Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-25
B. ]. M'VEY RULED OUT
50 is The Wilmington City Council by
Decisions Of The Court 10 Banc.
THE DETECTIVE HAD NO CASE
City Has No Right to Tax
Railroad Beds.
THEY ARE EXEMPTED BY THE LAW

The Court In Banc Monday announced
its decisions ia the State detective and
the taxation Of road bed cases, 10 which
1t hsld that the Legislature had the
right to abolish the office of State de-
tsutive. and that the city had not the
right to tax the road bed of railroads
exempted from taxation in that regard
The latter decision will prevent the
collection OF about $50, 900 in taxes.
ALI the members OF the court, Chief
Justice Charles b. Lore and Associate
Judges William O. Spruance, Ienatius
G. Grub, James Pennewill aud Will
liam H. Boyce, were present Chief
Justice Lore announced the decision in
the Detective MoVey case, in which
MoVsy sought to have State Treasure or
Burris required TO pay him salary as
State detective. Following Is opinion:
This Is an application for writ OF
peremptory mandamus, to compel Mar
tin b. Burris, State treasurer OF the
State Of Delaware, the respondent, to
pay to Bernard j. Money, the reator,
the sum OF sl00, being, as he alleges,
the amount due him for aa'ary as State
detective for the month ending April
LIST, 1901.
THE facts were agreed upon in
case stated. and the question of law
raised therein. on JOINT application OF
70 he haard hv The Conrt In Pam,
"By tha case stated IL annaara that
tbe rslator had nsen reyularly an.
no,ntsd I'D MAS in tbs dns sxsro;,s an "
b;a offica az n Gtata dstect;rs IN Inc
1eth dav ~ Mach IaoI nv anna;nt-
mart To- n ta,n, 81 four yasrs ,rdsr The
nrnv;s;ona ~ chantsr ed VaI WI Laws
~ Daia wnre. that b,s EARN a. ofics b"S
mot than arnirad. 80 = 49,
"Ry act ~ the Ca,sraI Asssn,hIv
apnroys NJ March 10Th 1eoI ana IS chaUts,
st Vas s,snaajad and mazda mil M
yoi5 !, tbepehv the Once If State az ~.
feotiye was abolished
"Bv aot Of tha Gsns,al Asaamblv an.
rroved Marob 18th. 1goi. Tho Office y,
Stats detectiye was re-, establisbsd, Int
tha yaIntor was nnt yaannointed rndar
the iass ns,,sd va .u ue 'o'ppo'n'eu 'n'er
''1s.Tbs ,ais,nr cia;r,e .h.t a. u.I
;nv aot ~ March ION ioni 10 rata
under article Is. ssction a m the Gon-
ATTENTION of 1907. wbioh raads.
"sNo law shall extend the farm ~
.nv rnbIic olticsr mr. Air, ,n;sh M cal
ary ar an,o,,,mants aftar his aiac,;on ~
annointmant
he baaes tbiu contant;on m, +uo
grounda. -.
vi. That the abo,isbmsnt NJ bis off,oa
too,s away his salary sor tba ,as;a,,a S ~
III; ea ava and thars5y dim I rsI,us1 ~
salary
IS That tho aboliabmsnt 40 tba
oifioa of State datectiva ~ ~. -,
Warcb i2th- 1901 and ths 70 sstah III ~ :
n,a',t - tha sane n. ~. ~ Masnh 1ssh
Ip0I ware only an ,nd;ract ,,,st,,o5 =,
,li,ni,sshi,, *. saiarr ~ ~ nai'tu -
%s-s-fH%s'@@Ait 49, ',-'s-fJ - "fo tpiNbbtr
,,'ist ~ af,sa ''eip' w eispehsc
nWa viii Jea, With tba late. o,,,
6rst Vow VIZ" ''' ''s'or poin'
..frha,a "a "a, Avoidance a. AT. .o
th.t thara sas az III, 80 hsn AS sase
~ a. 80. 20 ,S.r asa H y. pona nues
~ 49, -, ms. ,o,asuIo ~ PASS
Les ~ n, &c. =, 10 n'i.n NJ 4,
th"u -. Ieu y
,ast ~ a. ,,,assha. - - ths nues ~ wy
pha s LIZ he a,,'S al. ~ sne Les islasure,
aa .tss4 e..,. .. o9.rs na'e y
f"vs JpVn Az o,e1 II Mhss .ae
ssWhaths. - .r Voc ;. n ~ t1"er
tor tna nast ,nsssests sv ~ ia,t s, any y
ao,iraIv hsswa ~ tS es a, .oe ps9iiI, !.
onsatI,y,a,,.s ~ 'I To-. neiaoels anu lpell
.Sa,ssselnan ~ a. ey Sounnt
suthor,ts 7. g. ~ ne ,nna. ss 'n nj,
.e ny iuncsIon Oh tnis
gouis ~ pass up4n sne Inotlves OF tnt
esseo az 'no o'soharse oi tneii
uuH ..a,a. . -,
t ~ ,s,aSule y, eaon otaee rep
lessn ~ sao soseseispy Vi we peopIe
anu ~ insy pSss ann avs nos lnoonsiss
ens MN she S9n s. vi tnis Stat'
~ 'ne on,'cu Hesses.
~ ~ weii sesMeo tnae OUNCES oreatst
~ Wy nes isasure are ehu.ey Witnlt
S''l"v w oon'o.' INA. tne CIV
e s ~ ~ o,''o e - ~. = oonsfnv,. onies
eno,o ~ son . ooo i,a nmitation
suon v,nvVs may pe nouineu, aprluReu
n Wn ~ ene Leg lsissure may see MT
Mnen an ounce Is apolisneu, tne iormc
ny. .noumoe s nas 70 iRns 10 mpensa
.lon LOT .ls uneSp,ren serm. me saiat;;
an rnc'ue , o' une ounce ana oies VIII
Inc vltal QUESTION, tnerefore, ~
nao INC Leg stature tne rignt to abol
lsn tne ouioe uruer afeicie 10, section
Oh me Conseisutlon
pe ony Hnlta,lon as 20 tine tern
OF olncs'i Is tnae no Jaw snali extend th
setm u any pupho oinoet Ine 10
bsrent power OF me Legislature :
aoriage tne term OF anoliah the offic
- .srt unt s..h,ls. mere pelng no con
sttuuvn iunipitioni tne rignt 10 Great
carries VIVID me right to abolish
apu wnon % aponsneu tnere is no ono
70 suppors.a salary. wnicn - mere 10
olaenb, sneleiofe, tnat part OF articl
10, hselion " tne CONSTITUTION whic
prescr,pes tnat no Jaw snail 'diminis
ms salaIy y e.noIunients siter DIS ele'
tiop OF appointmehtt mas no hppltca