Title 9, Counties

§ 9405. Duties as clerk of the county government. (a) The clerk of the peace shall safely keep the books and papers of the county government, and make full and true minutes of all the proceedings thereof. The clerk of the peace shall observe the orders and rules of the county gov…

§ 9406. Deposit of public moneys; penalty. (a) The clerk of the peace shall deposit daily to the credit of the State Treasurer and the receiver of taxes and county treasurer, respectively, in the Farmers’ Bank at the county seat of the clerk of the peace, all moneys received by h…

§ 9407. Monthly accounting to State Treasurer; penalties. (a) The clerk of the peace shall, not later than the tenth day of each month, plainly state under his or her hand, and render to the State Treasurer, with a copy thereof to the Auditor of Accounts, a full and true account …

§ 9408. Audit; penalty. (a) The records and accounts of the clerk of the peace respecting fees for licenses and receipts of every description payable to the State shall be open to inspection and audit by such agency of the State as is authorized to audit the accounts of state age…

§ 9409. Transcripts concerning county accounts. (a) The clerk of the peace shall deliver to the receiver of taxes and county treasurer or director of finance of his or her county certified transcripts of all allowances made by the government of his or her county; and of the amoun…

§ 9410. Assessment lists; delivering copies. (a) After the assessment lists have been certified to the county government, as provided by law, the clerk of the peace of the county shall immediately make, from the assessment lists, collectors’ duplicates to be delivered to the rece…

§ 9411. Penalty. (a) Whoever, being a clerk of the peace, omits to perform any of the duties provided in § 9409 or 9410 of this title, shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $50. (b) This section shall not apply to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County. Code 1852, §…

§ 9412. Certification of appointed constables. (a) The clerk of the peace shall, within 10 days after the appointment by the government of his or her county of any constable, send by mail to the Auditor of Accounts a true certificate of the name of every such constable, stating t…

§ 9413. Marriage licenses. (a) The clerks of the peace in the respective counties shall dispense all marriage licenses directed by law to be issued by them. Blanks for all such licenses shall be furnished by the Department of Health and Social Services pursuant to the provisions …

§ 9414. Furnishing marriage licenses to justices of the peace. (a) The clerk of the peace shall furnish to any justice of the peace in his or her county, upon payment of the fee to the State, as many marriage licenses as the justice may desire. No person other than such clerk of …

§ 9415. Record of marriage licenses. (a) Every clerk of the peace of the State shall procure a suitable book for marriage licenses, in which shall be entered alphabetically the name of every person, to whom shall be issued a license, together with the post-office address and stre…

§ 9416. Administering oaths. The clerk of the peace in each county may administer oaths or affirmations in all cases relating to the business of the office of clerk of the peace.17 Del. Laws, c. 21; Code 1915, § 1307; Code 1935, § 1500; 9 Del. C. 1953, § 9416;

§ 9417. Destruction of county papers. The clerk of the peace shall, on and after the expiration of 5 years from their date, destroy poll lists of elections, individual bills settled and paid by the county, and such papers as may and do not become a matter of permanent record of t…

§ 9418. License fees. (a) The fees of the Clerk of the Peace for Kent County shall be established by ordinance of the governing body of Kent County. (b) This section shall not apply to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County. (c) The fees of the Clerk of the Peace for Sussex …