Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-25

doclQcu Dy lOt, anu tne electlonH ure 10
be held biennially. A president of
council is to be chosen at every election.
The corporate body is 10 bs know as
"Ths Mayor and Council OF New
Castle.''
Heavy punishment is provided for
fraud ut city elections, the fines rang
ing from $50 to $3.50. Provision is also
made for contesting elections. and also
for filling vacancies in case OF death or
removal OF city officers. the mayor is
to ho conservator OF tho peace and
Judge Of tho mayors court, and shall
receive a salary OF 500. During the
absence of the mayor from the city tho
president of council 10 TO act in that
capacity. The mayor is to have power
to appoint suitable number of police
constables for the city and may remove
such officers for cause. IIo will also
have power TO appoint special con.
stables on special occasions. Tho pro-
ccedings OF the mayors court shall be
liable TO revision by the superior court
OF New Castle county.
All Legislative power OF the city is
to be vested IN the city council. Tho
coupcil shall elect clerk at its first
meeting after each election; may
organize a hoard Of health; may ascer-
tain and fix boundaries OF streets,
squares, lanes and alleys; may repair
and amend the same and provide for
tho paving thereof; may alter, extend,
or widen any street, square, lane or
alley, or open and lay out new one
subject TO certain provisions; may
regulate and fix the grade OF streets,
&c. may regulate the sneed of all
steam and electric railroads operated in
or running through the city; may rogu.
late and fix tho grade of all tailroadf
crossing. or traversing any street, lane
or alley within tho corporate limits oil
the city, whether the said railroad be
operated by steam. electricity or Other
motive power; may fix the grade of ai
crossings wherever one railroad shal
interssct another railroad within tht
corporate limits of the city, whether
the said intersecting railroads use
stoam, electricity or other motiv,
| power, and any ordinance passed by tht
council regulating and establishing
such grades shall be final and con
| elusive between the parties; may
direct the paving of foot-ways and thu
denth of cutters; may regulate build
ing lines, provide night watches ant
pass ordinances authorizing contract
for lighting Of streets at the expense o
the city. regulate the markets., pur
chase or erect pumps or any othe
apparatus for supplying the city will
water, regulate the storage OF gun
powder or any other dangerous or com
bustible matter, regulate bontires, pre-
vent firing of arms in the city, regu
late the keeping of hogs, pass do!
ordinances, prevent street obstructions
suppress riots, suppress nuisances, &c
All meetings OF council arc to be publ
except for the transaction OF executiv
business
The council shall meet on the frs
Tuesday in eyery month, anu specii
meetings may be called by tho mayo
i. or the president at tho requcst of tiv
members. Five members shall constitu;
quorum. Council shall fix tho salarie
Of the assessor. treasurer, policeme
and other persons in the employ of th
city. Council is to have charge of th
expenditure OF public moneys in th
same manner as the council OF the cit
of Wilmington.
All appropriation ordinances are to b
published in newspaper published j
the city of New Castle. Tho assessor
to ussuss all farm lands in the city I
half their value. Lards on whic
manufacturing establishments are TO /
erected are to ha exempt for perio
of 10 years, provided the territory dot
not exceed five acres
The exemption clause reads as 70
lows: - )" And that tho rel
estate Of any person or persons or bod
corporate within the limits OF the clt
, Of New Castle, not exceeding tlve acre
upon which any manufacturing or otht
industrial improvements for the en-
pluyment Of labor shall be erecte
after the passage OF this act, or ar
) real estate upon which any building
, are already erected, and which, aft
tho passage OF this act, shall be ust
, for any manufacturing or industri
{ pursuit as aforesaid, not before pros
. cuted or carried on there, shall
/ exempt for a period of 10 years aft
, the same shall be first assessable fro
. assessment or taxation for State, coun
or municipal purposes.
The president and finance committ
I are to constitute court of appeH
I with regard TO assessment. with Il
o president as chairman Of the coIr
o The council may appoint the assess
{ to be the collector also. The scho
u assessment ia not to include colort
o persons or their estates. All city tax
/; ! paid before the month Of August sh;
r be entitled to an abatement of five p
=; cent, before the month Of Septemb
t two per cent; three per cent 10 to
8 added to taxes collected during Il
q month Of September, and to taxes CT
0 lected subsequent TO Septomher ii
nor cont IL to be added. Provision
a also nude for the collection of
n linquent taxes, which goods and cha
o ties may be sold.
J. Tho council is to have power to crd
II property owners to pave, curb or pla
o CUTTERS in front of their premises,
J.. council may do the work and cole
/. tho Hill from property owners. IL
g council may pave any street at the c
o pense Of the city. lt may also lay o
% new streets, for which condemnati
d proceedings are provided. M nj
b street shall be opened unless app
o cation shall have been made by at lei
!; 90 resident freeholders. Tho coun
g roads passing through New Castle q
70 to be kent up and repaired by the cit
J. but tho county is to maintain t
o causeway atd bridges. The act al
v stipulates that after its passage t
10 road commissioners OF New Gas
~ hundred shall not lay or receive a
70 road tax nor any poll tax from a
i. person residing within the limits
1t New Castle; but tho council ia e
], powered to meet annually WITHIN
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