OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. Section 14 court to CHAPTER 182. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. AN ACT to amend certain portions of the laws governing the Municipal Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of each branch thereof herein concurring): SECTION 1. That section 14 of an act entitled "An act to amended. revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the city of. Wilmington," passed at Dover, April 13, 1883, be, and the same is hereby amended by striking out of said section, the fifth sentence thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof as follows Terms of to wit: "The terms of said court shall commence on the first commence. Monday of each and every month, and the sessions of the said court during any term may be adjourned or otherwise continued from time to time as public business may require. Provided, nevertheless, and it is hereby expressly made the duty of the city judge to so regulate the said court, that there shall be sessions of the same on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings throughout the year after the hour of seven o'clock. When. Proviso. Section 15 amended. SECTION 2. That section 15 of an act entitled an "Act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the city of Wilmington," passed at Dover, April 13, 1883, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding to said section at the end thereof, the words following to wit: All prosecutions brought Suits. How in said court or before the city judge for breaches of any of the municipal laws, ordinances or regulations of said city, shall be in the name of "The Mayor and Council of Wilmington." brought. Section 1 of SECTION 3. act entitled further amend the an act to charter of Wilming ton That section 1 of an act entitled "An act to charter of the city of Wilmington," passed amend the at Dover, April 17, 1885, be, and the same is hereby amended the city of as follows to wit: Strike out and repeal all of said section between the word "issued" in the ninth line thereof, and the amended. word "and" in the thirteen line thereof, and insert in lieu thereof the words following, namely: "For this purpose he shall sit daily each morning, (Sunday included) and each evening, when there shall be a session of the Municipal Court," also strike out and repeal in said section the words "the daily" in the eighteenth line thereof, and insert the OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. word “each" instead, strike out of and repeal the word "daily" in the twenty-ninth line of said section. ments in reference to SECTION 4. That the amendments made in the three Amendpreceding sections are made with reference to the law as it now appears printed in the seventeenth volume of the Laws of what." Delaware. the Peace. the accused shall com SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of every justice of the Duty of the peace or other committing magistrate, whenever any person brought before him charged with any criminal matter or offence properly cognizable in the Municipal Court of the city of Wilmington, to inquire into the same, and if he shall find. that there is probable ground for the charge, he shall hold the person accused to bail for his or her appearance at the shall hold evening session of the said Municipal Court, not more than to bail. four days distant from said hearing, and in default of bail, the In default person accused shall be committed to the custody of the high of bal constable of the city of Wilmington to await such session. mit. All bail bonds shall be forwarded to the clerk of the Municipal Court within two days after the said hearing, and every bail bond and commitment shall have indorsed upon the same Costs to be an itemized statement of all costs which may have accrued endorsed. up to that time, and the same shall be taxed as costs against the accused in any judgment or sentence which may be pronounced against such accused in the said Municipal Court; Provided, nevertheless, that the judge of said court shall have power to strike off any portion of said costs which shall be illegal or which he shall deem unnecessary. effect from SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and go into opera- Act to take tion on and after the first Monday in the month of April, first MonA. D. 1887, and all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith day in are hereby repealed from and after the date last aforesaid. Passed at Dover, March 31, 1887. April, 1887. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. Section 2, Vol. 17, Laws of amended. CHAPTER 183. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. AN ACT to amend Chapter 208, Volume 17, Laws of Delaware, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of each branch concurring): SECTION I. That Section 2, of Chapter 208, Volume 17, Chapter 208 Laws of Delaware, passed at Dover, April 19th, 1883, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: Ist, by striking out Delaware, of said section in line 6 the word second and inserting in lieu thereof the word fifth; 2nd, by striking out of said section in lines 22 and 23 the words "At the Lafayette Hotel, situate on the southeast corner of Ninth and Shipley streets" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "At the house situate on the southwest corner of Eighth and Tatnall streets," 3rd, by striking out of said section in lines 25, 26 and 27 the words "At some convenient place in said district to be chosen by the inspector and assistant inspectors of said district, or any two of them," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "At the house situate on the southeast corner of Ninth and Du Pont streets;" 4th, by striking out of said section in lines 37, 38 and 39, the words "At the school house known as the Howard school, situate on the east side of Orange street between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "At School No. 2 at the northeast corner of Eleventh and Washington streets;" 5th, by striking out of said section, in line 49, the words "southeast corner of thirteenth and Heald streets," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "southwest corner of Thirteenth and Claymont streets. SECTION 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Passed at Dover, April 7, 1887. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. CHAPTER 184. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. AN ACT confirming the sale of certain real estate in the City of Wil mington. WHEREAS, By a resolution of council passed July 8, 1886, Preamble. it was directed "That the committee on public buildings be instructed to dispose of at public sale that portion of the city sand lot lying and being north of Thirteenth street;" and, WHEREAS, Pursuant to said resolution the said committee Further on public buildings did cause the said portion of the city sand Preamble. lot to be exposed to public sale on Saturday the eighteenth (18) day of September, 1886, and sold the same to various bidders; and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of said sale and it being deemed necessary to have an act of the General Assemby confirming the same; now, therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, two-thirds of each branch therein concurring: thorized to to be made. SECTION I. That the said sale of the real estate aforesaid Sales valid. shall be deemed and taken to be as valid to all intents and purposes as if the General Assembly had prior to such sale passed an act specifically authorizing the same, and "The Mayor and Mayor and Council of Wilmington" is hereby authorized and Council auempowered upon the receipt of the purchase monies to cause cause deeds proper deeds of conveyance to be made to the various purchasers of said real estate conveying the same in fee simple; Provided, nevertheless, that if any purchaser as aforesaid shall Proviso. neglect or refuse to pay all or any part of said purchase money within sixty (60) days after the passage of this act, then in such event the said sale as to such purchasers shall become void and any purchase money already paid by such purchaser to the municipal corporation, or its agent, shall become forfeited, and all that portion of the said real estate shall be again exposed to public sale. Passed at Dover, April 11, 1887. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. Section 73 revise and the statutes of Wil mington, CHAPTER 185. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, AN ACT in relation to the assessmeut and collection of taxes in the City of Wilmington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (twothirds of each branch thereof concurring): SECTION I. That Section 73 of an act entitled, "An act of act to to revise and consolidate statutes relating to the city of Wilconsolidate mington," passed at Dover, April 13th, A. D. 1883, and of the city amended by Section 1, of Chapter 605, Volume 17, Laws of Delaware, be and the same hereby is further amended as folbeing Chap-lows, to wit: By striking out all of said amended section after 15, amend the word "with" in the third line thereof, and inserting in lieu of the part so stricken out, the following, "the building inspector of the city of Wilmington shall constitute the board of assessment, revision and appeals." ter 605, Vol. ed. Section 47 SECTION 2. That Section 47 of said act to revise and conamended. solidate the statutes relating to the city of Wilmington, as amended by Section 5, of Chapter 605, Volume 17, Delaware Laws, be and the same hereby is further amended as follows, by striking out the words, "The president of the council and chairman of the finance committee, each fifty dollars ($50) for their services as members of the board of assessments, revision and appeals," and insert in lieu thereof, the following, to wit: "The president of the council, chairman of the finance committee and the building inspector each one hundred and fifty dollars ($150), for their services as members of the board of assessment, revision and appeals." Section 81 SECTION 3. That Section S1 of said act to revise and conamended. solidate the statutes relating to the city of Wilmington, be and the same hereby is amended as follows, to wit: By striking out the word "January" in the eighth line of said section, and inserting in lieu of said word the word "February." Section 82 SECTION 4. That Section 82, of Chapter 207, Volume 17, amended. Laws of Delaware, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 605, Volume 17, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby further amended as follows to wit: By striking out the word "February" where it occurs, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "April"; and by striking out the words "tenth |
