Daily Republican., 1880-12-07

bsr, TO Wit, smore than one thous-
and legal and qualified voters Of the
State Of Delaware, from the exercise OF
their right Of suffrage In plain and
manifest violation OF the letter and
spirit of said fifteenth amendment and
the laws Of the United States passed In
pursuance thereof; and that had not
said persons been so unlawfully pre-
vented from voting they and each Of
them would ct said election have given
their vote for me for Representative AZ
Aforesaid.
Twelfth That the officer charged
with the duty Of assessing persons and
property for taxation under the laws Of
the State Of Delaware, have psrsistsnt-
ly and unlawlully refused, neglected
and omitted to place upon the assess-
msnt lists . large number, to wit,
a. least one thousand legal and quali-
fed voters, thereby unlswfuily de-
priving them, being legal veters Of the
State Of Delaware, OF their right Of suf-
hsgs, and who, If they had been as =
ssssed, as they might legally have
been, wsuld at said el .ction given their
vote, for ms for R.p' eseatativs as
Aforesaid.
Thirtesnth: That the ofieers chsrg-
ed with the duty OF collie citing taxes I'M
der the laws Of the State Of Delaware,
have psrsistently . nd unlawfully re.
fused, neglected and omitted to receive
the taxes from large number, to wit !;
at least enc thousand Of legal and quail
lied voters in the State Of Delaware,
thereby unlawfully deprivins them Of
their right of suffrage, aud who, II they
had been allowed to have paid their
taxes, as they out properly to have
been, would at said election given their
vote for me for Representative in Con.
gress ss Aforesaid.
Fourteenth: That the persons and
officers charged with She duty Of oollec
ting taxes under the laws OF the State
Of Delaware, have Improperly and un-
lawfully refused, omitted and neglected
to return to the Lsyy Courts Of the sev-
ersl counties OF this State as delin.
qusnts, large nambsr to wit:l At least
one thousand Of persona who ha 1 failed
and neglected 10 pay their taxes as rs
quirsd by the laws OF the State Of Della.
ware, and who at the late election gave
their votes fer you unlawfully, and who
If they had been returned as dslin-
qusnts, a. they ought to have been,
would not have been entitlsato vote.
Fifteenth: That the psrseus and Of.
fcsrs charged with tue daty Of collect
lag taxes under tho LAWS of the State
Of Delaware have improperly and ille-
gally given to . large nnmber, to wit:
81 least one Thousand persons in the
State Of Delaware, who voted for you
At the said election, tax receipts, pre-
tending TO show that said persons, had
paid their taxes, whereas In fact such
Iaxes had not been paid by said per-
sens, and that they were not lawfully
entitled TO vote.
Sixteenth: That the persons and
of6cers charged with the duty Of COL
lScting taxes, under the Laws Of said
State Of Delaware, have con trary to the
Laws Of said State In tina: behalf, and
after the expiration Of more than two
years, from the date Of their warrants
for the collection Of taxes, respectively,
improperly. frsuduiently and illegally
received taxes from large number OF
persons, TO wit: from more than one
Thousand persons who at said election
unls wfully voted for you for Reprsssn.
tatlve in Congress and who were not
legally entitled to vote at said election,
Seventeenth: That the persons and
oticsrs charged with the duty of assess
log property and persons under the
laws Of said State OF Delaware, have
improperly, wrongfully and illegally,
with the view and tor the purpose OF
dspriving Of their right Of suffrage a
large number, to wit, more than one
Thousand legal and qualified voters of
said state who would have voted for
me at the late sl ,ction tor Representa-
tive as Aforesaid, made additions, alter
stions and changes in the assessment
lists of the several Hundreds and Coun.
ties OF said State so Es to change the
identity ofthe persons who were real
ly assessed, in tact, thereby unlswfully
aud fraudul sntly depriving them fthe!r
right to vote for me for Representative
a. aforesaid.
Eighteenth That the persons and
oAissrs charged VITA the duty ofassess.
ing persons and property under the
laws of said State Of Delaware while
pretending to assess the right persons
have wrougfully and illegally, pnr-
poaely mis5pelled aud made improper
addition, to ths names Of the persons
entered upon ths assessment lists and
thereby wrongfulty excluded from
their right OF suffrage large number,
to wit more than one thousand legal
and quAiliied voters Of said State at
the late election who would have vot.
cd for me for Representative as afere.
said.
Ninteenth: That the several asses
sors in the several hundreds of the
state of Delaware and the Levy Court
respectively oonstitut
ing the Levy Court of the several
Of the State Of Delaware, and
the several collectors Of taxes in the
several hundreds Of the State Of Della.
ware, have by their unlawful acts and
ioings improperly.and wrongfully de.
pEived, excluded and debarred Of their
rights Of suffrage, q large number, to
VT, more than one thousand legally
qualified electors Of the State of Del
awaIe and who by the unlawful acts and
ioings of the said Assessors, Levy
Court Commissioners and Collectors Of
Faxes, were prevented from voting at
he said late election, and who if they
lad been permitted to have been asses
led, would have been entitled TO have
vOtsd at the said election and would
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