OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. CHAPTER 408. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REVISE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of each branch concurring therein): stitutions of taxation. Section I. That all lands and tenements to the value of Charitable inFifteen thousand dollars owned by any corporation or associa- value of $15,000 tion, which are used wholly or in part for Charitable Homes exempt from for Incurables, shall be and the same are hereby declared to be exempt from all taxes, assessments, burdens or impositions for municipal purposes. Approved April 7, A. D. 1903. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. Exemption from taxation stitutions for reformed CHAPTER 409. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REVISE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of all the members elected to each House concurring therein): Section I. That the lands, tenements and property not exof charitable in- ceeding in value in any one instance the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, of all incorporated homes or houses of refuge for reformed women, maintained in the said City of Wilmington by charity, shall be exempt from all municipal taxation, both as to city and school taxes. women. Section 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved March 24, A. D. 1903. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. CHAPTER 410. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. AN ACT CONCERNING THE EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of all the members elected to each house concurring therein): Section I. That eight hours shall constitute a legal day's Eight hours work for all classes of employees employed by the Municipal legal day's Corporation of the City of Wilmington. work. Section 2. That each contract to which the municipal cor- Contract to poration of the City of Wilmington is a party which may involve stipulate same. the employment of laborers, workmen or mechanics shall contain a stipulation that no laborer, workman or mechanic in the employ of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Wilmington, contractor, sub-contractor, or other person doing or contracting to do the whole or a part of the work contemplated by the contract shall be required to work more than eight hours in any one calender day, except in cases of extraordinary emergency caused by fire, flood or danger to life or property. be less than prevailing rate where work is. Section 3. That the wages to be paid for a legal day's work Wages not to as hereinbefore defined to all classes of such laborers, workmen or mechanics, upon all such public work or upon any material in the locality to be used upon or in connection therewith shall not be less than done. the prevailing rate for a days work in the same trade or occupation in the locality in the State where such public work, on, about or in connection with which such labor is performed in its final or completed form is to be situated, erected or used. Each such contract hereafter made shall contain a stipulation Contract to that each such laborer, workman or mechanic employed by such stipulate contractor, sub-contractor or other person on, about or upon such public work shall receive such wages as hereinbefore provided. Each contract for such public work hereafter made shall wages. OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. Contract void contain a provision that the same shall be void and of no effect unless so made. unless the person or corporation making or performing the same Penalty for evasion of. Exemption. shall comply with the provisions of this Act; and no such person or corporation shall be entitled to receive any sum nor shall any officer, agent or employee of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Wilmington pay the same or authorize its payment from the funds under his charge or control to any such person or corporation for work done upon any contract which in its form or manner of performance violates the provisions of this Act. Section 4. That any officer, agent or employee of the Municipal corporation, of the City of Wilmington, having a duty to act in the premises, who violates, evades, or knowingly permits the violation (of)* evasion of any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of malefeasance in office and shall be suspended or removed by the authority having the power to appoint or remove such officer, agent or employee, otherwise by the Govern Any citizen of this State may maintain proceedings for the suspension or removal of such officer, agent or employee or may maintain an action for the purpose of securing the cancellation or avoidance of any public contract which by its terms or manner of performance violates this Act or for the purpose of preventing any officer, agent or employee of such municipal corporation from paying or authorizing the payment of any public money for work done thereupon. Section 5. This act shall not apply to the policemen, park guards, watchmen, or special officers of any kind. Approved April 7, A. D. 1903. *Printed as enrolled. OF CITIES AND TOWNS. CHAPTER 411. OF CITIES AND TOWNS. AN ACT TO ABOLISH ASSESSMENTS FOR ROAD TAXES OF RES- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the exempt from road purposes. Section I. From and after the passage of this Act, the Incorporated Road Commissioners, Commissioner of Roads and Assessors of towns to be the respective hundreds in New Castle County are hereby di- assessment for rected to not include in their assessments the residents of any incorporated towns where the town and its residents have been made exempt from the payment of road taxes by an act of the General Assembly. Approved March 31, A. D. 1903. |