Middletown transcript., 1893-05-20
DEMOCRATS NOT PLEASED.

Some of the Democrats of the state were
mot at all pleased with the new law. because
they consider it unfair to pass such judg-
ment on a lot of people who had failed to
pay their poll taxes when such failure was
not a cause for disfranchisement. Then the
Law was amended so as to give all a chance
to pay their taxes. In the meantime the
Kent county Levy Court held a night ses-
sion on March 81 and struck off number
of names from the assessment lists as de-
linquents.
WHAT THIS NEW LAW PROVIDES.
To get over the action of the Kent county
provision in the new law:
Section l. That the clerks of pc .ce of
the counties Of Kent and Sussex shall make
a certified copy of each of the lists of delin-
and collection districts of said counties,
which were or should be allowed by the
respective levy courts of said counties in
settlement with the collectors sof county
sion in 1893 or at adjourned session thereof
within ten days after the passage of this
act and after the said levy courts shall have
allowed the said delinquent, said certified
copies of delinquent taxables for the year
1892, together with the collectors seals
shall within ten days above specified, be
delivered by the said clerks of the peace to
the collectors of taxes for the year 1893,
the certified list and collectors's seal
of his particular hundred or collection
district. To the name of each taxable Oh
said lists shall be annexed the amounts of
tax due and unpaid by him for the year A.
d. 1892. here by an act of the General
Assembly at its present session any hun
dred of either of said counties has been
divided into two or more collection districts
and for which no collectors seals have been
procured, the clerk of the peace of the
county in which such subdivided hundreds
shall be situated shall have prepared seal
for each of said new collection districts, to
be of the usual size, style and form, and
the same shall be the collectors seal for the
purpose of this act, and if adopted by the
Levy Court of said county shall become the
seal of said collection districts thereafter.
Each of said collectors to whom the
said lists of the delinquent taxables
shall be delivered shall Immediately
thereafter give five days public notice by
advertisements posted in ten or more public
places in his hundred or collection district,
stating in said notice the time and place at
which he will attend for the reception of
the delinquent taxes for the year A d.
1892, as required by this act; the time speci
fled in said notices shall be prior to the
next preceding the third Tues
day in May. A. D. 1898, and the place shall
be some convenient place in his hundred
Each of said collectors in pursuance of said
notices shall sit for two successive DAYS and
for eight hours each day, at the time and
place designated in said notices, for the pur-
pose of receiving and shall receive such
delinquent taxes as shall be rendered to
him in person by any delinquent taxables
shall give receipt for the same in the man.
ner provided by law in the collection of other
county taxes. Each ofsaid collectors shall be
liable on his official bond for the pay
ment of the taxes collected by him under
,he provision of this act. Every one of said
solicitors shall make return of his said
delinquent list together with the moneys
ollected thereon to the Levy Court of his
county at special meeting thereof on the |
hird Tuesday in the said month Of May
A D 1893, which the said levy courts are |
hereby required and directed TO have and |
lold, and the said levy courts shall then |
eceive the said returns End make proper
ettlement with the said collectors for the