Evening journal., 1899-01-28
SUSSEX LEVY COURT.
Text Of Mr.. Farlow's Five
Commissioners Bill.
PRESENT COURT LEaIsIATBD OUT

BILL PROVIDES THAT THE COUN-
TY SHALL BD DIVIDED INTO
FIVE DIsTRICTs, A COMMITS
sTONER TO BE NAMED FROM
EACH.
Staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
dover. Jan. Ex-senator Farlcw IN
troduced the following Five Commits
sioners bill for Sussex cocnty:
AN ACT IN RELATION TO TIIE
LEVY COURT OF SUSSEX COUNTY.
Be It enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the state
u Delaware in General Assembly met
Section !. That from and after the
passage OF this act the terms and pow
ers OF office OF the Levy Court com
missioners now COMPRISING the Levy
Court OF Sussex cour~-, shall be ano
the same are hereby declared to be
terminated and ended, anu the terms
and powers Of all collectors OF taxes
heretofore appointed or elected by saio
Levy Court. in and for Sussex county.
in the year 1897, and prior to the pass
age Of this act, are hereby declared to
be terminated and ended; anH the
terms and powers OF all trustees OF the
poor, constab.es and all crker officers
and agents heretofore appointed or
elected by the said Levy Court, at any
time prior to the paesage Of this act,
except grand and patit jurors hereto
fore drawn and placed in Boxes. are
hereby declared to be terminated and
ended.
Section g. That from and after the
passage Of this act the Levy Court OF
SUSSEX county shall be cvnpouad ot
five members. one OF which shall be
from each OF the five several districts
into which Sussex county is hereinaf-
ter divided. in lieu Of the number
heretofore established by law. Thai
there shall be a collector OF taxes FOL
each OF said DISTRICTS 10 be appointed
as hereinafteU provided, who shall give
bond 70 the State OF Isa>ayare in 8
sum equal to twice the amount OF th,
taxes TO be by him collected with
surety therein to be Gs4royed by IN,
Levy Court. in lieu OF the number
heretofore established by law.
Section 3. That the county OF sus
sex shall for the purposes of this &C
be and the same is hereby divided int
five districts TO wit: District No. 1. Al
Of Cedar Creek hundred and all tina
portion OF Nanticoke hundred whicl
lies north and west N Gravell1
Branch, beginning at a point where tn,
said Gravelly Branch intepects tn
dividing line between Georgetown an,
NanticOke hundreds a1d running IN
southwesteriy course to what was for
merly known as Rests Old Mill. thenc
along said branch to what was former
" known as Collins MIL to its mouth
being at the head OF Middletord mil
pond; together with Northwest For
hundred.
District No. 2. al. that portion O
Nanticoke hundred which lies sout
and east OF said Gravelly Branch
beginning at a poiHe where the sal
Gravelly Branch intersects the eiv.d
ing Vine between Nan0@coke an
Georgetown hundreds, running in
sOuthwesterly course to what. was fol
merly known as Rests OldMGi, theme
along the said branch 10 what was foI
merry known and Collins Min to II
mouth at the head Of Middlefcrd mi
pond; together with Seanord an
Broad Creek hundreds.
District No. 8. Little Creek. Dags
boro and Gumboro hundreds.
District No 4. Baltimore and India
River hundreds.
District No. 3. Georgetown Broat
kiln and Lewes AMI Rehobosh hui
dreds.
Section 4. That - shall
the Levy Court commissioner for dil
trict number one: -- shall
lthe LevyCourt conmisslonerao.'d distri
= number two; --- shah be u
Levy Court commissioner for distrl
. number three; - shall be q
Levy Court commissioner for distri
number four; - shall be u
] Levy Court commissioner for c3stri
number FIVE.
The SAID ---------, -----st a
s -, ----, , kni
succeed the Levy Court commits. 10
d e1s whose offices are btreby abOL'E
}. ed, and they. the said --,