The daily gazette., 1882-03-15
Fron Yss.sraaz,. Lase Eals.en
TaE LAvY COURr.

Amhs MOFmlm9-Coh. FeDt'
4anGs-RosOauti0ns Adopted
The Levy Court met again thil
morning, a. 10 o'clock, President
Bright In tho chair
During the session \ number oi
transfers were made and names placed
down on the assessment lists.
The proceedings continued In the
usual rut until the question arose in
regard TO the committee examining
the error list Of St. Georges Hundred
as returned BY the Collector.
When the subject came up DR.. ELI
son presented the following protest:
To he Honorable, tho Levy Court Of
Ncso Castle County:
We, the undersigned, respectfully
represent that we have been and are
citizens Of New Castle county, and
were regularly assessed. That we
made repeated attempts TO pay our
taxes, but could not find the Collector
at home upon visiting his house. We
therefore respectfully protest against
being returned Is errors, as we con-
slider the action of the Collector OF de-
priviDg ms Of the opportunity to pay
our taxes rs defraud:nR the county Of
its dues and the undersigned of their
rights Of franchise"
The protest ia signed by twenty
oolored persons, all Of whom made
Cheir marks.
The protest was r. fsrr d to the CON-
mlttee on tl error list If 81. GEORGES
Hundred, MessIs. Polk aud Wells, after
some little discussion.
Hardly had this matter been dis posed
OF when Col. Feblg staItled the mem
bers Of the Court by presenting the fol-
lowing resolution In +, ference to certain
que stlons to bs ans wertd by the CruIt' :
attorney, George Gray, Etq:
hes0toed, That the opinion tf the
attorney OF the Levy Couit, be asked In
Writing, the following questions az
points of law ioI the instruction Of the
members:
Frsl-Does not section 10, page 8S Of
Revised Code, Chapter II, OF collectors,
require that the collectors shall n turn
all deliLQuenti?
Sec0nd-Must not the collectors NM
der section !, Chapter 372, Vol. IA,
Laws OF Delaware, page 81, in the Re-
vlseo Code, return a. delInQusnts the
names OF all men who have not actually
paid him their taxes. Can the collect
" III other words, carry the names Of
nan on his duplicsts as having maid
their tax, when no tax has actually
oeen paid amer due notice has been
gwen as required by above sectloup
Ihird-HAve rot the Levy Court or
its committees, the authority TO iuoulre
Of the collectors whilst the duplicate IA
IN their possession for the allowance for
errors and delinquehts If parties thereon
have paid their tax?
Mr.. Feblger said that he offered the
resolution because he thought the sues-
tions stated to be very important ones.
In going over the error list of enc OF the
collectors fJr Wilmington, he noticed
certain marks opposite names, aud when
be Questioned the collector as TO what the
marks indicated, be was Informed bv the
collector that be INTENDED 10 carry them,
II tnls thing ofPermittlng collectors TO
carry Hanes over was permitted, there
was no telling where It would end. The
county might or might not get the money
ous II looked to him very much as
though the names were being carried
over 10 order TO vote them,
Mr.. Polk said he thought the duplicate
ISIS were private property. Mr.. Febi.
ger replied that II the lists were private
ones why did the collectors present
them 10 the court to strike off names
ana ask to be allowed for them.
DIR. Ellison said that there were an
resentatiVes from two of the daily naner,
present, and he was In favor of allowing
tne matter TO 90 before the public, and
tnen there was a chance for free open
expression Of opinion.
AIIer short cross fire of quest ions
between the Democratic and Republi.
can members, the resolution was adon-
ted, and the Clerk instructed TO send /,
al once TO the courts attorney.
Mr.. Febiger then stated that th
following resolution had been handed
him by member. He did not know
VINO .he author was but would move
its adoption
hesotvsd, That further action OF
committees on delinquent lists be
suspended to await the opinion of the
attorney to the Court as to the cues.
tions submitted fer his decision this
day. ~ 'D''
The resolution was lost by a strict
party vote, and the committees on
error lists instructed to go on with
their examinations.
Inc committee appointed to audit
accounts of William r. Lane. Treas.
urer OF the Trustees of the Poor. re-.
ported that the total amount of re-
ceipls frem all sources had been $54. :
S21.OS, expenditures, $53, 1854. .43, $12, :
S7l OF which sum was appropriated to
refund loan, leaving q balance of
u, 66s.65 in the Treasury.
Inc error lists of Red Lion and
blackoird Hundreds were allowed
yesterday afternoon.
A. II o'clock the Court adjourned
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