Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-30
An A0G in Relation to the Collection
OF Taxes in this state.


sEoTloS !. sitsasetsd ~ The Ssnsts Gnd Hss,s L,
raj Assembly met, That hereafter 1t shaH pS tne
duty OF the Collector of county Taxes IN eaen nun nnn
dted or cOlle district In Thu state Witnln thO
dnys alter he shall have received his duplicate ist.
TO give pubiic notice by advertisement posted IN
ten or more Of the Lost public places IN sueh nun
died or coleviion District and IN case Of the cot
lectors ia lhe ci;y Of mington, by notices ostee
w.r IN their respective collection distFIsIs Of the
sand city. statng such notices the place OF Itss
to receive Iaxea anu II SO shall De tne Suty
each spcn collector AFORESAID, IN tue mVntn ol
January IN each year again TO give pGOS .s a
Toned nOtlee shall state the times aud places at
winch such collector will attend for the p9rpoSe
receiving taxes then due and unpaid Aho ~ naI az
Do the duty OF the Levy Court ia every county.
0pOn proof being MADE TO them 0y lhe amiaNlt "
6Ied in the ONCE OF tins Cierk of the Peace the
respcctiV county, setting tOrth that ne mes gwen
Eoilce as REQUIRED by this section, anu that IN 40
dance win the office last abUve menuohed that
he did attend at the times and places IN
such notice for the reception OF taxes, ana 1'a
day aud for the period OF al least three Oays IN AZ
tendance tor the purpose OF OF taxes alote
said, to allow said collector as dennQueneles Ine
taxes uncollected by him and the names OF denn.
quents shall be dropped from the ASseSsmSht nst
by the Levy Court and shall not be placed tneIeon
again for period OF Twelve mon!1s ISA Hhu ~. @
the date OF such allowance p,opteea M tnAt tuo @ plo
Of this section shall Apply 10 pesohs assoS
scd and liable TO pay poll tax. oA..A
tice required be given in Section Oi lhlS aet Dy
the collectors aforesaid shall be deemed and taken
to be sufficient demand ubon taxabies LOT lhe pay
ment Of taxes standing against them ON the e0,iec
TORS duplicate of the several hundreds ana colec-
tion districts of this state. Such notice gwen ss
aforesaid shall be considered performance Ahd
full d charge oil the duty OF tho collectors aioTe-
said 10 make demand for taxes, and they shall be
required thereafter TO make further demand on
any Fable Tor said taxes as condition precedent
the employment of legal process as now pTONldeu
by Law for the collection OF taxes. ~. At.
SECTION 3. And be it JGriher enacted, Ihat lhe
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cured n seal for each hundred or collection asulet
in their respective counties tor the use Of thS col
lectOrs in the county, at least one lneh IN diam
eter with the name OF tue hume rcd, collection
district and county engraved thereon. ~ enah pe
the duty Of The collector ol county saHCs " ~
ceipt for taxes received. and IN addition TO ms sig
nature TO make the impression OF he seal q the
hundred or collection district Tor whleh be IS col
lector upon all receip's gwen by MIN lor county
rites. The Levy Court the respective counties
shall oliver Iotlo rbllectors o the hundreds or
colleetioO dis,ricsssl5 tt.. t. tnnortd or col
lection al strict for Wlt,t-, =. rtst ttotvely Pp-
pointed at the same tImJtls tuIllcate as delivered
70 him he hali hNvetae custody of the seal during
the term he shall remain IN ONCE, and upon GONG
cut Of Office he shall deliver the seal to tho Levy
Court; and if the collector shall violate any OF the
provisions of this section he shall be epnty of a
misdsmeanor. and upon conviction thereof by in
diotmeht he shall forfeit and pay hne OF not less
than ten nor more than twenty dollars In each case
besides the cost Of prosecution: and In default OF
payment he shall be Imprisoned not less than thlr-
~ nor more than sixty days in each ease; T., ;r
collector shall ule permit 10 be US; d, Tor the
purpose OF making the impression upon any receipt
or other instrument which nay any usea oy
showing oVidencing his TlRht 10 Totes suen col
leetOr snail be guilty OF mlsdemeanor, anu upon
conviction thereof by Indictment ne snsH !oIILelt
and pay fine Of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than two hundred collars Tor every lm.
preston 50 made, beside cost OF pro- ec1non' and
in default Of payment thereof no shall DO lmpfl-
scned not less than three months nor more thAh
six months in each case.
SECTIoH S. And Be further enacted, That If any
person other than . eOliCcsor shall procure said
Sss t3S pSeS S'o or h ntsnJSa 70 Ss hs
the receipt Of any tax (the p0ssesslop OF any sch
recent or instrument shall be evidenced or shall
knowingly ute any paper 60 fraud alentiy ma maze al
terfsit any Ruch seal shall procure the counter
fetinR OF any such seal or shall use any such seal
80 ceanteTteited after the same was made. or use
or circulate, or hRye in possession knowingly any
pa per or other inttTuIelt Impressed with yguch
counterfeit SEAL he shall be deemed EHtty Of telo-
ny, and upon conviction thereof BY indiotmept
dred dollars nor mere than three hundred dOllhTs
tor every such offence beside cost OF prosecution
and in default of pay mcnt thereof shall be lmprl-
sOned not less than three months nor more than
one year in each case. . -
Passed at Dover. April 19th ,, 1919 i;%D oyp,,.1
Sneaker of the HOuse Of BsIFeseDtqttVes.
ALLEN VOORHEES, LhSLEY.
Speaker Of the Senate.
sT.Tn or DFLlwARE. /. JOHN II. PAYETER.
ExeeutiTe Department. Secretary OF State Of
the State of DeiaEaFs, do hereby certify that the
above and toregol1g u tIle SoPR ~ Re IVY ef' en-
in this State" passed at DOyer. ADTil Yh 1875 the
same haviAg been compared 10y me With the oTigi-
nal roll now on file in nay othce'
In testimony whereof have hereqnto set my
hand and eficial seal at Dover: this sixteenth
H. day of April, ALI. One thousand eight hundred
and seventY-three. JOHN y, PAfNTkh.
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