GENERAL POWERS, DUTIES AND JURISDICTION OF. to public be used by the Justices of the Peace and Constables, in filing the monthly accounts or statements, as provided for in Section one of this Act, shall be prepared by the Levy Court of the respective county in which they are to be used, and shall be paid for by the said Levy Court and shall be the property of the County, in each case, and the said "Fee Book" of each Justice of the Peace shall be a part of the records of the office for which it is Fee Books open kept, and shall be at all times open to public inspection inspection and examination, and the said "Fee Book" of each Constable shall be a part of the records of the office for which it is kept, and shall be at all times open to public inspection and examination; and every Justice of the Peace and every Constable in this State, immediately upon the termination of his term of office, is hereby authorized, directed and required, to deliver his said "Fee Book" to the Levy Court of the County wherein he re- To return Fee sides, and the said Levy Court shall keep and preserve Court when the said "Fee Books" as other public books and docu- expires ments of the County are kept and preserved. Book to Levy term of office ercharge by Peace other penalties Section 3. That if any Justice of the Peace or Con- Penalty for ov stable in this State shall demand or receive from any of the person or from any County in this State, any fees or Constables and charge or allowance greater than is provided by law, or for violation of shall fail to keep a "Fee Book" as required by this Act, this act or shall fail to file with the County Treasurer, and with the Levy Court, of his County, an account or statement of all fees, costs and allowances and charges received by him, in the preceding month, and of all criminal cases, for the preceding month, as required by Section one of this Act, or upon the termination of his term of office shall fail, neglect or refuse, for the space of ten days, to turn over and deliver to the Levy Court of his County, the said "Fee Book", or shall damage, mutilate, secrete or destroy his said "Fee Book", or shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this Act, he shall Fine and imprisonment GENERAL POWERS, DUTIES AND JURISDICTION OF. Misdemeanor be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof, besides being liable in a civil action for the amount of such fees, costs, allowances and charges as he may have thus illegally collected or withheld, be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court. Whenever any officer is convicted under this Section, it shall operate as a forfeiture of his office and he shall be removed from office by the Governor, in the case of a Justice of the Peace, or by the Levy Court, in the case of a Constable, as the case may be, within ten days from the date of conviction. Forfeiture of office Section 4. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, be and they are hereby repealed. Approved March 17, A. D. 1913. APPOINTMENT OF CHAPTER 276. APPOINTMENT OF AN ACT to empower the Governor to appoint a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public for Sussex County to reside in Dagsboro Hundred, Sixth Representative District in the Town of Dagsboro. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: authorized to Justice of the Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby au- Governor thorized and empowered to appoint a Justice of the appoint a Peace and Notary Public for Sussex County, who shall Peace at reside in Dagsboro Hundred, Sixth Representative District in the Town of Dagsboro. Approved March 11, A. D. 1913. Dagsboro APPOINTMENT OF Governor auth orized to Justice of the CHAPTER 277. APPOINTMENT OF AN ACT to enable the Governor to appoint a Justice of the Peace for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a Justice of the Peace for Sussex County, who shall reside in Seaford Hundred in the Town of Cannons. Approved March 11, A. D. 1913. JUSTICES JURISDICTION IN CIVIL CASES OF DEBT. CHAPTER 278. JUSTICES JURISDICTION IN CIVIL CASES OF DEBT. AN ACT to amend Chapter 99, of the Revised Code of the State of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: 99, Rev. Code amended Section 1. That Chapter 99, of the Revised Code of Sec. 2. Chap. the State of Delaware, as published A. D. 1893, be, and of 1893 the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word "or", and before the word "otherwise", in the seventh line of section 2, the following words, to wit: "any creditable person or". Approved March 14, A. D. 1913. |