Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-26
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gEor,oE /. Be Il eMaeled 6D tAe Eeadl5 aid Ho,,
of RspTesegtatiUes of the STATE II Delqaegre Gsnt
duty OF the Collector Of County Taxes In each hun
dred or collection district in this State within thirb
DAYS after no shall have rocaiVod his duplicate -
% give public notice By adyoftisamont, ,sos'
ten or more Of the most public places In 40
dred or collection district and In ease ot tie OO.
in a 9 or more Of the most public places in each
ward In their respective collection districts Of the
dsnco or Of business Of Sach collector and his read
ness TO receive taxeS; and u also shall bo the duty
81 each such ocllector aforesaid, In the mouth Of
January in each year again to give public notice
as aforesaid Of nt least ten days Which last men.
TONED notice shall state the times and places at
which such collector will attend for the purpose of
receiving taxes then due and unpaid; and IL shall
bc the duty OF the Levy Court In every county
the collector verified BY his oath or afirmation ana
filed in the Office OF the Clerk Of the Peace iOI the
respective county sstting forth that he has given
cordance with the notice last above mentioned that
he did attend at the times and places designated 10
such notice for the reception Of taxes, and did re-
main Ter the space of at least Eve hours in ea,h
day and for the period Of at least three days in at
for tho purpose Of on Of taxes aoTe
said, to allow said collector MS deinQuencies the
taxes uncOlccted by him and the names Of delin.
quents shall be dropped IRON the assessment lie,
again Tor period OF Twelve months from aud after
the date OF suoh allowance pr0vtded that the pro-
Wis of this section shall apply 80 asses,
sEcTIoN 2. And Be Il further enacted, That the nc
tics required TO- be given in Section Of this act bV
the collectors Aforesaid shall re deemed and tax en-
to be sufficient demand uIon taxablea for the pay-
ment Of taxes standing against them on the cOllec-
tors duplicate Of the several reds and collec
tion districts Of this State Such notice given Ss
aforesaid shall be considered performance and
tull diehaTGt Of the daty Of the collector. afore
required thereafter to make further demand Ou
any taxa bio tor said taxes condition precedent
Og S% oP II as NO" provided
SECTION 3, And De " drthet enacted, That ths
Levy Y urt OF each county shRil cause to be pro-
cured seal for each hundred OF collection district
IN their resp Give COUNTESS Tor the use Of the col.
lectora ia the county. at least one inch In diam
eter, with the maine of the hundred, collection
district and county engraved thereon. II shall BE-
the duty OF The collector of county taxes to give re-
cept for taxes received. and in addition TO his sig
hundred or collection district for which he is col
leetor upon all receipts given by him for county
rates. The Levy Court OF the respective 'csuntieA
snail deliver TO the collectors OF the hundreds OF
e9lection districts the seal Of the hundred or ool
lection district for which they respectively ap.
&ointed at the same time the blicRte Is delivered
q him; he shal have the custody of the seal during
the term he shall remain in office, and upon going
cut OF Office he shall deliver the seal to the Levy
Court; and if the collector shall violate apy of he
PROVISIONS OF this section he snail be guilty Of
4hilsIomeanorl aAd upon conviction thereof BY in
than ton nor more than twenty dollars 10 each cnse
besides the cost Of prosecution and IN default Of
payment ne shall be imprlsOn ed not less than thr4
~ nor more than sixty days in each case
SECTION g. AHd be it further enacted, That if any
cOHector snail use or permit to be used, for the
or other instrument which may be illegally Vred BY
the FOLDER or any other person for the purpose OF
showing OF evldenctng bis right to vote, such coll
leet0r snail be guilty OF q misdemeanOr, and upon
conviction thereof by indictment be shall forfeit
and pay hne of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than Two hundred collars for every im.
preston so made beside cost of prosecution, aud
IN default Of payment thereof he shall be impri-
scned mot less than three months nOr mOre ttAu
SECTION S. And be Il further enacted, That il any
person other than a collector shall procure said
seaI ana Use the same upon any paper or instru-
ment used or intended to be as the acknowledging
III" receipt Of any tax (he possession of any such
receint or ~~t shali he evidenced or shall
knowingly use any paper 50 fraudulently made at
ter the same was made, or II any person ShalI eoqR'
tertsit any such seal shall procure the counter
teiting Of any such seal shall use any such seal
so cOunterfetod after the same was made or use
or circulate I or have in possession knoTEngy any
counterfeit seal be shall be deemed guilty OF fslo,
ny, and upon conviction thereof ~ indi2tnepy
dred dollars nor mere than three hundred dOllsn
tor every such offence beside cost OF prosecution,
and in default Of payment thereof shall be impr
one year in each case.
Passed at Dover. April 10th, 1879, ,,r,.,
SpeIker Of the House Of RepFesenfdttUes.
ALLEN VOORHEES, LESLEY.
Speaker of the Senate.
STATE or DELAwARE /. JOHE II; PAYHTEs,
Executive Department Secretary Of State Of
the State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is true copy of the act enti
tied An aet in relation to the collection of taXes
in this State passed at Dover April 10Th lS73 the
same haviAg been com pared by me with the origi-
nal roll now on file in nv office.
In testimony whereof have hereuntO set my
r. baud and etfeial seal at Dover. this sixteenth
u day of April, ALI. Oae thousand eish hundred
and seventY-three. JOHN H. PAINTER,
APPS Secretary Of Stats.
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