Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-10-11
No q iseN
AN ACT
To Raise Revenue for this State

Be II enacted by the Senate and House Of Re
presentatives Of the State Of DelsUare, in Genera
Assembly met, US folloWs:--
SEorIoE l. Every person, corporation or as
soeiation or company Of persons not n corpora
.lpn engaged OF that may hereafter engage IL
the bGsiesss Of transporting or carrying pRssen-
gere Ay eiea1. POKER, whether on land or water,
in, through, upon, owes or across any portion OF
this State, or within the territorial limits Of the
same, shall, on the first day oi uo,ouee next and
thereafter monthly on tue fret Jay of esch
month or within Eve days thereafter, pay into
the hands Of the State Treasurer for the use OF
the State, q tax st and after the rate OF ten
ceuts for every passenger 10 transported within
this State during the month then just ended
Provided, that when the transportation Of o pas.
sengsr shall be by railroad aud the direction and
leuglh OF his journey shall be such nd TO feqaTe
him to travel upon more than one roud On tn
same occasion, there shall be but one tax paid tu
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 esiimating the number OF passengers referrea
to in this section. all persons carried who are
soldiers or sailors Of the United States, shall be
omitted.
SEorlos 2. Within Eve days next after the Ond
Of any month, 1t shall bo the duty OF the person
conducting the aforesaid business Of transport
ing passengers or Tin case association or com
| pany OF persons or corporation be 80 engaged)
Of said association, company or corporation, TO
make q 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 persona not incorporated, go
transporting or carrying passengers, be deemed
q misdemeauor and subject the offender on con-
Viotion by Indictment, TO a fine of one thousand
dollars and in the case Of a corporation, thu
said failure shall work revocation oil its charter
and the same shall from thenceforth be deemed
and taken to be and shall be absolutely revoked
And further, 10 case Of any individual person OF
company or association Of persons as Aforesaid
80 falling, it shall be unlawful for him or them
thereafter TO prosecute or conduct or DO con
oprned in the carrying Of passengers rs aforesaid
in this State and " he or they shall presume tC
purtue said business, they shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, aud en- oon7iotion by indictment
be punished by hne not less than one thousanl
dollare, and Imprisonment not less than one year
SHoTIoH 8. The Court Of Chanoery shall hsv'
jurisdiction aud power, and upon the application
Of the State Treasurer on behalf Of the State
It shall be the duty Of the Chancellor to restrain
by injunction process, any breach Of this act il
carrying passengers, after failure to make th
statement aud payment or either OF them, pro
vdsd for by the second section of this act. 4n'
further, 10 case Of any iaiure by any corporauo
to comply with the terms Of TINS act sppnoahl
to il, the state Treasurer shall report the fac
Immediately to the General Assembly, II III scs.
sion, or at their next meeting regular or adjourn
, ed, and alao to the Attorney General, whose dut
it shall be 10 proceed without delay against th
said corporation in the proper tribunal, 10 carr
the aforesaid revocation inio effect.
SECTION 4. Ia case there be in the charter 0
any corporation liable To the provisions Of thi
act, any clause or provision 80 restricting III
amount Of toll 10 be charged for tho transport
ton Ct passengers es that this act WoulJ accord
log 10 tho present rate Of charges by tue la
corporation operate uDiueny against it, then
q is hereby declared aud enacted that the sai
corporation shall have the right to increase tn
Il sal toll to the amount Of the tax herein provide
iCI.
ne sXcIioN 3 Tls State Treasurer shall ha,
st and exeFoite eYefy nee sssry power to enab
him 10 ascertain ttv taz yaYsbla according
the provisions Of this act, anu he nsy enfort
.st the payment Of the sanle and all tho PROVISION
Of chapter 20, Of the Revised Code Of this s st
eouferring power, &c., upon that officer and
collectors in relation 10 the execution ef Il
warrant issued to him BY the Auditor for Il
collection Of tho State tax, shall be vested
~ and may be exercised by him and them in Il
II collection Of the lax provided by this acl
5KorIoE q. The condition Of the ottoisl bon
Of the State Treasurer shall extend to the mon
l. received under the provisions Of this act, aud
- the performance Of the duty Of collecting 4
MS aforesaid tax. which duty is hereby impoS
's'a upon him.
IN. SRoTIoH 7. The Secretary of State shall eau
'W- a copy Of thisEsekagAy certified, to be publish
nm Immediately, llsas %i& newspapers of this Sta
teal and to be kdsf pa1'Shed therein for the spa
Of three months.
= Passed at Bower, August IL, 1864.
Signed JoHN SoRpnR,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
JoHH GREEN,
, Speaker Of the Senate
STATE or DELAWARE,
IL E1seutive Department.
all /, Samuel N. Harrington, Jr., Secretary
Btate Of tho state Of Delaware, do hereby Ger
iy that the foregoing is correct copy Of an
OF the General Assembly Of this State, entit
sh- 'An Act to raise revenue for this State" pAs
4 st Dover, August IL, A. D., 1904; the ga
having been compared by me with the orig
best rolls now In my Office.
Y In testimony whereof, have hereun,o set
hand and official seal at Dover, t
r, - fifteenth day Of August, in the year
~ 81 our Lord one thousand eight hund
sixty four.
sANL. N. HARRlNoToN, in,
v Secretary Of State
IL August 10. 1s64-smOs.
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