The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-06-13
FOURTH edition.
TAX DELINQUENTs.

There win be Trouble over IL Tho
Collectors will be Asked to Pay Over.
The explosion for some time threat.
ened from the Levy Court In regard to
the delinquent tax payers return took
place Yesterday afternoon and 1t Is
shaking the Democratic camp from
centre to circumference. The Fremont
tions OF the blast was foreshadowed In
a local In the REPUBLICAN yesterday.
The Levy Court, which held no ses-
sion In the forenoon, met at $50 .. m.,
and there was the liveliest time that
has taken place In the court yet en-
sued. As a prelude to the coming
storm, clerk Eliason by request read
the amendments to the assessment
laws passed by the legislature.
After this Mr.. Jolls, who always says
a great deal in few words, arose and
said:
MIR. President l am handed by
Philip Q. Churchman a tax receipt dated
January 3, 1890, Tor S1.50 taxes for
1880; also a receipt dated February 20,
1891, for $1.20, for taxes for 1890.
Mr.. Churchman is turned In as de-
hnquent for 1890 taxes. move that
he 10 heard.
Mr., Churchman said: II want to say
that l was assessed In the Seventh
ward by Assessor Devices for $500 for
1889 and paid the tax on January Q,
1890. was continued on the assess
ment In 1890 and on February 20, 1891,
paid the tax to young MIR. Charles
Dougherty, son of Tax Collector John
J. Dougherty, In the latters office.
He had package OF receipts signed
and stamped and filled In enc OF them
with my name, the amount Of tax paid
and the date. paid the money and
obtained the receipt
"a few days ago was asked by Mr..
Walker, who had cnse In the Munich
pal Court, to loan him my tax receipt,
as he knew that had paid my tax and
that was on the delinquent list. This
was my first knowledge of being so
returned. 1 consulted my friends and
determined to lay the matter before
the court. have been wrongfully re-
turned as delinquent. II my name
Is on the delinquent list for 1890 1t
will not be on the assessmentduplleate
for 1891. My vote might have been
challenged at tho last election, and /
might have been arrested. ask the
Levy Court to continue me on the
assessment"
President Buckingham asked Mr..
Churchman II he had examined the
list.
Mr.. Churchman replied: 81 know
chat am not on the assessment list
for 1891, and am also returned as O
delinquent on the collectors list"
Clerk Eliason then went and got the
Seventh ward list for 1890, returned by
Collector Dougherty, and pointed out
Mr.. Churchman'S name.
Mr.. Hickman said that the error was
no fault of this court that Mr. Church
man was returned as q delinquent.
Errors may have occurred outside, and
he was satisfied to continue Mr..
Churchman'S name on the assessment
II he was entitled.
Mr.. Jolls offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That in view OF the mag
nltude OF the eguestion presented by the
application of Philip Q. Churchman, It
is desirable, IL practicable, before act
ing favorably upon it to obtain judi
oial determination Of the question in
volyed; be 1t further
Resolved, That this court decline
to grant said application until the
judges OF the Court of Errors and APP
peals have had an opportunity during
the present month to iudlciously de-
termine the matter"
Mr.. Hickman asked II a resolution
that he be continued on the assessment
list had been offered yet?
President Buckingham informed
Mr. Hickman that tho law prevented
anynar from being added to the as
se5sment list after the last day of
March.
MIR. Churchman said he did not ask
to be put on, but to be continued on
the list, he having been dropped He
gally and therefore was entitled to be
continued.
MIR Jolls then for the present with
drew his resolution, when on motion
| OF MIR. Clark the court took O recess
of lltteen minutes
The six Republican members then
went into caucus aud tho five Demo-
cratic members remained and engag-
ed in formal discussion of the sub
ject.
After few minutes the Republican
members returned and the court re-
sumed its session.
Mr.. Hutchlson offered the following
/ resolution, which was read by clerk
Eliason:
Resolved, That Philip @. Church
| mans name he continued on the as
sessment list for 1891, as he has been
Illegally dropped from tho assessment
of the Seventh ward, Wilmington
hundred, as his receipts show, and
that the clerk of this court is hereby
authorized to place his name ON the
collectors duplicate for 1872
Mr.. Jolls then offered as a substitute
the resolutions he had previously with
| drawn.
Mr.. Hickman called for the ayes and
nays on the resolution.
Mr., Hutchison wanted to know how
| long before the court would decide the
question. The county needed the
money and should have IL ii it can be
got ut.
II may take long time to get a de.
cision from tho court and the dupli.
Gates for 1891 will be ready on July |. >
MIR. Jolls explained that the resolu.
tion asked for decision this month.
Mr.. Hutchinson then accepted Mr..
Joll's resolution as substitute for his
own.
President Buckingham then called
Mr.. Clark to the chair and taking the
lloor said, 81 have something to say on
this matter, and l am readyto vote FOL
the resolution, because this is big
question and 1t has boen sprung upon
us suddenly. The business of this
court is to raise finances. understand
that this is not the only case. but that
there are thonsands of dollars back OF
it.. Someone has either lied or made
n mistake IN the matter of delinquents.
Before we open the door to every one
, we should find where we stand.'
Mr. Hickman thought that the prop.
er thing for Mr.. Churchnan TO do Is to
bring action against Collector Dough-