Daily Republican., 1889-03-30

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Dover. March 2s.-The House to da
TOOK the frst step in the ri hi director
aud passed Representative Hyneon's &C
concerning delinquent taxee. The bill
contaips number OF good features, Tn
Dill passed by vote OF 10 to 4. Repre-
sentative Whiteman voted with the Demo
Gratis, asserting bis independence with
decided aye. The bill has 80 many goot
tatures that your correspondent gives 1
in full.
WHEREAS, A very considerable sum o
money Is annually lost TO the treasury Of
each OF the several counties OF this state
~ the no1payment Of p n taxes whirl
are allowed a> delinqu nj, aud thereby
the burdens OF the other tas4hlss OF siii
COUNTIES respectively are appreciably ia.
crras d; ard whereas, It is Imports
that such legls ajieu should he enacted
as VIII tend t. correct the Inequality and
Justice thereby occationed; therefore,
b IL enacted by the Senate aud HOUSE
OF Repre- eDia ives Of the stale of Della
ware, in General Assembly met, IL,
flows;
Sec. |. Fha; 1t shah be the duty OF the
collector of county tRxrs in each hun.
dred OF Election district Ia this Slate Ia
make return Gin the manner now pro.
vide by lsw) OF a let Vt tho pc sous In
his huadred assessed with poll tax onlu.
whose 'aAes are then unpaid, to The lew
Court Of his county, On the first dsy OF
the tahaGerJ mertlug thereof In each
lsasr. And the said Levy Court OF ca Il
tOuaty shalt cau-e tue sad delinqueU I
! ets, from the several hundreds OF coilee.
Ton Districts therein, to he alphabetical 4,
compiled, showiu & the full uame OF eaci
taxable, the hurdfed from which he ia re
turned, and the amount of his tax; aud
shall cause such complei list To be ud.
Vertsed f two successive weeks in The
mouth oil February Ia each year In two
leading newspapers Coach being repfe-
sentative OF one OF the two political par
ties) published In the said county. The
said lists so retu. ed shall be FULLY and
accurately recorded in suitable record
10 be provided and kept for the purpo q
by the clerk OF the peace, and such
record shall be one of the public records
of this office, and shall be ot,en at all
times to the inspection OF any citizen of
the county. The said record shall he so
prepared and arranged as to afford a sum
Client space on the right-hand margin of
each page thereof, opposi % each name
thereon, tor the entry by this act
authorized to be made by the clerk OF the
peace, In case any tax shown thereon
ehall be paid to hin as hereinafter pro-
vlded.
Sec. That no action shall be had or
AIKEN by the cvy Court for The allow
Ance as delinquent of any tax so re urned
unpaid until the third Tuesday Ia March
OF tie year in which such lists shall have
been returned; but that until the aid Ia It
mentioned day the said taxes may e paid
Ia the manner /, renafter provided.
Gee. y. II shall be the duty of the
CLERK OF the Peace In each county iu each
year between the first Tuesday IN Febru-
AIRY and the third Tuesday in March, to
rec, i've from any taxable, or other person
au horized by such taxable In that be.
nall, any tax so returned unpaid in such
year, and to issue receipt under his
hand, In the name OF such taxable there
Tor. Upon the receipt of every such LAX
the Clerk OF the Peace shall mark a line
through the name OF the taxable I'm red
ink on the said record, and shall also
make an entry on the right hand margin
thereof opposite the name of the taxable
In the words following, "rhis tax paid. &"
and shall also sisn his name TO such
entry. All taXee receive d by ca b Clerk
oi Tue Peace pursuant 10 the provisions
OF this secuon, after deduotng five Der
eentum OF the amount thereof which is
hereby prescribed as CONFINES ons, thAn
be paid to the County Treasurer of his
county on the first Tue s1ay IN Aprl is
each year, and said County Treasurer
snail sign receipt therefore TO be writ
ten on the record authorized by Section
OF this act. In case 81 the failure OF any
Clerk oil the Peace 10 account Tor aud pAy
over tile moneys received by him under
thls act, he shall be liable uuon his OIL.
clA' obliHailoni and any omission of such
duty Is hereby declared 10 be \ breach
thereof.
Sec. !. 1t shall be the duty oil the Lew
Court OF each county TO hold Il session on
the third Tuesday in March in each ynar,
Tor The purpose OF considering the daiin-
quent taxes shown upon the record and
Isis Aforesaid, which shall not thereto
lore have been psid to the Clerk of lie
Peace; and such tax,s rs then remain IN.
paid sLaii be absolutely allowed Us deliu-
qGent, and settlement shall then be made
win each collector accordingly, Pro-
vide, however, that ro commissions shall
be allowed to any collector upun auy
such taxes as may be received by the
ierk OF the Peace pursuant 10 The pro-
visions ct this act.
Tue Committee on Temperance held
another meeting this evening and decided
to report the bill spoken Of in this letter
yesterday. The bill would have been re-
| ported to-day, but Mezsrs Biggs and
Lingo were not present at last night'f
m citing, and the bill was submitted &c
them this evening. Il VIII very likely bt
made a special order Tor next Wedues
day.
The school book account was examined
TO-DAY. Ex-SuperinfeuGent 4. N. WI
Ilams was present, and gave very goo.
explanation OF the difficulty. MAx.