Evening journal., 1893-03-24
MUST PAY TAX TO VOTE.
Re-Enactment of the Delin-
quent Laws Recently Repealed.
NEGROES MUST COME TO SCRATCH


Are Necessary for Kent and Sussex
Counties as the Negroes There Won't
Pay in on Years.
stsff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March "a The hands Of time
were turned back Just twenty years IN
Kent nd Sussex counties by the General
Assembly yesterday afternoon. The
Senate passed the House bill amending
and re enacting the much reviled and
defended assessment laws of 1873 which
were repealed two years ago when the
registration and secret ballot laws were
passed. The laws were re enacted in the
face of the protest of Senator Pilling.
The Democratic members of Kent and
Sussex counties contended that il was
absolutely necessary for their counties as
the poll taxables only paid up in election
years and then only for one year
Mr. Records, from the Committee on
Revised Statutes, reported the bill
favorably and called IL up for passage.
Assistant Clerk Hearn read IT, as follows:
Section That the act entitled. AN
act in relation to the collection Of taxes
in this state, passed at Dover. April TO-
1873, being chapter 372. volume a.
Laws of Delaware, as amended by the
act entitled, An act in relation to col
lectors, passed at Dover, May 13, 1884,
be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out all Of Section 1 Of the said
act FIRST named as amended, and inserting
in lieu thereof the following. viz:
Section /. That hereafter it shall
be the duty of the collector Of the
county taxes, in each hundred or collec-
tion district Ia Kent and Sussex counties
in this state, within thirty days after he
shall have received his duplicate list. to
give public notice by advertisement,
posted in ten or more Of the most public
places in such hundred or collection dis
trict stating in such notices the place Of
residence or of business of such collector
and his readiness to receive taxes, aud IL
shall also be the duty of each such col
lector as aforesaid IN the month Of Janu
airy, in each year, again to give public
notice as aforesaid. of at least ten day s..
which last mentioned notice shall state
the times aud places at which such col
lectOr will attend for the purpose of
receiving taxes then due and unpaid,
and it shall be the duty of the Levy
Court in each Of said counties, upon
proof being made to them BY the
affidavit Of the collector, verified by oath
or affirmation and filed in the Office of the
clerk the peace for the respective
county, setting forth that he has given
notice as required by this section and
that In accordance with the notice last
above mentioned that he did attend al
The times and places designated il
| such notice for the reception of taxel
and did remain for the space of at least
five hours in each day, and for the period
of at least three days in attendance, fol
the purpose of collection of taxes al
aforesaid. to allow said collector as de
linquincies, the taxes uncollected by him
and the names of such delinquents shall
be dropped from the assessment list by
the Levy Court and shall not be placed
thereon again for period of one yea
from and after the date of such allow
anee Provided, that the provisions o
this section shall apply to persons as
sessed and liable to poll tax only.
ut shall be the further duty of the
said collector of taxes to sit for the pur
pose of receiving taxes. with the registra
and Board of Registration in his collec
tion district, in all cases where there i
but enc registrar or board Of registration
in his collection district, and in case hi
coll' ction district embraces more thar
one election district, then in such case
said collector shall sit for the purpose o
receiving taxes during the sittings o.
the registrars aud boards of registra
tion in his collection district. at sucl
suitable and convenient place or place
in lis collection district as he shall desig
nate by public notice posted IN ten @
more Of the most public places in his col
lection district, at least five days befor
the FIRST sitting of said registrars.
"Seclion That chapter 80, page 7e
volume 10, Laws Of Delaware, passed a
Dover May 13, 1891, be and the same i
hereby repealed and made null and void
and that sections 8 and 10 of the ac'
entitled An act in relation to the duties
of assessors and Of the Levy Courts il
the several counties of this state
passed at Dover April 8. 1878. and beinI
chapter 81. of volume a. Laws Of Della
ware, are hereby re.enacted and mad
valid and of full force and effect. Pro
vided, however, that this section shal
not apply to New Castle county
''Section 3 That all acts and parts @
acts inconsistent with this act is hereb
repealed"
1t was accompanied by resolutions
dCopleu Dy lue heut county Levy Noull
recommending its passage.
Mr.. Records-"We have had a deliI
{ quent tax law in the state until tw
years ago Then it was repealed. w
d. find that it does not work in SUISSE
5 county and the Kent county people ss
5 that it does not work here. We wi
s loose $4, 600 In our county if the repe
: law remains on the books You ca
10 compel people to pay their taxes in old'
s 10 have a vote, but they will only pa
e them every other year under the presel
law. You have tax receiver in Ne
= Castle and it works differently ther
p The people don't went it there, but y
q do want it in our county"
4 Mr.. Pyle-"And then get up son
other scheme" Laughter
s Mr. Pilling-"T call to mind what
time we had two years ago in settliI
B. this matter think the speaker W
bear me out that when everything hing
on one thing, they said, We will agr
that this law Of 1878 should be repeale'
Q and it was repealed. Now, they COZ
/ here with this bill, in which / admit the
/. are some very valuable and hbeI
- amendments with regard to the deli
, quent act, or act Of 1878. For instanS