Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-15
An ACT IN Relation 20 the Collection
OF Taxes in this state.

An ACT IN Ao1bGAVn " SAS SSsASSVsNA
Of Taxes in this state.
y ~ SslsIs iS..ls gas q HoS,s ss
raj AsSsmblv met, That hereafter y shalI 6S the
duty otthe Collector of County Taxes IN each hun
drSd dIstT1st n sh SS awpSa.S lS
20 give public notice BY Adyertisement ko5tGd IN
ten more Of the most public places IN s1ca & hun
octOTs in the city Of Wilmington, By notices posted
in Il or moro Of the most public places n sech
ward in their respective collection dstrlsts 81 tne
said ciIy stSting in such notices the place Of resi-
denco Or of business Of such collector ana ~ feaa-
mess To receive taxes and it also shall pc tAo guy
On each such collector aforesaid in the montA Qt
January IN each year again TO give pppue .e.-.tA
aforesaid OF 1t least ten days NnlCn ,l 49, =,
which such collector will attend for the perpo1e o.
receiving taxes then duo and unpaid; ana u sAan
be the duty OF tho Levy OOurt N SverA county:
upon proof Delng made to them ~ the amdaVlt Ol
the collector verified by his oath OF airna1en and
TesSestiSS county setting forth thas hS has given
TOaicS rs REQUIRED by thA section, and that N 40
oOTdance WIN the notice last az
such notice tor the reception OF tAASs. auu Nl1
main ipr the space OF at least hVe nouts 70 SeSn
daY aud for the period Of least three days m at
for the purpose Of collection OF taxes atoIe-
said, 70 allow said collector as detnq9ehsbes tne
taxes ancOlected by him and the names OF oenn-
Lauents shall bO dropped from the assessment Inst
10y the Levy Court and shall not pc placed SheEson
again for period OF Twelve months from ana Aiter
Sas date Of such allowance provided that the pro-
Wis One Of this section Ehall apply 20 persons sSseS
s0t and liable To pay poll tax. r..A
tes rSp nlred given in Section OF thls &C! by
the collectors aforesaid shall be deemed ana taken
| to be snihcent demand uUOn taxables lot the pay
nent IN taxes standing against them on the colloc-
dI duplicate Of the several hunSreds ana coeleo-
cn dst.Iets t q TINS rsd SLStS psrgoTSsncs and
full ii charge OF the datV Of ths collectors AiSte
| SAID 10 make demRud Tor taxos, ana they shAi po
| reQHlrtd thereafter to make further demand on
any tak tble lOr said taxes condition precedent
the sh Oy Inent Of legal process as now PROVIDED
By Law for the collection of taxes.
SECTION 5. AMI be IL farther enacted, That the
Levy UOur Of each cOunty shall cause 70 pe pro-
cnred seal Tor each hnndr ot th d
in their respective cOuntes Or the use 81 the coll
| lectOrs in the county, at least one mon IN ulHm
| eter. With the name OF tue hunoftu' ceheG1'TTn T
district and county engraved thereon. ltsnall De
the duty of the collector OF county taxes 20 gvo re-
ceipt for taxes received and addition TO hl isg
nature to make the imp preston OF the seal VI the
hundred collection district Tor which ne Is col
| lectOr upon all re3cip's elven BY him LOT county
| rates The Levy Court OF tho respective counties
shall deliver TO the collectors of the hundreds or
collection districts the seal OF the hu 0I col
fection district for which they are NJ
| pOinted at the same time the duplicatel delivered
to him; he shAl avet custody OF the seal curing
the term he shall remain in office. and upon TOlnE
cut of UfhCe he shall deliver the seat TO the Levy
Court aud II the collector shall violate any Of the
PROVISIONS OF this section he shall pc gunty OF
mi ON eanOr and upon conviction thereof by IN
dictment he shall forfeit and pay hne OF not less
than ten more than twenty dollars IN each case
besides the cost Of prosecution and In default ot
payment he shall be imprsOn cd not less than thlr-
| Gy nor more than sixty days ln each case e..
SECTION 4. AHd be Il further GRGcted. That II any
pureose OF making the imp on upon any receipt
or other instrument which may be illegally usoa by
the holder or any other person for the purpose ot
showing or eVidenoinR his rigAt to VOTE suOh col
/ lsctOr snail be guilty OF misdemeanOrt ana upon
oonVieteOn thereof by indictment ne shan !osLo.t
and pay hne Of not less thap one hunute1 uOiaIs
nor moro than two hundred collars Tor every lmI
preston so made, beside cost OF prosecution. and
in default Of pRym Ont thereof he shall be lmPrl-
scned not less than three months nor more thAh
SFCTioS S. Iad be ifJurtker enacted That il any
| person other than collector shall procure eaAu
ment used or INTENDED 70 be As the acknowledging
the receipt Of any tax (thO possession OF any sneh
receipt or instrument shall be eVldeneel or snAiI
l.knNWlnRly use any paper SO fraudulenty maze Al
q ms same was made or II any person shall cOun-
terfeil any such seal or shall procure the counter
feting Of any such seal or shall use any s1eh seA
sa d 6nterl leted altar tho same was made. % use
Tor ArcVlate, or have in pQsaesAlon knoWlngy any
papAE or other Instrument Impressed with any sucn
counterfeit seal he shall be deemed Goiy ~ ISlO
stall forfeit and pay hne Of not than one hun-
Died dollars nor mere than TIRES hundred dollars
sIch oaSSSS SS'1S SSs5 70 impT
| sOned not less than three mOEtns nor more tnAh
one year in each case.
| Passed at Dover. April lOth, 1873
| s4fit =. JOSEPH koRChkhALsy
| SPedkeE Of ~ HOuss ~ RspnssSsSt@gt.ge'' s.si &c
ALLEN VOORHEES, ktfSltthn II. tsln.s,.
SFEFa or DELAwARR /, JOHN II. pAYNTER.
II 'AxScutiVe Department. Secretary Of STATE Of
lheS Of Delaware. do hereby certify that IN
above and foregoing Is true eOpy OF .nS seA snN-
tied An ast in rolAtsn % the collee1iS9 q E
in this STATE passed ~ boyer. April !oth 1913. lhe
| same haViaG been compared by mo with tue OteBi-
nal roll now on fiein nv once. =. 49,.
hand and OGlsial seal At bower. this y slxteenlh
" DAY OF Aprii. Ash sOae thousand light Rndred
and ssVsaty-threS. JOHN 4. fA4 III
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