Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-19
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An Aor in Relation 70 the CoIloctFon
-n OF Taxes In tins state.

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sECToS ]. Be 1t sneei.d Iy de SsAat. and aos.s
raj 1sssS,JiS Sss, Thai hSrssftsT i shbli be the
duty Of the Collector Of County Taxes ~ eaeh egn
days alter he shall have rScstVsd &C his aabsate st
to give public notice by advertisement bogted n
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lector In the city Of Wilmington. BY notices postea
in III or more Of the most public places 10 eaSn
said city, Stating in such notices the place Of rest
dence of business Of sach collector and bis read
iness ~ taxes and Il also shall be the duty
OF zach such collector aforesaid. In the month OF
January in each year again TO give pubic notice
as aforesaid of at least ten days, WhIoh last men-
TONED notice shall state the times and places At
which such collector will attend Tor the purpose @
be- ne duty Of the Levy Court in every county.
npon proof being made TO them " the AmeANN .!
tho collector verified by his 0ath OF eno
respective county, setting forth that he has given
EOtlce REQUIRED by this section, and that n 30
he did attend at the times and places designated IN
such notice for tho reception OF taxes, ana ava re-
main tor the space of at least hVe hours IN eofh
day aud for the period Of at least three days N at
tendance for the purpose collection oil taAes ai0to-
taxes unsolicited by him and the names Of delin-
quents shall be dropped IRON the assessment list
by the Levy Court and shall not be placed thereon
a1ain for period OF twelve months from and after
the date Of such allowance. pTOUided that the pro-
Wis Ons Of this section shall apply to persons asses-
EECTIoN 2 And be Il further eAdtted. That the ne
tce rec uIred be given in Section OF th. act By
the collectors aforesaid shall deemed and taken
to be sufficient demand upon taxables for the pay
ment of taxes standing against them on the cOllee-
tors duplicate OF the several hundreds and cOlec
tOn districts Of TINS state. such notice given ae
aforesaid shall be considered performance and
full d ,harge of the duty Of the collectors aioTe-
SAID to make demand for taXes, ana they shAil De
| required thereafter to make further demand on
any tax lbe tor said taxes as condition precedent
| the employment OF legal process as now provided
| by law for the collection OF taxes.
SECTION ). And be Il further enacted, That the
Levy Court of each county shall cause TO be pro-
cured seal for each hundred or collection district
in heir respective counties Tor the use Of the col
lectors in the county, at least one inch IN diam
etcr, with the name OF the hunCTed. collection
district and county engraved thereon. IL shall be
the duty of The collector OF county taxes to give re-
ceipt for taxes received and in addition 20 hl slg
nature to make the i'm preston OF the seal OF the
hundred or lection district Tor which be IS col
lectOr upon all reoeip's RIven by him Tor county
snail deliver to tao collectors OF the hundreds or
collection districts the seal OF the hu ldrcd Sr col
lection dist rict for which they ectVey aD:
pointed at the same time the duplicatei deilserod
to him; he shal lveth custody Of the seal during
cut Of Office be shall denver the seat to the Levy
COuri and If the leetOT shall violate any OF the
%isdSmeanor, and UPON eo1yiction thereof 6y in
dlctment shall forfeit and pay Muo OF not less
besides the cost Of prOseeutiOn and in detanlt Of
payment he shall be Imprisoned not less than lhlr-
ty nor more than sixty days in each case:
SECTION l. AHd be Il further e1Vdcted, That II any
collector shall use permit TO be used, Tor the
purpose OF making the impression upon any receipt
or other instrument which may be illegally used oy
the holder or any other person for the purpose Of
showing or eVidencing his TiHet TO vote. sneh eel
lbctOT snail be guilty OF n mlsdemeanOri and upon
| conVicteOn thereof by Indictment he ehan forfeit
and pay tine Ot not less than one hundred 0Ollars
nor moro than two hundred collars for every I'm:
Dressioh 80 made, boside cost of prOaeeulops An0
m default OF payment thereof no shall bS lmPrl-
scned not lsss than threO mOntha nor more than
/ six months in zach case.
SECTION S. ARd be further enacted. That u any
person other than . collector shall procure eald
ment used or intonlod 70 be as the HeknOW Hedging
the receipt Of any tax 1.-THE possession OF any 1oca
receipt or instrument shall be evidenee) or ShAn
the same was made. or Il any psrsOn shall eOun-
terfei any such seal shall procure the counter.
fettng of any such seal shall use any such seal
so Ounterteited after the same was made. or use
or circulate, or have in possession knowingly any
paper or other instrument impressed with aEy s1cn
counterfeit seal. be shall be deemed guilty OF feio-
ny, and upon conviction thereof cy lndlothhsnt men
shall forfeit and fine of not lses than ohe huA-
dfed dollars nor mere than three hundred douab
Tor every such offence bOside cost Of Pr0secuuou'
and In default of payment thereof shall DO tmprl-
one year in each case. ..r. j.
Passed at Dover. April 10th, 1873.
JOSEPH BURCHRNAL.
SpedkeF Of the HoHse Of Representatives.
ALLEN VOORHEES, LESLEY.
Speaker af the Senate.
STATE OF DELAWARE. 1, JOHN II. PAYNTER.
Executive Department. Secretary Of State Of
the State of Delaware. do hereby certify that the
tied An aet in relation Ia the collection o. taxes
IN this State. passed Dover. PF 10th 1885, the
same haVlag been compared 10y ms with the er1sl-
In testimony whereof have herOunto set my
IT, hand and efieial seal At Dover. this sixteenth
:" day of April, ALI. one thousand eight qndfea
ana nss sssyenty-threo. JOHN Z: PAaNLtESMs, ItSsG,.
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