CONCERNING THE PUBLIC REVENUE. authorized 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 assessments, 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. 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 Sec. 13, 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. Rey, Code, An Art 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 13,amended. 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." Passed at Dover, February 12, 1867. CHAPTER 121. Revised Code. 5, 8. OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF LAWS. SEC. 2. Section 2 of Chapter 6 amended. Historical Society of Delaware to be furnished with copy of Judicial Reports. SEC. 1. Section 2 of Chapter 4 amended. Historical Society of Delaware to be fur- 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 aded 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. Rev. Code, 47, 49. 17 stricken out. 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 section thereof, and insert [ing] in lieu thereof the following, to wit: tions of As sessors and "SECTION 3. No person shall be elected Assessor of a hundred Qualificaunless he shall, at the time of the election, be a freeholder within 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 the whole of Section 36 of said Chapter. Passed at Dover, February 6, 1867. out. 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." ed. 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 1, amend section 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 following: "house known as the 'Felton House,' now occupied holding by John H. Stidham." Passed at Dover, March 7, 1867. Place of 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 & 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. An Act in relation to the Clerk of the Peace in and for New Castle County. Peace of N. deposit li censes with a person re SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Clerk of the tatives of the State of Delaware.in General Assembly met, That Castle Co. it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Peace in and for New required to Castle county, and he is hereby directed and required to deposit with some suitable and proper person, resident in the City of sident in Wilmington, a sufficient number of each and every description of licenses which by the laws of this State the Secretary of State is bound to deliver to said Clerk of the Peace. Wilmington to be ap Peace. bond. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Clerk of Said person the Peace shall appoint the person with whom the deposit of pointed by licenses mentioned in the foregoing section is to be made, but Clerk of the the person so to be appointed shall, at the time of his appointment, and while he shall continue such depositary, be a resident Where he of the City of Wilmington. The said Clerk of the Peace may shall reside. require of the person so by him appointed, a bond or bonds with To give surety or sureties in such amount as the said Clerk of the Peace may require. It shall the duty of the person so appointed by the said Clerk of the Peace to issue licenses to persons applying to Duties. him therefor, in the same manner as said Clerk of the Peace might do if application for licenses had been made to him. Every person applying to the person appointed by said Clerk of the Peace for any license shall, in addition to the fee to the State, and the fee to the Clerk of the Peace, also pay to the person appointed by said Clerk of the Peace, a fee of twenty-five cents compensafor every license issued by such person as a compensation for his services in the premises. tion. Clerk of the SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Clerk of Liability of the Peace shall be liable for all the fees to the State, which may Peace for be paid to or collected by the person to be appointed under this State fees. act, and the official obligation of said Clerk of the Peace shall extend to and embrace all the moneys due the State which may be collected by such person, or for which he is liable. SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the person so to be appointed under this act, to pay over to person apthe said Clerk of the Peace all the moneys due to the State, and aforesaid for all the moneys due to said Clerk of the Peace, whenever demand Of the liability of the pointed as fees collected by him. |