Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-03
An AcC in Relation to the Collection
Of Taxes Ia this state.

"SEcrioH l. Be Il enacted 6v the SeAote Gnd HOuSs
Of Rsprs.seidtiVs: q s S"t: q DfS'sSrs 'T y ne
duty Ot the Collector Of County Taxes in each hnn-
dred or collection district in this S5ats WITHIN thr
to give pubic notice BY advertisement posted IN
ten or more Of the n-Ost public places in saeh hun
dFOd or collection district and IN case q tho col
ISetoFs 10 The city Of NmingtOn By notices posted
in g. or more Uf the mOet Dublie plAcea II each
Sad city sE0tinE such notices the place Of resi-
dencs or Of business Of such collector and hs read
OF each sIoh cOlIectOr aforesaid, in the month OF
January In each year again TO give pJbhe notice
as aforesaid VI at least ten days which last men.
TONED notice shalt state the times and places At
which such cSs0JOr will attend Tor the purpose ol
SSechsM IN - tnn 49, 1sopTt n SvS-y ooSnty
upon proof being made 70 them " the emaaV Of
the eoSstOr xerihe BY Lls oath Or sni5nAttoA end
respoctiVo county, setting forth thut he has given
nOicO 90 rsaalrod by this section, and thai u
cordanea Win the notice last above mOntoD0d that
hO dId attend at be times and places deigRRted in
such notice for the reception OF taxos and did re
dIy ana for The period Of a loast three days in at
tendance for purpose Of collection Vt taX0s alorO
tHxos GuOollScted BY him and The names OF dslin
9uenu SAdl ne dfopGe5 tEom me assessment list
SSain ssiad q TaeiTe 1Snths from and aft.l
tRa date Of such Drortded that ths pro
Wis tbs sectlon shall APPy 70 persons asses
sEcaff6s = lSdSs & JirTher sAacted. That the mo-
tiee required TO 90 given in Section oil this act By
to be sufficient de Wand uDon tAxablos tor tho pay
-neut " raxss standing against them on ths cOec-
tion dI6tricts of TINS state Such notice given
atOresalI shall pc considered : peril rmADse and
fuIdi Iharge OF the duty Of the collectors atOTC-
sad TO make deInaLd for taxes ana they shall be
required thereafter to make further demaud OG
any tax tor SAID taxes q condition precedent
the empiOyment OF legal process as n0W provided
by IaW lUI the eoieetiOu OF taxes
OEcTfDA 3. ARd be Il JGriAer eRdcteds That the
lAeAy Z uIt of each county shalt cause 70 10 pro-
cafedA eoulf0r oach hundred or collection district
IN their TeARfnYs counties IoT the use OF the col
eteT, with the name toe hupOTed. collection
diSLrlct and county cnRravoo thereon. II shall be
the duty Of ihe GoueStor county 10 give re-
cSlOt Tor taxes received and addition to bis sig
mature 10 make the i'm preston O1 he seal Gf the
hundred or collection district for which he iS col
lSctoT upon all receipts given by hIIn Tor county
rates. The Levy Count OF the respective counties
shall denver 10 tle collectors Of toe hDndTeds
collection districts the seal OF the hu l0Ted cOl-
lection district for which they are ecnVely APP
pointed 1t the same time the duplicated delivered
10 him; be hall have he custody O the seal during
the term he shall remain in laieo. and upon going
cut of Ofhce be Ehall deliver the seal 10 the Levy
Court and II The collector hail violate any OF the
provisions of this section he shall be guilty OF q
hisdsmeanOr, and upon conviction thereof by in
than ton nor more than twenty dollars in each case
besides the ee o. prosecution. and In default Oi
payment he shall be imprisoned not less than thir
" nor more than sixty days in each Gaze.
SEcTION 4 And be Il further enacted, That If any
parpoSS q makinS tie IMPRESSION SpOS Sny Receipt
OF other instrument Eh.ch may be Illegally used b3
the POlder or any Other person Tor the purpose OF
showing OF sVldeneing his right to VOTE such col
lsebor snail ba guilty OF = mlBdetnoanO and upon
cOnVleteon thereof by indictment he shall forfeit
and pay fine of not less than one hundred dollars
nOT more than two hundred collars tor every inl
pressloR 30 made, beside cost OF prosecution, and
N 0efauit Of payment thereof be shall be impTi.
tened NO! less than three months nor more than
six months in each case.
SECTION B. And be uJuTthcr enacted, That il ans
person other than q collector shall procure saIo
seal ana ues the AAms npOn any paper instru
ment used OF intended to be rs the acknOWiedKlng
the receipt Of any tax the possession Of any SueE
receipt or Instrument shall be evidsnce) or shall
knowingly use any paper so fraud tly made al
Ter the same was made. If any person shall cOan
telieit any such seal shall procure the counter
letting Of any such seal shall use any SUCH seal
80 cS0ntetie I'D after the same was made or usa
OF elFeulaee q have in possession nOuingy ans
bApef OF other nAtrumen in pressed with aLy uch
counterfeit SEAL he shall be deemed guilty Of felO-
ny, and upon conviction thereof by indictm en-
shAl forfeit and pay hne OF not leAs than one hun
dred dollars nor mere than three hundred dollar
toreysTl kaah offence beside cost OF prosecution
aud Id d6iAdt Of pay ment hereof shall be im prI
bOAed not less than three moths nor more than
one year in each case.
Passed At Dover. April 10th, 1873.
JOSEPH BuRCHRNAL,
Speaker of the HoHss Of RepreVenfaftpeS.
utSE ALLEh EopgA8ES L8fSLEY,
D.