Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-04
ne 9. 1893
AN ACT
To Raise Revenue for this State

To Raise Revenue for this State
BC II enacted by the Senate and House Of Re.
representatives. Of the State Of Delaware, iu General
Assembly met, rs folloWs:-
SEoTIoN l. Every person, corporation or as
socation or company of persons not a corpora.
tionI engaged or that may hereafter engage ia
the business OF transporting or carrying passen-
gers by steam power, whether on land or water,
in, through upon, over or across any portion OF
this State, or within the territorial limits of the
same, ehall, on the first day OF October next and
thereafter monthly on the fret day of each
month or within five days thereafter, pay into
the hands Of the State Treasurer for the use of
the State, a tax OF and after the rate of ten
cents for every passenger so transported within
this State during the month then Just ended
Provided, that when the transportation of pas
senger shall be by railroad and the direction and
length Of his journey shall be such as to require
him to travel upon more than one road on the
same occasion, there shall be but one tax paid to
the State Treasurer and that shall be paid by the
person, association or company or corporation
upon the road used by which his journey begins.
In estimating the number of passengers referred
to in this section, all persons carried who are
soldiers or sailors Of the United States, shall be
omitted
SECTION 2. Within FIVE 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 Tin case an association or com
pany OF persons or corporation be so engaged)
OF sAid association, company or corporation, to
make o statement to the State Treasurer verified
by the oath or affirmation Of their Treasurer or
Keeper Of their funds Of the number Of passengers
carried on account Of whom they are subject to
the tax aforesaid, and also 10 pay over 10 him the
tax or duty aforesaid. Any failure to do this shall,
in the case Of an individual person or company
or association of persons not Incorporated 10
transporting or carrying passengers, be deemed
misdemeanor and subject the offender on con-
victi0n by indictment, 10 fine of one thousand
dollars; and in the case of a corporation, the
said failure shall work revocation ofits charter
and the same shall from thencefOrth be deemed
and taken to be and shall be absolutely revoked.
And further, in case of any individual person or
company or association OF persons rs aforesaid
80 failing, 1t shall be unlawful for him or them
thereafter to prosecute or conduct OF be con.
cerned in the carrying of passengers as aforesaid
in this State, and if he or they shall presume to
pursue said business, they shall be guilty of
misdomeanor, and on conviction by indictment,
be punished by fine not loss than one thousand
| dollars, and Imprisonment not less than one year
SECTION 3. The Court Of Chancery shall have
jurisdiction and power, and upon the application
! OF tue State Treasurer on behalf of tho state,
IL shall be the duty of the Chancellor to restrain
by injunction process, my breach Of this act, in
carrying passengers, after failure 10 make the
! statement and payment or either of them. pro-
yided for by the second section Of this act, And
further, In chEe Of any failure by any corporation
" comply With the terng Of this act appliuablu
70 1t, tho State Treasurer shall report the fact
| immediately TO the Ugasril tssem6ly, if in SEES
sion, OF at their next nieetin guar or adjourn
ed, and also to tho Attorney Genernl, gholu duty
1t snail DO TO proceed without delay against the
SAID corporation in the proper tribunal, 10 carry
the Aforesaid revocation intO effect.
SECTION 4. In case there be 10 tho charter of
any corporation liable to the provisions of tbis
act, any clause or provision 30 restricting the
amount II toll to he charged for tho transnorta
ion Of passengers ms that this act WGnI accord
ing 10 tho present rate VI charges BY tito law
corporation operate unjustly against il, then il
is hereby declared and enacted that the said
corporation shall have the right to Increase tho
sald toll to the amount Of the tax herein proyded
for.
SECTION 6. The State Treasurer shall have
and exercise every necessary power to enable
him TO ascertain the tax payable according 10
the provisions OF this act and he may enforue
the payment OF the same and all the provisions
OF chapter 70, OF the Revised Code of this Sihte,
comforting power, &C., upon that officer and his
collectors in relation to the execution Of the
warrant Issued to him by the Auditor for the
collection OF the State tax, shall be vested in
and may be exercised by him aud them in the
collection of the tax provided by this act
SECTION o. The condition of the official bond
Of the State Treasurer shall extend to the money
received under the provisions of this act, and to
the performance OF the duty of collecting the
aforesaid tax. which duty is hereby imposed
upon him.
SECTION Z. The Secretary of State shall cause
q copy Of this act duly certified, to be published
Immediately in all the newspapers Of this State
and to be kept published therein for the space
Of three months.
Passed at Dover, August IL, 1854
lSignedl JouN SORDRE,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
JOHN GREEN,
Speaker of the Senate.
STATE OF DELAWARE,
Executive Department.
/ l. Samuel NJ. Harrington, Jr., Secretary of
State OF the State of Delaware, do hereby certi-
~ that the foregoing is correct copy of an net
OF the Genera, Assembly of this State, entitled
IAN Act to raise revenue for this State" passed
at Dover, August IL, A. D., 1864; the same
having been compared by me with the oripinal
rolls now in my office.
In testimony whereof, have hereuulo set my
hand and official seal at Dover, this
r, a. fifteenth day of August, in the year Of
l." our Lord one thousand eight hundred
sixty four
SAML. NJ. IIARRIEGToN, JR.,
Secretary of State.
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