Evening journal., 1891-07-06
A RESTRAINING ORDER.
THE CHANCELLOR PUTS a STOP
TO REPUBLICAN scHEM'NG.


tions IN the Lists
The members Of the Republican Com |
mittee having charge of the delectable |
enterprise of mutilating the. assessment |
lists OF New Castle county, have picked |
up their beds and walked
At 10 o'clock this morning John r. |
Rodney, attorney for the petit |
tioners for an injunction restraining |
the Levy Court from changing |
adding to or in any way altering the as
sessment lists, duplicates or delinquent |
lists, delivered to Repisterf In Chancery |
McWhoi ter, the restraining order granted |
by the chancellor, directing him TO i'm
medistsly issue the writ to the sheriff
for service, land to notify the clerk of the
peace and the committee of the Levy
Court that the order had been granted
Clerk BiGgs Obeys the Court.
This Register Mcwhortor did Clerk
Biggs bowed obedience TO the mandates
Of the chancellor. and smile Of supreme
satisfaction spread itself over the faces
of the clerks.
RepubIIcaR Committee Surprised.
He then went to the room where the
committee was at work, aud found them
surrounded by piles of new, clean and
unfolded tax receipts. They were busily
engaged in forwarding their nefsrious
political work.
Chairman Jolls looked up as the regis
ter entered Mr. McWhorter said
GENTLEMEN am requested by Mr..
Rodney, as solicitor for the petitioners
for writ Of Injunction, TO notify you
that restraining order has been awarded
by the chancellor, commanding
you to discontinue any and
lists, delinquent lists or duplicates The
document is somewhat lengthy and it
will take some little time for me to pre-
pare the writs and sopies for the sheriff
| to serve, and Mr. Rodney deems It
proper courtesy to You that you should
be apprised OF the existence OF the chan
cellofs order, In order to prevent the
possibility of your being brought under
the charge Of contempt, by prosecuting
the duties, assigned to you after the
granting OF the order
Mr. Jolls Immediately closed his book
and good naturedly remarked
Il am ready to obey the chans sllor's
order"
The other two members Of the com
mitt4e-Messrs. Gillis and Hutchinson
looked aghast, and their features de
picted untold misery. One would have
supposed that they had been suddenly
informed that all their worldly pos
sessions had been swept away
by a whiTlwind, and that their families
had been swept away with their worldly
, poss Nevertheless they shut up
J their books, and after talking the matter
over little, left the room. AS they
closed the door Hntchison was heard to
mutter between his clinched teeth
"Wheu shall we three meet again
Mr. Gillis eonsoled him by saying; "In
thunder, lightning or in rain .
The ohancelIor's order.
The following is the order awarded BY
the chancellor
''And now to wit this 9th day of July.
A. D., 1891, the within bill having beer
read and considerd 1t is ordered by tbs
chancellor that rule issue and be served
upon the defendants TO show cause VIII
the preliminary Injunction prayed 70
by the ssid bill should be not awarded
returnable before the charcellnr at cham
Bers in Dover on Friday, the 10th day o
July. A d. 1891, at eleven o'clock in thl
: morning and It is further ordered tha
I the defendants, their agents, servants, en-
ployees be and they are hereby restrsine
until the heaiing and final determiuaiiol
OF said rule, from placing upon the a'
:. sessment lists Of several wards OF tn
: City Of Wilmington the rsmes Of taxa
= bles as having paid their taxes, who hsv
! been returned by George W. Mckee
! collector of taxes. or from altering, o
! changing, the entries made by the cler
OF the peace of New Castle County upo
assessment lists. which entries desir
mates those taxables returned by the CO.
: lector as delinquents aud allowed by tn
! said Levy Court as errors to the sal
: collector
g Rodney in the "Owl Train"
Attorney Rodney went to Dover on th
q Norfolk express, which left here thi
e morning at 10 80 o'clock Reg ster NJ,
e Whorter, st Mr.. Rodney's request me
Rodney and John Mesley at the static
to administer the affidavit usually az
e pended to petitions Of that kind. Thi
o oath was administered and subscribed I
& in the waiting room at the depot just q
l. the train arrived. Mr. RoSney then too
= the train, arrived in Dover about
o'clock and early this morning had an IL
terview with the chancellor. to whom tn
= entire substance Of the petition had bee
ie presented several days ago. The out
come OF the interview was the graniin
of the order and Mr.. Rodney returned I
Wilmington. arriving here on the
train. He went to the Court House i'm
n mediately and placed the papers in th
h hands OF the register in chancery.
The restraining order and subpenf
"a were immediately prepared and placed
y the bands Of the sheriff for service. q
will serve them Immediately. They wi
have to go to Dove with their attorney
IS to show cause before the chancellor VIII
r perpetual Injunction shall not be issue
They will be opposed by Messrs. Rodnel
"a Salisbury and possibly Attorney Generi
a. John Biggs.
Would Invalidate the List.
a Inasmuch as several Of the Oldest al
r most experienced attorneys are Of u
n opinion that II the Levy Court were pc
lnitted to proceed as it proposed to d.
the whole assessment and collection {
Is taxes for this year would be absolute
IN invalidated, because the assessment az
10 rate as now fixed is fixed on the basis
u assessment arrived at last March, and
4. 900 names were added to the list
is | would reduce the rate of assessmen
ok and as no new assessment could now
az made it would appear that 4, 600 taxabl
O. had not been assessed with their pr
portion of the taxes TO be raised, whit
"a would be such a manifest discriminate
an that those who are properly assess
ef would have just grounds to refuse
m pay their taxes.