Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-12
An ACT in Relation TO the Collection
OF Taxes in this state.

OF IHGSS In this State.
SEcTlOE !. ts { enacted BY the Senate and House
Of kepTeseatdfiVes Of the State " DeQloaTe n Ge1le-
rat Assembig met, That hereafter it shall be the
duty Of the Collector Of County Taxes in each hun
aFod OF collection district in this State within shrtv
70 givo public notice 81 advertisemeSt LoStSd n
Ten or more OF the most public PLACED in such hun
dred or eolleehon district and in Of the eel
loct0rs In the city Of Wilmington, By notices posted
in fg more Of the most public places in saoh
ward in their respective collection districts Of tho
said city, Stating in such notices the place Of resi-
denee of business Of such collector and his read
mess to receive taxes and it also shall be the duty
OF each such collector aforesaid, ia tho month Of
/ January IN each year again TO give public notice
aforesaid Of at leaat ten days. which last men
toned notice shall state the times and places at
which such coil 6otOr will att9nd for the purpose Of
receiving taxes then due and unpaid; and il shall
6e the duty OF the Levy Court ia every county,
tue collector verihe ed by his oath or armaiOn and
hed 10 the office Of the Clerk Of the Peace Tor tho
respective county, setting forth that he has given
notice as required by this section and that in 40
cord aneo with the notice last above mentioned at
ho did attend at the times and places designated
such notice FOR the reception of taxes and did re-
main for the space Of at least Ave hours in each
day aud for the period Of least three days in at
tendance for the purpose oftaxes afore-
said, to allow said collector delinquensies the
taxes uncOllected by him and the names Of delin-
Iquents shall be dropped from 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 allowance. DTOUided that the pro-
Vis Ons q this section shall apply to persons asses
sed and liable to pay poll tax.
l 6ECTIoN 2. And be dJsrfheT enacted. That the no
tlee required to be given in Section OF this act by
the col eetors aiore~aid shall Re deemed and taken
to be suthcient deLard upOn taxables for the pay
ment Of taxes standing against tbem ON the cOlec-
tors duplicate OF the several hundreds and cOleo-
tOn striets Of this Btate. Such notice given as
aforesG ID shall be considered performance and
full discharge Of the duty Of the collectors afore-
said to mako demand for taxes, and they shall be
required thereafter to mako further demand on
any taxable for said taxes as q condition precedent
the employment Of legal process as now provided
by law for the collection of taxes.
SRcTION ). And be It further eAdoted That the
cured sell for each hundred collection district
IN their respective COUNTIES for the OF the col
lectOrs in tho county. at least one inch in diam
etcrs with the name OF the hundred, collection
district and county engraved thereon. 1t shall be
the duty Of she collector OF county give re-
nature to make the impression of tho seal Of the
hundred or collection district for which he is col
lector upon all receipts gwen by him Tor county
rates. The LoVy Court OF tho respective c0uutieS
shall deliver to tjo collectors Of the hundreds OF
collection dytre,s tho zeal of the hundred col
lection district for which they arc respectively aD-
pointed at tho time the du Dlicntei delivere cd
70 h1m; he Shal havet he custody of the seal d1r
the term he shall remain in Oliee. and upon going
cut of office he Ehall deliver the seal to the Levy
Court and if the collector shall violate any of the
provisions Of this section he shall be guilty Of
misdsmeanOr, and upon conviction thereof by in.
dictment he shall forfeit and pay fine Of not less
than ton more than twenty dollars in each case
payment he shall be i'm prison cd not less than thr-
ty nor moro than sixty days in each case.
SECTION T. AHdbe H FURTHER enacted, That if any
collector shall use or permit to bo used, for the
purpose OF making the impression upon any receipt
or other instrument which be lille galy used By
the holdOr or any other DerIOn for tho purpose Of
showing or eVldencing his right to vote. such col
lectOr shall be guilty Of a misdemeanOr, and upOI
IconVicteon thereof by indictment he shall forfeit
and pay hno 0rnot less than one hundred dollar
nOF more than two hundred collars for every i'm.
preston so made. beside cost Of prosecution. and
in default of payment thereof he shall be impri.
scncd not less than three months nor more thar
sig months in each case.
/ SKCTION 5. And be u further enacted That IL any
person other than collector shall procure SAID
seal ana use the same upon any paper o. instFu.
ment USED or intended to be as the acknowledging
tc0 receipt OF any tax tho possession of any Suel
receipt or instrument shall be evidenced or sh4l
knOwlhgly use any paper so fraud ul0nty made af
tne same was made. or If any person shall eOun
LetIelt any such seal or shall procure the counter
letting Of any such seal shall use any such sea
so cOunteItoited after the same was made or usl
or circulate, or have in possession knowingly AM
counterfeit seal, he shall be deemed guilty Of felO
nys and upon conviction thereof by indctmon
1nAll Forfeit and pay fine Of not leAs than hun
9red dollars nor mere than three hundred dollar
tof every such offence beside esst of prosecution
ana IN default Of payment thereof shall be i'm pri
sOned not less than three months nor moro thai
one year in each case.
Passed 1t Dover. April 10th. 1873
JOSEPH BURCHBNAL,
Speaker Of the House 9C Repre- scntatipes.
ALLkN VOORHEES, LESLEY.
Specttcr of the Senate.
=, Executive Department Secretary OF State {
the State of Delaware, do hereby certify that tn
above and foregoing is true copy Of the act enti
tied AN act in relation to the collection OF taXe
IN this State, passed at Dover. prti iOtl, Is . tn
same having been compared by La with the origi
nal roll now on file IN my office
In testimony WlareOf l have Leceunto set IN
r, hand and eths al seal at Dover. this sxteent
l" day of April, A'b. o ae thousand eight hundre
and seVenty-throe. JOHN Il. PAHN1Ek,
/ AD2o .SsrFefnFN d Sfnis.