Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1873-03-06
Z he Collection Of Taxes.

THE PARTISAN JOB TO NuLLItY THE 18th AMEND
MEET.
The following is the bill introduced into the
House Of Representatives. on the 28th inst, In
relation to the collection Of taxes:
Section l. That hereafter II shall be the duty
OF the collector OF the county taxes In each hum
dred or COLLECTION district in this State, within
thirty days after he shall have received his du-
pliclte list, to give public notice by advertise
ment posted in ten or more of the most public
placss in such hundred or collection district and
in the case Of the collectors In the City Of Will
nington by notices post' in five or more Of the
most public places in each ward in their respeo-
tive collection distrcs OF the said city stating in
such notices the place Of residence or Of bust
ness OF such collector and his readiness to re-
ceive take and it shall also be the duty OF each
such collector Aforesaid in the mouth Of January
in each year, again to give public notice - afor-
said of at least ten days to such persons shall
not have paid their taxes then due. which last
mentioned notice shall state the times and
places at which such collector will at.
tend for the purpose OF receiving taxes then
due and unpaid. and 1t shall be the
upon proof being made to them by the affidavit
OF the collector verified by lis oath or aihrma-
ton and setting forth that he has given NOT CO
as required by this section. and that in acc lrd-
Ancs with the notice last above mentioned that
he did attend ut the times and plaoes designated
in such notice for the reception Of taxes, aud
did remain for the spacs Of at least five hours
in each day AID for the period Of 1t least three
days in attendance for the purpose OF collecting
OF tRXes aforesaid. to ALLOW said collector de-
lipqueDcies the taxes ancoleeted bv him, and tho
names Of such denquenfs shall be dropped from
the Assessment list by the Levy Court and shall
not be placed thereon again for . period OF
twelve months from and sitter the date Of such
allowance, and not then, until such delinquents
appear in person before tho Levy Court Of tho
county in which he, she or they reside while in
actual session, at any time after tho expiration
Of the period Of twelve months Aforesaid, during
the month Of March in any year, aud pay to the
clerk of said Levy Court the delinquent taxes for
which such persons were returned deIinquent8
and dropped from the assessment list, and by
him to Is paid to the County Treasurer within
one month from and after the date OF the receipt
OF such delinquent taxes: Procided. that tho
provisions of this section shall apply only to poll
taxes and taxables.
Section 2. And be it further enacted. That
the notices required to he given in Section of
this at by tue collectors Aforesaid shall ba
deemed ard taken to be sufficient demand upon
the taXablss for the payment Of the taxes stand
ing against them on the collectors duplicate Of
the several hundreds and collection DISTRICTS Of
this State. Such notices given AZ Aforesaid shall
be considered q performance aud full discharge
OF the duty o. tho collectors aforesaid to make
demand for taxes, and they shall not he required
thereafter to make further demand on any taxa
bic for said taxes NJ u condition precedent to
the employment OF legal process, as now pro-
vided by law for the collection Of taxes