Evening journal., 1890-02-10
ASSESSMENT FRAUDS.
Mauipul atlons the RTax Lists in saassi
Dir. Wilson Weakens.

MRnipulatlons the fTax Lists in susssx.
Dir. Wilson weakens.
OCCASIONAL Cor. EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, Del, Feb 9-The
Republican members Of the Levy Court
have disregarded their party cry for local
self government and given all their cam.
paign professions the stamp Of bad
faith by appointing Republican officers in
those hundreds which were represented
by Democrats.
They are run by Fire Alarm" and the |
Paid Attorney and they say they don't |
care ''cuss" for law Judge Fisher, who
was here on Tuesday makes a iit adviser,
and it is now thought that some Of the
judges plans are coming to light. Before
adjoining to-day they passed resolu-
tion appointing committee to supervise
the assessment lists in Sussex county
and directing that all lists be handed to
said committee before they are given to
the clerk Of the peace TO copy and
certify.
The committee was appointed and the
assessment books were delivered to Mr..
Wilson. chairman Of the committee, not
withstanding that the clerk Of the peace
/ is custodian of these lists. They were
taken by this member who placed them
| in bundle to take to his home
The news soon spread throughout the
| town. Democrats became excited all
around at such high handed abuse of
power and began TO consult and consider
what steps should be taken. The Repub
licans were anxiously watching and con-
sidering what was going on and Mr.. VIII
son, after an absence of some hours, came
into the office Of the clerk of the peace
and asked Mr. Tunnel to take the lists,
that he felt it too heavy load for him
to carry" He had come to the conclusion
that he could not take the responsibility
and finally left them with Mr.. Tunnel
saying he would call for them on Tues
day next when the committee met
These lists are to be kept out Of the
hands Of the clerk of the peace until
after the Levy Court meets on the 18th
inst. Notwithstanding the fact that
sixty-fve copies must be hung up in the
county by the goth inst.
The following resolutions were passed Ia
relation to the Georgetown assessments
Whereas the assessor of Georgetown
hundred has returned list of names to-
gether with his assessment without the
proper assessment Of each name on said
list and
Whereas. The said assessor has adj
mitted before this Levy Court that all
names upon the said list was regularly
assessed upon the original assessment
made by him as the said assessor for
Georgetown hundred and were not
stricken therefrom until after the appeal
day had passed therefore, be it
Resolved That the said assessment
together with said list Of names be ac-
cepted officially as the assessment list of
Georgetown hundred and that the clerk
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said names as properly assessed, and be
il further
Resolved, That the assessors be directed
to furnish the amount of assessment Of
each person so assessed by him to be
placed opposite said name as originally
assessed by him. and be il further
Resolved, That this court will sit as a
Court Of Appeals in March next to hear
any objections perceptions to any of the
names so assessed.
Court adjourned yesterday to meet on
February IS
Fire-Alarm aud the Paid Attorney said
they did not care ''cuss' for the law,
they had the power and were going to
have the names on. The above resolution
accepts them AS part Of the assessment
of Georgetown hundred. and there solution
was passed Notwithstanding the fact that
it is admitted that one is in Jail one in
New Jersey, one citizen Of Pennsylva-
MIA one youth in the teens, three in
Cedar Creek hundred and two assessed
in Dogsboro hundred, to say nothing Of
most Of the others who do not seem to be
known at all
Now they may have the power to do
this, If the law does not sustain 1t, but
they have no power to compel the clerk
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compel Mr.. Reynolds to furnish the
amount of assessment. II is said these
officers will refuse to do this as they are
sworn to do their duty, under the law,
and leave the parties aggrieved TO sock
their rights in the court.
: These resolutions are in the hand
writing Of the paid attorneY-yet he says
he is not as much of Republican az
} some people think be is,
Il 1t has always been customary in Sus-