§ 9414. Furnishing marriage licenses to justices of the peace.
§ 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 the peace […]
§ 9415. Record of marriage licenses.
§ 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 street and number of the city, village or […]
§ 9416. Administering oaths.
§ 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.
§ 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 the county or State […]
§ 9402. Compensation.
§ 9402. Compensation. The clerks of the peace in the respective counties shall receive the annual salaries listed below: (1) In New Castle County, as fixed by the New Castle County government; (2) In Kent County the clerk of the peace of Kent County shall receive a salary in an amount to be set by […]
§ 9418. License fees.
§ 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 […]
§ 9403. Deputies and clerks.
§ 9403. Deputies and clerks. The clerks of peace in Kent and Sussex Counties may employ such chief deputy, deputies and clerks as are authorized by the government of the county, at compensations fixed by such county government. In Kent County, minimum qualifications may be established by the county government for each position, and said […]
§ 9401. Oath and bond.
§ 9401. Oath and bond. Every clerk of the peace, before entering upon the clerk’s official duties, shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Delaware Constitution, and shall give bond as required by § 9114 of this title. Code 1852, § 118; Code 1915, § 1283; Code 1935, § 1482; 9 […]