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

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dorse any bill as aforesaid, he shall forth
with transmit to the board OF commits
| sioncrs his reasons therefor in writing,
which shall thereupun be duly considered,
and IL his action shall be overruled by Il
majority of the commissioners Of said
board, it shall be the duty of said comp
troller to allow the expenditure or counter
| sign the warrant or endorse the bill in
conformity with the judgment of said
| board expressed as aforesaid, in which
case he shall be exonerated from any re-
sponsibility in the premises. The receiver
| of taxes and county treasurer shall not
| dlsburse any moneys upon warrants drawn
by said board of commissioners except
such warrants shall have been duly signed
by the presiding officer of said board of
commissioners and countersigned by the
comptroller.
Sec 10. That for all work and labor
i hereafter required to be done, and all mer
chandise, tools, implements, and machinery
| to be furnished, or had, and used by or for
account of the county, where the cost in
any particular case will probably exceed
the sum of one hundred dollars, the board
Of commissioners shall publicly invite
sealed proposals for the doing OF such
work, and the furnishing Of such mer-
chandise, tools, implements and machin-
cry, and give the contract TO the lowest
bidder or bidders; provided that. the said
commissioners may require OF such bidder
| or bidders security for the faithful per-
| formance of such contracts.
Sec. % That the rooms in the county
court house now occupied by the levy
court and county treasurer shall, after the
-- day of April, 1891, be for the use of
! the board of commissioners, comptroller
and receiver of taxes and county treas
urer. The board of commissioners shall
provide for the county comptroller, re-
ceiver of taxes and county treasurer the
necessary records, books, cases, stationery
and seals for the lse of their respective
offices. The said board of commissioners
shall provide themselves with new oiii-
cial seal of Il design to be adopted by the
said board, and the clerk of the peace as
clerk of the said board shall have the Gus
4 tody thereof; and il shall also be the duty
| of the said board of commissioners to fur
nisll the said receiver of taxes with new
seals of design to be adopted by the said
board, and such seals shall be delivered
unto the said receiver of taxes on or be-
fore the 18th day Of June. A. D., 1891.
Sec. q. Any county comptroller ap-
pointed or elected under the provisions of
this act may be removed from office by the
| superior court of the State of Delaware in
| and for New Castle county, after trial and
! conviction upon charges of wilful neglect
or malfeasance i'll office. Any vacancy oc-
casioned by removal from office of any
county comptroller under the provisions
ment Of the governor for the residue of
the nnexpired term The annual salary of
the receiver of taxes and comfy treasurer
| shall be $1,000. and the annual salary of
the comptroller shall be $1,000, and said
salaries shall be paid quarterly.
| Sec. %. That the said board of commits
sioners shall have authority to employ
legal counsel whenever the county comp
| troller shall need clerical assistance in the
| performance of the duties of his office, he
shall apply to the board of commissioners,
and if they deem it necessary they may
authorize such employment.
Sec. %. That in the month of December
in each year it shall be the duty Of the
associate judge of The superior court resi-
dent in the county Of New Castle toappoint
committee of three freehclders of New
Castle county, who shall inspect the books
and accounts of the county comptroller
and receiver of taxes and county treasurer
and make report under oath to the said
Judge, who shall cause the same to be pub
lished. one each week for three weeks, in
two of the daily newspapers of the city of
Wilmington at the expense of the county,
and the snid committee shall receive as
compensation for their services the sum of
five dollars each for each day in which
they shall be actually engaged in such
duty. The county comptroller and the re-
ceiver of taxes shall, during said month,
each make q general statement showing
the receipts, disbursements and appropria-
tions, together with the bonded Indebted
ness of New Castle county, which state
ments shall be verified BY their respective
atiidavits and shall be published in two of
the daily newspapers of the city of Will
mngton.
Sec. a. That nothing in this act shall be
construed so as to yaeate, annlll or invali-
date any official bond heretofore given by
any officer whose term of office is herein
a4tI ,,1 InI a.t "a
pal or any surety therein, but the same
shall have full force and effect and may
be proceeded upon by the board of
commissioners for any violation of the
conditions thereof, until all the accounts
of said officer and all the business of
said office is finally and satisfactorily
settled with the proper officers as desig-
mated under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 25.-rhat all laws or parts of laws
Inconsistent with the provisions Of this act
are hereby repealed
THE KENT AND SUSSEX BILLS.
Thenew commission bills for Kent and
Sussex counties that have been prepared
by Edward Ridgely, James u. Wolcott
and John r. Nicholson, Esq, and f. L.
Martin, w. #. Causey and A. p. Robin
son, Esq The bills for these counties
are precisely the same, with the excep-
ton of the change of "Kent" for
Sussex" and vice versa so that the
following complete summary of the pro-
visions of the Kent county bill will |
prove equally interesting to the citizens
of Sussex county:
Section 1. From and after the first day |
of February, 1892 the levy court of Kent |
county. as now constituted, shall be and |
the same Is hereby declared to be abol-
ished, and the terms of office and powers |
of the commissioners composing the same
shall be ended and terminatcd provided,
however, that all collectors of taxes, trus-
tees of the poor, county trensurers, con-
stables and other officers or agents hereto
fore appointed by the levy court whose
terms Of office have not yet expired and
those who may hereafter be appointed
prior to the lst of February, 1892 shall
continue to hold, exercise and enjoy their
offices until their terms shall respectively
expire as now provided by law, and any
February, 1892, shall be filled as now pro-
vided by law.
Sec 2. The governor shall, at least one
month prior to February lst 1892, appoint
five suitable persons, freehoders of Kent
county to serve as levy court commission
ers; who shall, from and after February
LIST, 1892, possess and exercise all the
powers now vested by law in the levy
court The terms of the new commission
ers.shall begin on February 1st, 1892. The
terms of three Of them shall continue
until February lst 1893; the terms of the
other two until February LIST, 1895. The
governor shall specify in their commits
si0ns the term for which each is appointed
At the general election in November, 1892
and at every general election thereafter.
the qualified voters shall elect levy court
to succeed those whose