Daily Republican., 1878-12-23
Tne Tax Colieetiosss.

The following 10 q copy Of q petition
now in circulation for signatures, to bs
presented to the Legislature at the sp.
preaching session, and which should /,
signed by everybody, Democrats AZ
we'll as Republicans:
To The Honorable, the Senate and House of
Representatives., Of the State Of Deiu.
pare, in General Assenbly y met:
The undersigned, citizens Of the State
OF Delaware, would most respectfully
represent that under the laws now ex
isting in this State for the Assessment
and collection Of county tax, q large
number of our citizens are wrongfully
deprived Of the right to vote at county
and state elections. In view of this
fact W. would most respectfully peti.
tlon the General Assembly to so amend
the el otion la~s Of this State that 6ll
male citizens, over the age Of twenty.
one years, who are by the statutes OF
this State otherwise qualified ~ elect.
ers, shall have granted unto them the
right to vote at all State and county
elections, upon the payment Of poll.
tax, which shall annually be assessed
on each male citizen M aforesaid, by
the assessor of the Election District in
which said citizen shall reside, not.
withstanding the fact that his name
may hsv. been accidentally or wilfuliy
left of II the assessment list In any
previous year. And In the event Of bis
name being left of OF said assessment
list by the assessor, wilfully or other.
wise, the said citizen shall have th.
right at any time thereafter to appear
before the Levy Court Of the county in
which he resides, at any time during
the sessions thereof, and on his own
oath or affirmation have his name
placed on the assessment. And also TO
further amend the statutes to require
the collector Of each district to person
ally call on each citizen assessed, for
his taxes. and leave with him, or at |
his usual place of abode, bill OF tax
due by said citizen, stating therein
the amount due and the latest date at
which it can be paid before the same
will be confirmed as an error by the
Levy Court. And also to further amend /
the statutes of this State by striking
out all freehold qualifications tor hold
ing State or County office, excepting
such Offices only as the constitution Of
this State requires to b- fr-rholders,
And your petitioners will ever pray. etc.
An attempt nj jail Breaking.
On Thursday night rs a police man OF
New Castle was travelling hi beat, he
caught sight of man standing on the
green near the prison walls. The
stranger on seeing the officer approach
fled from the spot. The officer then il
formed the warden Of the jail OF the cir
cumstances The warden on making
an invcstiga ion found two prisoner, in
the Jail yard one With broken foot and
the other with sprain.d ankle Upon
going to their cell il was discovered
that egrrss had been made through
a window (the bar of which had been
broken), by tearing into shr-ds their
bed clothes In clambrring down the
wall the strain had evidently been too
great, and a separated rope and a heavy
fall was the consequence.
The culprits are well known in this
city; William Carroll and jeorge Baer
enbach, both OF whom had been CON
vcted of selling liquor without license.
Carroll was the one who sustained
sprained ankle. 1t is said thata car.
riage was in waiting upon the outside
to rec-iyr he prisoners.
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