CHAPTER 73.
VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 44, of the Revised Code of the State of Delaware (as amended by Chapter 79, Volume 28, Laws of Delaware) by changing the term of office of members of the Board of Assessment of Sussex County from 4 years to 6 years, and fixing the salary of the members of the said Board of Assessment of Sussex County.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That 1100 Section 3, of Chapter 44 of the Revised Code, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 79, Volume 28, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby further amended by striking out the word "four" between the words "for" and "years" in the third line of 1100 A. Section 3 A, and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "Six"; and by adding at the end of said 1100 A. Section 3 A, the words "of the year in which they shall be appointed, respectively," so that said 1100 A. Section 3 A, of Chapter 44 of the Revised Code, as amended by said Chapter 79, Volume 28, Laws of Delaware, and as hereby further amended, will be as follows:
"1100 A. Section 3 A. The term of office of the members of the Board of Assessment of Sussex County shall be for six years, commencing on the first Tuesday of March of the year in which they shall be appointed, respectively."
Section 2. That 1101. Section 4 of said Chapter 44 of the Revised Code, as amended by Section 3 of said Chapter 79, Volume 28, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby further amended by striking out all of the second paragraph of 1101 A. Section 4 A, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"During the month of February, A. D. 1917, the Levy Court of Sussex County shall appoint three suitable persons, residents of Sussex County, no more than one of whom shall be appointed from any one Senatorial District of said County, and no more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party, who shall compose the Board of Assessment of Sussex County. One of the persons so comprising said Board of Assessment shall be appointed for a term of two years from the first Tuesday in March, A. D. 1917; one other of said persons shall be appointed for a term of four years from said first Tuesday in March, A. D. 1917; and the third one of said persons shall be appointed for a term of six years from said first Tuesday in March, A. D. 1917; and thereafter, upon the expiration of the term of office of each of the three persons so appointed, the said Levy Court of Sussex County shall appoint a suitable person as a member of said Board of Assessment for the full term of six years."
Section 3. That 1103. Section 6 of said Chapter 44 of the Revised Code, as amended by Section 5, of said Chapter 79, Volume 28, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby further amended by striking out all of 1103 A. Section 6 A, and inserting in lieu thereof, the following:
"1103 A. Section 6 A. Each member of the Board of Assessment for Sussex County shall receive for the year in which a general assessment is made the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) , payable in equal monthly installments, and in the year in which an annual assessment is made, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), payable in equal monthly installments. No member of said Board of Assessment shall be paid his monthly salary, however, until the said Levy Court shall be satisfied that the said member of said Board of Assessment has faithfully performed the duties of his office during the preceding month. And in addition to said annual salary, each member of said Board of Assessment shall be paid by the Levy Court of Sussex County his actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred by him in traveling over the County for the purpose of investigating the value of any taxable property, either real or personal, in the County; and, when sitting for the purpose of hearing appeals from assessment, during the month of February of each year, as by law required, the members of said Board of Assessment shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses for board and traveling, in connection with their duties as a Board of Appeals.
Provided, however, that all bills for expenses presented by the members of said Board of Assessment as herein provided, shall be itemized and duly verified before they shall be allowed by the Levy Court. No other or further compensation or emoluments in any guise whatsoever, shall be allowed or paid to said members of the Board of Assessment."
Approved February 26, A. D. 1917,