Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-19
An Aet relating tO the Taxes OF the Phil
0doIPhia. Wilmington ana Baltimore
RalIrOr 4 C0mpamy.

Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
seHtatires Of the State Of DeIalOare in General
ASSsmbIy met;
SEQ. l. That tho Treasurer Of the State be and
he is hereby authoi sd and directed to accept and
receive from the PHILADELPHIA. wilmington aud
baltimore Railroad Compe ~, N the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
three, and IN each and eVeIJ year thereafter un-
til otherwise directed by the Legislature, the an
nual sum of oftwSnty-seven thousand dollars to be
paid In equal quarterly payments on the first day
OF July, October, JeuuaIy and Aps.I of each year
the first pay ymsnt to be made on the first day Of
July next in lieu of all taxes which may hereafter
become duo FrUm said cOmpa7 ny in each yer as
aforesaid under any and ali laws Of this State,
coPt such tcXes as may become due under the
prov sions OF act entitled "Au act to raise
enue for this State" pr 'sed August llth, 1864.
SEQ. 2. That upon the payment by the said
Philadelphia, Whining III and Baltimore Railroad
Company to the TTessuyer Of the State OF the said
som OF twenty-qeven thousand dollars IN equal
quarterly payment aforesaid in any year it shall
be the duty of The said State Treasurer and he is
hereby authoTiz to execute and deliver - said
company, proper acquitt9nce and discharge from
the payment OF all taxes due or to become due in
| the yeav for which such payment she i have been
| made except the tax due or to become due uader
| the pro- sions of the aforesaid act entitled "An
act to raise revenue for tbs State," pe7'ed Au-
gust llth, 1864.
Sec. 3. That nothing in this It shsI be con-
stru, to appeal, modify or in any manner affect
/ f1y existing law importing taxe1 upon the ss,d
/ company otherwise than to suspend a collection
OF said taxes in any year which the said company
shall pay to the s. te Ire: the amount speci-
lied in this act, shall the provisions of th,1 act
or anything herein con- ned bo constIu ued into a
| contract exemptjng the said company f'om the
| payment of such t'Xes 20 the Legislature of thC
s. -te may herca ter impose upon said compa.
ny.
SEC. 4 That it the said PhIladelphia, Whining
ton aud B9lt'moro Railroad Company, or any 9th
er railroad company in this State shat, either o.
the operator OF its railroad or railroad or o.
lessee OF other railroads within the State, charge
| and receive greater rate per mile for the carri
age OF PasScagsI5 Except so far as the same may
| be Increased to the amount of the tax annually
paid under the provisions of Chapter ass, Volume
II, Of the Laws Of DelaWArs) or for the age
transportation OF goods, waFes or merchandise o.
other property WhatSOeVer, from place to plact
within the State, or from place within the Btati
to place without the State, than Is charged b.
such company fer the cAI4.ags Of passengers ant
the transportation OF property OIL freight for Iik
distances, or per mile, faOm places without tn
State to places within the State, or feom place
without the State through the State to other pla
ces without the State, the person or pOrs0ns pay
ing such charges, either fare or freight sha!l
entitled to recover from such company so charg
ing aud receiving the same sam t3n-fold tn
amount Of the money 30 paid, to be recovered il
an action OF deoE or assumpsit es like onou1ts -
now recovered by law.
SEQ. 8. That Y the said Phlladelphie, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad Company may dcsiT
to pay 10 this State gross sum OF t5iI sen thou;
aud dolaTs in lieu OF ths said tax prov .dod for
said Chapter 45S, Volume IL, Laws of Delaware
in semi annual inst ailments the III It day of .,
tobsr and the d, t day OF Apt In zach aud ever
year, it shall be the duty Of the State Treasure
TO receive the said amOGat from said company
lieu of said tax untli olherRiss directed by th
Leg slaturs OF this State, bat notk ng this se
tion shall be construed to rspeal modify or in an
: mau' or affect the provisions of said Chapter 45
\ \ Volume II, OF the Laws Of Delaware, StherWi
: than to suspend the collection Of said tax for an
: year in which tbs said eOmpaIy shall pay Il
gross amount aforesaid in the merner Aforesaid
. :. lieu OF seid tax and nothing herein shall
= construed as a eontTnet exempting the said cor
y pany from such taxation as may hereafter be in
= posed by law.
= Passed at Dover Aprllltb 1873.