Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-16
AN ACT
TO RAISE REVENUE (
FOR THIS STATE.

BE it enacted by the Senate aud House Of Re
presentativeH Of the State Of Delaware, in Genera
Assembly met, as follows:-
SECTION L. Every person, corporation or as
ISOLATION or company Of persons not a corpora
hon, engaged or that may hereafter engage il
the business OF transporting or carrying passen
gers by steam power, whether on land or water
III, through, upon, over or across my portion Of
this State, or within the territorial limits of III,
same, shall on the first day of October next anC
thereafter monthly on the fret day Of eacb
mouth or within five days thereafter, pay into
the hands Of the State Treasurer for the use nj
the State, n tax at and after the rate of ten
cents for every passenger 80 transported within
| this state during the month then lust ended
iroVlueui mat when the transportation Of pas.
senger snail be by railroad and the direction and
length OF his journey shall be such as to require
MN TO travel upon mOre than one road on the
same Occasion, there shall be but one tax paid to
Inc state Treasurer and that shall be paid by the
| person, association or company or corporation
| upon the road used by which his journey begins
lu estimating the number OF passengers relefrei
to III this section. all persons carried who are
soldiers OF sailors of the United States, shau be
omitted
SECTION 2, Within five days next after tue end
ol Guy month, II Shall be The duty OF the person
conducting the uiOl eslid business of trnnsunrt-
pany OF persons or corporation be 70 eugnpeN
ot ndid association, company or corporation. to
make statement to the State Treasurer, ycfGeI
by the Doth or affirmation OF their Treasurer nr
Keeper vi their funds, of the number Of
carried on account Of whom they are suhieet Ia
the tax aforesaid, and also to pay over 10 him Tho
TAX or duty aforesaid. Auy failure to do this shall
IN inc case OF an individual person or COMPANY
OF association of persons not Incorporated. so
lfHQeDOTtfup
misucmeanur and subject tho offender on CON
Het0n by indictmebt, 10 u foe of one thousand
uolials and In the case Of corporation. The
sald lailure shall work revocation of its ebarter
anu the same shall from theneefortb he deemed
ana taken 10 be and shall be absolutely revoked
anu further, III case of any individual person or
eomphby or association Of persons ns aforesaid
so falling, II shall be unlawful for him or them
'nereniter 10 prosecute or conduct or be con.
cerned ia the carrying Of passengers as aforesaid
III thls State, and If be or they shall presume IA
pursue said business, they shall he guilty of n
,his1emeanor and on conviction by Indictment
De punished by fine not less than one tLonsani |
uolafs, and Improvement not less than one venr |
SECTION 8, The Court of Chancery shall bnva
jurisdiction and power, and upon the apulitnt,nn |
VI tne etate Treasurer on behalf vf tho Slate.
II shall he the duty of the Chancellor to restrain
~ Injunction process, any breach of this act. in
carrying passengers, after failure TO mike tLo
statement and payment or either of them. nro~
vlded for by tue second section of this aot AMI
further, in case of any failure by any corporation
to comply with the terms of this act apnlicahls
to it, the State Treasurer shall roport the Sa"t
Immediately to the General Assembly, if in ees-
SION, OF at their next meeting regular or adjourn
~, hnu also 70 tne Attorney General, whose duty
said corporation in the proper tribunal. IN corrv
the Aforesaid revocation into effect G'
SECTION 4. In case there be in the charter of
any corporation liable to the provisions of tbjs
ACT, any clause or provision 30 restricting tbe
amount Of toll TO be charged for the transporta.