Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-25
An Act IA AeidtiOn % thU OolleessO
az TaxeS n fhiG StatS.

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sEof,oN l. Be Il enacted br tLs Senot6 and Hs,-..
of Representatives of ths State If Dsla,Vare tR ~
rol Assembiy met That hereatter IL shall ~
drsd OF Sction district IN this State thirty
days after he shall have received hisdupoAto list,
ten or more Of the most public places in such hum
dred collection district, and In case Of the coll
S 10 or more S IF tSo most pabis Places ID each
ward Ia their respective collection distncS Of the
dsnce or Of business Of such collector and his read
ness TO receive taxes end II also shall be the duty
OF each such collector aforesaid, In the month OF
January In each year again to give public notice
as aforesaid Of ut least ten days which last men
toned notice shall state the times and places at
receiving t'xcs then due and unpaid and il shall
be the duty the Levy Count in every county,
upon proof being m ldo to them by the affidavit oI
tho collector verde by his oath or Affirmation and
filed in the Office OF the Clerk of the Peace ,Oi the
respective county, setting forth that he has given
Eotice as REQUIRED by this section, and that in 40
cordance with the notice last above mentioned that
such notice for tho reception OF taxes and did re-
main Tor tho space OF at least FIVE hours in each
day aud for the period of at least three days in at
tendance for the purpose ELECTION taxes aiOre-
said, to allow said collector as delinqueneiss the
| taxes uncOlect by him and the names OF delin-
| quents shall bo dropped from the assessment list
by the Levy Court and shall not be placed thereon
the date Of such allowance provided that the pro-
vs Ons OF this section shall apply to persons asses
'Ss sEGToS ana ,aSe ASd PS 5s1
tce required TO be given in Section oi this act bv
the collectors aforesaid shall 70 deemed and taken
| to be sufficient demand uDon taxables for the pay
ment of taxes standing against them on the collee-
tors duplicate OF the several hundreds and cOllSO
| aforesaid shall be considered performance and
full di-chAIgs of the duty Of the collectors afore
| said to make demand for taxes, and they SHALL be
| required thereafter to make further demaud Oa
any taxable tor said taxes . condition precedent
the employment Of legal process now provided
| by law Tor the collection OF taxes.
| SECTION 3. ARd be Il further eadcied, That the
Levy Court Of each county shah cause to be pro-
cured seal for Oaeh hundred or collection district
IN their respective c0unties for the of the OOI-
leetOrs 10 the county. at least one inch in dian
eter, with the name Of tn hundred, collection
district and county engraEed thereon, 1t shall be
the duty Of ;he oolloctor OF county take to give
nature to make the impression Of the seal Of the
hundred or collection district for which he 10 col
rates, The Levy Court OF the respective counties
shall deliver to the collectors Of the hundreds or
collection districts the seal OF the hundred or eUl
lection district for which they are respectively ap-
pointed at the same time the duplicate is deiverSa
70 MIN; ne shall ave the custody Of the seal during
the term he shall remain in ofice. aud upon going
cut Of ONCE he shAl deliver the seal to the Levy
Court; and If the collector shall violate any of the
provisions of this section he shali be guilty Of
mlsdsmeanor, and upoA conviction thereof by in
len bSr SaS t9aSP aaS pay a39 OF not es
besides The cost prosecution, and in default Of
payment he shall be imPrsOn cd not less than thiT
~ Nor more than sixty days in each case.
SEcTIoN T. And be Il further enacted, That IL any
collector shsli use or permit to be used iOF the
or other instrument which may be illegally used by
the holder or any other person for the purpose OF
showing OF eYidencing hn right 70 vote, such COL
conviction thereof by indictment he shall forfeit
| and pay hne of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than two hundred collars Tor every i'm :
preston 80 made, beside cost Of prosecution, aud
d 10 default @ q pe{nsnt thereof AZ shall be imPr,
| six months in each case. W
SECTION 5. ARd be Il further enacted That If any
person other than q collector shall procure aAid
seal and use the came upon any paper or instru-
ment used or intended % be aa the acknowledging
the receipt Of airy tax (the possession of any Euoh
receipt or Instrument shall be evidenced or shall
knowingly use any paper so fraud9lently made at-
terfeit any such seal OF shall procure the counter
telting OF any such seal shall any such seal
so coanterfeitod after the same made. use
or circulate. or have in possession knQwingly any
paper or ether instrument impressed WithsaEy suoh
O1ntertet SEAL he shall be deemed guilty Of felO-
ny, and upon conviction thereof By indictment
shall forfeit and pay hne of not leas than hun
dred dollars nor mere than three hundred dollars
aud IN default Of payment thereof shall be impri-
soned not less than three months nor mOre than
one year in each case.
Passed ct Dover. April 10th, 1873.
! Speaker Of ths House Of Representatives..
ALLEN VOORHEES, LESLEY.
Speaker Of the Senate.
Executive Department Secretary Of State 81
{ he state of Delaware do hereby certify that tn
tied An act in relation to the collection of taxes
in this State passed at Dover April 10Th. lS73 the
same having been compared by mo with the Origi-
nal roll now file in nv office.
In testimony whereof have hereuuto set my
rt hand and efcial seal at Dover. this sixteenth
S1day OF pTil, Alb. Oae thousand eight dFed
| and seYentY-thTee. JOHN II. PAYNTEh,
apps Secretary Of State.