Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-14
An Act in Relation to the Collection
Of Taxes in this state.


sEcIloS !: gs i enqetsa y &c Ssaste aud Hou,o
rat Assembly met, That hereafter Il shall beYNE
duty OF tAS GolloCter Of County Taxss in each (
Gays altar he shall have received his duplicate
to give public notice BY advertisement bOeted aAN
ten or more OF the nOat public pieces IN anch huI
drOd collection district and in case Of the coll
0ctOFs In tbs city Of " ImngtOn, By notices posted
in d. or more Of the most public places Ia each
ward in their respective collection districts Of the
said city. ateting IN su0h notices the place OF resi-
aenco o. o. pesaSss oi sach coieet4r Hpe ns rsse-
Of each such collector aforesaid In the month Of
January IN Oach year again 70 give public notice
toned notice shall stata tha times and places at
which such 00llsatoF will attend f0E the ppFp0eo Of
% ssHS g ISS Svy s aGS au, m vssy % oonn1
upon pfuvf DeiIis made to them by the an AhFit OF
the collector verified by his oath or affirmation. and
flied in tue Oco Vl the CLERK of the Peace iuI the
Fespoti, county, 6ettihE forth that he has given
ROtIco a. REQUIRED by this section and that N aOi
coTdance with the notice last above mentioned that
he did attend 1T the times and places designated in
such notice for the reception OF taXos anu did re-
NAN % Ior ta sr"d og N ISast thrSc dsyS N At
for t Of Of taxes AtOTo-
said, 10 allow said collector as dollnquensies the
/ taxes uncOllected by him and the names Of delin
quents shall be dropped from the Assessment list
i ~ the Levy Court and shalt not be placed thereon
again for period OF twelve moaths from ana alter
Ihu date Of suOh allow anco pF0Utded that the pro-
Wis Ons Of this section shall apply tO persons asses
sEnTIoS u And be 4 TIytker enacted That the nc
ca tsanIred 10 be given in Section OF this act bV
sh. cS'lectors Aforesaid shall deemed and taken
10 be su hcient demand uBOn tAxables Tor the pay
nent uf taxes standing against them on the o0lleo-
IOrs duplicate OF the several hundreds and collec-
l Aforesaid shAII be considered n performance and
full di tharga Of the datY Of the collectors aiore-
said 10 taako demand for taxes, and they shall be
1 rouuirud thereafter to make further demand on
any tax able Tor said taxes rs condition precedent
l the employment Of legHl process as now provided
l b. Law iur the collection OF taxes.
1 SRCFluN 5. And be Il further enacted, That tho
Levy Court Of each county shall cause 70 pe pro.
cured seal for zach hundred os collection district
in their respective cDunttos Tor the use OF tho col
ectors in the county. nj Irn't "ne inch in diam
| eteT, with the name o. tuU huRdred, collection
distEiet and county enEraVea thereon. u shall be
the duty of ;ho eOleitOr OF county aAes 70 gve re-
eeipL for taxes received and IN addition TO his sig
nature to make the impression OF The seal Of the
hundred collection district Tor Whleh ne u COL
leetOr upon all rsselps even by hIm Tor county
| rates. The Levy court OF tho respective eShntles
shall deliver 10 tao collectors Of the hundreds or
collection districts the seal OF the hu ldrGd or col
lection district for which they are r'stectNoy ap;
poinIed At tho same time the uplicatei Delivered
10 him; no hall 1VeE ne custody Ui the seAl during
the term he shall remain in Oice. and upon solnK
cut of office he ghall deliver the seat to the Levy
Court; and If the collector shall VIolAte any OF tne
/ provisions OF this section he shah pc guiliy oI n
| mi SmeHnOF, and upon conviction thereof by IN
dictmont he shall forfeit and pay nne OF NOT less
than ten nor than twenty dollars IN each case
0syInent he ShSli be im cd usS Iaa ThIF
| ~ nor more than sixty days in each esRs1 g.
| SECTION T. AHd be u further eRdctrt that II any
collector shall use or permit TO bo used, Tor the
purpose Ot making the impression upon any reoeipt
or other instrument which may be Illegally nsod oy
the holder or any other person for the purpose ot
! showing eVidencing his rlgnt TO vote, suSa gel
rector snail be guilty OF misdemeGnor, and eeon
conVicteon thereof by Indictment ne sh9n !O,N !O,ieN
and nay fine vi not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than two hundred collars ior every I'm g.,
| preston so made, beside cost OF prosecution, and
| an default Of payment thereof he FhAll be lnpIl-
scned not less than three months NOR more lhau
six months in each case. ,r, ..,
SECFION 5. Aad be tt further enacted, That II any
person other than = collector shall procure sara
seal aud usS the same upon any paper or fnstta-
ment used or intended to be a the acknowledging
the receipt of tax (the possession oil any sueh
receipt or instrument shall be eVldeneelor shAtl
| knoWi nRly use any paper fraud ulenuy made at
ter the same made. il any person snail cOuh-
teIfoit any such seal or shall procure the counter
feitng of any such seal shall use any such seal
u so nteFteited after the same was made or use
or circulate, or have in possession knoWlng any
paper or ether VIII, M ~ sSin
NJ, and upon conviction thereof by indictment
snail forfeit and pay fine OF notices tnan one nun
dred dollars nor mere than three hundred dollars
for every such offence beside cost OF prosecution
and in default of payment thereof shall be lmprl-
sOned not less than three months nor more thAh
| one year in each
Passed ut Dover, April 10th. 1873, ,,,,,,,,r
S,eaker of the House Of RepreseRtdiIpes.
i ALLEN VOORHEES, LESLEY,
Speaker VI the SeAdte,
Sp.TR or DELAwARK |, JOHN II. PAYNTER
Executive Department. Secretary ot state OI
the State of Delaware, do hereby certify thAt ths
above and foregoing is true copy Oh Tue SCI onti
fled An act in relation 10 the collection OF taxes
in this State passed at Dover. April lOth 1873, tbs
same haViag been compared w mo WIN u" Or'gl'
| nal roll lille in NV Once.
In testimony whereof / have horennto set my
r hand and efleial seal at Dover. TINS sixteenth
and seVenty-three. JOHN II. PAINTEk.
II apps ceeTe'"'VV 'Sdie.