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Rev. Code, An Act to amend Chapter 34 of the Revised Statutes, concerning Constables. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That authorized to the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and required to additional appoint an additional Constable in New Castle county, who shall City of Wil. be appointed for and reside in the City of Wilmington, and the office of Constable hereby created shall continue for the term of three years, and the appointment thereto shall be made and vacancies filled by the Governor for and during the said term of three years.

constable for

mington.

His official

term.

Penalty for neglect or refusal to

cess.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That if any Constable appointed by authority of this act, or that has been or shall hereafter be appointed by the Levy Court of New Castle county, shall refuse or neglect to execute any process issued by a Justice of the Peace residing in the City of Wilmington, and directed to him, execute pro- he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall forfeit his office; and it shall be the duty of any Justice of the Peace that he shall have so refused, or whose process he may have neglected to execute, to present any such refusal or neglect to the Grand Jury, that the same may be inquired into. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws contrary to the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed, made null and void.

Inconsistent

acts re

pealed.

Passed at Dover, February 1, 1866.

CHAPTER 11.

CONSTABLE.

An Act to authorize the Levy Court of Kent County to continue in office for a period of more than three years, a Constable in Dover Hundred, to reside in the town of Dover.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenLevy Court tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That it shall and may be lawful for the Levy Court of Kent County,

of Kent Co.

IN RELATION TO PUBLIC OFFICERS.

point for

upon the application of the leading business men in and adjacent may reapto the town of Dover, to reappoint and continue in office for a term of more term of more than three years, any constable who has performed his official duties in a satisfactory manner to them, and who shall reside in said town of Dover.

Passed at Dover, February 6, 1866.

than three years constable in town of Dover.

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SEC. 1. Another person to procure seal.

An Act to amend an act entitled, An Act to authorize the Register of Chancery in and for New Castle County to procure a new seal of office," 12 Vol. 217. passed at Dover, January 24, 1862.

12 Del. laws

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- sec. 1, Chap. tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That 193, of Vol. the name of James Duncan, in the third line of Section 1 of an amended. act to authorize the Register of Chancery in and for New Castle county to procure a new seal of office, passed at Dover, January Another per24, 1862, is hereby stricken out, and the name of Samuel Guthrie inserted in lieu thereof.

Passed at Dover, February 14, 1866.

son to pro

cure seal.

12 Vol. 218.

Sec. 1, Chap.

Vol. Del.

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An Act to amend an act entitled “An Act to authorize the Clerk of the Orphans' Court in and for New Castle County to procure a new seal of office," passed at Dover, January 24, 1862.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen194 of 12 tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the name of James Duncan, in the third line of Section 1 of an act to authorize the Clerk of the Orphans' Court in and for New Castle county to procure a new seal of office, passed at Dover, son author January 24, 1862, is hereby stricken out, and the name of Samuel Guthrie inserted in lieu thereof.

Another

per

ized to procure seal.

Passed at Dover, February 14, 1866.

CHAPTER 14.

Clerks of

District

OATHS.

SEC. 1. Clerks of Circuit and District Courts of SEC. 1. To take acknowledgment of execution
U. S. for District of Delaware au-
of instruments of writing.
thorized to administer oaths.

An Act authorizing the Clerks of the United States Courts for the District of Delaware to administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgment of writings.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Circuit and the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States, and the Courts of U. Clerk of the District Court of the United States, for the District of Delaware, shall be and they are hereby authorized to adminauthorized ister oaths and affirmations and to take acknowledgment of the ter oaths, &c. execution of instruments of writing in this State which are to be used in their respective courts or in any District or Circuit Court of the United States.

of Delaware

to adminis

Passed at Dover, February 1, 1866.

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An Act to amend an act entitled “An Act to amend an act entitled, An 12 Vol. 436. Act authorizing the Prothonotary of Kent County to copy Indices.' WHEREAS by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Delaware, passed at Dover, February 5th, 1864, certain duties. were imposed upon John O. Slay, which duties, before he was able to perform, he moved from this State into the State of Maryland, and is not likely to find time to complete said duties, and is desirous of being relieved from the same, and requests that the General Assembly will appoint some other person in his stead; Therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Section 1 tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That amended. Section 1 of the act entitled "An Act to amend an act entitled 'An act authorizing the Prothonotary of Kent County to copy indices," passed at Dover, February 5th 1864, be and the same

is hereby amended by striking out the words "John O.Slay," in How. the last line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Henry C. Collison."

Section 2

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 2 of said act, passed at Dover, February 5th, 1864, be and the same is amended. hereby amended in line four of said section by striking out the words "sixty-four," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "sixty-six."

Passed at Dover, February 2, 1866.

CHAPTER 16.

OF THE COLLECTION OF BALANCES DUE FREE SCHOOLS.

SEC. 1. Action of debt may be brought against

School Committee or survivors for
money due District.

SEC. 1. Before whom.
Retroactive.

An Act to provide for the Collection of Balances due the Free Schools by the School Committee.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That where it appears upon settlement by the school committee of a

Action of

debt may be

against

School Com

survivors for

CONCERNING THE POOR.

district that there is due from said committee to the district for money actually received by said committee any sum whatever, brought an action of debt may be brought in the name of the district, or against the said committee, or the survivor or survivors of them, mittee or in their individual names, for recovery of the same, as also for money due the penalty now provided by law, and judgment thereon shall be given as in other cases, and may be executed accordingly; such action, no matter what the sum demanded be, may be brought before a Justice of the Peace, and shall be proceeded in as other actions within their jurisdiction are. This act shall Retroactive. have a retroactive effect so far as the remedy hereby provided is concerned.

District.

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Rev. Code, 130.

4S of Rev.

ded.

An Act to amend Chapter 48 of the Revised Statutes of this State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepreSec. 5, Chap. sentatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Code amen- Section 5 of Chapter 48 of the Revised Statutes of this State be Day for the and the same is hereby amended by striking out, in the third line quarterly of said section, the word "Monday," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Wednesday," and that in all future publications of the Poor of Kent laws of this State said section shall be published as thus amended.

meeting of

the Trus tees of the

County

changed.

Passed at Dover, January 30, 1866.

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