Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-05-26
An Act in Relation To tho Collection
of Taxes IN tins Sta;o.

SECTION !. Re Il enacted Iv che SeRqfe GRd House
Of Representative ot the NIfe ~ Deld,eirt ~ Gene-
duty ot the UollecOr Of iOunty Taxes Ia each han
dFed or collection district IN this state, Wuntn tnlf
DAYS alter he sh all have received has duptiSate ist
10 s,Ve public notice 10y advertisement posted IN
ten or more Of the Iost public places IN such nun
lectors ia the city Of llmiDgton by notices posted
in a. G or moro 0t tho most public places 40 eaeh
ward in their TespoetiSe c6ednbn aiSrtets Of the
said cty stating IN such nsAoes the place OF resi-
denee or Of business Of sash collector aud bis read
mess TO taxes and II ALEC shall be the duty
oi each such collector alYIespid, ia the m0nth of
January in each year again To give public notice
as aforesaid of at least ten days. which last men
TONED notice shall state the times and places at
which such collector will attend for the purpose Of
receiving taxes then due and unpaid; and n shall
be the duty Of the Levy Court IN every county
the collector verified by his oath all ton, and
fled in the Office Of the Clerk OF the Peace toI the
respective county. setting forth that he has gwen
rotice as required by this section. and that in ao
cordaDee with the notice last above mentioned that
he did attend at be times and places designated IN
such notice for the reception Of taxes. and did re-
main for the space Of At least i've hours IN earn
the pose Of eoiIeclon Of taxes afoTe
said, to allow said collector as delinqueneles The
taxes uncoilected by him snd the names 81 delln,
quents shall bo dropped from the assessment list
Gy the Levy Court and shall not he placed thereon
again for period Of twelve months trom and after
the date 0f such allowance prouidef that the pro
vis Ons Of this section shall apply to persons asses
sel and liable TO pay poll tax -..,
tiee required Go be given in Section OF this act by
tht ert0Ts aforesaid shall he deemed and tax en-
TO be sufficient demand upon Ia axables for the pay
Of taxes standing against them on the cOllec-
tors duplicate OF the several hundrede and cOllee
ion districts Of this State. Such notice given rs
full di.charge Of the duty of the collectors alOre
said to make demand for taxes. and they shall be
required thereafter to make further demand on
any taxable for said taxes as condition precedent
the employment OF legal process as now provided
by law for the collection OF taxes.
SECTION 3. Aad be Il further enocteS. That the
Levy Court Of each county shall cause 10 be pro-
cured seal for each hundred OF collection district
their pectiVe counties Tor the use Of the col
IectoTs ia the county. at least oue inch IN diam
eter, with the name Of the hundred. collection
district and county engraved thereon. 1t shall be
the duty of he coll eetor county taxes 10 give
reipt for taxes received. and in addition to his sig
nature 10 make the IMPRESSION OF the real of the
hundred or collection district Tor which he is col
lectOr upon all roccip's gwen by him Tor county
rates. The Levy Court Of the respective counties
shall deliver 10 the collectors Of the hundreds or
collection districts the seal of the huadred or col
lection dist rict for which they respectively ap.
pointed at the same time theduplicatel delivered
to him; hs hall h1vet he custody Of the seal during
the term be shall remain in office. and upon going
cut OF 0ire he Ehall deliver the seal TO the Ley
Court and it the collector shall violate any of the
provisions OF this section he shall be guilty Of a
InisdomeAnor; and upon conviction thereof by in
d'ctneht he shall forfeit aud pay hne Of not less
than ten more than twenty dollars in each
besides the cet 90 prosecution: and 10 default Of
~ nor mOre.than sixty days In each case.
SECTION 4 Aad be IL further enacted. That II any
collector shall use or permit 10 be used. for the
purpose OF making the impression upon any receipt
or other Instrument which may be Ieg ally ueed by
shSEbS S % Re{ Sns 5 ;1s
iectOr shall be guilty Of = misd emean0r, and upon
conviction thereof By indictment be shall forfeit
and pay ue Of not lea tk Ouo un I'd dollars
nOs moro than two hundred collars iOT every i'm
pressl0a 80 made. beside cost Of prosecution. and
ia default of payment thereof he shall be imPTi-
scned not less than three months nor more than
six months in each case.
SECTION S. Aad Be & further eaaefed. That il any
person other than collector shall procure said
seal and use the Aame upon any paper or instru-
ment used or intended TO be a. the acknOWledR Rinc
the receipt Of any tax (the possession OF any sue
receipt or instFums shall be eViAenec) or shai
Knowingly use any paper 20 fraud ulently made AZ
Ter the same As lnade, % u any person shall eOun-
tsriet any such seal or shall procure the cCunter
letting Of any such seal or shall uss anEsueh seal
70 eOanterieited aiIer the same was made or use
OF nave an pessessloa Eno1 lngly any
counterfeit SEAL be shall be deemed guilty q fol0-
ny. And ppSR conviction iheroOf byiindistneni
shal forfeit and pay 6ne Of not teAs than hhn-
dFed dollars nor msfe than thTes hundred d0llaFs
for every sneh OhsAes beside e.lst OF pFossenti0n
and 10 default Of payment thereof shall be impFi-
s0ned not less than three months nor more ibhn
Ons year in each case. s4a s... - u lHI 5aai I
Passed at Dover. A Iril leth. 1873.
l2Osakeg ~ a. lIease of RsDrssentafioss
ALI.kN VOORHEES, LRSLRY.
1Hl SpeaEer Of The lSeaafe,
Executive Department seeretary Of STATE q
the state Of Delaware DO hPehy certify that the
above and foTegOIpe e true copy Of taS act snti
tied An Act IN relation " ths collection Of take,
ia this State passed ~ Dover ABTil 10th sl3 th1
same haviag beea compared ~ me with the 0Figi.
nal roll nov Oa die ia mg Office.
6aad SaS tisi Y 4 Il 6oTsr b this ssse.5a sss @I
- day gf April, Ai', oAe th9u4ala eight a1dred
and seventT-thres. JOHN ~, PATSTRa.
aD@ ,4 SseoegJV9f sais.
Ivory IN coral eel,
When 'twixt parties lips you see,
SOZODONT, It's safe to bet,
Bcautines the iyoFV