Evening journal., 1914-12-10
Civil Service For Employees and Regulation of Public Utilities

the same having been voted for, noml'
mated and chosen as candidates as herein
prescribed.
Section 1873. All persons employed by
the corporation on the first day of July
1918, may be retained in their employ
ment or IN similar employment under
the corporation, subject to classification
and reclassifieation by the Civil Service
Board without further examination, .un-
less removed for cause. tt
Section 1874 The system for the
protection of the city from fire shall
continue as now constituted, except
as herein provided. until changed by
ordinance.
Section 1856. All moneys in the city
treasury, or in the possession of any
officer, agent or employe of the Mayor
and Council of Wilmington, and all
moneys due said corporation from any
and every source on the first day of
July, 1915, shall be due to. accounted
for and paid to the Board of Com
missioners, and shall be credited to
the proper accounts to which said
moneys shall belong.
Section 1876. The assessment of
property in said city for the fiscal
year beginning on the first day OF
July, 1915, shall be made under the
law existing at the time Of the pas
sage of this act and the assessment
books and all other books and records
pertaining thereto shall be delivered
to the Board of Commissioners.
Section 1877 Nothing contained in
! this act shall operate or be construed
to invalidate or release any property
from any liens for sewers, pavements,
curbs or other improvements hereto
fore imposed by or existing uncol-
lected and due to the Mayor and
Council of Wilmington on the thirt-
ieth day of July. 1915, and all such
liens shall on the first day of July,
1915 become the property of the City
Of Wilmington, and shall be collected
in the same manner as herein provid-
ed for the collection of liens of like
character All books and records
showing such assessments and liens
or copies thereof shall be delivered
to the Board Of Commissioners.
Section 1873. Nothing contained in
this act shall exempt any person
from the payment of taxes assessed
or levied prior to the first day Of July,
1915, for the fiscal year beginning on
that date, or release the property of
any person or corporation from the
lien of any such taxes, but the same
upon that date shall become due and
payable to the City of Wilmington and
the properties so assessed shall be
liable for the taxes so levied, with
such additions to the same as herein
provided, and the Mayor and Council
of Wilmington on the thirtieth day of
June, 1915. shall be due and payable
to the City of Wilmington on the first
day of July. 1915 and nothing therein
contained shall exempt any person
liable for the same from the payment
thereof or release the property of any
person or corporation from the lien
of any such taxes, but the same shall
be collected by the said corporation
in the same manner as herein pro-
vided for the collection of taxes: pro
vided, that the publication Of the
properties upon which there are such
taxes unpaid shall be made at such
time as shall be ordered by the Board
of Commissioners, and the proceed
ings for the entry of Judgment for
such taxes, in conformity with the
provisions of this act, shall be had at
any time not less than three months
after such publication.
Section 139. Nothing in this act
! shall exempt any Assessor and Col
lector of the Mayor and Council or
Wilmington or his surety or sureties
from the payment to the city Of viii
mington of all amounts with which
they respectively are OF will be prop
erly chargeable on the thirtieth day
of June, 1915. All such Assessors and
Collectors shall make a settlement
with the City Of Wilmington, through
the Board of Commissioners, on or be-
fore the first day of September, 1915,
and the said Board shall. thereupon
ascertain and determine. after max
ing Just allowance for errors, delin-
quencies or other causes. what
amount, if any, is due and unpaid to
the corporation from the respective
Assessors and Collectors and the re-
spective Assessors and Collectors or
their surety or sureties shall pay to
the corporation on or before the first
day of October, 1915, the amounts. if
any. so determined to be due and un-
paid.