Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-29
An AoE q Relation to the Collection
of Taxes in this state.

sKoFIoN I. Be Il eaacted bs tke Senate and RoHss
Of hspressnluSfuss az ne lals of Dsa,cars Done
raj Asssm6tv mN That hereafter IL shall be the
duty OF the collector of County Taxes in each nun
dred collection district IN tins state within thirty
days after he shall have received his duplicate lisL
ten more of the Lost public places IN such hum
dred or collection district and In case ot tho COZ
oetoTs IN the cry VI tlmiugton BY notices Ostea
ward 10 their respective collection distri5ts OF the
dtnce or OF bnsiness of such collector ana his read
mess TO receive taxes and it 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 1T least ten days which last men
toned notico shall state the times and places at
receiving taxes then due and unpaid; ana u shall
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the collector verified by his oath or Affirmation, and
hed 10 the ohice OF ths Clerk OF the Peace 'ol the
notice REQUIRED by this sectiOn and that in ao-
eordance with the notice last above mentioned that
he did attend NJ the times and places designated in
such notice for the reception OF taxes. and did
main tor the space OF at least hve hours in "a,
tendance for the purpose Of ectiOn Of aoFe
said. TO allow said collector as detnQueneies the
taxes 1ncollocted by him and the names Of delln
qusnts shall be dropped IRON the ASSESSMENT list
by the Levy Court and shall not be placed thereon
again for period OF twelve months from and after
the date Of such allowances. provided that the pro
Wis Of this section shall apply to
sed and liable TO pay poll tax.
SECTION Z. ARd be itJa,ther Cn0tted That the mo-
ice required to be given in Section OF this act bY
the collectors aforesaid shalt deemed and taken
10 be sufficient demand uDOn taxables for the pay
ment OF taxes standing against them on the colec-
ora duplicate of the several hundreds and coleo-
lion districts Of THIS state such notice given us
Aforesaid shall be considered performance and /
full discharge of the duty of the collectors afofe
said to make demand for taxes, and they shall be
required thereafter to make further demand 90 1
any taxable tor said taxes a condition precedent
the employment Of legal process now provided
SECTION ). Aad be 81 further endcteds That the
Levy Court of each county shall cause TO he pro-
cured n oaah hundred collection dietFicf
their pective counties Tor the of the col
iectors in the county, at leat one inch in diam
eterp with the name Oi tue huncTed, collection
district and county engraved thereon. 1t shall be
the duty Of The collector OF county taxes to give
ceipt for taxes resolved aud IN addition TO his sg
nature to make the impression OF ,he seal Of the
hundred or collection district for which he is col
lector upon all receipts gwen by him for county
rates. The Levy Court 81 the respective counties
sh all oliver TO tls roiiectOrs the hORdreda or
collection dlstriotstls '.t tt- hundred or col
lection district for Hlt,l a.. r rCsrectively an.
pointed at the same tins tuLlicatei is delivered
70 him; he sha Nvethe custody Of the seal during
the term he shall remain in office. and upon goinR
ut OF once he Ehal deliver the seat to the Levy
Court and if the collector shall violate any Of the
provisions of this section he shall be guilty of
and upon cOnviction thereof BY in
dicmOnt he shall forfeit and pay fine of not less
than ton nor more than tW enty dollars in each case
besides the cost Of prosecution. and in default OF
payment he shall be lmprIson ed not leSs than thir
" nor more than sixty days in each case.
SECTION T. 4nd De Il further enacted, That if any
collector shall use or permit 20 be used, iOr the
purpose OF making the impression upon any receipt
The holder or any other person for the purpose OF
showing or sVidencing his right to VOTE such col
sctOF snail be guilty Of . misd0meanoF, and upon
conviction thereof by indictment he shall forfeit
and pay fine Of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than two hundred collars ior every im-
preston so made, beside cost OF prosecution, aud
N default Of payment thereof he shall be inpri-
cned not less than three months nor more than
ix months in each case.
SECTION 5. And be Il further enacted, That il any
person other than collector shall procure said
zeal and use the Aame upon any paper or instru.
nent used or intended to be as the acknowledging
he receipt of any tax lthe possession of any such
eeelPt or instrument shall pc eVldenee) or shall
knowingly use any paper SO fraud ulentiy made al
er the same was made. or IL any person shall coun-
erfeit any such seal or shall procure the counter
citing of such seal or shall use any such seal
% counter1eited after the same was made or use
" circulate, or have in possession knowingly any
PAPER other instrument i'm mpFesEed with any such
~, and upon conviction thereof by Indictment
hall forfeit and pay hne OF not leSs than one hum
lred dollars nor mere thap three hundred dollars
or Or eyer m suen SgsaeS 6Ssies cost 81
oned not less than three months nor muIe than
ne year in eseh case. $3.50 F.. 3
PasseI al Dover. April 10th, 1873.
JOSEPH BuRCHENAL,
Speaker Of tie House Of RepreseatatsveS.
ALLEN VOORHEES, LESLEY. ,
Speaker Of the Senate.
rEIE Or DEIAw4RE JOIN H PtAYKTEE.
be State of Delaware, do hereby certify that the
bove Rnd foregoing Is Q true copy Of tue act enti
led An act in relation to the collection of taxes
anne having been compared by me with the Origi-
al roll now on file in my office.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and eficiRl seal at Dover. this sixteenth :
- s'!day of April All o0e thousand eight undred !
nd seventT-three- JOHN Il. PAINTER,
spIe Secretary 0f STATE.
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