Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-27
ELECTION BILLS PAID.

Inc Levy Courb nelu tneetihB at
Court House Tuesday. On motion OF |
Mr.. Armstrong. seconded by Mr..
Chandler, President Willis was in
structed to sign the election warrants,
amounting to S3,910.
Clerk Janvier stated that the ex-
penses allowed were as follows; In
spectors, IS for election, 81 for return |
of ballots, 81 for making return and |
mileage, making a general average for
Inspectors of $3.50. The rent of polling |
places is $40 each; /; minority judges. % |
for election and So for return.
Francis II. Hoffecker, attorney for
the Florence Crittenton Home, stated
that he would seud communication
at the next meeting asking the court
to cut off the assessment on the horne,
which is an institution maintained by
charity. He will draft resolution to
this effect and present it next Tuesday.
The following overpaid taxes we're
ordered paid: Richard y. Cam, Jr.,
Sl3 80; Mary Dougherty, &C. 90.
The following bills were ordered
paid: +. O. Smith, s4s: James Z.
Porter. s23. IA; A. j. Weber, sl4. 10;
E. /. du Pont de Nemonrs & Go, 90. 30;
Alexander Lindsay, SEQ; Charles
Warner Co., S18.71: w. Fennimore,
si.50; @. Brinkley, $40; James II.
Hayes, ST.. so.
ON taking UP the election and regis
tration bills the names Of those who
have failed to turn in their rent ac-
counts for registration were read off lny
Clerk of the Peace Quigley, who stated
it was necessary to have these in order
to complete these accounts. The COM
missioners of tine seyera! districts made
notations of the several places and the
registrars and will notify the latter
A notice was received from. Joseph
Taylor of Marydell IN relation to lum-
ber at that place cut by Mr.. Barnett
and sold to the Levy Court. The ium
her has been lying there for two years
and is being destroyed. No action was
taken, but President Willis will look
| into the matter.
| George H. jackson of Port Penn sent
q bill Of SIS for repairs TO his naphths
launch which was damaged by the
draw of the bridge at Smyrna Greek.
/ The bridge is on the dividing line be-
| tween New Castle and Kent counties.
| The communication was laid over until
! the next meeting OF the court. Presi-
dent Willis stated that the bridge
was in bad shape
| Attorney Conrad was questioned
\ relative to the return of the account of
Sheriff Mcdaniel, and reported that
4 the attorney for the sheriff would Rie
/ his suit at the present term OF court
within day or two.
Robert l. Chadwick was sworn in as
assessor from the Sacond Representa-
tive district. The law governing AS
sessments was read to him by Clerk
Janvier.
( The Levy Court of New Castle county
4 - ..fL ~ ~a1 trytf al
bills, and the men befs are forced to
consult the statutes to help them out
of the dilemma 10 which some Of the
election officers have gotten them. In
some of the districts the registrars are
] presenting duplicate bills for printing
the lists. The double bills for printing
\ are tue to the fact that both the
minority and the majority of the
4 registrars have had the printing done,
4 ana this law only provides for the pay
nent Of one bill for printing. In tha
I great shower OF bills there are accounts
to tue amount of SLIGO which have
been approved by Sheriff Mcdaniel and
marked 80. K" by him.
n Instead Of holding regular session
Tuesday afternoon the members were
closeted for nearly two hours with the
COURTS attorney, Henry O, Conrad, fol
bub DuEiHJhb VI dsCoI ItdlHtDE lno AckNi
status of the situation. 1t seems to be
;. next to impossible to obtain the exact
| amount but it has been estimated that
the recent election cost New Castle
county and the State s25, O0p. Among
the bills are ona for Si00 for new
| election booths, and another bill oi
Z Sl70 for repairs to booths
The bill emanating from Sheriff Mo.
Daniels office for the three parties and
entire election business is s437
J The hours set for the meeting yes
) tesday was 10 o'clock, but the meet
ing was not called to order until aftsl
8 IL o'clock.
T Mr.. Willitsreportsd having copteFret
4 with County Comptroller Kelly and
that Mr.. Kelly had informed him thai
Q he would be ready to report on the
r election bills next Tuesday. Mr.. Kell,
: has found many charges that he think:
t are larger than they should be.
t The FIRST question taken up by th'
Z court yesterday was the printing
q bills OF the registrars and the following
n opinion of Attorney Henry G. Conrac
Q was read:
d The provisions of the Registration Law
require that the reeistration officers, beinl
n the Registrar and the two assistants. shal
4 Within a week after their last sitting il
= August, caused TO be printed not less thar
y 80 s2piesof the .alphabetic lists of regis
rhs provision would Indicate that IL i
the dgty OF the beard. at its third session
in August, to order this printing done.
!. is clear that 1t should be doae by the boar
: In session, for as q matter of fact The boat
Is board only whsn in session, and ther
. Ia no authority for the members of th
q boardtto act as individuals when not Il
v session. The law gives the custody and tn
o control Of the books to tha registrar. flo
: the only member OF tina board who has tn
: control of the books containing the list Q
registared voters, On failure of the boar
u while in session to order the printing OF fh
!. lists, ID would clearly be within The scope Q
6 his duties as registrar to order the wor
J. done, in order that the printing and possin
"a of the liste, as expressly provided by tn
n law, should not be omitted.
= Il Is also clear that two members OF th
= board, acting together out Of session voul
70 not have authority to give an order ia
printing the lists that would be valid in lav
i My conclusion, therefore, is that with th
j. board In session., majority OF the boar
would have the undoubted right TO order ii
printing OF the lista, but in the absence {
action by the board, The only person quelife
under tho law to order tho printing of tt
lists would be the registrar. and If ordere
ID by any one else il would impose no obligt
tion on the county to pay tho bill for q
Ie work SO ordered.
IS The following was adopted by tb
1t court:
"Resolved, That It is the sense {
10 the court that tho bills of the sever,
1t notaries public for taking atlidavits I
In election and registration officers shoul
is not be paid by the court, there hein
l. no express provision Of law for I'll
Of payment of came by the Levy Court.
,e At noon the court adjourned until