Evening journal., 1899-01-28
SUSSEX LEVY COURT
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year or until the said Records books,
papers and other property shall be de-
livered into the custody of the said
Levy Ctur commissioners named in
this act
Section Z. That from and after the
passage Of this act the terms Of OF
dce Of the several persons appointed
collectors Of taxes for the several COL
lect.cn districts in 2ctsex county for
the year 1899 are hereby terminated
and ended as Aforesaid and the Levy
Court commissioners named in this act
be and the same are h6Slby directed
and it shall be their duty to appoinu
for each CT the five districts hsreinha-
fore created a qualified voger, a resi-
dent in said district, to be collector "a
taxes for SAID district; the collector
for each dicerrt to be appointed by the
Levy Coult commissioner of his dis
tricti the said c.lleVtor Of taxes shall
have AL the power and authority. and
shall be subject to e~s the require.
ments, qualifications and duties here
totore imposed or obligated upon col
lectors CT taxes in and for the county
Aforesaid. That In addition to the
powers now possessed by collectors a
county taxes in this state it shall and
may be lawful for any collector here
after to be appointed or elected. after
any demand made by him for the nay
ment Il the tax assessed against any
taxable OF the district for which he is
collector to collect by attachment by
the came process which is now given
to collectors OF schCol taxes by chapfet
35i, volume lG, Laws Of Delaware.
Each Of said collections shall receive
and retain for his service as such col.
ierlor cf taxes six percentum of ali
taxes by him collected upon the dupli-
c@ee TO be issued to him by the Clerk
OF The peace OF said county and shall
pay aid such collections Qess his nor
centum) to the county treasurer on the
nrA and third Tuesday in each ana
every month aNer receiving his duph-
cate. and he shall make run and com
plete settlement with the said Levy
Court commissioners ec Sussex county
for all the taxes upon said duplicates
vishin twelve months after the same
has been by him received, and shall
within the same time make full and
complete payment to the county treas-
urer OF all taxes due upon any such
duplicates, and upon failure TO make
such payment, il shal! be the duty of
the said Levy Court commissioners OF
,neir duly authorized attorney to i'm
meuia5ely prceed upon offlsial bond
od any such collector for the recov-
cry OF any and all unpaid taxes due
Dy him. provided that nothing herein
snail prevent the county treasurer
from proceeding on such official bono
as we'll when in hills judgment il NAV
seem proper and necessary for him IL
do so.
Section s. Upon all taxes paid H.
uae collectors Of taxes as aforesaid
on or before the first day OF Decem.
Der cf the year for which said taxee
are levied or laid, the payment oi
Vhe race Of said taxes shall be and
operate as a fun and complete release
ana extingu.shment thereof. Upon al
taxes which shall not be paid on OF
Delo4e the fnr day Of December as
aforesaid, 6 percentum shall be added
to said tax or taxes which shall be FOL
the use cf the said county OF Sussex
Dor which col.eCgion Of the per
centum the collector OF taxes herein,
before provided fof shall receive NJ
compensation whatever. but shall pa,
the same without abatement 10 tn,
county treasurer Of Sussex county.wh,
shall report the same and the amoun
chereof to the Levy Court commission
ers. That upon all taxes paid over t,
the said county treasurer subseuuenfl,
20 the first day Of December OF tn
year in and icg wh.-h The same wa
Nf .---~ eslA~@ANAa AAt odll tNllttiO
shall pay to the said county treasure
in addition to the amount Of said Ia
thc cum OF percentum thereof fror
the said first day OF December Of sal
year in and for which said tax wa
levied and assessed, tia the date of IN
last preceding bs-monthly seetlemer
with the said county treasurer as b
law required.
Section .. That nothing herein cor
;ained shall in any way affect tn
powers, obligations or duties of an
OF the collectors OF taxes in the var
QUE hundreds in Sussex county al
pointed prior to the year one thousan
eight hundred and ninely-nine. n,
shall it AFFECT the inability OF any suc
collector, CT os the sureties of an
such collector upon his official bond.
Section 10. That from and after II
passage Of this act it shall be the dur
Of the clerk Of the peace Of suss,
county TO cause an tax receipts to