Smyrna times., 1868-11-04
THE RAILROAD TAX.
LETTER FROM STATE TREASURER CLARKE
IN REPLY TO PRESIDENT HINCKLEY.

LETTER FROM STATE TREASURER CLARKE
IN REPLY TO PRESIDENT HINCKLEY.
OFFICE OF THE EAsuRER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE,
DOVER, October 2sth, 1863
Isaac Hincey Esq., President Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company
have received communication dated the St nst
notifying that the corporation Of which you are President
by Board Directors resolved to cease collecting
cents passenger on and after
November excepting from those passengers transport
ed another in the State of Delaware only
your reached through the mas its reception
would have been promptly acknowledged but its delivery by
OF selection rendered. in Judgment an
lido conceive that
TO you or any imposed by the relation the
Treasurer renders incumbent to reply to
communication which justified in believing from its
subsequent publication in the of the State mot by
ac intended for the public than for my own In
formation. While duty imposes the obligation to reply to
letter parOned from expressing surprise and
at the threatened resistance by to the
authority the State which has generously fostered all
the railroad companies within her limits. of the
existence of law OF this state imposing
requiring the represent other
railroad to collect any from i'll
transit, or otherwise
The law O S4 to which aude and against which your
proposed made imposes your
pany and all other railroad companies within the State and
the tax to be paid BY the number Of
ried
This law nowhere Imposes upon the unGacious task
OF collecting portion of this from
subjects you the unpleasant criticism
the entire travelling community Such suerngs fthey have
existence selimposed. The which you complain
share of the public buhens apporoned by h
legislative Of the State, and be ghtened
only by exercise of the which imposed it.
certainly pretended the share of the public
imposed upon your either exorbitant
and the determination O your to disregard tn
law imposing it. nanests spirit Of ineXcuSable nsubordna
tiOn to the rightfu authority of the State.
view OF the INJURY which result to the financial cred
the State Of Delaware shall sha
effect resolve to set at defiance the egativ
of the and refuse obedience her laws by with
holding the the laid by
But prepared to risk the forfeiture Of your
charter and subject yourselves the other penat
incident violation o: the laws Of the State then in
Al the proper officer will the of their duty
that these laws duly enforced the credit of the State
from assault and the OF the State fully vndcate
1t official duty receive all made payable to
by laws Of the State to communicate all defaults II
IN officers. be relieved from this duty by
structOn their legal counsel fit
put upon the State tending render them
"a gatory allow effect action to be cause
by your argument and unjusiable mputatons
against the Legislature OF 64 charging hemasyC
dowh violation Of the States the counter
of the sp Of kindness and cOnciaon to the
a. pie this State with which somewhat Oddly couple
Due consideration will doubtless be given to both
se the Legislature at its next session.
Your letter widely publshed-no repeat, by
act-and regret observe your hint contained in
eaving the question for the THE PEoP
in OF LIGsL AZURE has been duly
by partisan and made theme of party politics
cn | midst of an excited canvass.
mi Whilst present laws unrepeaed bY the Legislature
consider them binding all and property with
MI their Jurisdiction.
Your obedient servant.
II wM. CLARKE
ON Treasurer Of the State Of Delaware