Evening journal., 1915-02-17
WOULD CENTRALIZE
TAX COLLECTIONS
Bill Before the Legislature
Would Give County But
One Collector
LEVY COURT
DISCUSSES BILL

Commissioner Benjamin A. Groves.
at the meeting of the Levy Court yes
terday. drew attention to a bill in
troduced in the Legislature regard
ing the collection of taxes in New
Castle county. The Legislative COM
mittee and the attorney Of the Levy
Court. Frank L. Speakman, will take
up the matter at once.
The bill would abolish tax colloc-
tors in the rural districts and would
give the Levy Court the power TO
elect ono receiver of taxes and coun-
ty treasurer with two deputies and
a number Of clerks to collect all coun-
ty taxes. The new receiver would be
elected by the court in April, 1916,
and would go into Office on July 1,
1916
When Mr.. Groves brought up the
matter several of the members said
II such bill became a law there
would be scramble for the receiver
ship.
The principal provisions Of the bill
as introduced are as follows:
There shall be a receiver of taxes and
county treasurer of New Castle county;
he shall be a freeholdcr in said county;
he shall be elected by the Levy Court of
said count at its meeting in the
month of March 1916, and in the month
of March of every fourth year there
after. He shall hold Office for term
of four years. or until his successor
shall be duly elected as aforesaid, and
entered into the bond required by this
chapter Before entering ON his duties,
he shall give bond to the state of Della
ware with enc on more sureties TO be
lapproved by the associate Judge of the
Superior Court of the State of Delaware,
resident in New Castle county, in the
sum OF fifty thousand dollars, condi-
toned for the faithful performance of
the duties of the said Office, as pre-
scribed by section II of this chapter, and
said bond shall have attached thereto a
warrant for the confession of Judgment
thereon. Said bond and warrant shall
be forthwith transmitted by the said
Judge TO the clerk of the peace Of
New Castle county, to be by him re-
corded and safely kept. II shall be the
duty of the said clerk of the peace
whenever in his judgment the public
interest demands. or whenever the
comptroller or the Levy Court Commits
sioners. or a majority of them, shall 90
request. to cause Judgment to be en-.
tered on said bond in the Superior
Court in and for New Castle county In
case of the death. resignation. refusal
TO act, or liability 10 give bond as afore.
said. of any such receiver of taxes and
county treasurer, OF whenever a vacancy
shall occur in said Office through any
cause. the said Levy Court shall appoint
a successor. who shall have the qualif
cations aforesaid. and shall give bond a
aforesaid. aud shall hold office for thu
lresidue of the term for which such re
oeiyer Of taxes and county treasurer ha'
been elected Such person so elected o
appointcd receiver of taxes and count
treasurer as aforesaid shall, before en-
ternc upon the duties of his office
take and subscribe before the said asso
ciate Judge the oath or affirmation pre-
scribed by the Constitution
"The said receiver OF taxes anC
county treasurer shall receive tho sal
airy of 81 900 per annum, and each O
the said deputies shall receive the sal
airy of $1,000, per annum; said salaries
10 be paid by the Levy Court of saiC
county as other salaries are required
by law TO be paid.
"He shall. also. either In person ol
by one Of his deputies to sit in thu
principal town of each election dis
irict of the county outside the city o
Wilmington. at least once each montl
in the months Of July August, Sep
tember. October. November. Decem
ber and January in each year. for tn
purpose Of receiving taxes. At all o
said sittings In said election district
the said receiver of taxes or the dep
uty shall have with him the tax du
plicate for all Of the districts in tn
hundred i'm which said sittings arc hell
and shall receive taxes from any tax
able of said hundred.
"On the first day of February. 1871
and on the first day Of each year there
! after. the receiver of taxes and count
[ treasurer for the time being shall Ger
? tify to tho sheriff of New Castl
) county. the names Of the taxables tina
are In arrears for taxes with thl
? amount OF the assessment of each tax
3 able and the amount Of taxes du
q thereon on the first day Of Novembe
5 last past. and shall issue 20 said shcr
in warrant or writ that he collec
the amount OF said taxes forthwith"
3 Under the proposed bill the sherii
81 would sell the personal property an
real estate OF taNables and would set
tie in full the following June.
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