The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-24
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
10 ORGANIZE ON THE 2sTH
DAY OF JANUARY.


VII anu IltW lltiiipttbs
Section 3 divides the county into
five districts, Sixth street divides Viii
mington into two districts, Brandy
wine, Christlana and Mill Creek make
third, New Castle, Red Lion, White
Clay Creek and Pencader make a fourth
and st. Georges, Appoquinimink and
Blackbird make a fifth.
Section authorizes the Governor to
appoint n slmisSioner from each
district, frecholders, each commits
6ioner to he in politics with the ma
]s5lty 1ss5. q his district at the election in
Section provides that these com
missloners shall organize january 20,
4 1891. One of their humber is to be
made presiding officer. They are to
hold office until first Tuesday In Janu-
.ary, 1895. Three members make a
quorum. The board can make rules
mot inconsistent with the Constitution
and Laws. The board Is to have the
same power and control as the Levy
Court.
Section provides that these1 COM
missioners shall be elected by The
Z voters OF their respective district in
the election of 1894, andr they are to
hold office four years. The Governor
is to fill vacancies. The commissioners
are to get $500 year to be paid quar-
terly,
Section makes IL the duty OF the
Levy Court To deliver up all books and
documents TO the Clerk of tho Peace,
/, who Is to hand them over to the Com
missioners The Clerk OF the Peace is
to be made secretary OF the Commits
sion.
Section z makes it the duty of the
Governor TO appoint comptroller be-
fore January 2S, 1891. He is to hold
Office from january 30, 1891, until
January 30, 1895. At the election in
1894 a comptroller Is to be elected by
the voters of the county. The person
elected is to hold office four years.
His term is TO commence the first
Tuesday In january. He is to be paid
a salary OF 50 600 a year He IS to
give bond of $40, 600 for the faithful
performance OF his duty. If the office
becomes vacant the Governor is to fill
it. Comptrollers are to take nn oath
to support the constitution of the
State and of the United States.
Section $ makes ii the duty of the
comptroller to aGdit the accounts of
the commissioners and countersign
all warrants drawn on the treasurer
for money He l. to open up books of
accounts enter all items of expendi-
lures, all warrants drawn and to whom
made payable and Tor what purpose.
He is to keep all written contracts and
enter them on his books. Before sign
ing amy warrant he must Uarefully in
restigate the transaction to see why
such warrant WAS drawn. He is to
have power to issue summons. compel
the attendance of witnesses adminis-
ter oaihs.
He b to mark all bills correct" and
no bill Is to he passed by the commits
a{nnafsa mot TnnplrnH H.,
refuses to approve bill, he is to send
1t TO the board OF commissioners with
his reasons for refusal, and il ANYBODY
feels aggrleved at the refusal OF the
Comptroller to sign tho bill the party
nggrleyed "shall have the right OF ap-
peal to the Superior Court OF the State
of Delaware in and for New Castle
county The court shall have
the power to act summarily and
can sustain or reverse the action of the
comptroller. The County Treasurer is
prohibited from disbursing any money
upon warrants drawn by the commits
hioners unless such warrants are coun-
tersigned by the Comptroller.
Section provides that the Commis-
sioners shall ask proposals for all
work aud material amounting to over
800.
Section 10 makes it the duty of the
.GpihthhHalOiAtiS tNGIg year hlltf lllb
assessment Is made to forward each
completed assessment to the comp
troller who i5 to open an account with
each collector for the total amount OF
tax due in each commissioners dis
ITrict. The comptroller Is to verify all
tax bills, must send to the collectors
all tax bills In duplicate, original and
duplicate to be numbered anu marked
'iOriginah and duplicate They are
TO be bound In books. On the receipt
of tax the collector shall sign the origi-
nal duplicate.
! Section IL. Each collector when he
gets his tax bill book, is to open an
office to receive taxes; the office must
lbe accessible; he must give notice by
hand-bllls posted in ten places in each
hundred that he is ready to receive
taxes. But in Wilmington the collee-
tors are to advertise in two daily
papers. Collectors outside of Will
mington must keep their office open
one night in a week between Z and o
O'Clock to receive taxes; in Wilmington
every day from to p. M, and from
q to p. IN.
All property taxes paid before Sep
tember LIST is to have an abatement of
per cent, all paid on or before March
,3lst no abatement, and all paid after
that to be increased per cent The
comptroller is TO forward to the com
smissioners on the third Monday of
March the allowances for errors, and
FOR all not allowed as errors the col
Iectors are liable. The commissioners
ehail sit from the first Monday in
March until tho first Monday In April,
after which no errors shall be allowed
Section u provides that all moneys
shall bc deposited in the Farmers
Bank. The Wilmington collectors
must deposit ON the last day of every
week. those in the country once a
month. The Comptroller audits all
deposits. The Comptroller is also to
furnish each collector with a book of
duplicate tax bills. The Comptroller
is'to have the room in the rear OF the
Levy Court room. Wilmington col
lectors are to have per cent, the
country collectors to remain the same.
In December the resident Judge of the
superior Court Is to appoint n com
mittee OF three to inspect the books of
the Comptroller and County Treasurer,
and publish their report in two papers.
The committee gets a5 day.
Section 13. The comptroller Is to
have all the clerical help he needs by
applying to the County Commission.
ers.
Section Ia. The Commissioners are
10 provide all books.
Section 15. No comptroller can be
removed except by the Superior Court
after trial and conviction upon charges
,of wtlful neglect or malfeasance in
,officeI
Section 10 repcals all laws inconsia.