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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

son who may have called at such time for
the purpose of paying his tax and did not
find the said receiver or his deputy in at
tendance to receive the same, the sum of
$40 to be recovered before any Justice of
the peace in New Castle county.
Sec. 8. That on all taxes paid before the
LIST day of September there shall be an
abatement of 3 per cent; on all paid before
the LIST day of November there shall be an
abatement of 3 per cent. On all taxes un-
paid on the 1st day of December, per cent
thereof shall be added thereto, and il un-
paid ON the lst day of January next ensu-
ing the said duplicates with the taxes
that have been paid, distinctly noted
thereon, shall then be placed in the hands
of collectors of delinquent taxes, who shall
be appointed by the commissioners, and
who shall have all the powers now con-
ferred by law upon collectors of county
taxes. Such collectors shall give bond in
double the amount Of taxes placed in their
hands for collection; such bonds shall be
in form and with such sureties as the said
commissioners shall prescribe and ,ap,
with such receipt book MS is required by
section Of this act. The delinquent taxes
of more than one hundred may, in the
discretion of said commissioners, be placed
in the hands of one collector. Every such
collector shall, between the first and second
Tuesdays of March in every year,
publish, in newspaper printed in
hundred of which he is collector, or in an
hundred, or in case there be
none such, then in newspaper published
in the city of Wilmington, list
of the taxes then unpaid in
his hands for collection, and at the
same time and manner give ten days
notice that he will attend at convenient
times and places to receive such taxes; such
notice, and the notices hereinbefore re-
quired to be given by the receiver of taxes,
shall be deemed and taken to be a sulIi-
cient demand under existing law in rela-
tion to the collection of taxes in this State
All taxes remaining unpaid on the first
day of May shall be extinguished exceptr
taxes on real estate or other property and
against persons assessed Herewith: and as
to such the authority of the collector shall
continue until the first day of September,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
MONTHLY REPORTs.
Police, Fire and Building Lines Reports
for the Month of AnriI.

Chief of Police William Y. Swiggett
reports a total of 263 arrests for the past
month, classified as follows: Assault and
battery, 81; burglary, 4; bastardy, /; corner
lOunging, q; drunk, 1872; drunk and disor-
derly, 2S: disorderly conduct, 36 desertion
of wife, L; held as witnesses. 2; larceny. Is;
peddling without license, 2; patients adj
mitted, Z; runaway boys arrested, 2; selling
liquor to minors, |; trespass, 4; vagrancy,
s. violation of building ordinance, /; vio-
lation of the danger signal ordinance. L;
violation of other city ordinances, L; total,
4i3. Fines and costs collected, S430l0.
Number of trips made by the patrol wagon,
200. Number of dodgers at police station,
3SS.
The fires that occurred during the past
month were as follows: April 10th, fire
destroyed portion of brick stable owned by
w. +. Seeds, at Seventh and Van Buren,
streets, loss, $1,000, insured April Goth,
fire at ]. B. Ragey's dyeing house, No. 722
Market street; box IL, sounded at city hall.
The losses were; J, B. Ragey, 5000; Jesse
\. Baylis, $500; insurance ample; Harry
Il. Bucher, loss, Sl,00O covered by insur-
ance; Mrs. Sarah Legg $500 loss, covered
by insurance. Central Presbyterian Church
800, insurance ample total loss, 81. 800; in
surance three-fourths. On April 26th fire
in junk shop of Samuel Maloney, No. q
Front street. loss, $50; insured; cause un-
hhoMH' VII ApTIl zolut NJ w llLnlnBIOn ~
Northern freight station, three cars and
portion of building burned; loss, 81, 100;
insurance ample.
Building Lines reported by Chief Engi-
neer Boughman are as follows: ]. b.
Roberts, house at Twenty-third and Wash
ington streets; Liberty Fire Company, en-
gine house on A street; A. $. Reed new
post-office building, Ninth and Shipley
streets. A number of lines for repairs and
additions were marked.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

ing real, personal and poll assessments,
and showing the rates of county, poor and
road taxes, and the discount or additional
percentage as the case may be, on
the payments each receipt shall
have a corresponding stub, which
shall be retained in said book. The
said receiver of taxes shall have his
office in Wilmington, and shall also in
pursuance of public notice thereof attend
not less than twice, either in person, or by
deputy in each of the months of August
September and October, at the voting
place in each hundred, exclusive Of VIE
mington, for the receipt of taxes due in
such hundred, or any adjoining hundred;
in case II hundred has been, or may be
divided into two or more election districts,
the receiver shall attend at the original
voting place of the hundred At his Office
in Wilmington he shall receive taxes as
sessed in any hundred of the county. He
shall give notice in two newspapers pub
llshed in the city of Wilmington of the
times and places, when and where he will
receive taxes in the hundreds exclusive of
Wilmington. 1t shall be his duty to at
tend, either in person or by deputy at his
office in Wilmington every day except
Sundays and legal holidays, and except the
days he may be attending in other hun
dreds of New Castle county, for the receipt
of taxes as hereinbefore provided. His
office hours III said city shah be from 2 p.
m. to 5, p. M, and from 7 p. m. till s p.
m, Sundays and legal holidays excepted;
and in the hundreds exclusive of Whining
ton he shall attend at least five hours of
every day so appointed. In case the re-
ceiver Of taxes shall fail to attend either
in person or by deputy, at his office in
Wilmington, at the times herein appointed
for his attendance. in Wilmington, or in
the hundreds in New Castle county exclu-
sive of Wilmington at the times to be APP
pointed by him for his attendance in such
hundreds, he shall, unless such failure to
attend shall be unavoidable and not owing
to negligence, forfeit and pay to any per-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
4lN ENGLISH SWINDLER
Reaps n Harvest of Pounds From ReIa-
tives of a Fictictious Wilmington Name.
Nav YGrk Tim as Cahlarrnnn

Reaps Harvest of Pounds From Rela-
tives of a Fictictious Wilmington Name.
New York Times Cablegram.
LONDON, April pa man calling him
self James Barthwick Arnold of 317 West
Market street, York, Pa, ought to furnish
the Federal officials Of his district some one
occupation if they can lay hold of him in
time. For the past month large number
of swindling letters from him have been
received here by various English people
some of which are now in the possession
of our consulate. He styles himself a soli-
ctor on his letter paper, which indicates
his business to be solely with credulous
Britishers.
To each of these their names being ap-
parently taken at random from a direc-
tory, he writes a preliminary letter asking
If the address is right, and limiting about
advantages to accrue. Upon receiving a
reply he writes long letter, saying that
Mrs +. Avery of 1899 Market street, Will
mington, died last January and left q
legacy for the addressee, which is in the
hands of banker. He asks S4S.s6 which,
curiously enough, is exactly ten-pound
bank note, TO pay probate fees upon re-
ceipt of which he will forward the legacy.
The beauty of the trick lies in the fact that
people, though knowing no Mrs. Avery.
think some maiden relative or friend
doubtless married man named Avery.
Probably many have sent money.
There is no such number on Market
street as 1899, the highest enumeration in the
square being 1917. No one in that locality
has any knowledge of Mrs. L. Avery ever
having lived there, and her name does not
appear in any of the directories for the
address is therefore presumably fictitious.
and the swindlor is probably well enough
acquainted with this city to be aware of
the fact. Who is he?-ED. Il. Il.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

or until such further time as the said re-
ceiver of taxes shall determine. Such col
lectors shall make payments twice in
every month to the county treasurer
and take duplicate receipts for the
same one Of which receipts shall
be filed with the commissioners
COLLECTORS shall be allowed 10 per cent
commissions on all taxes so collected by
him where the sum exceeds 50, and 20 per
cent on every tax so collected by him
where the sum is S5 or less. Whenever a
person holding the office of county con-
stable shall be appointed collector of de-
linquent taxes he shall be obliged to
qualify as such collector and to perform
the duties of said office Of collector of de-
linqlient taxes, under penalty of forfeiting
his Office of constable.
Sec. o. That on the first day of January
in every year the said receiver of taxes
shall deliver to the comptroller hereinafter
mentioned the receipt books mentioned in
section s aforesaid, with the blank re-
ceipts and all the stubs; and on the first
day of May, 1892, and yearly thereafter
the collectors aforesaid shall deliver to
the said comptroller the receipt books
heretofore issued to them with the re-
naming blank receipts and all stubs. The
said comptroller shall examine and pre-
serve all the said books. For the taxes
not extinguished as aforesaid on the siid
first days of May other similar receipt
books shall be furnished the collectors.
Sec. 10. That upon the personal applica-
tion of any taxable whose tax has been
paid, duplicate receipt shall be given for
his or her taxes upon Its being shown that
the receipt for such taxes has been lost,
mislaid or destroyed, or is in the posses
sion Of some person unknown TO the ap-
plicant, or if known, who refused to de-
liver the same; such receipt and its cores
stub shall be plainly stamped
with the word duplicate"
Sec. H.. That if any receiver or collector,
as aforesaid shall give a receipt for an ex-
tax, or fraudulently ante-date
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

transfers or payments the said levy court
shall have full power and authority to
proceed on the official bonds of such
treasurers and collectors; and in case of
full payment aforesaid, as certified by the
comptroller, the said levy court or their
attorney, shall have authority and shall
satisfy the said official bonds.
Sec. Is. Thatall moneys received as afore-
said, and all moneys received from other
sources, and all taxes received shall be
deposited by the county treasurer in the
Farmers Bank, either at Wilmington or
New Castle, to his credit as county treas
urer, the deposits of taxes and all other
moneys that may come into his hands as
county treasurer shall be made within
three days after he has received the same.
Sec, is. That the governor shall, within
10 days after the passage of this act, APP
point competent person, who shall be
resident freeholder in New Castle county,
to the office of county comptroller, which
said Office is hereby created. The person
so appointed shall hold office from the
date of his appointment until and includ-
ing the Monday next preceding the first
Tuesday i'll the month of January, A. D.,
1888, or until his successor be duly quail
fled. That at the general election in the
year A. d., 1892, and at the general cleo
ton in each and every fourth year there
after, there shall be voted for and elected
by the voters of New Castle county, uuali-
lied to vote for members of the General
Assembly a person, being resident free
holder as aforesaid, to fill the office of
county comptroller. The person so elected
as aforesaid shall hold office for the term
of four years, commencing on the
first Tuesday in January next succeeding
his election, or until his successor shall be
duly qualified. Any comptroller appointed
or elected under the provisions of this act
shall, before entering upon the duties of
his office, give bond to the State of Della
ware, Eith one or more sureties, to be APP
proved by the associate judge of the SUI
perior court of the State of Delaware resi-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

Delaware, resident in New Castle county,
in the sum of fifty thousand dollars condi-
TONED for the faithful performance of the
duties of the said office and said bond
shall have attached thereto a warrant for
the confession Of Judgment thereon. Said
bond and warrant shall be forthwith
transmitted by the said Judge to the clerk
Of the peace of New Castle county, to be by
him recorded and safely kept. Ii shall be
the duty Of the clerk OF the peace, when
ever in his Judgment the public interest
demands, or whenever the comptroller or
the levy court commissioners. or ma
lority OF them. shall so request, to cause
Judgment to be entered on said bond in
the superior court in and for New Castle
county. In the case of the death, resigna-
tion,. or refusal 70 act, or inability to give
bond as aforesaid of any person appointed
receiver OF taxes and county treasurer as
aforesaid. or whenever vacancy shall
occur in said office through any cause, the
governor shall appoi 1t a competent person
to act as receiver of taxes and county treas
urer during the residue of the term in
which said vacancy shall happen. and such
person so appointed shall be subject to all
the provisions of law respecting said office.
Every person who shall be appointed or
elected to said office of receiver of taxes
and county treasurer shall, before entering
upon the duties of his Office take and sub
scTipe pelure tne salu asSoclhte Judge an
oath or affirmation that he will support
the Constitution of the United States the
Constitution of the State of Delaware and
that he Will perform the duties of the
office of receiver of taxes and county treas
urer with fidelity.
Sec, z. That it shall be the duty of the
levy court commissioners to have prepared
from the assessment lists, for the year 1891,
and as shall be settled thereafter in sue
ceeding years, duplicates of the taxes of
each hundred, for the nse of the said re-
ceiyer of taxes, on or before the first day
of July in every year, and shall fix the
rate of county and poor taxes, and issue
their warrant to the said receiver for the
same. The said receiver of taxes shall
have prepared for each hundred a book of
blank receipts, which receipts when de-
livered upon payment of taxes shall show
the amount of the assessment, distinguish
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
A CAMBRIDGE % EIoPEMENr.
The Bride Climbed the Fence and Out
wltted Her Protesting Parents.


AT an early hour Wednesday week a
most romantic marriage took place in
Easton, Md. 1t was the happy culmina-
tion of a carefully arranged plan, by
which the indignant parents of the bride
were outwitted, despite their desperate
efforts to prevent the marriage. The
young couple were VIM. l.. Barrett, son
of J. III. q. Barrett editor of the Era and
postmaster at Cambridge. Md. and Miss
Margie 9. Wherrette, the pretty and
accomplished daughter of Mr.. benjamin
Wherrette of the same town. The par
ties are very popular and well known in
Dorchester county.
1t was also known that Mr.. and Mrs.
Wherrette were seriously opposed to their
daughter marrying so early in lfe as she
is scarcely Ii years of age. Mr.. Barrett is
also young, being in his Goth year. Mr.
and Mrs. Wherrette had watched their
daughter Margie with much care and CON
Germ, as the members of the family were
afraid that she would run away, but it was
not until Tuesday week that she succeeded
in eluding their vigilance. That night Mr..
Barrett started for Baltimore on the boat,
but, instead of continuing to the city, he
got off at Travers Wharf some miles down
the Choptank,, below Cambridge, and late
in the night drove back to town. Upon
arriving at an alley in the rear of the
Wherrette residence, he was met by the
young lady, who climbed gracefully over
the fence and was assisted into the carriage.
1t was just 3 o'clock in the morning, and
while the interested family were slumber-
ing peacefully. They started for Easton
80 miles away, and reached the Brick
Hotel there in time for breakfast. Mine
host Colonel Norris sent for minister and
the Rev. G. d, Harris came in, and in
few minutes the pair were made one.
Shortly after the marriage Colonel
Hughlett, clerk of the circuit court, re-
ceived a telegram from the irate parents,
urging him not to issue marriage license,
as the parties were under age. The license
stated the age Of the groom to be ~ years.
In the afternoon they returned home.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
FOE A CONTENTION.
There are Many Reforms which Can
Only be Secured by New Constitution
Dover Index

There are Many Reforms which Can
Only be Secured by New Constitution
Dover Index.
Two weeks from next Tuesday the peo-
pie of this State will be called upon to de-
eide the question as to whether we are to
have new constitution or not. Nearly
$4,000 votes must be cast in favor of a con
yention or the whole matter falls again.
That n large majority of the people of this
State are in favor of convention goes
without saying, but will they come out and
vote on Tuesday, the 18th day of May
next, is the important question. OF
course those who do not favor any change
in our constitution through the medium
of convention will not attend the cleo
ton and there is likely to be quite num-
Der who will remain at home because of
the urgent and pressing farm duties
that they are compelled to attend
to-. We suggest that every man
talk over with his neighbor the i'm
portance of this election and urge upon
him the necessity of attending and cast
ing his vote for convention. Eighteen
thousand votes is n pretty large poll in a
time when everybody is busy with i'm
portant work, but II is sincerely to be
hoped that the people will turn out and
make it possible for us to have conven-
ton. The older we get the more we see
the need for a new constitution. The
present one may have served its purpose
well in the past, but it is very imperfect
as viewed from our standpoint of to-day.
There Is a number of reforms which
everybody sees we need, but they cannot
be reached in any other way than by a
new constitution through the medium of
q convention. Then take n day OFF on
Tuesday, the 10Th of May, and cast your
vote for constitutional convention.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

or post-date any tax receipt, or use any
other fraud in giving the same, he shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be fined 500, and further shall for
felt and pay 500 to any person who will
sue therefor.
Sec. IL. That the trustees of the Door
shall, on or before the first day of June,
A. ID. 1891, and on or before the 1st Tues
day of March in every year thereafter,
certify to the levy court commissioners
the sum necessary for the maintenance of
the almshouse; which sum, If approved by
the said commissioners, shall be obtained
by rate laid for that purpose, otherwise
said commissioners shall themselves fix
rate. The comptroller hereinafter men
toned shall audit the accounts of said
trustees of the poor at least once in every
three months.
Sec. IL. That the road commissioners of
the several hundreds shall, on or before
the first day of June, 1891, and yearly
thereafter, certify to the said receiver of
taxes the rate per centum on the assess
ment lists of their respective hundreds
necessary for the maintenance of the
roads, and issue their warrants to the said
receiver of taxes to collect the same. ANY
orders issued by road commissioners for
payment of labor on. or for materials fur
nished for the roads shall be accepted by
the receiver of taxes in payment of road
taxes. Ho shall keep an account with the
road commissioners of each hundred. and
his official bond shall apply to all his
transactions with them. The provisions
Of Section 8 aforesaid relating to delin-
guent taxes, shall apply to road taxes.
The accounts between the said receiver of
taxes and said road commissioners shall be
audited by the comptroller hereinafter
mentioned at such times and places as
may be designated by him, not less than
three times each year.
Sec. ID. That all funds in the hands of
the present county treasurer and treasurer
of the poor shall be Immediately trans
ferred to the county treasurer appointed
under this act, and all balances of taxes as
settled and determined by the present levy
court as due. from the county collectors
shall be paid to the said last mentioned
his appointment Upon default in such
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
A CONTENTION oAMPAIGN.

Sussex Organizes Ready for the Election
both Parties Unite in the Movement
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
GEORGETOWN, May 1.-The first step to.
ward organizing a campaign for this
county for the Constitutional Convention
election was taken last night.
At meeting, held in the register of
wills Office, the following gentlemen were
present; Alfred P. Robinson, I. Frank
Bacon, Charles II. Richards, Charles w.
McFee, William II. Boyce, Robert G.
Houston, Daniel j, Layton, ]. d. Clark
and A. +. Polk. Alfred p, Robinson was
made chairman and j. Frank Bacon secre-
tary. The meeting was devoid of any par
tisan aspect, and the campaign will be the
same way, one Democrat and one Re
publican addressing meetings together
where possible.
The following is a list of the speakers
who will address the meetings Alfred P.
Robinson, j. Frank Bacon, Charles +.
Richards, William f. Causey, John w.
Gausey, u. l.. Martin, Charles w. McFee,
K. G. White, ]. B. Clark, A. f.. Polk. II. G.
J. l.. Cahall Il. r. Paynter, G. W. Whitley,
j. Il. Lohand and John r. Price.
The plan of campaign is to hold meet
lngs in all the large towns and small vii
lagos of the county on Saturdays, May 9Th
and 18th, and to hold meetings on.some
other evenings in the larger towns.
William II. Boyce, Esq, and Charles f.
Richards, Esq, were appointed commit
tee to make schedule of meetings and the
speakers to address them. Both parties
are taking an active interest in this matter
and as result old Sussex will no doubt
give good majority for the convention.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

Mayor Harrington Friday morning re-
appointed the present officers of the
Board of Health to serve for the ensuing
term. The board as now constituted is as
follows: President, DR.. ]. p. Wales. and
DR.. u. G. Shortlidge, DR.. Willard Springer,
David II. Coyle, James Q. Van Trump, and
ment George Boughman. DR.. Springer
and Mr.. Boughman are ex-of1icio mem
bers, the former as port physician and the
latter as chief engineer of the surveying
department.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
SON RUSS BL UNDER.
Blaine Incensed That the Young Mar
should Write the preinat,Ire EaitDrInI

should Write the Premature Editorial.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April So-Blaine is
represented by his friends as being very
indignant at the double-leadcd editorial In
Russell Harrison's weekly declaring him
terms loyalty" realty "sus icion''
and so on, and more than all rese,its ,,s
patronizing tone, 1t may defer TIE an.
nouncement he has been expectrdto i!lal,a
that he is not a candidate to quiet his ioll
friends.
President Harrison's friends thinl. li.p
editorial very, unwise. They thhli; THAI
Blaine's friends by keeping IN tiia a4it
ton over his name, would inltc s.,.l
forced him to declare himself. artl t,..t
inasmuch as he does not want to le3lr. nd
cabinet at this time he would hava h..,. IN
say that he would not be candidate.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

The Delaware City correspondent of the
Middletown Ne0 Era writes: at may
seem like fish story but nevertheless ii Is
true that herring are becoming SO plenti-
be seen jumping out of one another's way.
At almost every haul at the lock 5000 or
5000 are captured, and as many more are
released there being no market for them
A few days ago they were selling at hair
pin prioes-two dozen for cents.