Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-23

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matter brings on the law Of 1878 as mod
lied by the law OF 1881 H. is thr sixth
section Of the act Of 1871 which provides
that Il shall rot be lawful to take
on the name OF any person appearing
thereon. The act Of 1881 amends tie
section by inserting the word 'ie rally.
| Upon this word legally the whole case
turns A majority Of the Levy Court
think that this word legally clothes
them with the extraordinary power TO
strike of names as they see fit.
1.-THE assessment lists had g two-fold
purpose-to raise revenue and form q
qualification fos the elective franchise
The assessor is elected by the peopleof his
district He must have no bias. It Is
his sworE duts TO canvass his district ana
fairly assess all property and every in
dividusl IL must be completed by
January 1. He must post his
lists aud give notice that be
will sit at the place Of the general
election to hear appeals. Not 60 Eve or
six miles away Then every inhabitaut
has the right TO see that list and know
that his name Is on IL. II not he must
make application with IRE holder
as voucher. Then n the assessor leaves
him of he shall be guilty Of a miade-
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same fine applies 10 any person who has
a name illegally placed upon the lists On
the first Tuesday Of February the
assessor shall return the books 20
the Levy Court, and the clerk Of the
peace Is the proper Gust )diaD. II Is OK.
pressly provided that II the clerk OF the
peace neglects to put on his duplicate
any name returned by the assessor, be
shall be fined so for each and every Of
Tense
From the FIRST Tuesday Of FebruRr
until the last day OF March the books are
in the hands of the Levy Court. The
Levy Court can only add the names Of
those who appear with vouchers. These
they can refuse on two grounds-on re
fnssl to answer and responsibility. Ny
poln Is that they are clothed with Judi
cisi power In this limited way.
"Qhefe is no power given to strike Of
names II there is any power IL mus
be implied from the word legally.
The statutes Of 1878 aud 1881 ar,
restrictive. It is power givsf
! TO mere corporation, and is limited
Such an Implication OF the word legally
is In the teeth OF all the legislation for
; 100 years In the law Of 1896, the
Levy Court is given the
power to strike of name
II the citizen appeared there I'm person
p aud asked that his name be- stricken of
The act of 1897 is the same But THE act
Of 1925 even takes that power away frou
the court. In 1852 the power wGs
given to strike of the names OF delin
quents who were dead or removed from
the county BY act OF 1873 this Lev,
Court was absolutely prohibited from
~ 10 Wa nH
y Of 1881 inserted the wor,
= legally So that since we have ha,
e a Levy Court those were the Only ground
for striking of names II woul,
I be an unmeasurable stretch, even oil
d. the Imagination, to think that tn
e word legally conveys such extraordil
AIRY power to the Levy Court The fac
Z, of the act Of 1881 negatives such Al
y Implication. The striking of OF
Y name is as important as addinl
e one. Y the word legally meant such
}. thing, Il would % fully set forth. TIT
Legislature Is very careful about addinl
names A man must appear before th
whole court In person, with freebooter
and prove his right. BE is subjected I
examination.
MOUsE CARRYING THE MOUNTAIN.
y 'It is claimed that in this word legally
all this machinery for striking on name
}. Is built Such a thing may become
terrible engine Of power In the hands o
bad men II is an IMPOSITION to put such
load on the little word legally Il is th
mouse carrying h. mo lntsiD. IL is Q
lent presumption. The legislators wer
not driveling idiots. On the face o
J. that statute there Is an absolute negs
tive OF the idea that the Levy Cour
. can strike of a name at its pleasure
}, the power exists at all IL can be exercise
'e up TO aud including the last day Of th
court, even TO the last hour. Then ia
l. victims are helpless On the las
bou. Of March that law b.
D. comes the law Of the Md
d aud Persians-unchangeab You woui
have a citizen robbed Of bis most cherishe
q right aud no redress My name could /
IL stricken of and the court adjourn an
where would be my redressf What
the use Of having an assessor II the con
q missionsrs have this powerl Purge II
lists, but only by law IS provided.
J. Bradford-"Wheref'
le Lore-"By the new bill the receive
OF taxes has the power to extinguis
D. them"
lie Bradford-"They are not dead nc
lhNt they Atll Auc hAbLt I WOul0 ~
"a him to show me under the law whei
70 such power Is
0, Baysrd-"Vol IA, in which the Lev
Z Court is authorized TO strike such delii
;. quents from the list "
" Sprusnce-"That law is repealed. Sho
Q, MS how to do It. }"
PROSECUTE THE ASSESSORS
= Lore-"If they find that the assessor
o are violating the law and committin
n fraud why don't they report the
= TO the Levy Court and reach II
a trouble At its fountain hea,
n such unlimited power conferred upon ii
" Levy Court would be dangerous in n
. hands Of the best Of men, but doubly dal
, gerous In the hands Of designing men.
AZ DID NOT CARE FOR LUNCH.
Sc Brsdford-"Your honor. shall we ste
8. for lunchG"
le ChAncellor-"I don't care for lunch
he want to do everything to please couns
~ and get light.
Is Brsdford-"Wnat is your pleasure
Sc Chancellor--"My pleasure lie your plea
/. ure."
By agreement % counsel on both sid
r argument was continued until ooloc
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