f surer to bond shall be received in exchange as aforesaid, the State State TreaTreasurer shall immediately deface the impression of the deface imGreat Seal thereon and the signatures of the Governor, Secre- Great Seal. tary of State and himself; and he shall report the exchange to When. the next session of the General Assembly, and at the same Report, time transmit to them the said bonds so defaced, to be destroyed by their authority. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That the bonds to be exchanged as aforesaid, and the value or property they re- Bonds expresent, shall, as long as they remain unpaid, be absolutely empt from free and exempt from all and all manner of taxation or assessment within this State, whether State, county, municipal or otherwise, it being the design of this General Assembly that the contract made by the State Treasurer herein before mentioned shall be faithfully kept and observed, not only with those who advanced their money for the State's benefit, but all persons who may become the owners or holders of the securities aforesaid. SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the State Treasurer Notice of shall give public notice of the time and place or times and exchange. places, when and where he will attend to make the exchange of bonds aforesaid. SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, That the State Treasurer is authorized to apply any money in the Treasury not other- Expenses, wise appropriated, to meeting the expenses incurred by him in carrying this act into effect. surer au SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That in case it shall so happen that there have not been enough bonds sold to meet the expenses of the sale and the payment of the warrants drawn and to be drawn on the State Treasurer, under the provisions of the act entitled "An Act to relieve the people of this State from draft," passed on the twelfth day of August last, then the State Treasurer shall borrow on the credit State Trea of the State, for a period not exceeding six months, such thorized to sum as he may deem necessary, to meet the deficiency; and borrow the faith of the State is hereby pledged for the punctual pay- When. ment of the said loan. And to meet the same at maturity, the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed, to sell at private sale, through the agency of a broker of this State, for the best price he can obtain for the same, a sufficient number of bonds of this State for that purpose, the Bonds. same to be signed by the Governor, Secretary of State and himself and with the Great Seal attached, numbered in continuation of No. 650 and of the same denomination and form money. Sale of. in all respects as the bonds authorized to be delivered by the first section of this Act, and he shall apply the net proceeds of such sale, so far as the same may be necessary, to pay off said loan. Any excess of said sale shall be paid into the Excess of Treasury, to be accounted for by the State Treasurer. The faith of the State is hereby solemnly pledged for the payment of the bonds to be sold under the provisions of this section. money. tion to State SECTION 7. And be it further enacted, That the State Treasurer shall, in addition to the extra compensation already given Compensa him for his services in signing and selling State bonds, be Treasurer. entitled to receive for services to be rendered under this act, the sum of two hundred dollars, and the same is hereby appropriated for such compensation. Passed at Dover, October 27, 1864. ceived under act to raise revenue. CHAPTER 481. A Supplement to an Act entitled "An Act to raise revenue for this SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the money which from time to time shall be paid to the State Money re Treasurer for the use of the State under the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, shall be, and the same is hereby appropriated to the payment of the interest and principal of the bonds of this State, issued under the proviHow to be sions of an act of the General Assembly of this State entitled "An Act to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the lately created debt of this State," passed at Dover, August 12, 1864, and an act entitled "An Act to relieve the people of this State from draft," passed August 12, 1864. appropria ted. State Trea surer directed to SECTION 2. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized, emappropriate powered and required to apply the money appropriated by the money. the first section of this act to the purposes therein mentioned in the following manner, that is to say:-The State Treasurer shall out of the money paid to him, under the provisions of the act entitled "An Act to raise revenue for this State" How. aforesaid, semi-annually on the first day of July and the first day of January in each and every year, or as soon thereafter, as convenient, pay the interest which may have accrued on the bonds of this State mentioned in Section 1 of this Act. He shall keep in the Treasury out of the money paid to him: as aforesaid, an amount sufficient to meet the interest on said bonds for six months, and apply any residue which may be in his hands after retaining six months interest as aforesaid, to the payment of the bonds 'of the State, issued under the provisions of the act aforesaid entitled "An Act to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the lately created debt of this State" in such manner as will be most satisfactory to the holders of said bonds; and after the bonds of the State, last aforesaid, shall have been paid off, he shall apply such residue remaining in his hands as aforesaid, to the payment of the bonds of the State sold by him under authority of the Act of the General Assembly of this State entitled An Act to relieve the people of this State from draft" aforesaid, in such manner as will be most satis-factory to the holders of said last mentioned bonds. SECTION 3. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the State Treasurer shall pay any bond of the Duties of State aforesaid, he shall cancel the same, and preserve the State Trea bond so paid off, and cancelled as his voucher. He shall rer. keep an accurate account of all money paid under authority of this act, and exhibit the same with his vouchers to' the Auditor of Accounts in the annual settlement of his accounts with that officer.. An Act concerning the Mayor and Alderman of Wilmington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, SECTION 1. That the Mayor or Alderman may punish by fine not exceeding ten dollars all assaults and batteries and other breaches of the peace, punishable by any law of the Alderman by fine per Mayor or State, when the offence is not of a high or aggravated nature, may punish provided that after a hearing, he shall consider that the case sons who ought not to be submitted to a higher jurisdiction; otherwise Could he shall commit, or bind the defendant for his appearance at the proper Court to answer the charge, and shall also bind the witnesses for their appearances, and may require surety Proceedings of them, if necessary. saults and batteries, &c. Passed at Dover, October 28, 1864. ney to be ted to Junction and Breakwater CHAPTER 483. An Act for the benefit of the Junction and Breakwater Railroad Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State SECTION 1. That such sum or portion of the annual payment of ten thousand dollars, to be made to the State of Delaware, by the New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Railroad Company, under the provisions of section 3 of the Certain mo-act entitled "An Act to provide for the payment of certain appropria- sums of money to the State by the New Castle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Railroad Company and for other purposes" Rail Road passed at Dover, February 7th, 1852, as is now growing due Company. and not appropriated by the fourth section of said act or by any other act of the legislature to the Delaware Railroad Company, or to any other purpose, such portion being understood to amount to the sum of three thousand and five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated and set apart for the use and benefit of the Junction and Breakwater Railroad Company, and shall be paid over by the State Treasurer unto the Treasurer of said Company. Passed at Dover, October 28, 1864. A CHAPTER 484. A Supplement to Chapter 59 of the Revised Code " Of Ditches." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That six annual managers. days' written notice of the annual meetings to be called by Notice of the managers under the provisions of the second paragraph meetings of of the seventh section of the chapter aforesaid, shall be given by them in writing to each owner whose lands are embraced in proceedings heretofore had or hereafter to be taken, to lay out a ditch under the said chapter or left at his usual place of abode with some adult white resident there, if he reside in the county, if he do not reside in the county, then the said notice may be delivered to his tenant of the premises, if there be a tenant, and if not, fastened up securely on some conspicuous object on the said premises. The proceedings of any meeting held by the managers without such notice, shall be void and of no effect. Passed at Dover, October 28, 1864. I 1 CHAPTER 485. An Act to amend the Act passed on the eleventh day of August last, entitled "An Act to raise revenue for this State." amended, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa! tives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That the Act aforesaid be and the same is hereby amended, by striking out the word "five" in the ninth line of the 1st section, Act and inserting in lieu thereof the words "within the following month," also by striking out the word "five" in the 1st line of section 2, aud inserting in lieu thereof, the words "within the following month," also by inserting in the 8th line of section 2, between the word "funds" and the word "of" the words "or principal accountant," and that the aforesaid act shall be printed, and read, and construed, as amended by this act. Passed at Dover, October 28, 1861. How. |
