Sec. 14. Chap. 210, Vol. 24 amended Sec. 15, Chap. 210, Vol. 24 amended Sec. 15 further Neglect of duty by Constable Sec. 16, Chap. 210, Vol. 24 amended OF CITIES AND TOWNS. the limits of said town, together with the wires thereon strung, and to this end may at any time direct the same to be included in or added to the town assessment. In case the owners or lessees of such poles or erections shall refuse or neglect to pay the taxes that may be levied thereon, said Town Council shall have authority to cause the same to be removed and may institute suit to recover the amount of taxes so levied." Section 24. That Section 14 of the Act aforesaid be amended by striking out all of said Section between the word "with" in the twentieth line of said Section and the words "in a sum" in the twenty-first line thereof, and by inserting in lieu thereof, the following: "surety or sureties, corporate or individual, to the satisfaction of the said Council." Section 25. That Section 15 of the Act aforesaid be amended by striking out the word "twenty" in the twenty-seventh line of said Section and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred." Section 26. That Section 15 of the Act aforesaid be further amended by inserting between the word "purpose" in the fortieth line of said Section and the words "They shall also have" in the said fortieth line the following: "If any constable shall neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by virtue of this Act, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and it shall be the duty of the said Council to present him to the grand jury, and upon conviction, he shall, in addition to the punishment imposed by the Court, forfeit his office." Section 27. That the Act aforesaid be amended by striking out all of Section 16, and by inserting in lieu thereof, the following: OF CITIES AND TOWNS. bonfires and & c "Section 16. And be it further enacted as aforesaid, that it shall be the duty, among others, of the President, To suppress councilmen, alderman, police and Justice of the Peace, firing of guns to suppress, extinguish and prevent all bonfires in any of the streets, lanes or alleys of the said town, and to suppress or prevent the firing of guns, pistols, or the letting off of fire works or making or throwing of fire balls within the limits of said town; and the said Council may in addition to and not in limitation of their general power to pass all needful Ordinances, enact and publish Ordinances, with reasonable penalties for preventing the Acts aforesaid, or any of them and punishing the persons guilty of their violation." 210, Vol. 24 Section 28. That Section 17 of the Act aforesaid be sec. 17, Chap. amended by striking out the word "eight" in the six-amended teenth line of said Section and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "ten”. amended Section 29. That Section 19 of the Act aforesaid be Sec. 19, Chap. amended by striking out the words "twenty-five" in the 210, Vol. 24 next to the last line of said Section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred." Sec. 19 further That said Section 19 be further amended by adding to the end thereof the following: "The said Council shall amended also have the right to pass Ordinances prohibiting and punishing the sale or vending of any article, the selling or vending of which the said Council shall deem to be against the peace, health or morals of the said Town of Sale or vending Milford." of any article Sec. 22, Chap amended Section 30. That Section 22 of the Act aforesaid be amended by striking out the word "three' in the third 210, Vol. 24 line of said Section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "five." Approved March 26, A. D. 1913. OF CITIES AND TOWNS. CHAPTER 242. OF CITIES AND TOWNS. cil of Milford" to borrow $30,000 AN ACT authorizing the "Town Council of Milford" to borrow thirty thousand dollars, and to issue bonds therefor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly concurring therein): Section 1. That the Town Council of Milford" be "Town Coun-, and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow upon the faith and credit of the said Town of Milford, a sum not exceeding Thirty Thousand Dollars, to be expended as hereinafter provided, and to issue bonds of the said Town of Milford for the payment thereof. Denomination of bonds Interest Place of pay Section 2. The denomination of said bonds shall be the sum of One Thousand Dollars each, and they shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with number one. The said bonds shall bear such rate of interest, not exceeding five per centum per annum, as the said Town Council may determine, and the said rate so determined shall be stated in the terms of the said bonds. The interest upon said bonds shall be payable semi-annually in each and every year from the date of issue thereof. Section 3. The said bonds shall bear date as of the pal and interest date of their issue and the principal thereof shall be payable at The First National Bank of Milford, at Milford, at the expiration of thirty years from such date, but the said bonds, or any of them, may, if the said Town OF CITIES AND TOWNS. proviso Redemption Council shall deem expedient, contain a provision for the redemption of such bonds at the option of the said Redemption Town Council at such period prior to the expiration of thirty years from their date as the said Town Council shall fix and designate in said bonds; provided, however, that if the Town Council of Milford, shall elect to redeem any of said bonds within the period of thirty years from Notice of their date, the said Town Council shall give notice, signed by the President of said Town Council and by the Secretary thereof, advertised for the space of thirty days in one newspaper published in the City of Wilmington in this State, and in one newspaper published in the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, such notice shall indicate the bonds called, and in making such calls, the Town Council shall call the bonds according to their number, beginning with the lowest number, and the interest on said bonds shall cease from the date set for redemption in any of said calls. sale of bonds Section 4. The Town Council of Milford shall direct Printing and and effect the preparation, printing and sale of said bonds authorized by this Act at such time or times and on such terms as they may deem expedient. bonds The said bonds shall be signed by the President of Signatures on said Town Council and by the Treasurer of said Town, and sealed with the corporate seal of the said corporation, and shall be exempt from State, county or municipal taxation. As said bonds shall be paid, the same shall be cancelled as the said Town Council shall direct. Section 5. Said bonds, principal and interest, shall be payable at The First National Bank of Milford, at Milford, Delaware, in gold coin of the United States of America, equal in weight and fineness to the present To provide for interest in an mates as well as bonds falling due OF CITIES AND TOWNS. standard. The said Town Council is hereby authorized and directed to pay the interest on said bonds at the said Bank when and as the same shall become due, and to pay said bonds at said Bank when and as the same shall mature. The said Town Council in fixing the rate of taxation nual tax esti- in the said Town of Milford, shall annually, until the reredemption of demption of said bonds, provide for a sum equal to the amount of interest due each year upon said bonds, and as and when said bonds shall become due and payable, shall, in like manner, provide for a sum sufficient for the redemption of said bonds, both principal and unpaid interest. All of such sums provided as aforesaid shall, when collected and paid to the Treasurer of the said Town of Milford, be set apart by him in a separate account to be opened for that purpose, and the moneys so set apart shall be applied by the said Treasurer, to the payment of the interest on said bonds and to the redemption of said bonds as the said interest and as the said principal shall become and be due and payable. Sinking fund Sinking fund depository The said Town Council is fully authorized and empowered to establish a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds at their maturity and for this purpose to levy and raise by taxation from time to time, such sum or sums as shall be necessary for the redemption of said bonds at or before the maturity thereof. The taxes authorized in this Section shall be levied and collected as other taxes in the said Town of Milford are levied and collected, and shall be assessed on the head and on property and shall be in excess of and in addition to the sum or amount which the said Town Council is authorized by any other law to raise by taxation. The sinking fund provided for by this Act shall be deposited in The First National Bank of Milford, and |