This action was brought under the Acts of 1886, Chapter 182, authorizing “the collection of arrears of taxes due the city of Wilmington” by the State, couuty and city, to recover arrearages of taxes due by the defendant for 1891, 1892 and 1893 The summons was issued on the 15th of December, 1896, but the trial was not had until after the repealing Act ratified on the 9th of March, 1897. For the reasons given in Wilmington v. Cronly, at this term (in the opinion in the plaintiff’s appeal), the plaintiff’s right to collect arrearages of taxes accrued under the Act of 1895, and hence this “action brought before repeal” is not affected by the repealing Act. Code, Section 3764. His Honor, however, erred in allowing 8 per cent, interest, for the reasons given in Cronly’s case, supra. The judgment will be modified by reducing the interest on the recovery to 6 per cent.

Section 2, Chapter 182, of the Acts of 1895, provides that the City Attorney, together with such associate counsel as he may select, shall bring the actions authorized by said chapter for delinquent taxes. This was done, and the associate counsel were recognized by the city authorities. Afterwards, theriity attorney resigned. We cannot see upon what ground the defendants can object to the associate counsel continuing as counsel for the.city.

Modified and affirmed.