Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

taxes assessed or to be assessed thereon,
to be paid by the debtor or any person
for him during the existence Of the
debt. And upon assignment OF any
such debt, SO evinenced as aforesaid.
except flor the purpose of collateral
security, the assignee shall be required
to make, subscribe to and have there.
unto attached, an oath in the same
form and to the same effect as is ABOVE
required of the original obligee or mort
gagee.
''Sec. IL. That il the moneys which
shall he collected under the provisions
Of this act, one. fourth shall be for the
use of the State and the other three
fourths for the use sof the county in
which the same was levied and col
lected. And the county treasurer OF
each of the several counties, shall.
quarterly, pay over to the State trsas-
urer all moneys which shall have come
to his bands for the ause OF the State
under the provisions Of this act.
''And each of tho said county treas.
urers shall on or before the first day ut
June, A. ID. 1898, enter into an ad.
ditional bond to the State of Delaware
in the sum of So, 900. to secure all
moneys which shall come into his
hands under the provisions of this act,
which said bond shall be approved in
the same manner and by the came per-.
sons as the bonds oftcounty treasurers
are now required by law in their re,
spectiye counties.
'Sec. 13. That all tho provisions OF
law in relation to assessments and the
duties of assessors relative thereto, as
well as those in relation 10 the Levy
Court with reference To assessments.
appeals, aud corrections thereof, making
rates and levies, are made applicable to
the assessments and bleyies to be made
and authorized to be made under the
provisions of this act
And every collector OF county taxes
shall have all the authority and power
to collect the taxes imposed by this act
as he now has for ths collection of
county taxes under existing laws.
'Sec. IA. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
The Senate passed the House bills to
authorize the Mayor and Council Of
Wilmington to borrow sl25, 000 for the
use of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment, to incorporated the South Side
Railway Co. Of Wilmington. to in
corporate the Heplppen Light and
Power Co., to Incorporate the New
Castle. Newport & Wilmington Pas.
senger Railway Co., and to amend the
game laws 30 as I'd make the open
season commence November 18th, in
stead of November lsf.
At the morning session of the House.
Representative Thompson. offered the
following joint resolution, which was
a,i, ,lr oIn nI d.
Senate for concurrence.
"That hereafter and forever more all
assemblies OF men called to alter,
make. or draft new Constitution for
the State Of Delaware. that the session
of such assembly shall not exceed the
perioh of GO days"
The Senate non concurred in the
resolution. ,t
The House bill to. increase the sala-
ries of the clerks of Wilmington city
tax collectors from S720 to 5000 passed
the House under rather peculiar cir
cumstances. 1t had been reported
favorably, and, being municipal cor.
poration measure, two-tbirds vote
was necessary. The vote fell short.
but Mr.. Dempsey explained the bill
and Messrs. Hazel, Eliason aud J. II,
Hopkins changed their votes and the
bill was passed. Mr.. Adams refused
to vote
The bill TO provide for the appoint.
ment Of an additional justice OF the
peace in Lewes and Rehoboth hurdred
was on the House calendar for con-
sideration at noon, Mr. Thompson
moved the passage of the bill, Mr..
johnson presented remonstrance
signed by some of the most prominent
people in the hundred staring that no
more justices of the peace or notaries
public were needed there.
Mr.. Thompson said tho remonstrance
was signed under the impression that
the bill called for the appointment of
notary public, which it did not do.
He had read letter from William NJ.
Jefferson of tho hundred, in sub.
stantiation of his assertion.
MIR. johnson said such WAS not the
case. The people did not want eithar
a notary or justice of the peace. He
said the bill originated from people
who had grudge against Justice
Wiltbank, who is now there.
Tho bill was finally passed.
The House passed the Senate bill to
provide for levyiug special tax in
Broadkiln hundred, Sussex county, for
shelling the roads therein, after it had
been amended SO rs to make the dis
tribution of shells mora equitable than
provided for originally. Speaker Ripgin
and Senator j. NJ. G. Moore made
speeches in favor of tho bill.
The House passed. the House bill to
make the license for foot peddlers $50,
and specifying that il may be paid in
quarterly instalments.
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