Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-19

During the winter Of l904-O5 the legis-
lative committee Of the Farmers lnsti-
tute Of New Castle county prepared the
report printed below which, after full
discussion was adopted I'm accordance
with its recommendation, the suggested
bills were prepared by Francis NJ. Wal
ker, one of the attorneys for the Legis-
lature, and submitted 30 that body.
Three of them were reported uniayor-
ably; one was reported ON its merits, and
the fifth, bin relating 10 the reorganiza-
tion Of the Levy Court. was like "little
johnny in that it "was lost and never
was found" The committees report
was as follows;
Your committee respectfully report
that the attorneys elected by the Legis-
laturc Tor New Castle county shall be re-
quesled TO drSft bill embracing the fol-
lowing reforms
/. Iovy Court TO consist Of seven
members, one from each Senatorial dis
trict, all to he elected in 1905, three for
four years and four for two years, and
thereafter elected for -four years.
Q. The road taxes TO be assessed by
the Levy Court in the same manner as
all other taxes are assessed and collected
in the same manner as all other taxes
are collected. Tho present debts OF the
respective hundreds to be assumed 10y the
county.
8. Upon the expiration Of the terms
of the present road commissioners and
commissioners of roads, 10 abolish the
Office of road commissioner, and
A. Each hundred 20 elect, in lieu there
of, three road supervisors TO serve two
years, with q compensation of two dol
lars per day. not to exceed fifty days in
any one year. All vacancies occurring
between election to be filled by the Levy
Court. Each of said supervisors TO be
under the direction and control of the
county commissioner of his district, and
8. Full accounts of the work done ON
roads to be kept by the Levy Comtmen
respectively and 10 be audited annually
under the existing law. An itcmized ac-
count Of all the receipts and expenditures
be published in two county newspapers
having the greatest circulation in said
hundreds and said accounts be posted i'm
six OF the most public places in each hum
dred.
Repeal the law creating the present taS
collectors.
That ON and after July lst, 1905, the
county road and poor taxes shall be coll
lected hy tho receiver of taxes and oorn-
tv treasurer. who shall allow rebate of
per cent on all taxes paid ON or before
October lst of each year and rebate of
3 per cent from October Isl To the fol-
lowing March LIST, the face of the bin of
taxes from March lst TO July LIST, after
which date all unpaid taxes shall be con-
sidered delinquent and 10 per cent added
thereto, when the county treasurer shall
turn them over 10 the delinquent tax col
lector in each hundred, hereafter pro-
yided for in this act
AZ the next general election and hi
enially thereafter, each hundred shall
elect a delinquent tax collector whose
term shall begin ON the following July
lst and whose duties shall be TO collect
the delinquent taxes as per the duplicates
handed him by the county treasurer. Tic
shall have the same powers existing un'
der the present laws for the collection OF
county taxes and his compensation shall
be the aforesaid 10 per cent which has
been added TO the face of the tax bills
The resident judge of New Castle county
shall appoint ad interim delinquent tan
collectors in each hundred TO serve from
July lst, 1905, TO July LIST, 1907.
Each delinquent tax collector shall giv'
q surety bond to the county for the faith
ful performance of his duties. the amount
OF which shall be equal to the amount o
tax he is to collect He shall pay owe
60 the county treasurer every month th
money he has collected and the county
treasurer shall report same TO the Lev,
Court. The error list of each hundred
shall be ascertained by the Levy Cour
during the month of July in each am
every year and it shall be the duty o
the delinquent tax collector to post salt
error lists in twelve of the most publ
places in each hundred.
Resolved We would earnestly recon
mend that our present vicious system o
payment by fees be abolished, that al
fees be turned over to the county treas
ury and that all the county officers b
paid salaries Justly commensurate wit
their respective duties and that factiona
and partisan politics shall be as far a
possible excluded from the business AT
fairs Of the county and respective hun
dreds.
The four bills that received such scan
encouragement az the hands of the Legis
lature were a. follows;
An act relating TO the powers an
duties of the Levy Court and receiver q
taxes Of New Castle county.
Re il enacted by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives Of the State of Della
ware in General Assembly met.
Section ] That after the approval a
this act 10 shall be the duty of the Lev
Court Commissioners Of New Casti
county to have prepared from the assess
ment lists last made as required by Law
duplicates of the taxes Of each hundre,
exclusive Of Wilmington, for the use q
the receiver of Taxes for New CAST
county, on or before the first day of Jul
of each year. and shall fix the rate q
county, poor and road taxes and issu
their warrant to the receiver of take
and county treasurer duly certified b
the Clerk Of the Peace Of New Castl
county as now provided by law m
Levy Court Commissioners shall hav
prepared for each hundred aforesaid
book of blank receipts numbered serial,
which receipt when delivered upon pay
ment Of taxes shall show the amount q
the assessment distinguishing real. per
sonal and poll assessments. and shown
the rate Of county. poor and road take.
and the discount or additional percentag
as the case may be, ON the payment
each receipt shall have a correspondent
stub which shall be retained in said book
IT shall be the duty of the said receive
of taxes 20 collect as hereinafter provide,
the taxes Of the several hundreds of Ne,
Castle county in addition to the take
OF the city Of Wilmington. And be shal