The evening Republican., 1902-04-22
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Court this morning the Republican
members and the courts attorney
held q caucus In the office of Comp
troller. They were in caucus about
half an hour and aftsrwards stated
that general affairs Of the Court
were discussed.
After the Court convened Presi.
dent Willitts asked Mr.. Burns. of
the Receiver of Taxes office, II
copyTuf-thr resolution passed at the
meeting last week requesting John
4. Dicky to deliver the books for His
term as tax collector iof Levy Court
had been forwarded ito Mr. Dickey,
He replied that it had snds thai no
answer had been received. Prcsident
Willis stated that 1t was very neces.
sary that the court should have
those books.
He said that he had not seen Mr..
Dickey or he would have asked him
for the books. He thought it was a
court matter and suggested that a
committee see Mr.. Dickey in regard
to the books.
Mr. Burns stated that the cash
books showing the receipts and ex.
pcnditures during mir. Dickoy's term
as collector, were in the possession
OF the Receiver Of Taxes. Mr.. Will
lifts appointed Mr.. Ewart commit.
tee of one to call on Mr.. Dickey.
President Willitts asked Chairman
Chandler OF the Bridge Committee
if he had any report to make regard.
Ing Seventh street bridge. Mr..
Cbandler said he had no report.
Mr.. EWarJ suggested chat the mat
ter be let alone and given another
rest. He said two proposition had
been made to Mr.. Fahey, the con-
tractor. which 90 per cent. OF the
taxpayers would sanction and that
Mr.. Fahey had declined both propo.
sitions. He said the upper court
was more learned and il proceedings
were brought the upper Court proba-
bly, could unravel the matter. Other
members Of the court agreed with
Mr.. Ewart and the matter was drop.
ped.
The following resolution offered
by Mr.. Chandler was adopted:
Whereas. there appears on the
books of the receiver of taxes a large
amount Of county and poor taxes for
the years 1900 and 1901 ,and whereas,
the Levy Court Of New Castle county
needs the money for current expenses
there fore be it resolved that the said
receiver or taxes be instructed anI di-
rccted to proceed to sell all properties
on which the taxes are unpaid for the
years 1900 and 1901, on May 18th,
1902.
Mr.. Conrad, Attorney for the Court
presented the following opinion con-
cerning the fines and forfeitures OF
of local magistrates.
The law passed in 1883 creating the
Municipal Court of the city Of Will
mington, gave to that court the sole
and exclusive jurisdiction to try and
determine all minor criminal yotfenses
and had the effect of taking from the
justices of the peace the the jurisdic-
tion over such ot1enses, which prior to
that time had been vested in and ex.
crcised by the justices.
After careful consideration of the
matter it seems clear to my mind
that the justices of the peace in Viii
mington have no right or authority
under law to try and determine any
criminsl oifcnse committed within the
limits of the city of Wilmington, but
in such cases they would have no
light to impose fines or forleiturcs.
The justices still retain jurisdiction
for olrcnses committed in the hun.
dredS adjoining Wilmington hundred
and in such cases they have authority
to impose fines and forfeitures.
1t is made the duty of all justices
to report to the auditor of accounts
in April and October Of each year a
duly certified list of the cases in
which any fines or forfeitures have
been imposed and stating the consta-
bic to whom such fine or forfeiture Is
chargcablc. Failing to do this the
jurisdiction are liable to a fine of not
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