Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-10
An ACT In Relation TO the Collection
OF Taxes in this state.


sSoIloy ]. BE L snse'ed BY ths Senate and Houss
Tat Assela6fy met, Ihat hereafter it shall be the
d1 dSsS o. soS NSisstSr q G?S9sy IsEss u Sseh
days after b shalt have received bis duplSAts ei
g give public police By edyaEtlssmsnt bagted IN
dred or collection district and IL case q ths SSi.
ectors In tbs city Of WllminGs0n, bg Mqtiees Rostaa
ward ID their respective coIisoIion dIsiroIa Of tRs
said city. statng 10 s0oh notices the place OF resi-
dsneo or OF business OF such COLLECTOR and hH read
inc to re eve t.xc and 10 also shall be the duty
oil eacn sHsA co. ector RtOfes.id, in th0 month OF
january IN o. Sh year again TO EIve pablic notice
toned n"tlce sh all state the times and places ct
which such coil lOtor will attend for the purpose Of
receiving taxes then due and HnpAid and il shall
be tho duty ot tho l.evy Court ia every county,
upon proof being IN .de 10 them by the afi1aVit Of
the collector verified by his oath or affirm tion and
iied 10 the olco OF the Clerk of the Peace ion the
respective county. setting forth that ho has given
notice rs required BY TINS seetaOn and that IN 40
eOrdaneo the notice last above ed that
ho did aOnd At the tunes and places designated in
such notice Tor the reception OF taxes, and did re
main for tn space OF at least i've hours - eAgh
day aud for the porIod Of least three days IN ct
tOnLance for tho OF cOecliOn Of taxes iOIe-
said, to allow said collector AS deinQuensAes the
| taxes uncOllccted by him aud the names OF delin
quents shalt bS dropped from tho Aassssmeht list
by the Levy Court and shall not be placed thereon
again for period of Twelve mO0ths frem aud after
the date o. s1oh vance provided that the pro-
Wis of this section shall apply to persons asses
sod and liable to pay poll tax.
sKcFIoN >. Aad be dJHrthcr eRGtfed. That the Nc
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the col eclors aforesaid shall deemed and takon
i to bs sufficient demand taxables for the pay
Or's duplicate OF the several hundreds aud OOlleo
tiOn districts Of this State. Such notice given as
aforesaid shall bO considered Performance and
full iii charge OF the duty of thS collectors af0Re
I said to make demand lOr taxa, and they shall be
| required thereaiteI to make further demand Oa
any tax able for said taxes rs condition pTecodent
! the empley uacnt OF legal process nOW provided
| by law for the collection of taxes.
SEoTIoN 3. And be II further enacted. That the
Levy Court Of each cOanty shall causo TO be pro-
cured seal for each hundred or collection district
in their respective cOuntio5 the OF the col
lectOrs in the county, at lea.t enc lnOh in diam
eter, with the name OF the hundred. collection
tho duty Of The OI county taxes TO Il Vo re-
ceipt for taxes resolved. and ia addition TO his sig
nature to make tho impression "i .ho seal Of tho
hundred or collection dlslrtet Tor which he is COL
lectOr upon all roeoips slven hv him for county
| rates. The LeVy Court Of the respective counties
collection distrio tho seal OF the hu nrt or col
lee ion district for which they sEeciivey Ap.
pointed at the same time tho duplicated delive cred
10 him no hall lvet no custody Of the seal daring
tue term he shall romain in 0fice. and upon eoiWg
cut Of Ohce ho shall deliver the seal to the Levy
Court; and If the collector shall violate any Of the
provisions OF this section be shalt be guilty of a
dictnent he shall forfeit and pay 6ne Of NOT less
than ten nor moIe than twenty dollars in each oass
besides the CO. q prosecution; ard in default Of
payment he shall DO lm1l Oned Ot less than thir-
| ~ nor more than sixty days in each ease.
! SECTION T. And be Il further enacted That If any
collector shall use or pc nit to be uEod for the
purpose OF making the imp essOn upon any receipt
or her Instrument which may DO iliag ally uesI by
the holder or any other porsOn for the puFpOse of
showing or evidencing has right to vote such al
lect0r snail be gVnty OF a misdemea nor, and unOn
conviction thereof by indictment he shall forfeit
and pay fine Of not less than one hundred dollar
nor moro than two hundred collars Tor ever inn
preston so made, beside cost OF rOsecutiOn and
IN default Of payment thereof he shall be impri-
some not less than three months nor more Nkan
six NOR lbs IN each case.
SEcTION 5. And be aJHTtAer enacted That IL any
person other than a collector shall procure said
seal ana use the same upon any paper or instFu-
tho receipt Of any tax (thc possession Of any seh
receipt or instrument shall be evidenced or shAll
| knowingly use any pLDSr so fraudulOntly made af-
ter The same was made or IL any person shall OOun-
terteIL any such seal shall procure the counter
fe ting Of any fpch seal or shall any such seal
, 80 oOunterfeted after the same was maze or use
or circulate or have in possession knowingly NnV
: paper other inttTument impre Aed with AGy such
counterfeit seal, he shall be doomed guilty OF felo-
. ny, and upon conviction thereof by Indictment
shall forfeit and pay fine OF not eA9 than one
dred dollars nor moro than three hundred dollars
for every such Ofsnee besi 10 cost OF prosecution
sOncd not loss than three nloAths nor more thAp
} | ono year in each case.
5 Passed at Dover. Anril 10th, 1879.
Il Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
II ALLEN VOORHEES, LESLEY,
Speaker Of the Seaate.
STATE or DHTsTaan JcgS II PAYsTFa s,.
tho state of Delaware. do hereby certify that thG
above and foregoing IL true copy of the act enti
ed 12t "a relation I" the eolleSS & % a,t .aIe '
, same haYi ng besn compared hy mo with the OTlgi
1 nal roll nov file ia Oliee.
IL In testimony whereof have heFeuntO set mI
r. hand and eticial SoAl at Dover. thissi xteentt
H. D. day of Anrl Ali thousand eight handPes
and seventy three. JOHN u. PAINTER.
I APPS Secretary of Ssats
e flour, GtfA. &f.