the
of Collecting the aforesaid tax. which du
hereby imposed upon HIM. e..o
SEcrIoN7. The Secretary of State
cause a copy Of this act duly certified
published immed iatey in all the newsrs
Of this State, and to he kept published {
in for the space Of three m nths
Passed at Dover, August IL, iso4.
[Signed] John SoKphN
Sneaker of the House of RepresentatlH
- ~ r.ai, JOHN GREEN,