Smyrna times., 1861-03-07
THE DELAWARE LEGISLATURE.
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Wednesdau. Feb 07

bedneSdQy reO ~.
SExATE-An act to amend the charter of the
city OF Whining ton. passed. An act proposing
an amendment to the Constitution OF the Stale
was read. This bill provides that no lottery
drawing shall be allowed except il he author.
,zed by an act of Assembly, passed before the
Isl day of January, 1861.
Mr.. Green introduced joint resolution ma
king an allowance TO the Secretary Of State of
$500 to pay The contingent expenses Of his o.
hce, which was read.
AFTERNOON.
The following bills passed An act concern
ing the imprisonment of tree negroes for debt ;
an act 10 relation TO the town Of Dover; an act
for the suppression of vagrancy; an act in re-
iaIion TO binding by the Northern Hume for
iriendless children; an act to provide Tor the
inspection Of lime.
Bills lost: An act to extend the criminal ia.
risdiction of Justices of the Peace, aud the bill
providing for a convention.
HOUsE-BIlls passed An act securing to
Mechanics and others payment for labor and
materials ia the construction Of any house or
other building in THE State.
Mr.. Belts Introduced a bill to incoroorate
the Wilmington and Brnndywine Railroad CO..
which was read. AIsu, bill regulating the
sale Of lottery tickets, which was read. This
without license shall be fined $50, that the
cost Of license for such sale shsl! be $500,
and that every legalized vender shall vend in
his own name and shall display sign marked
'legalized vender.'
Thursday, Feb %.
sENATE-Biils passed An act 10 incurpor.
ate the Delaware and Chesap eake Steamboat
Navigation CO an act TO empower the Lew
Court OF New Castle Co., 10 erect a pivot
bridge over ChTIstians creek an act 10 amend
Section 1, chap 80. of revised code a suppl,
ment TO the act authorizing the making OF 9
public road in Little Creek HID; a act amend
ing chap. 73 revised code, entitled, of the cit,
OF Wilmington.
AFTERNOON.
Bile passed: Au act TO enable FL 'iah David
son to locate lands an act for the renewal o.
the charter of the Delta Phi Literary Socie,
OF Delaware College; an act to incorporate
bank at Seaford al act to prov de tor the re
gistratIon of births, deaths aud marriages
Mr.. Gsmmill presented sundry petitions from
citizens OF New Castle co., asking the Genera
Assembly TO pass a stay law.
HousE-AB act to amend an act entitled
act to incorporate the Clayton aud Smyro,
RsIIFosd company, was read and passed
Ar Appleton rhe rules being suspended in
froduced on leave a bill entitled An act TO es
tahlish Inferior Courts in the several countiv
of this Safe. which was read and 500 cnpre
ordered to b. printed. This bill is to Great.
Court Of Quarter Sessions 10 nv crImIpa
criminal cases Of small Importance at which
the Associate Judge ofthe county shalt presid,
Dir. Appleton also introduced a SAIL entitle,
40 act to amend cha pier loo Of The Revise,
Statutes, which was read. This bill provide
fsr the selection of Jurors for the Court O
Quarter Sessions.
Mr. Moore moved TO take up for considera
tion the joint resolution far adjournment sim
die on the eih of March. which prevailed, an,
the further consideration was POSTPONED unit
the 7th of March.
Mr.. Higgins moved to take mp fol' considera
tioa the joint resolution making an appr0pris
hon for monument to be erected in Indepsu
desse Hall Grounds, Phiadeiphi which mo
tioa pxasaisd. fe - f+aI q
Mr.. Higgiss moved to adop, said re,oIutior
Lost.