Smyrna times., 1859-02-24
Del;. ware LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.

MONDAY, reO. l4th.-Ou motion OF Mr.. w at
soa an act for the removal of distractions in
any public district in this State, wus read a
third time and passed.
DIr. ChutcAman offered resolution authori.
zing the Secretary of State to have bound 300
cspies of the Revised Code OF the State of
Delaware, and distributed among The counties
Of this State. Read and adopted
An act to divide Dover Hundred into two Ell
ecton districts, was amended aud passed the
House.
An act to change the name Of St. Johnstown
to Greenwood, passed the House,
n supplement TO the act entIled An act to
incorporate the Wilmington Coal Gas Com
pany, was received from the Senate and read.
This bill allews the Goa Gas Company to in
crease their capital $50 900, maklng the whole
capital $2O0,0CO.
Adjourned.
SENATE
Monday, Feb: 14Ih.-An act to create an ad.
dltIonal School District in Kent county, an act
10 relation to the roads in st. Georges Hundred,
an act 10 carry into effect the will of Dr.
Thomas Adams, an act authorizing DR.. Isaac
Jump to straighten public read, aud an act to
incorporate the New Castle and Wilmington
Railway company, were read the third time md
passed.
DIR. Polk presented petition to cause Lime
cars on the +. to be stamped and measured
alter the manuer Of weights and measures of
this State
Adjourned.
HOUSE
Tuesday, Feb. l5-An act to repeal IN act
concerning the Levy Courts of the several coun.
ties of this Stale, was read the third time and
pissed.
Mr. Finn reported an act TO prohibit circuses
exhibiting IN this State.
Mr.. Watson reported an act concerning
judgments against free negroes and mu-
latoes Allows the sale of free negroes and
mulatoes, for any length Of time. necessary to
pay Judgments against them but not to Ia Ike
effect for d 'hts contracted prior to its passage
The petition OF George Paris and others in
relation T. sheep, was read aud referred 10
Messrs. B own, Moore and Nludan.
MIR. Thompson introduced an act providing
for the llcrease of he number of members of
th) Seua and House OF Representatives, of the
state of Delaware, which was read. This bill
proposes the increase as follows: For New
Castle county, seventeen Representatives and
eight Senators; for Kent county, ten Repre-
sentatives and five Senators; for Sussex CO.,
TIVE We Representatives and Six Senators.
Al act to amend Section l OF chapter 36 of
the Revised Code was read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Brown presented the petition of j. P.
Snow, praying an act to enable him to locate
certain vacant land IN Duck Creek FId., which
was read and referred to Messrs. Brown, Eli
son and Moore.
Dir. Thompson presented the petition of
Thomas Roberts and sixty other citizens, pray
ing TN act to incorporate a Free College in this
State, and that the State endOw the same, with
a donation Of six thousand dollars annually!
Read and referred
An act to incorporate the Mutual Live Stock
Insurance company Of New Castle county, was
read thrd time and passed.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Feb. l5th.-A number of acts were
received from the House aud read.
An act for the protection Of manufactures
and Venders of mineral water. porter, ale and !
other beverages in bottles, was read third |
time and passed.
The House bill entitled An act to enable |
James B. Henry and Hale Remington to con.
struct a wharf at Delaware City, was read |
third time and passed.
An act to extend the limits Of the town OF
New Castle, was taken up for consideration,
amended and read third time and passed.
Adjournhd.
HOUSE.
Wednesday, Feb lG.-On motion Of Mr.
Slaughter, the resolution from the Senate, that
both Houses of the Legislature will adjourn on
the 18th INST, size die, was read and concurred
in.
GA motion Of Mr.. Pennewill, the Senate bill
entitled an act proposing an amendment TO the
Constitution for the purpose Of aboIshing life
Ienures in office, was read a thId time and
passed by yeas, 80; nay, Mr. Jacobs So the
bill has passed both Houses Of the General AS
semby.
Mr.. Watson reported an act 10 amend chapter
j. Of the Revised Statutes Of the State of Della.
ware. Read. THIS bill increases the License
o nonresident pedlars to one hundred dollars.
The Senate bull entitled an act to authorize .
he making public road 10 Little Creek Hun
red, Kent county, was read third time and :
passed.
Mr.. Flynn introduced on leave an act to es. c
abllsh the Real Estate Bank OF Delaware, a
gIIch was read. Capital $IO0,OO0. To 90 in u
D operation when $4,000 of property is pledged
y mortgage. Bank TO be IN The town OF New
ori, New Castle county. u
A resolution that no new bnsneFs, except u
Om the Senate, will be received or ed upon u
fter the 23d inst, was read aud adopted. o.
A resolution to authorize the State Treasurer d
pay to the Secretary of State three hundred IL
oar' for contingent expenses of his Office, G.
al read aud adOptt d.
Mr.. Brown presented the petition of sundry P'
'izens ef Lelps.c Station tn change the name
fh1l pace TO MooresvIe, which was read 10
-.r-d 10 Mesors. Brown, Oldham and OF
mes VI
Adjourned. al
SENATE III
WednesdCy Feb. lG An act to allow an ad- al
tional Justice Of the Peace in Sussex county, VI
act for the relief Of Mary Ann Stuart, a n act co
the relief of the Mt. Salem Company, an act W
the benefit of Isaac Farmer and his wife OF
d children, nonresident free negroes an act pr
out Garnishes, an act to incorporate the Su
s!awa;e City Academy, an act to amend chap
: Ill of Revised Code, an act TO authorize u
> hniIIiog of hrdo. .vsr R,ack R,rd CrooL ge
a further sunnlemen, IN the .ct N ,uct rnn' pre-
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