Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07
FIVE COMMISSIONERS BILL
Full Text IF the Measure
Passed Last Week.
THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
How the County Will be Gov
erened Under the Act.


new Five Commissioners bill for New
Castle county, passed by the Legislature
last week:
Section l. That from and after the first
tuesday in January, 1888, the terms and
powers of Office of the levy court commits
sioners now composing the levy court of
New Castle county shall be and the same
are hereby declared to be terminated and
ended, and all trustees of the poor con
stables, and other agents, except the
county treasurer and collector of taxes,
heretofore appointed or elected by the
SAID levy court, whose terms of office have
. not yet expired, and those who may here
after be appointed OF elected prior to the
said first Tuesday in January, 1893, shall
continue 70 hold exercise and enjoy their
said offices until their terms shall respec-
lively expire as now provided by law.
Sec 2 That the terms and powers of
Office of the county treasurer and collec-
tors of taxes who have been appointed or
elected by the levy court of New Castle
county since the first day of February,
1881, be and the same are hereby termi-
mated and ended and the said Offices as
now fixed by law are hereby abolished
and from and after the passage of this act
the said offices of county treasurer and
collectors of taxes Of New Castle county as
now, fixed by law are hereby declared to
be abolished
Sec. 3. That the county Of New Castle
shall, for the purpose of this act be and
is hereby divided into five districts, to wit:
One shall be composed of the hundreds of
Brandywine, Christiana and Mill Creek,
and shall be known as the First district;
another shall be composed of all that por.
tion Of the city of Wilmington lying north
of Sixth street, and shall be known as the
Second district; another shall be composed
of all that part of the city of Wilmington
lying south Of Sixth street, and shall be
known as the Third district another shall
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New Castle, Pencader and White Clay
Creek, and shall be known as the Fourth
district; the remaining district shall be
composed of the hundreds of St. Georges,
Appuquinmink and Blackbird, and shall
be known as the Fifth district.
Sec. 4. That at the general election to be
held in the year 1892 and at the general
election to be held in every fourth year
thereafter there shall be elected from
among the resident freeholders of each
of the said districts, by the qualified
voters thereof one person to be levy
court commissioner Of New Castle county,
to hold office for the term Of four years
commencing on the first Tuesday in the
moi "A of January next following such
elec,on. The said levy court commits
sionerS so to be elected shall thereafter
constitute the levy court of New Castle |
coun and shall, Immediately after |
organ. 4Ition on the first Tuesday in Janu- |
ary after their election and after taking |
the oath now provided by law for levy |
court commissioners to take, proceed to |
elect one OF their own number to be the |
presiding officer. Three of said levy court |
commissioners shall be sufficient for the |
purpose of organization and shall consti- |
tute II quorum for the transaction of |
business. The said levy court commits
sioners shall have the power to make rules
for their government not inconsistent |
with the Constitution and Laws of the |
state Of Delaware and after their first
said meeting they shall meet at the times
now prescribed by law for the meeting of |
the levy court OF New Castle county. In
case of the death, resignation or removal |
from the district of any commissioner
elected under this act ii shall be the duty
OF the governor to appoint some suitable
person to fill such unexpired term, having
the qualifications herenhefore required in
that behalf. The levy court commissioners
named under this act and their successors
hereinafter provided for, shall have as full
aud complete jurisdiction over all and
every the matters and things now vested by
law in the levy court Of New Castle county
as at present constituted, and in the several
members thereof, and shall exercise every
power, privilege, right and duty which
now by law belongs to the said levy court
of New Castle county as fully and com
pletely as the said levy court now by law
is authorized TO do except as the same are
or may be modified by the provisions of
this act.
Should any two or more persons voted
for as levy court commissioners of any
district receive an equal and the highest
number of votes cast at such election, the
board of canvass shall certify the fact to
the governor who shall forthwith select
one of said persons to be commissioner
from said district. The levy court COM
missioners to be elected under this act shall
be paid as compensation for their services
the yearly, sum OF eight hundred dollars,
in quarterly instalments of two hundred
dollars each, by warrants duly drawn upon
the county treasurer.
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty Of the
said levy court and of every commissioner
thereof and of every other person having
possession or control ofany records, books,
papers or other property relating to the
business of the levy court Of the Said
county, on or before the first Tuesday in
January, 1898, to surrender and deposit
the same with the clerk of the peace Of the
said county, who shall keep the same sub
Ject to the control of the board of commits /
sioners provided by this act And in case
the said levy court, or any commissioner
thereof, or any other person having pus- /
session as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse,
on demand of the said levy court commits
sioners to be elected under this act, to de |
liver up and surrender any of such rec 5
ords, books, papers, or other property, {
each and every'person so neglecting or re. /
fusing, as aforesaid, shall be guilty. of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof {
shall forfeit and pay fine of FIVE hun !
dred dollars and he imprisoned for the /
term of one year or until the said records.
books, papers and other property shall be !
delivered into the custody of the said i
board Of commissioners.
Sec. o. That the governor shall within /
ten days after the passage of this act, APP '
point competent person who shall be a /
resident freeholder in New Castle county 5
TO be receiver of taxes and county trens- :
urer, which said office is hereby created. |
The person 50 appointed shall hold office /
until and including the Monday next pre- \
ceding the first Tuesday in the month of \
January, A. ID. 1888 or until his successor I
Is duly qualified. That at the general cleo q
ton IN the year A. d, 1892 and at the S
general election in each and every fourth d
year thereafter, there shall be voted for d
and elected by the voters of New Castle a
county qualified to vote for members of q
the General Assembly, suitable person. Il
being resident freeholder as aforesaid TO | n
fill the said Office of receiver of taxes and a
county treasurer. The person so elected I
as aforesaid shall hold office for the term e
of four years, commencing on the first q
Tuesday in January next succeeding his i
election, or until his successor shall be !
duly qualified. Any receiver of taxes and t
county treasurer appointed or elected under t
the provisions of this act shall before 5
entering upon the duties of his office 1
give bond with one or more sureties \
TO be approved by the associate q