Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-02-07

Btsti Correspondence Of Gazette and journal.
DOVER, Feb. 6.--The long.continued
Senatorial deadlock has reduced interest
In the election of United States Senator
to the lowest possible point and but for the
Joint ballot which is taken daily interest
would disappear altogether. A few be-
lieve that Hon. George V. Massey will be
the victor but on the surface there is moth.
ing. which justifies such belief. II is
said that some things are shaping" but
what these things are nobody except those
engaged in the deal can tell and how they
will pan OUT nobody knows. Senator
Higgins did not leave town to-day, as was
expected. Mr. Addicks Is still absent.
The extremely cold weather kept people
indoors tonight and the town was dead"
AswEEPISG CHARTER.
No opposition to the act to incorporate
the Dover s. Milford Railway Co. has de.
veloped rs vet, but there is considerable
tnlk about the sweeping provisions of the
charter which said company desires to OBJ
tain. sectionl1 as follows, is considered
the most sweeping:
see. II. That the corporation hereby created
shall have power to supply any or all Of the
towns on the line VI Its railway, hcreinhefore
provided for, with artificial light from elec-
tricity and to thus end, after having first OBJ
tained permission from the proper authorities
Of Tho towns so desired to BIO lighted by cleo
tricity as a oresaid, said corporation Is hereby
express y Invested with ample power and
authority 10 erect the necessary poles wires
and other conductors for the proper dietribu-
ton OF electricity. and OF introducing the same
into buildings of the ;own' Aforesaid; and the
said corporation Is also expressly authorized
aud empowered to enter upon any public
street, alley, lane or highway by and with the
consent Of the proper auth irltits Of the towns
aforesaid, for the purpose Of erecting any such
poles, wires or other conductors, and for the
1utldlng, constructing and operating Of any
the same, doing as little damage as possible to
such streets, lanes or alleys, and repairing the
injury that may bo done TO the 3 mo rs
bieedly as possible, and securing tho citizens
rom accident aud danger whilst so erecting
he enid poles, wires or other conductors and
building, constructing and operating the said
railway. Tho said corpof att II hereby created
shall also have full power aud authority to
construct and maintain the necessary build
inge and introduce thorein the proper ma
chin9ry for the manufacture OF electricity
EQUALIZATION OF TAXATION.
The act to equalize taxation for county
purposes, of which Representative Mus
lard gave notice last week, was introduced
in the House to-day. 1t is as follows
WHEREAS, It is but Just that tho burden OF
taxation should be adjusted and distributed 30
that II may bear equally upon all according to
the value Of every mans estate: and,
WHEREAS, The presentsystem OF taxation Is
unjust and oppressive, In that II taxes most
tho property least profitable and relieves alto
Rethor that which produces the greatest In
come, AMI,
WHEREAS Every confederation of Justice,
equality and fair play requires that all prop
efty paying interest or yielding IN income
should BIS taxed and made bear fair share OF
the burdens OF government, therefore,,
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the state Of Delaware In
General Assembly met:
Sec /. That In addition to the real aud psr-
sonal property now liable TO DO taxed under
the existing laws 1t shall be the duty o. ths as
SCISSORS OF tho various hundreds or election
districts In this state TO assess all investments
paying interest or yielding an income and
whicH7aro moi now taxed for either State or
county purposes or exempted by this asst, and
the same shnll be taxed for all county pur-
poses.
Soc, Q Under the head "lnveatments" the
following kinds are included: All bonds I r
tho payment OF money, mortgages. stocks u
every kind not herein expressly excepted; all
judgments, rec0gnizauces and DEGREES tor the
judgment Of money, MI Judgment notes and
certificates of Indebtedness, except such AZ are
given in good faith for goods sold and de ,iy-
cred, for wages and such Judgment note or
other evidence Of Indebtedness az may be
given for short periods In the curse OF btsi-
ness and not used or intended ~ ilvestine ems;
all alienation bonds bearing interes or when
tho interest Is included in the body thereof,
all interest-beRring loans 10 any person, firm,
company limited partnership, bank, banking
whether ioing business In this state or else
where. Payment OF interest in advance or
adding IL 20 the principal shall in no case OK.
OF the tax. The following are excepted and
excluded from the operation OF thi act: All
loans and evidences Of indebtedness Of tn .
any OF the counties tn ireof, religious or
benevolent associations whose real estate Is
by law exempt and Of such o.her securities as
arc now exempt by express provision OF law.
all loans which are made to local manufacture
ing companies when their real estate ia ex-
pres-ly exempt by law; all stocks In educa-
whether incorporated or not, and all invest
inents by savinls anks dnd shares Of build
ing and loan associations and investments
made by them.
Sec. .. All classes OF property herein named
and made subject to taxation shall be assessed
and taxed, whether the same be situated in
this State or elsewhere, or whether tho same
be held as owner or in truAt for the owner IN
any capacity whatsoever, and the person own
Ing, holding oSpcontroiing the same shall b'
required 10 make returns thereof to The as
SCISSORS of hts hundred, showing distinctly
where the same is situated, owned or held
and the owner thereof, and when such RETURN
are received by the assessors they shall b.
arranged alphabetically In the list OF oths
taxable property, provided however. that an!
Investments liable to assessment and taxation
by this act which are taxed in any other stat
or county are expressly exempted from thu
provisions of this act.
Sec, 4. Tho president and secretary OF al
corporations and associations liable TO taxa
ton under thus act shall on the hrst day o
February In each year make their respective
returns under. oath to the assessors OF thu
uegI place OF the corporation or association !
situated, VIII CHI returns shall show the who'll
number of shares in each OF the SAID corpora
lions or associations, the market value OF eacl
share and the aggregate market or f0al Yalu
OF all the shares, with the name OF the owne
. and the number OF shares owned BY eacl
respectively.
Sst,. i. Any officer of any corporation or asso
citation failing 10 make return or report a.
herein required shall be guilty OF p misde
lneanor aud upou conviction thereof snail pa!
Hne OF not ess than $40 nor more than OF
or be Imprisoned not less Than III days no
more than six months.
tho owners and Investors Of capital, and no
The borrowers or debtors, every indiylanh
porson, corporation, company or association
Whatever and every officer thereon asking, de
inandlng, contracting Tor or receiving an
money or consideration whatever on accouh
OF said tax, in Reduction thereof or otherwl {
or VINO shall by any device whatsoever impoi
or Try TO impose such tax or any part thereo
upon any debtor whomsoeyer, under any Prs
text whatsoever, phall be guilty o. misue
Irsanor and shall upon conviction thereot
lined In any sum not less than $lO0 nor inor
than fl,0D0 and costs.
Soc. Z. Each and every debtor by bond, tlda
neat. mortgage, recognizaEce, decree or othel
wise (wnosa debt Is liable TO taxation unue
Ii!ls aetl, when the creditor Is u non-resldei
q, the county or state. shall be hapie lot "
tgS gu his debt in the first instance. but apo
I,tyment thereof he shall be entitled anu
shall 10 his duty to deduct the same IRON ~
interest due or accruinB thereon, and any SUE
80 reid shall forfeit his debit and no deblc
shall remit or make any payment 10 q
creditor out Of the state until the ta2 inlpose
unon his SAID debt py this act has been paid.
sec. T. In making the assessment ana toile
ton Of the taxes assessod under this aet y
nsHossors and co lectos shall Respective
hive nil tho power aud authority now w ~
conferred upon .hein in The assessment ~
collection OF tpxos In addition 20 what lSeo
frrrch by his net, and the public onitpt OF I
- ,net., We uonnlis IN the records there
dIin. Su,ine hours shall at all u es
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