Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-14
AN ACT
To Raise Revenue for this State.
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Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Re.
preseutatiVtH Of the siste Of Delaware, 10 General
Assembly met, as foloWsi-
bAcrios /. Every person, corporation or as
soeiation or eonpauy OF persons not corpora
tion, engaged or that may herestter engage ia
the business Of trAnspoTtiug or carrying passen-
gers by steam power, whether on land or water,
10, through, upon, over Or seross any portion OF
this State, or within the territorial limits of the
same, shall, on the hfst dag Of October next and
thereafter monthly the hrst day Of each
month or within fi,e days thereafter. psy into
the hands ot the State Treasurer for the use Of
the Staie, = tax a. anl after the rate Of ten
cents for every passenger SO transported within
this State during the mouth then just ended.
Provided, that NheR tue transportation Of pas
senger shall be ty railroad aud The direction aud
length Of his journey shall be such as to require
him to travel upon more than one road ou the
gamo occasion, there shall be but one tax paid to
the State Treasurer and that shall be paid by the
person, association or company corporation
upon the road used BY which his journey begins.
In estimatiDg the number of passengers referred
to in this section, all persous carried who are
soldiers or sailors o. the United States, shail be
omitted.
sEcTIoa 2. Within Eve 3ays next after the yud
Of any mouth, It shsll be the duty VI the person
| conducting ihs eforessiI business Of transport.
ing passengers or (in case Au association or com
pRny OF persons or corporation be so engagejl
Of said association, company or corporation, 10
make statement to the State Treasurer, verified
BY the cath or Affirmation Of their Treasurer or
Keeper oftheir funds, Oft the number Of passengers
/ carried on aeeount u whom they are subject 10
the tax aforesaid, and also to pay over 10 him the
tax or duty aforesaid Any failure to do this SHALL
in the case Of an individual person er company
or association OF persons not incorporated, b.
transporting or olrrying passengers, bo deemed
misdemeanor and subject tho oiisnder on coz
viction by Indictment, 10 a hne OF ono thousand
dollars and in the osse Of corporation, the
said failure shall work revocation Of its charter
and tho came shall from thenoeiorth be deeme I'd
aud taken to be and shall be absolutely revoked
And further, in case OF any individual person OF
company or association Of persons as aioresHil
90 falling, II shall bs unlawful for him or them
thereafter TO prosecute or conduct or bo con
oerntd Ia the carrying OF passengers as aforesaid
in this State, and II he or they shall presume ia
pursue said business, they shnll he guilty Of O
niedemeanor, and on conVieon by indictment
be punished by fine not less than one thousand
dollars, AMI imprisonment not less than one year.
SHcTfUN D. The Court Of Chancery shall have
Jurisdiction and power, sod upon the application
of the State Treasurer on behalf el the state
It shall 10 tie duty Of the Chancellor TO restrain
by Injunction proeess auy breach Of this act Ia
carrying passengers, alter failure TO make ,ht
statement and payment Or either Of ihem, pro
vded for by tue second section Of this act. And
further, 10 Of any failure by any corporation
to comply with the terms Of this act applicable
to II, the Btate Treasurer shall report the fact
Immediately to the General Assembly, II in seF-
sion, or at their next meeting regular or adjourn,
ed, and also TO the Attorney General, whose dut,
il ehall be 10 proceed without delay against th.
said corporation in the proper tribunal, 10 carr,
the Aforesaid revocation into effect.
sEoTioN 4. In case there be in the charter OF
aby corporation liable to the provisions Of thl,
act, any clause or provision 40 restricting the
amount Of toll to be charged for the trnnspurta
ton Of passengers as that this act would accord.
ing to the present rate Of charges by tha lAs
corporation operate uliuedy against it, then i,
10 hereby declared and euscted that tho said
corporation shall have The right 10 Increase the
said toll to tho amount Of the tax herein provided
for
sESTIoa The State Treasurer shall hay,
and exercise every necessary power to enane
him 10 ascertain the tax payable according to
the provisiODA Of this act, and he msy enforce
the payment OF the same and all the provision,
Of chapter 20, Of the Revised Code OF ibis s Ate,
comforting power, &C., upon that officer aud BIZ.
collectors IN relation to the execution eg the
warrant issued to him by tho Auditor for the
collection OF the State tsI, shall DO vested il
and may be exercised hy him and them in tle
collection OF the tax provided BY this set.
SECTION @. The condition OF the official bond
Of the State Treasurer shall extend to the money
received under the provisions OF this act, ond to
the performance OF the duty OF collecting the
aforeeaid tax. uhlch duty ia hereby imposed
upon him.
sEoTios !. Jhe Secretary of State ahal cause
a copy OF thisf1o6Layay certified, to be published
Immediately l5taf&l4 newspapers Of this State.
and to be k,E,f pHtIsAhed therein for The space
Of three months.
Passed at Dover, AugEst II, ls04
[signedl JoHR soBpEH,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
JOHN GRRES,
Speaker OF the benAte.