Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-01-08

THE AskEsssaENT'

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No Chance 10 Get Assessed W..
Until the Last Saturday Of Ian"
arv. "ahu'
Until within o day or two past II b,a
been generally supposed that apv na au
son could get assessed by calling on b.
Assessors at any time up to the l5,h
inst, at which time they would ham
their lists up in some public nls"1s
where all interested could have an ~
portonity to examine them and ~.
whether they were on the lists or No, nv
1t has been ascertainsd this plan h.,
been carried on in pursuance Of an oIS
Law which has been repealed or amend
ed In such manner that IL IA inons,s
tive. This fact has only been discov.
cred as has already been stated within
day or two past, and has. caused thu
assessors to hunt up the right law uroo
the subject, which Is found in the Rs.
vised Code, Chapter 10, Section la
page 81, and Is as follows:
The assessor shall complete the assess,
ment for his Hundred making a sepa.
rate assessment for each election district
thereof by the first day Of January. and
shall before the fifteenth day of that
month post in five OF the most public
places In each election district an alma.
betical list Of the names of persons AZ.
sessed In that district with separate
sums Of their real, personal and poll
tax and their aggregate amount, and at
the same time and place and In the
same manner he shall give notice that
he will attend at the place Of
holding the general election or
where the hundred Is divided in
two or more election districts, al some
central place in the Hundred named in
said notice on the last Saturday Of the
aforesaid month, from 10 a. m. to s p.
M, to correct any errors therein or for
the purpose Of assessing persons omit.
ted Provided, That where a hundred
Is divided In two or more election dis;
tricts the assessor for the said Hundred
shall at the assessment next after the
adoption Of this amendment make a
general assessment Of every such dis.
trict in accordance with the provisions
OF this section"
Section II, Of the same chapter and
on the same page is as follows:
Zach assessor shall return his u.s.
sessment to the Levy Court on the first
Tuesday in February, and shall attend
the court on that day and on the first
Tuesday of March, and such other days
as said court may require, under penal
ty of twenty dollars 10 be recovered by
indictment"
The above being the law governing
the assessors those officers have ceased
accepting any more names for assess
ment they being fully convinced that
the assessment would be illegal. This
explains why several persons calling
on the assessors during the present
week have not succeeded in getting
their names placed upon the lists. The
next opportunity for getting assessed
new will be ON the last Saturday Of
January when the assessors will meet
at the City Hall TO place upon the lists
the names of any who may apply
Should the rush be too great on that
day to get all the names placed on the
lists the assessors have the authority
to adjourn from day to day until
all applying and entitled shall he as.
ssssed.
At this time it 81 ould not BE- for
gotten that responsible free holder
will be required to vouch as 10 the
right of the party applying to be as
sessed. The necessary blanks for the
afidayits of vouchers will be printed
and on hand at the time specified. From
section II of the law which has been
published it will be seen that the Levy
C0ort will meet on the Tuesday follow
ing the Saturday for meeting at the
City Hall, and consequently the as
SCISSORS cannot possibly be longer than
Saturday and Monday at the City Hall
10 receive the names of those entitled
10 be assessed. All who want to be
placed on the assessment should attend
IN Saturday If they want to make q
lure thing Of it, for unless the crowd
s too great to get through with on Sat-
lrday there will be no postpOnement
Until Monday.
If this chance is missed to get on the
assessment the only chance left will be
o takea voucher and go before the Levy
Court at New Castle, where the name
IAN be put on, but this last plan is at
ended with considerable trouble and
expense. The best chance will be at
he City Hall meeting on the last Sat
lrday in January, and all who want
o be- assessed and who are not already
Issessed, should be fully prepared for
he time mentioned as that will DO the
My opportunity offered without going
o New Castle, and those who fail to
et assessed will be debaried from vot.
NO for fha npvt praSidaDt NJ Tho TInitpd