Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-31

posed OF White CLAY Creek, Red Lior
ard New Castle hundreds, being Sena
torial district No. in New Castle
county, and tho said district shall be
known rs the Fifth Levy Cout dis
trict; another shall comprise and he
composed OF Pencader and st. Georges
hundreds, being Senatorial district
No. 9 In New Castle county, and the
said district shall be known as tho
Sixth Levy Court district, and the re-.
naming district shall comprise and
be composed of AppoquiniminK and
Blackhird huBdredH, being Senatorial
district No. Z in New Castle county,
and the said district shall be- known as
the Seventh Levy Court district.
Sec. 2. at tho general election to be
held in 1901. and at the general
election to be held in every fourth
year thereafter, there shall be elected
from among the resident electors OF
each of saiu districts By The qualified
voters thereof one person to be- Levy
Court commissioner of New Castle
county, to hold office, as such com
missioner, for the term OF four years,
commencing on the first Tuesday In
January next following zach cleo ton.
SEQ .. The said Levy Court com
missioner go to be electtd shall thore-
after constitute the Levy Court OF New
Castle county, and shall meet for
organization on the first Tuesday in
January after their election, and, after
taking the oath prescribed by the Con-
stitution, shall proceed to elect one Of
their number to DO the presiding Off
Ger. -Four of the Levy Court com
missioners shall be sufficient for the
purpose of organization, aud shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction of
business. The said Levy Court COM
missioners shall have the power to
make rules for their government not
Inconsistent with the CONSTITUTIONS and
laws Of the State, and, after their said
first meeting, they shall meet ut the
times now prescribed by law for the
meetings Of the Levy Court Of said
county.
Sec. 4. In case Of the death, resigna-
tion, inelIgibility or removal from the
Levy Court district OF any commits
sloner elected under the provisions of
this act. at any time, it shall be the
duty OF the governor to appoint some
suitable person, having the qualifi-
cations hereinbefore required in that
behalf, to fill the vacancy 80 created,
pursuant to the provisions Of the Con.
stitution IN that behalf. The Levy
Court commissioners TO be elected
under this act shall have as full and
complete jurisdiction over all and
every the matters and things now
vested by Law In the Levy Court of
New CASTLE county as Mt present con-
stituted and In tie several members
thereof, and shall exercise every power,
privilege, right and duty which ow
belongs to the said Levy Court of New
Castle county as fully and completely
as the said Levy Court now by law is
authorized to do.
Sec. 8. Should any two or more
persons voted for as Levy Court COM
miseioners in any district receive an
equal and the highest number of votes
cast at any election, the Superior
Court Of the State OF Delaware, in and
for New Castle county, sitting as the
Board of Canvass, in said county, shall
certify that fact to the governor, who
shall forthwith select one Of the said
persons to be the Levy Court COM
missioner from said district The
Levy Court commissioned is to be
elected under the provisions of this act
shall receive as full compensation for
their services $500 annually, in quar-
terly instalments OF 5000 each, by
warrants duly drawn upon the county
treasurer. As3, A,3'Ft
SEQ. 6. From and after this act be-
comes law until December 31st, 1904,
the Levy Court of New Castle county
shall consist and be composed OF seven
Levy Court commissioners to wit. The
five Levy Court commissioners elected
in said county at the general election
in November, 1900, and two Levy Court
commissioners 10 be appointed by the
governor, one from the Third Levy
Court district as described 10 section l
of this act, and the other Levy Court
commissioner from the Seventh Levy
Court district as described in section
of this act; and the said five Levy
Court comm issiOners SO elected as
aforesaid and the said two Levy Court
commissioners so to be appointed as
aforesaid shall constitute the Levy
Court Of New Castle county until the
time aforesaid; and the governor is
hereby authorized and empowered to
appoint two suitable persons from the
districts aforesaid to be Levy Court
commissioners of New Castle county
as aforesaid Tbr the term aforesaid.
The said Levy Court commissioners so
elected and SO appointed shall have,
p5ssess, enjoy and exercise all the
rights, powers, privileges and duties Of
Levy Court commissioners Of New
CASTLE county now vested by law in
Levy Court commissioners of New
Castle county, and shall each receive
the compensation now fixed by law /;
and the said Levy Court, so consti.
tuted, shall have, possess and enjoy as
full and complete jurisdiction over all
and every the matter and things now
vested by law in the Levy Court OF
New Castle county as at present con-
stituted, and shall possess, enjoy and
exercise fully and completely all and
every the powers privileges, rights
and duties that the Levy Court of New
CASTLE county now by law Possesses,
enjoys and exercises.
SEQ. z. All acts or parts OF acts in
consistent herewith, or repugnaut here
tn, or supplied or manifestly SUPER
coded hereby, BIZ and the same are
bereby repealed and made null and
void.
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