doing busi State to certain pa charge. Penalty in case said CONCERNING THE PUBLIC REVENUE. Express duty of every express company doing or carrying on business in Companies this State, to transport free of charge all books, papers and pubness in this lie documents that may be sent to the Governor, Secretary of transport State, or Librarian, for the use of the State, or that may be sent pers, books, from this State for the use of any other State. or of the United &c., free of States; and if any agent within this State of such express company shall presume to charge for the transportation of said books. papers and public documents, it shall not be lawful for him to collect the price of such transportation. And further, if any such agent shall insist upon such payment being made for such transCompanies portation, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon such trans conviction thereof by indictmeut he shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, besides costs. In case any such express company shall refuse to transport free of charge such books, papers, or public documents, it shall be unlawful for such express company to follow or carry on their business within this State, and if, after the refusal of such express company, any agent or officer within this State shall continue in the employ of such express company, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof by indictment he shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars. portation. Publication of act. SECTION 24. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to cause this act to be published for the space of one month in two newspapers published in New Castle county, one newspaper published in Kent county, and in one newspaper published in Sussex county. Passed at Dover, March 22, 1867. CHAPTER 118. ASSESSMENTS. SEC. 1. Levy Court authorized to transfer from SEC. 2. Limit to certain assessments. the assessment lists of New Castle and Brandywine hundreds certain as sessments. An Act relating to County Assessments in New Castle County. SECTION 1. The Levy Court of New Castle county is hereby authorized to transfer, from the assessment lists of New Castle and CONCERNING THE PUBLIC REVENUE. authorized assessments. Brandywine hundreds to the assessment list of Wilmington hun. Levy Court dred, all assessments of persons and property within the territory to transfer taken from New Castle and Brandywine hundreds and added to Wilmington hundred by Chapter 37 of the 13th Volume of the Laws of Delaware; and for this purpose the said Levy Court may require the assistance of the assessors of New Castle and Brandywine hundreds, and may summon before them any person owning real estate within said territory. certain assessment SECTION 2. No assessment of persons or property made in any Limit to hundred or part of a hundred in New Castle county, since the last general assessment in said county, shall continue in force beyond the period now fixed by law for the next general assessment of persons and property in said county. An Act to amend Chapter Twelve of the Revised Code, entitled Of Collectors." Rev. Code, 28. Sec. 13, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Section 13 of Chapter 12 of the Revised Code be amended by inserting, after the word "grass," in the ninth line, the following Chapter 12 words: "For the period of one year from the date of sale authorized by the section to which this is an amendment and no longer." Passed at Dover, January 30, 1867. amended. 32. 13, amended. Rev. Code, An Act to amend Chapter 13 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Sec. 2, Chap. Section 2 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Code be and the same is hereby amended by inserting, after the word "dollars," in the third and fourth lines of said section, and before the word "with," in the fourth line of said section, the following words: "for Sussex county, and thirty thousand dollars for Kent county, and fifty thousand dollars for New Castle county." Rev. Code, An Act to amend Section 2 of Chapter 4, and Section 2 of Chapter 6 of the Revised Code. 5, 8. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Sec. 2, Section 2 of Chapter 4 of the Revised Code be amended as follows: by inserting after "one to St. Mary's College," the words "one to the Historical Society of Delaware." 4, amended. Sec. 2, Chap. SECTION 2. Be it further enacted, That Section 2 of Chapter 6 amended. of the Revised Code be amended by inserting after "one to Delaware College," the words "one to the Historical Society of Delaware." Passed at Dover, March 6, 1867. An Act to amend Chapter 17 and Chapter 18 of the Revised Code. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, Rev. Code, 47, 49. SECTION 1. That Chapter 17 of the Revised Code of the State Sec. 3, Chap. of Delaware be amended by striking out the whole of the third 17 stricken section thereof, and insert [ing] in lieu thereof the following, to wit: out. tions of AS "SECTION 3. No person shall be elected Assessor of a hundred Qualificaunless he shall, at the time of the election, be a freeholder within sessors and such hundred and an inhabitant thereof; and no person shall be Inspectors. elected an Inspector of any hundred or election district where any hundred is divided into two or more election districts, unless he shall, at the time of the election, be an inhabitant of such hundred or election district." 18 stricken SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That Chapter 18 of the sec. 36 Chap. Revised Code of the State of Delaware be amended by striking out. out the whole of Section 36 of said Chapter. Passed at Dover, February 6, 1867. CHAPTER 123. OF ELECTIONS IN WILMINGTON HUNDRED. An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend the act entitled, 'A supplement to Chapter 19 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Delaware, 11 Vol. 503. Of Elections in Wilmington hundred.” 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 441, amendsection one of the aforesaid act, as the same is printed in the Eleventh Volume of the Laws of this State, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out, in the ninth line of said section, the words "Odd Fellows Hall," and inserting in lieu thereof the Place of following "house known as the 'Felton House,' now occupied holding by John H. Stidham." Passed at Dover, March 7, 1867. elections changed. Salary of Governor increased. IN RELATION TO PUBLIC OFFICERS. CHAPTER 124. OF SALARIES. An Act to increase the Salary of the Governor. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the annual salary of the Governor shall hereafter be two thousand dollars, to be paid as now provided by law, and to commence with the day of his inauguration. Passed at Dover, January 14, 1867. CHAPTER 125. OF SALARIES. SEC. 1. How amended. Current Vol 9. Sec. 1, Chap. Current Vol. 9. SEC. 1. Section 1, Chapter 6, amended. 2. Future publications. An Act to amend an act entitled, "An act to amend Chapter 25 of the Revised Code, in relation to Salaries of certain Public Officers," passed at Dover, February 14, 1866. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, SECTION 1. That the act entitled "An act to amend Chapter 25 6 amended of the Revised Code, in relation to salaries of certain public officers," passed at Dover, February 14, 1866, be amended by inserting, after the word "five,".in fifth line of Section 1, the word "hundred." How. Future publications. SECTION 2. That in all editions of the laws hereafter to be published, the said chapter shall be published as hereby amended. Passed at Dover, March 13, 1867. |