TITLE SEVEN County Government CHAPTER 66 LEVY COURTS AN ACT authorizing the Levy Courts of the several counties in this State to appropriate funds for County Demonstration Work in Agriculture and Home Economics. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Levy Courts of the several Counties within the State are hereby authorized, if they deem advisable, to appropriate any sum not exceeding Thirty-six Hundred Dollars annually in any one county, for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics within said counties, for the employment of a County Agent or County Agents in co-operation with Delaware College and the United States Department of Agriculture, in accordance with terms and conditions of the Law of Congress No. 7951, commonly known as the Smith-Lever Act, the provisions of which have been accepted by the State of Delaware, or any other act of Congress appropriating moneys for demonstration work and home economics, the terms of which have been accepted by the State of Delaware. Approved April 7, A. D. 1921. CHAPTER 67 LEVY COURT OF KENT COUNTY AN ACT to amend Chapter 13, Volume 31, Special Session of the Ninety-seventh General Assembly of the State of Delaware, giving to the Levy Court of Kent County additional powers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 13, of Volume 31, Special Session of the Ninety-seventh General Assembly of the State of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out Section 16 of said Chapter and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Section 16. The Levy Court of Kent County may employ a Janitor or Janitors for the proper care of the Court House and authorize the employment by any of the County Officials of such clerical assistance as in the judgment of said Levy Court may from time to time be necessary and to fix their compensation." Approved March 28, A. D. 1921. CHAPTER 68 LEVY COURT OF SUSSEX COUNTY AN ACT to amend Chapter 75, of Volume 30, Laws of Delaware, relating to appropriations by the Levy Court of Sussex County for incorporated towns. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 75, of Volume 30, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of Section 4 of said Chapter, and by inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 4, as follows: "Section 4. That the Council or Commissioners of every incorporated town of Sussex County, shall, on or before the first day of each January, file with the Levy Court of Sussex County a statement of the assessment for County purposes in the preceding year in the said Town." Approved April 7, A. D. 1921. CHAPTER 69 VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY AN ACT to amend Chapters 43 and 44 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware in relation to the Board of Assessors of New Castle County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 44 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware be amended by the addition of a new Section to be known as 1128 C. Section 31 C. 1128 C. Section 31 C. It shall be the duty of the contractor or builder erecting any new building or buildings, or making any repairs, alterations or improvements to any old building or buildings located in New Castle County outside of the City of Wilmington, which shall exceed in cost the sum of One Hundred Dollars, to file within thirty days from the date of the beginning of operations, a detailed description and estimated cost of such improvements with the Board of Assessment of New Castle County. Section 2. That Chapter 44 of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware be amended by the addition of a new Section to be known as 1108 C. Section 11 C. 1108 C. Section 11 C. It shall be the duty of the Trustees of the various school districts of New Castle County outside of the City of Wilmington, upon request of the Board of Assessment of New Castle County, to furnish a complete list for the respective school districts, of all persons, who have arrived at twenty-one years of age since the preceding assessment, or who have become residents in the County and the names of those who have moved from the County since the preceding assess VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY ment. The trustees so reporting shall receive as compensation the sum of Ten Cents for each name reported. Section 3. That Chapter 44 of the Revised Code be amended by repealing Paragraph 1133 B. Section 36 B. and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph to be known as 1133 B. Section 36 B. 1133 B. Section 36 B. All property, real and personal, subject to assessment shall be assessed at its true value in money. For such purpose, it shall be lawful for the said Board of Assessment to enter into an agreement with the proper authorities of any City, Town or Municipality in New Castle County to inspect and copy any assessment made for local purposes. If, in the opinion of a majority of the said Board of Assessment such local assessment assesses all property at its true value in money, then the said Board of Assessment shall have the right to adopt such local assessment as the assessment for county purposes, and thereupon such local assessment shall be the lawful assessment for county purposes. If the Board of Assessment, or any member thereof, shall knowingly and wilfully value or assess any property upon any other principal than its true value in money, each of the members of said Board participating therein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars. Approved March 28, A. D. 1921. |
