Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-11-15
AN ACT
To Raise Revenue for this State.

TO Raise Revenue for this State.
Be 1t enacted by tho Senate and House Of Re.
preseutatiEes of the State of Delaware, in General
ABseRbly met, as fsllOWs:-
SRcrIos /. Every person, corporation or as
ISOLATION or company of porsons not corpora.
tion, engaged or that may hereafter engage in
the business Of transporting or carrying pasacn-
gers by steam power, whether on land or water,
in, through upon, over OF across any portion If
this State or within the territorial linita Of the
samo, shall, on tho first day Of October next ami
thereafter monthly on the fret day of each
month or within five days thereafter. pay into
tho hands Of the State Treasurer for the use Of
tho State, q tax at and after the ratio Of ten
C9nts for eyery passenger so transported within
this State during the month then just ended.
Provided, that when tho transportation Of pas
senger ehall be hy railroad and tho direction and
length OF his journey shall be sush as to require
him 10 travel upon more than one road on the
same occasion, there shall be but one tax paid to
the State Treasurer aud that shall be paid by tho
person, association or company or corporation
upon tho road used by which his journey begins.
Ia estimating the number of passengers referred
to in this section, all pcrsons carried who Rre
soldiers or sailors of the United States, shall hc
omitted.
SECTION 2. Within Eve days next after the end
of any month, it shall be the duty of the person
conducting the aforesaid business Of transport
ing passengers or Gin case an association or com
pany Of peraOns or corporation be no engagel)
Of said association, company or corporation, 10
mako u statement to the State Treasurer, verified
by the oath or Affirmation Of their Treasurer or
Keeper Of their fuudB Of the number of passengers
carried on account Of whom they are subject to
the tax aforesaid, and also . pay over 10 him the
tax or duty aforesaid ANY failure 10 do this shall
il the ease OF an individual person or company
or association Of persons not Incorporated, 40
transporting or cSrrying passengers, be deemed
a miademeAnor and subject tho offender on con-
sioti0n by indictment, 10 q fac Of one thousand
dollars; aud in the case of q corporation, tho
said failure shall work revocation ofits charter
and tho enma shall from thenceforth be deemed
and taken to be and shall be absolutely revoked
And further, 10 oese Of any individual person or
company or association OF persous us aforesaid
30 failing, II shall be unlawful for him OF thom
thereafter to prosecute or conduct or ba con
ceFned 10 the carrying Of passengers as aforesaid
ia this State, and II he or they shall presume to
pursue said business, they shall be gailty OF a
nlsdemeansr, aud on oonyisIion by Indictment,
] be punished by tine HOt less than one thousand
dollars, and Imprisonment not less than one year
SRoTI0R 8. Thp Court Of Chanoery shall have
\ jurisdiction and power, and upon the application
| Of the BtAtS Treasurer on behalf of tho State,
tl,
! by Injunction process suy breach of this aei in
/ carrying passengers, after failure to make tho
\ statement zRd payment or either Of them, pro-
| vidtd for by the second section Of this act And
further, Ia case Of any failure by any corporation
| to comply with the terms of this aet applicable
| to 1t, the State Treasurer shall report the fact
Immediately TO tho General Assembly, If in ses-
Aion, OF at tkeir noxt meeting regular or adjourn
cd, and also to the Attorney General, whose duty
aIta L. 10 n. Al.
| said corporation 10 the proper tIibuBa 10 carry
the aforesaid revocation into effect
SAcTIos 4. In case there be 10 tho ohartor Of
any corporation liable to the provisions of thi.
act, any clause or provision restricting the
amount Of toll to be charged for the transporta
tioA of passengers as that this net would accord
ing to this present rate Of charges by tho law
corporation operate unjustly against it, thon
is hereby declared aud enacted that the sal,
corporation shall have The right to increase the
said toll to the amount Of the tax herein provide,
for.
skOTIoN 8 The State Treasurer shall hav
and exercise every necessary power to enabl
him 10 ascertain the tax payable according t
the provisions Of this act, and ho may enf0rc
the payment Of the same and all the provision
Of chapter 20, Of the Revised Code Of this S,LtC
comforting power, Sc, upon that officer and hi
collectors in relation to the execution ef III
warrant issued to him by the Auditor for tn
Il collection OF tho State tax, shall be vested i
and may be exercised by him aud them in tl
collection of the tax provided by this act
SECTION q. The condition Of the official bon
Of the State Treasurer shall extend to tho none
received under the provisions of this act, and
/. the performance of tho duty of collecting Ii
eloreeaid tax. which duty is hereby impost
- upon him.
sEOTIoH 7. The Secretary Of State shall eau
= copy Of this act dniy certified, 10 bo publish,
Immediately la all the newspapers Of this Stat
"a "a aud to be kept published therein for the spa
Of three months.
Passed at Dover, August IL, 1864.
- [Siguedl JOINS SoRDBN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JOHN 9RKEN