Evening journal., 1897-03-10
FOR A NEW LEVY COURT.
A Bill Which Will Completely
Remodel That Body.
ROAD COMMISSION ABOLISHED
IT WILL PLACE ALL THE ROADS
UNDER THE CARE OF THE LEVY
COURT-FULL TEXT OF THE
BILL.

BILL.
Staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, March 1O.-Representative
Dempsey has in hand for introduction |
the following bill, completely remodel |
ing the Levy Court OF New Castle |
county, abolishing road commissioners
and placing all the roads under the care
of the Levy Court:
Section 1. That from and after the
next general election to be held in the
month of November in the year 1898,
the Levy Court Of New Castle county
shall consist of twelve members to be
elected at the next general election.
(whose terms of office shall be four
years, commencing on the first Tues
day Of January next following the cleo
tion), to be held in the month of No
vember. 1898 and in every fourth year
thereafter as is hereinafter provided.
And that the Levy Court elected under
the provisions of this act shall have
and exercise all the powers and author
ity now conferred by law upon the
Levy Court of New Castle county as
now existing.
Section q That the county Of New
Castle shall for the purposes CT this
act he and the same is hereby divided
into four districts. to wit: One shall be
composed of all that portion OF VIII
mington hundred lying north of Sixth
street, and including Brandywine hun
dred, and shall be known as the First
Levy Court district, and shall be en-
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elected in such district. tone of whom
shall reside in that portion Of Whining
ton hundred north of Sixth street. and
the other shall reside in Brandywine
hundred) All that portion of Will
mington hundred lying south of Sixth
street and including Christiana and
/ Mill Creek hundreds. shall be another
/ district. 20 be known as the Second
/ Levy Court district, and shall be en-
/ titled TO three members, who shall be
| elected In such district Zone of whom
shall reside in that portion of Whining
/ ton hundred lying south ofSixth street
one in Christiana hundred and one in
/ Mill Creek hundred) Another district
| shall be composed Of the hundreds of
! New Castle. White Clay Creek and
! Pencader, and shall be known as the
] Third Levy Court district, and shall be
| entitled to three members Zone OF
whom shall reside in New Castle hun
dred. one in White Clay Creek hundred
and one in Pencader hundred) Another
district shall be composed Of the hun
dreds OF st. Georges, Red Lion, Apo
quinimink and Blackbird, and shall bl
known as the Fourth Levy Court dis
trict. and shall be entitled to four mem
bers to be elected in such district (on,
of whom shall reside in ST. Georges
hundred one in Red Lion hundred. one
in Appoquinimink hundred and one in
Blackbird hundred)
The said districts shall be represent
ed in the Levy Court of New Castle
county, to be elected under the provi
sions of this act at the next general
election, by those persons who were
elected in the month Of November las
to the Levy Court of New Castle
county as now existing, viz John }
Gallagher, John J. Mealey, John Lynn
Henry NJ. White and William A. Scott
\ who shall serve out their respective
terms TO which they have been elected
and represent the said districts anC
hundreds until the election to be hel,
in the month of November. 1900.
The Levy Court commissioners to b
]
shall be paid as compensation for thei
services the yearly sum of $500 in quar-
terly instalments by warrants dul,
, drawn upon the county treasurer.
Section 6. That from and after tn
passage of this act the Office of re
ceiver of taxes as provided and create
by section G of chapter 26, volume Is
Laws of Delaware. passed at Dove
April %. 1891. be and the same is here
, by terminated and abolished, but tina
the person elected to the said office Of re
. ceiver of taxes and county treasurer a
: the last general election held in Me-
Castle county shall continue i'm offiC
as county treasurer Of New Cast
= county until the expiration Of his teri
i Of office to which he was elected, who's
e duties, responsibilities. compensation
T. etc, shall be as was provided by law fc
= the county treasurer of New Cast
; county prior to the passage Of the ac
= | entitled "An Act in Relation TO IN
Levy Court Of New Castle County
passed at Dover April 2S. 1891.
Section s. That the manner an
form Of collecting the county taxes 4
u New Castle county shall. from and a
e ter the passage OF this act. be as w;
o provided by law prior 10 the passage
3 the act entitled IAN Act in Relation
: the Levy Court Of New Castle County
u passed at Dover. April 2S, 1891.
u Section Q. That the Office Of count
q comptroller as created and provided
+. section 16 OF the act entitled AN A
u in Relation to the Levy Court Of Ne
e Castle county passed at Dover, APP
II 28, 1891, is and the same is hereby 20
u minated and abolished, and the mann
of auditing the accounts Of the trea
urer Of New Castle county shall be
IL was provided by law prior 10 the pas
age Of the act aforesaid; and all q
laws I'm regard to auditing the accoun
Of the said county treasurer as existii
\ prior to the passage Of the act afOr
II said. are hereby revived, re-enacted al
Il in full force.
1t Section 10. That on the first day
Ie January of the year 1899 the Offices
* road commissioners as existing in q
rs several hundreds Of New Castle coun
shall be and they are hereby tern
mated and abolished. ana that the mel
bers Of the New Castle county Le
nt Court In he hereafter elected from n