Evening journal., 1899-02-03
ABOUT CONSTABLES.
Act Requiring Them to File
Certain Statements.
PROPOSED TAX ON BICYCLES
STIFF FIGHT OVER THE DRAW
ING OF COUNTY JURORS BY
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sE-
GREET SOCIETY BILL HELD UP.
OTEHER LEGISLATIVE MlATTERs.
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Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. Representative
Kitchens introduced an act requiring
the constab,es of New Castle county
and all persons acting as baillffs to
make and file certain statements in the
office Of the clerk Of the peace OF New
Castle county 1t is as follows:
Section l. That after this act be-
comes a law each and every constable
OF New Castle county and each and
every person acting as bailif shall
between the first and tenth days of the
months of January April, July and DC.
tober, make and file in the office Of the
clerk Of the peace Of New Castl,
county, a statement or account which
shall contain the following informa.
tion, viz: In the case Of a constable
the names Of the plaintiff and de
fendant in each and every execution
placed in such cons5able's hands; the
amount of the claim and interest, the
amount, II any, collected; the amount
II any. or the costs collected and the
amount paid the plaintiff, his agent or
attorney, if anything be so paid If
the constable shall have placed in his
hands for collection any claim or
claims, account or accounts, on
which no judgment shall have been OBJ
tained or execution issued thereon, he
shall state in said statement the fol-
lowing: The names of the creditor
and debtor; the amount OF the claim
or account; the amount il any collect
ed by him. and the amount if any paid
the creditor, his agent or attorney.
In the case Of bailiffs. said state
ment shall contain the following: The
names Of the landlord and tenant, the
amount Of rent distrained for, the
amount, if any, collected, and the
amount, if any, paid the landlord, hi,
agent or attorney.
Section 2. If any constable, or bail
iii shs,l make out and file a false or
untrue statement, he shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and forfeit and pay a
fine Of not less than one hundred dol
lars, besides the costs Of prosecution
Section 3. If any constable or bailin
shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply
with the provisions of section one Of
this act, he shall, upon conviction
thereof, be deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor. and shall forfeit and pay a
fine Of not less than one hundred dol
lars. besides the costs OF prosecution.
Section 4. The clerk Of the peace Of
New Castle county shall preserve and
safely keep the said statements in his
office, and the same shall at all times
be accessible for public inspection and
every person who desires to do so shall
have the right to inspect and make
copies Of any portions of any or all
such statements.
Section 5. That this act shall apply
only to New Castle county.
Section G. That an acts inconsist
ent herewith be and the same are here
by repealed.
TO TAX BICYCLES.
Representative Shallcross will intro.
diuce the following bicycle taxing act
which will interest all wheelmen and
wheelwomen:
Section 1. That the act entitled "An
act to revise and consolidate the stat.
utes relating to the city of Whining
ton" being chapter 2O7, volume II
Laws Of Delaware, be and the same il
hereby amended by adding after the
last word of section 80 thereof the fol-
lowing words, viz:
In addition to the taxes hereinbefor'
provided for, there shall be assessed
and collected by the Mayor and Coun
eli Of Wilmington, for the use Of the
city, an annual tax Of one dollar upor
each and every vehicle, known as I
bicycle or tricycle.. owned. leased Of
kept, or in the possession o
any person or persons with
in the limits Of the city o
Wilmington, and the Council shall en-
| Join upon the assessors and collector
for the city of Wilmington the mod
i and manner Of assessing and collect
ing the same; and until the Council
snail so do, said tax shall be assessei
and collected in the mode and manne
now prescribed for the assessment an
collection Of the tax upon horses
i mules, asses or animals Of the hors
kind.
TEACHERS AND CERTIFICATES.
Speaker Of the House Clark will in
= troduce a bill providing for the grand
ing Of certificates to certain schoC
teachers. II is as follows:
Section l. That any teacher Of goo
moral character who has successful
. and satisfactorily taught in the free {
( public schools Of this state for te
consecutive years in any one grad
, shall be given a certificate entitlin
= such teacher 70 teach during his or hi
lifetime, during good behavior in sue
grade, in any free or public school
It the state The certificate aforesa.
y shall be made, signed and issued
4 any superintendent of schools for al
county of this state, and countersign'
3, by the president Of the State Board
q Education. provided, however, tn
y only one Of such certificates shall
issued to any one person. and il &
certificate aforesaid becomes lost
o mislaid, a duplicate, signed and cou
tersigned, as aforesaid, shall be issue
AFTER A STIFF FIGHT.
s After a eDirited triangular fight 1