Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-09
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anty % the collector ot CgWnty Taxes In aaeh hHn
arsa @ collection district IN this within thirty
e give public netice BY advertisement Dosted IN
zen or more OF the noat public places in such hun
dTed or collection district and in case of The co
ectors IN the city Of Wilmington BY notices postod
10 ~ or more of the moat public places ia eseh
ward in their respective collection distriss az ~
said city, steting IN such notices tho place OF res
uence or OF business Of such collector and his read
mess 70 receive taxes and 1t also shall be the duty
OF each such collector Aforesaid, In tue month az
January IN each year again to give public notioe
as aforesaid OF at Last ton days. which last men
toned n"uee shall state tho times and places At
which such collector will attend for the purDoss 81
receiving tsAes .nep due and unpaid; and il shall
be the duty ot the Levy Count Ia every county
upon proof being IN ,dc 20 them by the aiilavit or
the collector verified by his Oa Tn or iTmation and
hled in tho Office OF the Cterk Of the Peace t0l the
respective county setting forth that he has given
notice as r,GuICd by this section, and that in 40
cOrdance with the nutce last above iOned that
he did attend at the times and places designated In
such notice for the reception OF taxes, and did re-
main tor the space of at least 1--WE hours in each
day aud for the period Of at least three days in al.
tendance for the purpose Of lection taxes aiore
said. to allow said collector as dclinqueneies the
taxes unc0ected by him and the names OF delin-
quents shall be dropped from tho 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 allowance, provided that the pro-
vs ons # this section shall Rppy to persons
| sed and liable to pny poll tax.
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tice required 10 be given in Section oil this act by
The collectors aforesaid shall Q deemed and taken
TO be sufficient demand upon taxables for the pay
ment ut taxes standing against them on the cOllee-
or's duplicate of the several hundreds and collee-
| tion districts of this state. such notice given
| aforesaid shall be considered performance and
full iii charge Of the dnty Of the collectors aiore
said to make demand tJr taxes, apd they shall be
| required tnerea:teT TO make further demand on
any tax the Tor said taxes rs condition precedent
| the employment Of legal presses as now provided
| by law for the collection OF taxes.
| SECTION &. And De It further enacted, That the
Levy Court Of each county shall cause TO be pro-
| cured seal for each hundred or collection district
in their respective counties tor the OF the col.
ectOrs in the county, ut least one lpeh in diam
| eter, with the name OF The hundred collection
| district and county envraved thereon. 1t shall be
the duty OF The collector OF county taxes TO give
eeipt for taxes received and in addition TO his sig
nature to make the impression OF he seal cf the
hundred or collection district Tor which be Is cOs
iectoT upon all rsseip's eIven by him Tor county
shall deliver TO th' collectors of the hundreds or
| collection districts tho seal OF the huadrCd ool-
lection district for which they resi- CclvelY an,
pointed at the same time the duPlieatsi delivered
to nun; lac hall haVetha custody of the seal during
me term 9 %, he ihall remain IN }ee and upon going
Court; and il the collector shall violate any of the
provisions of this section he shalt be guilty Of q
| nisdomeanOr, and upon conviction thereof by in
dctment he shall forfeit and pay fne of not less
than ten more than twenty dollars In each case
| besides the cost OF prosecution, and in default Of
payment he shall be imprIson ed not less than thiT.
| " nor moro than sixty days in each casa.
SECTION 4. And be 1t further enacted, That il any
collector shall use permit to lie used, for the
purpose OF making the impression upon anv reoainf
or other instrument which may be illegally uCed By
the holder or any other person for the purpose Of
showing or evdeneing his right to vote such col-
lect0r shall be guilty at a miSdsmeanoF and unon
conviction thereof by indictment he shall forfeit
and pay fine of not less than one hundred dollar
nor more than two hundred collars for every inn
preston SO made, beside cost of pro. ccution and
| in default OF payment thereof he shall be imOri-
scned not less than three months nor more than
| six months in each case.
SECTION 5. And be itJurther enacted, That il any
person other than collector shall procure said
seal and use the same upon any paper or instru-
| ment used or intended to be as the acknowledging
the receipt Of any tax the possession Of any such
receipt or instrument shall be evidenced or shall
knowingly use any paper so fraud ulcntly made af-
ter the same was made. il person shall conn
erfet any such seal or shall procure the counter
feitng OF any such seal or shall use anY sueh saal
so cOunterteited after the same was made or uSs
or circulate. or have in possession knOWinRly ang
paper or other instrument impressed with az ETsneh
counterfeit seal, he shall be deemed guilty Of felo-
ny, and upon conviction thereof by indictment
shall forfeit and pay fine of not leAs than one hun
Tor every such Offenoe beside cost OF prosecution
aad in default of payment thereof shall be i'm Dri.
soned not less than three months nor more thRn
Passed at Dover. AbIil 10Th. lsIs,
JOSEPH BURCHRNAL,
| Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ALLEN NOORH EES LESLEY,
Npe0ker Of the Ssaate.
SrATR OF DELAWARE /, JOHN II. PAYNTER
Executive Department Secretary Of State Of
the State of Delaware. do hereby certify that the
tied An act in relation to the collection of taxes
in this State passed at Dover Apr 10th, 1873, the
same having been compared by me with the OriGi
nal roll now on file in NV office.
In testimony whereof have hereuntO set my
r. q baud and tfhea seal at Dover. this sixteenth
lL' s'Iday of April ALI. one thousand eight hundred
and seventY-thIee. JOHN II. PAYNrEk.
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