Evening journal., 1893-02-23
ABOUT SALES OF LAND
An Act Concerning Executors
and Administrators.
NEW CASTLE CTTYs ROAD TAXES

Purposes From Properties within the
City Limits.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb. 3.-Representative Day
has In hand an act TO amend Chapter 90
OF the Revised Code, concerning the sale
OF lands by executors and administrators.
IL amends the first section by providing
that when the personal estate Of a de-
ceased person Is not sufficient to pay his
debts, or when the sale of either the
whole or any specified rart or parts of
the personal estate Of a deceased person.
FOR the payment of his debts would be
detrimental TO the estate Of such de-
ceased person, or TO the parties interested
therein, and improper, his executor, or
administrator. may prefer to the Orphans
Court of the county wherein there is any
real estate Of the deceased petition
stating the facts and praying an order
Tor the sale OF the whole or such part of
the real estate for the payment Of the
deceaseds debts, as the court may deem
necessary and proper.
The court shall have power, IL il shall
appear that there Is a deficiency of anv
personal estate for the payment of the
deceased's debts, or that the sale Of
either the whole or any specified part or
parts Of the personal estate of the
deceased for the payment OF his debts,
would be detrimental TO the estate
Of the deceased, or to the parties inter-
ested therein and improper to order the
executor or administrator TO sell the
real estate, or part thereof to be spec
flied In the order, as court may deem
necessary and proper for the payment
Of the deceaseds debts. Proceedings
and matters depending at the time Of
the passage OF the act shall not be there
by abated or in any way invalidated.
VIII Expend the Money Themselves.
Representative Cooch will INTRODUCES an
act TO amend and supplement Section 90,
Chapter 152, Vol. XIV, Laws Of Delaware
entitled, "Of the City Of New Castle.
Il provides that the public roads and
streets of New Castle shall hereafter be
kept up and repaired by the city within
its limits. That the public causeway,
and bridges within the limits of the city
shall continue TO be kept up and repaired
, by the hundred or county Of New Castle
as heretofore.
That from and after the passage of the
act the road commissioners Of New Cas-.
tie hundred shall not lay nor shall any
= receiver or collector Of taxes, collect any
road tax on or from any property situated
= within the limits of the city of New Cas-
tie, nor upon any poll assessment Of any
y person residing within the limits of said
y city but the City Council Of New Castle
a shall meet annually within twenty days
I after the city assessment hes been com
y pleted and estimate and determine what
sum of money will be necessary to be
raised, for the roads and streets of the
city, and shall calculate the rate per
centum thereof on the assessment Of the
, city and shall lay the tax accordingly
provided, that the rate shall not exceed
the sum of 20 cents on the $780,
4 The City Council shall appoint a fit
person residing in the city to be the col
, lector Of the road and street tax SO laid.
who shall give bond for the faithful per-
, formance of his duties, in double the
amount of tax 20 be collected His term
shall be for one year. The collector shall
e pay over TO the city treasurer on the
hrst Monday Of every month all money
9 collected. The collector shall have the
~ same compensation and commissions as
Il are allowed the city collector for the col
lection of city taxes. This act shall not
apply to the road tax laid for the year
1882
% On all taxes paid before October 1
there shall be an abatement Of per
,r ceut on all paid before January, 9
4 per cent. on all taxes unpaid on Feb.
/ ruary and paid before March /, 3 pei
p cent. shall be added on all taxes unpaid
re- ON March l. 8 per cent shall be added.
Z The receiver Of taxes for New Castle
n county, in collecting the road tax fol
New Castle hundred outside Of the city
Iv Of New Castle may examine any person
ie whose name appears upon the duplicate
M for New Castle hundred, upon oath ad
ministered by the receiver, to ascertain
p. what persons and estates are within OF
se without the limits Of the city; and II
m. any person making such affidavit shall
n knowingly swear or affirm falsely, he
4 shall be guilty Of perjury and shall
L suffer the same punishment as shall al
m the time be provided by law against
1 willful and corrupt perjury.
m The act is similar TO that enjoyed b,
n Newark and other towns in the state. II
n Is understood that New Castle has som,
u difficulty in getting its share of thu
n road tax levied by the road commission
a. ers.
n Against Road and Divorce Bills.
n The Senate is nothing, If not radical
~ Yesterday. Senator McMullin offered I
q joint resolution not to accept any divorcl
o. or road bills after tomorrow. He ha
ID been nursing IL for over a week but dil
n not consider It strong enough to stan,
rd until yesterday. Before il was offered b.
d. saw Senators Williams, Pilling, Watson
and Ross. They promised to stand b.
him.
Senator Lacey offered an amendmen
v. making il March 15, but, after shor
l., debate, withdrew It, He said that tn
~ people would not know Of the adoption
~ of the resolution until after it ha
Is gone into effect. The motion to adop
nd was carried by a vote of Eve to four.
tn Senator Williams then made a motto
81 to reconsider and to lay the motion I
J." reconsider upon the table This ws
lie lost by tie vote, Senator Ross refusin
to vote. The motion to reconsider wa
then voted down. The resolution the
went to the House, where it was referre
TO committee.
IT. Good News Not Confirmed.