Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-02-22
Proceedings of the Legislature,

MONDAY, Feb. 18Th.
! SENATE-no quorum.
| HoUsE.-Mr. ]. A. Moore from the eommitte
/ TO whom was referred the petition Of Mary
= Reed, reported bill, entitled an additional SUI
( plement TO the act to incorporate the town
: Leipsic.
, Mr.. Robinson presented the petition Of @. "
Burton praying an act to prevent negroes an
Z mulattoes from holding real estate. Mr. Church
man presented the petition Of A. B. Smith, ant
others. for new School District, in New Castl
Co, to be formed out of District Nos and G
Mr., Appleton presented the petition of II. N
Wilets, and others, for n law to alter the mod
Of summoning Jurors, and their attendance.
TUESDAY, Feb 10Th, 10 o'clock.
HOUsE. The act to divorce Frederick Graf.
and Matilda, his wife an act to amend chaptei
% Of the revised code 10 relation to tho city OF
Wilmington an act to authorize the Register OIL
Wills Of Kent county to copy indexes; an act t.
incorporate the Duck Creek Improvement 40
act authorizing the appointment of two addition
al Commissioners to take the ackno yledgineni
Of deedI in Philadelphia an act to enable Capt.
). NJ. Phillips to locate vacant lands an act
fixing the fees Of Levy Court Commissioners. -
(This net allows $500 per diem and 3 cents per
miies) An act for the suppression of vagrancy;
au act to incorporate the Delaware Home Asso-
citation for the idiotic and insane; an act in re-
ANhN'f ~ hihuAhh AllfHuith5 Cullufen were eHCl
severally taken up and passed third reading.
Mr. Appleton introduced bill entitled an act
authorizing the appointment of an additional
Justice of the Peace in New Castle Co.
MIR, broadway introduced bill amendatory
OF an "act regulating the sale Of intoxicating
hquors."
This act amends Sec. 2 of the present law so
as take from the Clerk Of the Pence the power
Of issuing licenses to retailers N not less than
l mart anil Uivp II IN fha Al.
County, majority Of whom approving the grant.
ing thereof, the Clerk shall issue license as here.
tofore, and not otherwise. 1t also proposes to
stri ke out the words quart from Sec. 8 of the
present act, and insert " five gallons or In cases
containing not lees than one dozen bottles equal
to at least two gallons" This will make it I'M
lawful for dealers exclusively in intoxicating
liquors to sell less quantities than those named
in the amendment. They need not however
go b,fere the Grand Jury for license. Tho
bill proposes further to strike out Sec. / and IL
Of the law, which relate TO prosecutions and
convictions and that all proceedings for violations
Of the law shall hereafter be "by Indictment
These, we believe, are the principal points in the
bill now under consideration.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
IIouss,-An act authorizing the appointment
of an additional Justice Of the Pence in Kent
Go. nn act to enable A. C. Pepper to locate
vacant lands; an act to amend the Charter of
the city Of Wilmington each passed third read
ing
Mr., Clements presented an act to repeal an
act for the encouragement of Internal improve.
ments in the State Of Delaware, so far as 1t re.
lntes to the Maryland and Delaware Railroad
Co. Mr.. Richards, m act TO authorize the Law. |
ing out Of public road in Kent county. Mr. |
Appleton, an act to enable the Governor to an |
point an additional Justice of the Pence for New |
NnufI la 10 naRt1 IL
ran, an act to secure to mechanics and others |
payment for their labor and materials. Mr..
Clements, an act to repeal an act for the encou.
ragement Of internal improvements in the State
The net to prevent negroes and mulattoes from
holding and acquiring real estate was called up
by Mr. Cochran and lost by the following vote
Yeas -Messrs. Calhoun, Clements, Collins,
Phillips, Robinson, Virden and c. williamson,
-.
Nays-Messrs. Appleton, Belts, Boyce, Broad.
way Chandler, Churchman, Cochran, Davis,
Higgins J. A. Moore, j. Richards aud MIR,
Speaker--l3.
Tae act in relation to the City of wilmi gton,
was presented by MIR. Belts, and is NJ follows;
AN ACTto amend The Charter Of Me Gin of
Wilmington
Be IL eHaeted BY the Senate and House Of Repre.
sentdtioes ofMs State Of Delaware in General as
semblV met, (two-thirds of each branch thereof
sEcrlos /. The Wards of tho said City shall
be divide into voting precincts as follows
That part Of the Third Ward lying between
Fourth street and Seventh, between Market
street and the western boundary line of the City
shall he the fret precinct of the Third Ward
That part of the Third Ward lying between
Seventh street and Tenth street, and between
Market street and the western boundary line OF
The City shall be the second precinct of the Third
Ward.
That portion of the Fourth Ward lying between
Fourth street aud Seventh street, and between
Market street and the eastern boundary line OF
The City, shall DO the first precinct OF the Fourth
Ward.
That part of the Fourth Ward lying between
Seventh street and Tenth street and between
Market street and tho eastern boundary line of
The City, shall be the second precinct of the
Fourth Ward.
Whenever a street is named as boundary in
ms section III. centre thereof shall be under
stood
1t shall be hMful for the City Council to divide
he First, Second, and Fifth Wards into two or
more precincts, and to ro-arrange the divisions
ls hereinbeiore made, and to increase the mum
Der OF precincts, II necessary, and to provide for
holding the City elections conformably to any
such new arrangements.
SEC . An election shall be held in eaeb nre
,inct on the first Tuesday in September, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and sxty-two,
md on the same day in every year thereafter,
10 be opened between the hours Of twelve O'Clock
ioon aud one o'clock afternoon, aud to continue ,
open until seven O'Clock 10 the afternoon, when ,
he same shall be closed. The place of holding
'uch election in each precinct shall be az pointed
ind advertised by the Inspector and Assistants
If election for said precinct, or any two of Them,
~ advertisements posted in three or mere of The
most public places in such precinct at least seven
lays before the day of election.
SEC 3 AT the snid annual election in Sen ,
ember, The qualified voters of each precinct
hall elect from among themselves On Inspector, ,
'nd two Assistant Inspectors, who shall act as /
uch for the election in such precinct in the fol- .
owing year. The qualified voters Of each pre-.
nct shall at lhs same time choose member of
Council for their Ward, resident in the Ward ,
member Of Council from Ward shall be /
hosen by plurality Of all the votes cast in all
he precincts Of such Ward. The voters in the +;
espeetiye precincts shall at the same time vote ,
or Mayor, Alderman, Assessor and City
who shall be elected by a plurality Of -
vi the votes cast in the several precincts For !
,hoosing the Assistant Inspectors each voter i
hall vote for one person as Assistant, and the \
NO persons having tue highest number of votes =
hus given shall be elected. Any ticket con.
aiming the name Of more than one person for q
Assistant Inspector shall not be counted. !
SEC a. The Ciiy Council shall, at its first S
tated meeting, in the month of August 10 the
year one thousand eight hundred aud eixty-two,
Moose an Inspector, and two Assistant lnspec-
ors, for each precinct, who shall be officers of i
he succeeding election in September, and shall il
iold the same under and subject to oil the rules
prescribed by law in reference thereto At the 6
annual election in September in the year one t
thousand eight hundred and siKty -one tho voters !
II the Third and Fourth Wards shall not choose 4
IN Inspector, and Two Assistants as heretofore. d
SEC .. All tue laws and regulations nov ex c
a