Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-03-26

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to do and perform. They shall meet at
the county building on the same days and
at the same times in every year as the levy
court now does, and shall at their severed
meetings elect the several officers and per-
form all the duties and transact all the
business which the levy court is now re-
quired 10 elect perform and transact at
said meetings. Three members shall cor
stitllte quorum, with power to organize.
The clerk Of the peace shall be clerk of the
commission and receive, as such, 81 per
day, but not more than S500in any one year.
Special meetings may be called by the
president of his own motion. and shall be
called on the written request of any two
members. In all cases of special meetings
each member shall receive one days written
notice thereof Such special meetings shall
be held at the usual place Of meeting and
may be adjourned from time to time as
occasion may require.
Sec. 4, II shall be the duty of the levy
court OF Kent county, of every member
thereof, and of every other person having
possession or CONTROL on the first Monday
of February, 1892, of any records, books
papers, or other property relating to the
deposit the same with the clerk of the
peace, who shall keep the same subject to
the control of the new commissioners.
Each and every person neglecting or re-
fusing to do this shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeaner and liable to fine of $500
and Imprisonment for one year, or until
the said property be surrendered.
Sec, 5. For all work or labor hereafter
to be performed and all materials to be
furnished, in tine erection or repairing of
any county building, public bridge or
causeway, when the probable cost will ex-
Ceed 800, sealed proposals shall be invited
and the contract therefor let out to the
lowest bidders, of whom bond and suffi-
cient security may be required.
Sec. g. Upon the written complaint of
five residents, in any hundred, TO any COM
missioner appointed or elected under this
act, that any road or piece of road in said
hundred is not properly worked or at
tended to by the oyerseer of said road, or
that the money appropriated therefor is
being wasted or improperly spent it shall
he the duty of the commissioner to visit the
spot, and if in his judgment, such COM
plant is well founded, to forward said
complaint at once to the president of the
board, who shall appoint three commits
sioners to view the road, with power to in
vestigate the complaint, and remove the
overseer, and appoint another in his place
and make any other order that NAV be re-
quired topnt such road in proper order and
stop the waste or improper expenditure
Any overseer removed for the cause afore-
saidshall forward to his successor the war
rants issued toh him and pay over to him all
moneys in his possession, under penalty
of fine of $50 to 1900 and costs of prose
cution. And if, in the judgment Of the
commissioners, any overseer shall have
wilfully wasted or misused any public
money, they shall notify the county trea-
stirer, who shall thereupon demand of the
overseer the sum so wilfully wasted or
misused, and, on 20 days default to pay
the same, the county treasurer shall bring
suit to recover the same.
Sec. Z. If any collector of taxes for Kent
county shall give a receipt for an extin-
guished tax, or shall fraudulently antedate
or post-date any tax receipt given by him,
or shall give a receipt for any tax which
has not in fact been paid, or practice any
fraud whatever in giving any tax receipt,
or shall refuse to give receipt to any tax
able who may offer or tender to said col
lector the amount of the county road or
poor tax assessed against him, he shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor punish
able by fine of 800 and costs. and shall
also be liable to pay 800 to any person
who may sue therefor before any Justice of
the peace in Kent county.
Sec. s. The commissioners provided for
by this act, shall have power to remove
from office, at any time, any collector who
shall from any cause whatever fail or
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his duties; and the conviction of collector
of any Of the offences previously men
toned shall be a sufficient cause for his
removal from office. But such removed
collectors official bond and liability, and
the liability of his sureties shall remain
and continue in full force and effect for
the breach of any condition thereof,
Sec. 0. At the general election in Novem-
Der, 1892, and at every general election
thereof, the qualified voters of Kent
county shall elect county treasurer, who
shall serve two years commencing on the
Thursday afterthe first Tuesday in the Feb
ruary following his election. He shall, be-
fore entering upon his duties, give bond,
with at least two sureties TO be approved by
the commissioners in the penalty Of S30,O00,
with the condition prescribed in chapter Is,
Revised Code. If he shall neglect to give
bond within six days from the commence
ment Of his term of office, the commits
sioners shall notify the governor, who
shall appoint another person ill his place.
The county treasurer shall have and
exercise all the powers and do and per-
form all the duties now required by law,
except so far as the same may be modified
or changed by this act, and shall receive
$500 per year, payable quarterly. The
governor shall fill vacancies in the county
treasurer's office for the unexpired term.
In case of non-election by tie vote, or in
case the treasurer-elect should die before
his term begins, the governor shall appoint
another person to serve for the whole
term. The levy court commissioners pro-
vided for by this act shall, at their Feb
ruary session in 1892, elect county
treasurer whose term shall continue until
he Thursday after the first Tuesday in
February, 1893
Sec. 10. Repeals all inconsistent laws.