Evening journal., 1897-01-27
FOR THE SINGLE TAX.
Mr.. MCCOY FATHERS THE BILL SENT
BY SINGLE TAxER SUDELL.


PROVIDES THAT ALL LAND SHALL
BE ASSESSED AT ITS TRUE REM
TAI VALUE IN MONEY, EXCLUD-
ING PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRY.
DOVER, Jan. 7.-Representative Nc
Coy has the Single Tax bills which !
were sent down mere by Harold Sudell,
of New Castle county, and will prob
ably give nofice Of them to-day. They
are as follows
THAT sections herein named Of chap
ter 10. of the Laws of Delaware. Re-
vised Code Of 1893, lie amended so as
to read as follows:
Section THE assessor in each hun
dred shall in the year Of general as
sessment of land take IN accurate ac-
count Of the land therein, specifying
the quantity of acres belonging to
every owner, and shall assess the same
at its true rental value in money, ex-
cluding all products of industry in or
upon the land; and for this purpose
he may call upon the owner to discover
the quantity thereof, and on the re-
corder of deeds, clerk of the Orphans
Court or register in Chancery for infor-
nation from the records in their Of
fees.
Section 2-He shall also, at said
time take an accurate account of the
lots in the cities, boroughs, towns and
villages and by whom owned and shall
assess the same at their true rental
value In money, excluding all products
Of industry in or upon the land, and
for this purpose he may call upon the
owner to discover the quantity thereof,
and upon the recorder of deeds, clerk
of the Orphans Court, or register in
Chancery for information for records
in their offices.
Section 3, 4, 5. 6, and S-That
these sections be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section 1O-That every free man
above the age of q years shall be rated,
in addition to his assessment, if any,
for poll tax not exceeding one cent.
Section II, 13 and 14-That these
sections be- and the same are hereby
repealed
Section 16-Every assessor shall
complete the assessment for his hum
dred, making separate assessment for
each election district thereof, by the
first day of January, and shall before
the fifteenth day of that month post,
in five of the most public places in
/ idtn tlttliNA NloAllils 0N dlDndUtAlNdl
list of the names of the persons as
sessed in that district, with the separ-
ate sums of their land and poll rate
and their aggregate amount, and at the
same time and place and In the same
manner, he shall give notice that he
will attend at the place of holding the
general election, or. where a hundred
is divided into two or more election
districts, at some central place in the
hundred. named in said notice, on the
third Saturday of the aforesaid month,
and so many days Immediately sue
ceeding as may be necessary, from 10
o'clock a. m. till o'clock p. m, to cor
rect any errors therein and to assess
persons omitted
Section 1S-He shall deliver to the
Levy Court, on the first Tuesday of
February in the year of general as
sessment of land, statement thereof
under his hand and the quantity and
situation of said land, which statement
he shall verify by oath, to be admins
} tered by the clerk of the peace or either
b of the commissioners.
7 Section 19--He shall appear before
4 the Levy Court on the first Tuesday
of November, and on any other day the
court may require, to be qualified as
! follows. 4 , do solmenly swear
Tor affirm that l will use due diligence
to discover all assessable land in my
hundred, and take an accurate account
of the same; that l will assess the
same fairly and impartally, except
property the rate of which is fixed by
. law, and perform all the other duties
/, Of my office of assessor with fidelity ,
! The provisions Of the second bill are
as follows:
Section ALI land having a renta
!, value and not belonging to the state o.
y the United States, or any county O
. municipality. shall be subject to as
i, sessment and taxation for public pur
poses.
Section "A general assessment o
persons and lands shall stand and b.
{. acted on for two years, and shall re
u main so as to be returned on the frs
Tuesday of February, 1898, and ever.
~ second year thereafter.
- Section 3--Provided always tina
- each assessor shall annually assess tn
persons of those liable who have ar
y. rived at u years of age since the pre-
ccding assessment, or who have com
"a to reside in the hundred, or have beel
,f before omitted, and also any land be
% fore omitted He shall also certif
and return all descents, alterations an
40 charges of ownership of land. and tn
NJ persons who by the assessment list a
the same shall be made from such re
as turn shall appear to have become tn
ne owner shall be assessed for the valu
,d thereof"
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