Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-08
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Of Taxes Ia this bsat0'
sEorloS /. De Il enacted BIZ The Ssasis and Hou,s
Of eprSscnfatiUes Of the State Of Doaaoqre 81 Gene
raj 1ssembiy met, That hertaftsr 1t shall be the
dred or district in this State, within thirty
days after he shall have received his duplicate list
to give public notice by advertisement posted in
ten or more Of the most public places in such hun
dred collection district, and in case OF the coll
Scsors 10 tae cry 81 b mast % pIsess IL ssSS
ward ia their respective collection dtstricn OF the
said city, seting in such notices the place OF resi-
dence of business Of such collector and his read
mess to taxes and il also shall be the duty
oil each such collector aforesaid, in tho month Of
January in each year again to give public notice
as aforesaid OF at asst ten days. which last men
toned notice shall state the times and places 81
which such collector will attend for the purpose Of
receiging t.xes tntn due aud paid; and II shall
bo tue duty o. the Levy Court In every county,
upon proc. being IN ,de 60 tlsm by the am5svit Of
filed IN toe uihce OF the Clerk of the Peace iOl tho
respective county, setting forth that he has given
notice hs REQUIRED by this section, and that in 40
cord auce win the notice last above mentioned that
he did attend at be tunes and places designated in
such notice for the reception OF taxes and ava re-
| main for the space Of at least fva hours in 60 h
day aud for the period OF at least three days ln at
tendance tor the purpose OF az
said, to allow said collector as dellnquehles tne
| taxes uncolectGd by him and the names OF deiin.
quents shall be dropped from the asssssment nst
by the Levy Court and shall not be placed thereon
| again for period OF Twelve months from ana atter
the date OF such 81 owance. provided that the pro-
Wis # tbs section shall apply TO persons asse9-
| sel and liable tn pay poll tax. -,
sECIIoN .. And be itJu,ther eRdtfed. That the n
co required to be given IN Section OF this act by
| The collectors aforesaid shall deemed and taken
10 be sulict Mt den aud ulOn taXAbles Tor tue pay
| mebt uf taxes standing AGAINST them ON the cOllec
ur's duplicate OF the several hundreds and collec
tiOn districts of this state. Such notice gwen As
aforesaid shall be considered Performance and
full dl ,hsrge of the duty of the collectors atoTe-
sald 10 mako demand for taxes, and they shaI be
| requir d thereafter to make further demand Oa-
any tax Tie tor said ,aXes as condition precedcnt
the employ ment oi legal process as now provided
| by Law tor tue collection Of taxes.
SECTION 5. And b. JHrlAcr enacted, That the
Levy .urt of each COuhtl shall cause to be pro-
cured seal for each hundred or collection district
in heir respective COUNTIES lot the use OF the col
iectoTs IN the county, at leaf one lnch IN diam
| eter, with the name tho hmm rcd collection
district and county onTraved thereon. ltEhah be
the duty OF The collector oil county axtstO give re.
cept for taxes Teceivol and in addition 10 his sig
nature To make the impression 0i he reni ci the
hundred or COLLECTION district Tor which he is col
lector upon all recrin's sIvan bV him i"T county
| rates. The Levy Court OF The respective counties
collection districts the seal OF the hu Idr' or col
lection district for which they tCnVely ap.
pointed 1T the same time the duPlicstni delivered
the term he shall remain in ifhce. aud upon ROiuE
cut Of Office be shall deliver the seat to tho Levy
Court aud II the collector shall violate any OF the
prov tisi"Gs OF this section he shall be guilty Of
mi5dOmean0r. and upon conviction thereof by in
dIctInoht 40 shall forfeit and pay tue of not less
than ten more than twenty dollars in each case
besides the co I o. Osscution ind IN default of
piym0nt he shall he imprisoned not less than tbIT-
~ nor more than sixty days 10 each case.
SECTION l. ARd be Il further enacted, That if any
collector shsll use permit to he used. tor thet
purpose OF making the impression upon any receipt
or other instrument which may be lleg ally used by
the holder or any other person for the purpose Of
showing or eVidencing his right to vote, such col
leetUr snail be guilty OF a misdeneanUr, and upon
conviction thereof by indictment he shall forfeit
and pay u Gne OF not less than Que hundred dollars
nor more than two hundred collars for every i'm:
preston so made. beside cost OF prosecution, aud
in default Of payment thereof he shall be impri-
scnCd not less than three months nor more than
/ six months in each case.
SECTION S. And De itJartAer enacted. That il any
person other than a collector shall procure said
seal and use the same upon any paper or instru-
ment used or intended to be aS the acknOW ledginR
the receipt of any tax (tbe possession of any such
receipt or instrument shall be evidenee) or shall
knowingly use any paper so fraudulently made af-
Ter the same was made or If any person shall OOun-
terfeit any such seal or shall procure the counter
feiting Of any such seal shall any such seal
! so eO1nterfeited after the same was made or use
OF circulate, or have in possession knOWingly any
paper or other instrument impressed with aL noh
counterfeit SEAL be shall be deemed guilty Of felo
| ny, and upon conviction thereof by Indictment
shall forfeit and pay hne OF leSs than one hun
| dred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars
Tor every such ohshce besi cost OF prosecution.
and in default of payment thereof shRll be impri-
| sOned not less than three molths nor more than
| one year in each case.
| Passed VI Dover. April 10th. 1873
JOSEPH BURCHENAL,
! Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
| ALLEN VOORHEES, LESLEY,
| Speaker Of the Senate.
/ STATE OV DELAWARE ]. JOHN II. PAYNFER
| the State of Delaware. do hereby certify that tn
above and foregoing is true copy Of the act enti-
tied An act in relation to the collection of taxes
in this State passed at DOyer. Anil 10Th l873 the
| same haviAg been compared hy me with the origi.
nal roll now on file in nv office.
| In testimony whereof have heTeuntO set my
r, hand and eficial seal at Dover this sixteenth
IL' day of April, Ab oae thousand eight undTed
and seventy-three. JOHN y. PAYNIEH.
ap25 Secretary a STATE
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