The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-11

NEW CASTLE
LEVY COURT
To Go Back to the Old Form
Again.
tuQgsH1iiEs 70 81 As,llsHsa
Kent and Sussex Counties TO be
Stolen from the Will of
the People.

DOVER, March ia few years ago the
Democrats by legislation stole the Levy
Court of New Castle county and instead
Of twelve Levy Courtmen puG five com
missioners In their places. Now then they
want to do away with the receiver of taxes
and to appoint twelve tax collectors in
order TO have the tox receipts at their dis
pUsal Here is the bill which will be in
PRODUCED in the House.
~ SEQ Ion I. Tint from and after thu 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 BIO elected at the
next general election, (whoSe term of Of
flee shall be four years, commencing OH
the first Tuesday OF January next follow
ing the election), to be held in the month
of,November, 1885, 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 authority now
conferred by law upon the Levy Court of
New Castle county as now existing,
Section q That the county of New Gas.
tie shall for the purposes OF this act be and
the same is hereby divided into four dis
tricts, to wit: One shall be composed of
all that portion of Wilmington hundred
lying north of Sixth street, and including
Brandywine hundred and shall be known
as the First Levy Court district, and shall
be entitled to two members, who shall be
elected in such district. Zone of whom
shall reside in that portion OF Wilmington
hundred north of Sixth street, and the
other shall reside in Brandywine hun
bred
All that portion of Wilmington hun
dred lying south of Sixth street and in
Guiding Christiana and Mill Creek hun.
tGireds, shall DO another district, to be
known As the Second Levy Court district
and shall be entitled TO three members,
who shall be elected in such district tone
of whom shall reside in that portion of
Wilmington hundred lying south of
Sixth street; one in Christiana hundred
and one In Mill Greek 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 hundred, one
in White Clay Greek hundred, and one i'll
Pencader hundred
Another district shall be composed of
the hundreds of st. Georges, Red Lion,
Appoquinimink and Blackbird, and shall
be- known us the Fourth Levy Court dis
trict, and shall be entitled to four mem
bers to be elected in such districts Zone
of whom shall reside in st. Georges hun.
died, one in Red Lion hundred, one in
Appoguinimink hundred and one in
Blackbird hundred)
The said districts shall be represented
I'm Levy Court of New Castle county, to be
elected under the provisions of this act at
the next general election by those persons
who were elected in tho month of NOveu-
Der last to the Levy Court of New Castle
county as now existing, viz: John j. Gal-
lhgher, John }. Mealy, John Lynn, Henry
IA. White and William A. Scott vino
shall serve out their respective terms to
which they have been elected, and repre-
sented the said districts ard hundreds un.
til the election to be held in the month of
November, 1900
Milne Levy Court commissioners to be
elected under the provisions of this act
shall be paid us compensation for their
services the yearly sum of $500 in quarter
lyinstalments by warrants duly drawn
upon the county treasurer
Section 9. That from and after the
passage Of this act the Office Of receiver of
Taxes as provided ard created by section
O of chapter 26, volume ~, Laws Of Della.
ware, passed at Dover April -, 1891, be
and the came is hereby terminated and
abolished, but that tho person elected to
the said office of receiver Of taxes and
county treasurer at the last general cleo.
tion held in New Castle county shall CONT
Dues in Office as, treasurer ufNew Castle Co.
until the expiration Of his term of office to
which he was elected, whose duties, re-
sponsibilities, compensation, etc, Shall be
as was provided by law for the county
treasurer of New Castle county prior to
the passage Of the act, entitled AN Act in
Relation to the Levy Court Of New
Castle County" passed at Dover April rs,
1891
section s. That the manner and form
Dl collecting the county taxes Of New Gas.
tie county shall, from and after the pass.
age of this act, be as was provided by law
prior to the passage Of the act entitled
'An Act in Relation to the Levy Court of
New Castle County passed at Dove
April ?S 1891,
Section .. That the office of county
comptroller as created and provided by
sec lion Ii of the uCt entitled An Act in
Relation TO the Levy Court of New Castle
county, passed at Dover, April Is, 1891 is
md the same is hereby terminated and
abolished, and the manner of auditing
the accounts Of the treasurer of New
Castle county shall be us was provided by
law prior to the passage Of the act HfOre-
said, and all the laws i'll regard to audit
eng the accounts of the said county
treasurer as existing prior TO the passage
pf the act aforesaid, are hereby revived, re-
enacted and in full force,
Section, 10. That on tho first day of
january of the year 1893 the off ,cs of
Epad commissioners rs existing in the
Boyeral hundreds of New Castle county
Bhall be and they are hereby terminated
and abolished, and that The members
IF the New Castle County Levy Court
10 be hereafter elected from the several
hundreds and districts under the pro-
visions of this act shall have entire
Charge and control Of all the public
roads in New Castle county, and
shall have and exercise all the
power and authority in regard to the pub.
lie roads of New Castle county AS is now
provided and conferred by law upon tho
road commissioners of the several humid
reds Of New Castle county, Provided, how
ever. that the said Levy Court commission.
ers Shall receive no additional COmpcusu-
Hon for performing the duties provided
under this section, but that the CUmpen,u-
tion fixed in section Of tins act shall be
the annual compensation Of such Levy
Court commissioners and NO moro.
btMr. HAZEL in tho House to-day intro
nuced the bill which provides that the
offices Of the present Levy Court men.
Collectors and Trustees Of the Poor Of
Kent county shall ho vacant md the Gov
ernOr shall appoint new Levy Court
consisting Of five members. The new
Levy Court is to hold office until the next
general election when their succrssOrs sAal
be chosen. The new Levy Court is to
elect the tax collectors. The bill was
referred. Sussex county will get the sumo
medicine.
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