Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-08

Judge for said county Tor tho purchase of law
books + tho use Of the courts of said county
"Uncle' Isaac, as Mr.. Grubb is famil
iarly known by everyone frequenting the
Levy Court chamber, at once scented some
wasteful plot or conspiracy.
Whats it forP" he exclaimed indiG
nantly.
Why" replied Mr.. Jolls, twirling his
fingers i'll the direction of the courts above
tits for the dissemination Of knowledge, "
Don't they know enough law YETI"
Mr.. Grub cried out. "AnyhOw let them
send in to us a list of the books they want.
Well look over them then, and if they
are all right for them, if we find it
expedient,' as the law says, we may let
them have the money"
SPECIAL coNsTABLEs' MONEY.
Just before the close Of the session 1t
looked pretty bad for those people who
have been buying up the special Constables
commissions. As it stands even now no
money can be drawn upon them.
The law as quoted by chairman Jolls, Of
the finance committee, is very exact and
Just the same as the United States law in
parallel cases It is as follows;
Laws Of Delaware The Levy Court,
page %, sec. 81:
II 1t shall appear to tho Levy Court that any
demand, presented 10 them for allowance, nus
been assigned or contracted for, IL shall be
theif huiy TO reject it, and tho same shall be
forfeited.
What are you going to do about it?" a
| reporter Immediately inquired
Mr.. Jolls shook his head and pointed to
the printed statute.
But" he added 1--WE go BY these
| pointing TO number of big check books
| These contained the check and stub, Just
| like any bank check. Each warrant or
check Is signed by ID, /. Marvel, secretary
| of State.
1t is these checks that are the real war.
rants for the payment to the special con.
| stables for their services on election day
| 1t is upon these. to one of which each
/ special coustable's name is attached fol-
| the services he rendered. that the cash will
be paid, and not upon the presentation oil
| the commission.
The point about ii all is, that the com.
mission is not a cash voucher. The check
| or cash warrant referred to is the paper
upon which the special constahles' money
| will be paid.
| Those who hold these special constables
/ commissions as security for the money
they lent on them had better hump them
selves around and secure themselves in
some surer way for their loan.
| The money, and the warrant of course
| is still the property of the constables, and,
as the law just quoted shows, they cannot
| even now. or at any time, part with the
warrant signed by the secretary of State,
The man whose maine is i'll the body oi
the warrant must present it himself fol
payment. As an addendum, it may be re
marked, that the commissioners who PAY
the money, be they tho present court, Of
the new one that comes into power at til,
first of the year, will undoubtedly requir,
the evidence of the commission, in tn,
hands of its owner, not the broker for tn,
simple needs of veriticaton. Undoubtedly
the comptroller who will have to pass upoi
each item and countersign any Levy Cour
payment, will demand this evidence from
each special constable before he passes tn,
bill for its payment by the Levy Court.
Adjournment was made TO Tuesday, De
cember 18th.