Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-09-13
AN ACT
To Raise Revenue for this State.

Re II enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
presentatyes Of the State of Delaware, in General
Assembly met, as follows:-
SECTION /. Every person, corporation or as
socation or company Of persons not corpora.
tion, engaged or that may hereafter engage in
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, shall, on the first day of October next AMI
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, tax o. and after the rate of ten
cents for every passenger 80 transported within
this State during the month then just ended.
Provided, that when the transportation Of pas
senger shall be hy railroad aud 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 pnid 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 BIO
omitted.
SECTION 2. Within five days next nfter the end
Of any month, il shall be the duty of the person
conducting the aforesaid business of transport
ing passengers or Tin case an association OF com
pany Of persons or corporation be so engaged)
Of said association, company or corporation, to
make statement to the State Treasurer, verified
by the oath or affirmation of their Treasurer or
Keeper oftheir funds, of the number of passengers
carried on account Of whom they are subject to-
the tax aforesaid, aud also o pay over 10 him the
tax or duty aforesaid, Auy failure to do this shall,
in tho case Of an individual person or company
or association Of persons not Incorporated, so
transporting or carrying passengers, be deemed
misdemennor and subject the offender on con-
victiOn by Indictment, TO fine of one thousand
| dollars; and in the case Of q corporation, the
said failure shall work q revocation Of its charter
and the same shall from thenceforth be- deemed
and taken 10 be and shall be absolutely revoked
| And further, in case OF any individual person or
company or association Of persons as aforesaid,
so failing, 1t shall be unlawful for him or them
thereafter 10 prosecute or conduct or be con.
oerned 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 a
misdemeanOr, and on conviction by indictment,
be punished by fine not less than one thousand
dollars, and Imprisonment not less than one year.
SECTION 0. The Court of Chancery shall have
Jurisdiction and power, and upon the application
! OF the State Treasurer on behalf of the State
1t shall be the duty of the Chancellor to restrain,
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carrying passengers, after failure to make the
statement aud payment or either of them, pro-
vided for by the second section of this act. Aud
further, In case Of any failure by any corporation
to comply with tho terms of this act applicable
to it, the State Treasurer shall report the fact
Immediately 10 the General Assembly, ii in ses-
sion, or at their next meeting regular or adjourn.
ed, and also to the Attorney General, whose duty
it shall be 10 proceed without delay against the
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the aforesaid revocation into eject.
SECTION a. In case there be 10 the charter of
any corporation liable to the provisions Of thi,
act any clause or provision 80 restricting the
amount of toll to be charged for the trunsporta
ton Of passengers as that this net would accord
lug to the present rate Of charges by the law
corporation operate upjustly against it, then il
is hereby declared and enacted that the sale
corporation shall have the right to increase the
said toll to the amount of the tax herein provide,
for.
SEoTIos 8. The State Treasurer shall hay,
and exercise every necessary power to enabl,
MIN 10 ascertain the tax payable according Il
the provisions OF this net, and he may enforc,
the payment of the same and all the provision
Of chapter 80, of the Revised Code of this Stkte
comforting power, &c., upon that officer and hi
collectors in relation to the execution ef th
warrant Issued to him by the Auditor for th
oVheOiou VI 'hS pthte thAi SNAIL DC vested II
I and may be exercised by him and them in th
collection of the tax provided by this act.
SECTION 6. The condition Of the official bont
of the State Treasurer shall extend to the none
} received under the provisions of this act, and 4
the performance Of the duty of collecting th
s aforesaid tax, which duty is hereby impose,
upon him.
!. SECTION Z. The Secretary Of State shall caus
copy OF this act duly certified, TO be publishe
Immediately in all the newspapers of this State
and to be kept published therein for the spac
Of three months.
Passed at Dover, August IL, 1864.
snsaIsr Is,gaSu !, IL. uo,.. =, John sonphN,
JOHN GREEN,
Speaker of the Senate.
STATE OF DELAWARE, !
Executive Department.
. l, Samuel NJ. Harrington, Jr., Secretary OIL
stale OF the State Of Delaware, do hereby certi.
~ that the foregoing is q correct copy of an act
OF the General Assembly of this State, entitled
IAN Act to raise revenue for this State" passet
at Dover, August II, A. D., 1864 tue sam,
having been compared by me with the origina
rolls now in my office.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and official seal at Dover, this
r, at fifteenth day Of August, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
sixty four.
SAMI. NJ. HARRIsaroa Jn.,
Secretary Of State.
August 16, ls64-smOs.
$4,000 To Loan,
On good BONDS and MoRTGAdEs. Apply to
| WIN. McCAULLEY
| sos Market st., Wilmington, Del.
N. D. Also several houaeS for sale.