The Odessa herald. (Odessa, Del.) 1888-1892, 1891-05-02
saturday, rray a, 1891.
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Wilmington Daily Republican,
Five Commissioner Bill.

Wilmington Daily Republican,
Five Commissioner Bill.
What is the Five Commissioner
Bill, and what does it provide for as it
passed the Senate? Boiled down it is
simply this:
Section / abolishes the Levy Court
after the first Tuesday in January,
1898, and continues in Office all Off
GERS appointed by the Levy Court UNI
til the same time, except County
Treasurer and Collectors Of taxes.
Section 2 ends Immediately the
terms of the County Treasurer and
Tax Collectors.
Section 8 divides the county into
FIVE districts. First district, Brandy
wine, Christiana and Mill Creek, Re
publican. Second district, all of Will
mingtou north of Sixth street, Repub-
liean. Third district, all Of Whining
ton, south Of Sixth street, Democratic
Fourth district, New Castle, Red Lion,
White Clay Creek and Pencader,
Democratic. Fifth district, St
Georges, Appoquinimink and Black.
bird, Democratic.
Section A provides for the election
of Levy Court commissioner from
each district at the November election
1892, to serve four years.
Section 5 compels every Levy
Court commissioner and officer ap
pointed by said court TO deliver VI
any record books or other property in
their possession as their terms expire
under the penalty of fine of $500
and years imprisonment.
Section 6 compels the Governor
within ten days after the passage o.
this act to appoint county treasurer
who shall be a receiver of taxes, t.
serve until the first Tuesday in Janu
airy, 1893, when he is to be succeeded
by a person elected by the people a
the general election in November
1892, to serve four years. He is t.
a Sc bond of $4,000.
qetiou Z compels the Lay Cour
to make out the tax duplicates to tn,
County Treasurer and tax receiver BY
the first Of July every year, witt
proper books and receipts for the col
lection of taxes. The receiver is t,
have his office in Wilmington, and h
must, after giving notice, attend eithe
in person or by deputy in each of tn
hundreds outside of Wilmington
twice each month during August, Sep
TENDER and October, to receive taxes
In Wilmington he must be at his Of
fee either in person or by deputy ev
cry day, except the days he may b
away in other hundreds. His ofiic
hours in the city are from 2 to 5 an,
from Z to p. M. If he fails to b
present either in person or deputy a
the hours specified, any person callin
to pay taxes can recover from hir
SO before any Justice of the Peac
of New Castle county.
Section s. On all taxes paid befor
September, 5 per cent. rebate to be a
lowed; on all paid before November
3 per cent rebate; on all taxes III
paid the first Of December, 5 per cen
is to be added all taxes still unpai
by the first Of January are TO b
placed in the hands of delinquent TIA;
collectors, who shall be appointed b
the Levy Court for collection. Sue
collectors are to publish the list of IN
paid taxes between the first and sec
Ond Tuesdays of March, when h
gives ten days notice that he will b
at certain places to receive such take
Such notice is to be sufficient dc
mand for the payment Of taxes. A
taxes remaining unpaid on the first {
May to be extingnished, except take
on real estate and other propert,
which shall continue until the first (
September or such time as may be d.
termined by the receiver of take
Such collectors are to be allowed l
per cent. on all amounts collected owe
So, and 20 per cent. on all amour
under So, constables may be appointe
collectors.
Section 8 provides that on the fir
day of January every year the recei
err of taxes is to account to the Com
troller for all taxes on the duplicat
handed to him. On all taxes not the
extinguished the Comptroller is to fu
nish the collectors other receipt book
Section 10 compels the issuing
duplicate receipts for receipts lost
Section IL makes it misdemeanC
under fine of 800, to give a reeei
for an extinguished tax, or to anteda
any tax receipt, and any receiver
collector shall be compelled to pay
additional 800 to any person w
will sac for the same.
Section I2'requires the Trustees
the Poor 10 apply on the first day
June, 1891, for the amount thej ne
for the maintenance of the almslol