The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-28
THIRD EDITION.
THE LEVY coUTr.

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The Court AFTER tho sureties ~ tho
Tax Collectors What the Tax Col
lcctors Owe the County.
The Levy Court resumed its sitting
yesterday afternoon at 13O O'Clock. |
MIR. carsweil, deputy county treasurer
under County Treasurer Dickey, was
present, having prepared a table OF /
balances OF taxes due the county by |
collectors.
Mr.. Jolls then offered the following
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
.Whereas, Section IA OF the act en-
titled an act la relation to the Levy
Court OF New Castle county, passed
April 2S 1889, provides that all balances
of taxes as settled and determined by
the present Levy Court as due from
the county collectors, shall be paid to
the receiver OF taxes and county treas
urer within twenty days utter his ap-
pointment; and,
Whereas More than twenty DAYS
have elapsed since the appointment Of
the receiver OF taxes and county treas-
urer; and,
''whereas, This court, prior to the
passage OF said act, settled and deter
mined tho balance OF taxes duo from
the several county tax collectors for
che taxes OF 1890, and,
Whereas, Balances OF taxes for 1890,
as so settled and determined, are due
from said collectors as follows, to
wit:
Joseph NJ. Pierce Brandywine
hundred u...........-,............ ,41SH
John J. Dougberty. Northern city
George ". Mckee. Southern dis. dis. = ''-'A
trict. ...............!....... ls.aoi. 10
Eredus a. Sturgeon, Christiana.. a9s0Gl
5anea. II. Smallcy. White Clay
william 9. Bigger. Pencader. 5s9s0
taraet Hdtn0a rev CaStie........ 3,0G6. IL
W. y. Bigga. st. Georges ......... G,52i 90
Robert L.. Truax, Appoqulniinink A / Dos III
Andrew W. Webster, Blackbird. 46i.ii
James II. S. Gam lied I.ion.,...,. a06.O5
THE stated amounts do not include
the negro schuol tax; and
.'Whereas, Said collectors above
named have not, nor has any OF them
made payments OF any balances OF
taxes for 1890 to the receiver OF taxes
and county treasurer as required by
section IA.
'Resolved, TIL tdhe attorney of this
court be and Is hereby instructed to
institute appropriate proceedings on
the official bond of the said Joseph
III. Pierce, Bran lywine hundred; John
j. Iou herty, Northern district of VIII
ming .vn; George W. Mckee, Southern
district, Wilmington; Frederick A.
Sturgeon, Christiana; James II Sinai
ley, Whito Clay Creek; William q, Big
ger, Pencader; Israel Rulings, New
Castle; Willard B. Biggs, st, GeoI gcs;
Robert L. Truax, Appoquinimnk; An
drew w. Webster, Blackbird; james IL.
B. Gam, Red Lion, and to collect the
said balances, together with the un.
paid balances of the negro school tax
now due and owing 10 this county"
Mr.. Jolls then offered the following
additional resolution which was adopt.
cd;
"Resolved, That the attorney OF
this court he and he Is hereby rnQuest.
cd to give to this court his opinion In
writing as soon aS pr.lUtinble upon the
question, whether or not that there is
now In force any provision of law nll-
thorizing the collection of and proper
receipting of taxes now due this county
and remaining uncollected."
Several OF the collectors were about
the court house yesterday and wore
mot particularly pleased at tho way
things were going. They had no fault
TO lind with the Levy Court, but they
were not much In love with tho Fiv,
Commissioner bill that conpelled the
court to act as it did.
James II. A. Gam collector for Red
Lion Hundred was amongst thost
present but he seemed very little con
Cerned, as he only owed the county
e206.O6 and was prepared TO pay thai
over as soon as certain allowances
Were made. Mr.. Gam seems safe out
OF the mire anyhow.
Only one collector, George p. Rear
don OF Mill Creek Hundred has settled
In full with the county for all the take.
owed by Mil Creek Hundred He diG
this before the Five Commissioner hil
passed. MIR. Rrartlon IL is suil tbntt,yl
hs has not collected all the taxes dnr
In his Hundred, has taken such securi
ties that he can realize on them with
out depressing any who owe them. II,
is the only collector In the county whl
has strictly followed the law In tho col
lection OF taxes and he Is out OF trou
bic.
Tho Court adjourned at 8 o'clock un
til ~ o'clock this forenoon.