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DELAWABB, 



A so-called "rump" legislature was orgm 

 bv the Kent and Sussex Republican candidates who 

 hare been , wiihTI. 



This . .!. Edward 



Addicks as United States S iticate 



i..n was taken to the li..\rrn..r. wi. 

 f used to sign it, t'. II Atkins was chosen for 

 Treasurer and Ileniah Watson f..r Au.lit.r. An 

 rnment wan tnk - -Ian. 'Jl. nfl.-r the 



adoption of a manifesto of which the following is 



'Avhen.as now in Delaware, all the destructive 

 influence-* .f ct.rrupt IN.IHI.-S have const,,,, 



hp.w the will of the peopk as ex- 

 preawxl at the ballot U-x; have inaugural, 



jov, riiiix -nt : have organized an illegal 



constitutional e.-nvention iii which are seated M..-M 



not elected: a constitutional conTentloo 



. pn|MM>d to aMish trial liy jury, and which 



will proclaim antl im|.ose a new organic law for the 



le by delegates who were not sw..v 

 observe or respect any form of law or constitution 

 without submitting it "to the |eop|e for ratification; 

 ral Assembly, in both hoiisesoi 

 are members whose seats are held by fraudu- 

 l.-nt titles; and when these revolutionary bodies are 

 ^es-ion of the Capitol .f the State to the ex- 

 it of the citi/en-who w-re rightfully e> 



pie to represent them in iln>e bodie-. it 

 becomes the duty of every eiti/.en whose public spirit 

 boot in its decadence, WDOM .::.!_-> ami courage 

 : araly/ed by the poi>on of political 

 corruption and fraud, to protest against such dc- 

 stnn us <>f the common and sacred rights 



of fre- citi/eiiship. 



Men the rightfully elected n-pn-entath 

 the jN-ople are evicted by fraud from the legislative 

 bodies to which they have been elected, t lie evict ion 

 does not absolve them from the discharge of the 



imposed upon them by the jieople. 

 \\ . v'erefore. the representatives of the people 

 of Delaware, in (General Assembly convened, hav- 

 the tn-st ..f our ability under the ad verse con- 

 ditions to which we call attention in this declara- 

 tion of warning and protest, averring the truth of 

 all which we have herein set forth and declared; 

 annealing to the Supreme .Judge of the world for 

 the rectitude of our intentions, do in the name of 

 <>pl<- <>f Delaware appeal to the < 



I for the fulfillment to the State of 

 Delaware of the 1'nited States Constitution guar- 

 antee of a republican form of government to each 



of the State- of the I'nion." 



.illed the Adams bill, for the taxation of 



s designed to place the burden on own- 

 era and investors, was one of the chief measures of 

 the session. The preamble says. The presci,- 



D i- unjust an'l oppn-sive. in that 

 it taxes most the property least profitable, and re- 

 lieves altogether that which prodQC 

 income." Inv. i\ed in any other State are 



n.vided that "each and every <l.-bt(.r 

 ml. judgment, t -. -cognizances, d- 



MS (whose debt is liable to taxation under 

 this act), when the creditor is a nonresident of the 

 -hull lie liable for the tax on his 

 in the first instance; b,it upon payment there- 

 of he shall be entitled and it shall be' hi- duty to 

 deduct the same from the interest due or accruing 

 thereon: an! an] -m-h creditor refusing to allow 



..n taxes so paid shall forfeit all accrued 

 interest: and no debtor shall remit or mak* 

 payment to hi- creditor out ,,f the State until the 

 tax imposed upon his said debt by thi- act has been 

 paid." Of the moneys c-oll-ct-<l under the n< 

 fourt! . the State and the remainder to the 



county in which they are collected. 



An Act in relation t,. foreign corporations" re- 



ouires all such corporal ion> to tile with the pro- 



h cotinly a certitica' at ing 



tlie name of xmie | K r>on or agent within the State 



iiiMin whom s'i Its 



rations lo tlclelid in 



1 - made there. 



..- important <!. made in the ballot 



to provide furl her for the purity aj 

 i'f the ballot." The ollice of voters' assistant was 

 abolished; but any pci>on jihysicallv unable i 



BD, or fold hi- ballot may take into the 

 DOOtb with him lie district. \\ lio 



i-idden under penalty M anything re- 



garding the \ote of the person so assi 

 small s.niares on ballots are done away with 



:, not nominated for an oilier may be 

 for for that ollice. Chal, med by the tWO 



partie^ are to be peace ollicers with the 

 era for preserving the p.-ace that Inspectoi 

 election h.. OOnt] OOnmitteeSOi the Demo- 



ami lie|iblican i . unty shall 



and select each a judge of electp: 

 election district outside of the city of Wilmjn 

 who shall be appointed and qualified at the ti ..... 

 and perform the dutii-a- now provided by i. 

 judges of election in the districts f,, r which they 

 ire chosen, respectively. The Democrat ie and IJe'- 

 publican county committee-, may ea h select and 

 designate one suitable, reputable, and sober person 

 as a special olTH'er to stand at the I the 



polling place, to be not less than :'.<> from 



the entrance to the voting room a- now provided 

 by law to regulate the admission of pei-oii- to the 

 polli tig place, and \\hilesostatioiied ami perform- 

 ing their duties as herein provided, the persons SO 



:.ated shall be clothed with all the pou 

 ollieers c.f the peace. The penalty for violation .f 

 any of the provisions of the act 'by any ofli< 

 election, where m> other punishment i- alread] 

 vided for by law. is to be a fine of $:*00 to $500 

 and imprisonment at the di-cretioii of the court J..r 

 not more than than two years. 



The returning-board law providing for the can- 

 vassing of the vote in the three counties was repealed. 

 and it is now provided that future returning ! 

 shall be composed of the resident judge of the 

 county, the sheriff, and the register of wills, ami on 

 the inability of the -.f wills to serve, the 



prot honotary. The object of this mea-ure 

 shut off further litigation on the action of the Kent 



County returning t>oard at the election of 



A new law was made for the maintenance, di- 

 cipline. and regulation of the State militia. It pro- 

 vides- for one regiment of infant ry. doing awa\ en- 

 tirely with the cavalry companies, The (lovenx.r. 

 as commander in chief, shall h in case of 



war, invasion, insurrection, riot, or imminent dan- 

 ger, to increa-e the force and organi/e it a< neccs- 

 but the increase shall be di-banded as soon as 

 the'en.' eases. 



The law In regard to the collection of poll taxes 

 was amended. Foil' . -ect ion of t hi- law : 



"If any per-'-n against whom a poll tax is H>- 

 in accordance with the provisions of thi- act -hall 

 CK or rcfu^. to nay the same within thirty 

 days after demand, the" collector shall again de- 

 mand the same of such person, togeth-r with :! 

 cents for the cost of -ueh demand : and if any such 

 person upon whom second demand i- made as afore- 

 said shall neglect or refu-e to pay such tax ..r 

 together with the costs of makintr -uch -ecoml de- 

 mand. within ii fief the date of su< ! 



ond demand, then t hi- collector of taxes shall 

 upon the body of such person and commit him to 

 the iail of I .nty. there to remain until 



he shall pay such tax and all legal costs." 



