Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-14
Legislative Proceedings.



An act TO regulate the election Of the Trustees Of
the Plymouth Congregation Church.
Asupplement To the act concerning estrays.
An act to authorize the Recorder of Deeds Of sus-
sex county to procure new seal Of Office
An act concerning vessels snchoring in the Deep
Hole, near the mouth of Broadkn Creek
An act to prevent certain animals from running at
large within the limits Of the town Of Georgetown.
An act to repeal an act In relation to public roads
in st. Georges and Appoquinimink Hundreds.
House bills passed:
An act In relation to the Jamison Branch Ditch
Company.
An act to incorporate the Newark and Avondale
Railroad Company.
supplement to an act to provide for erection of
public bridge across Broad Creek at LAUREL
An act to incorporate the Philadelphia and Balt-
more Union Steamboat Company.
Mr.. Grub, Clerk Of the House, presented for con-
currence rundry bills.
EVENING SESSION.
House bills read =
An act relating to county assessments in New Castle
County
An act to amend act authorizing the laying ont
Of certain roads IN Duck Creek Hundred
An act to define the duty of the State Treasurer in
relation to the public debt.
On motion of Mr.. Bounds, the Senate bill to divorce
Martha A. Massey from her husband Nathaniel Mas
sey, was read.
House bills passed:
An act tn incorporate the town Of St. Georges.
supplement act to incorporate the Friend
ship Fire Company Of Wilmington.
On motion Of Mr.. Bewey the louise bill to ncor-
poraie the Delaware Trust Company was q third
time read.
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock, Tuesday morning.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
MospAY, March lilh, o'clock. p. II.
Mr.. Waple, in t. chair.
MIR. X ed introduced bill to regulate the election
| Of Trustees for the Plymouth Church. Read.
Mr.. Reed presented the petition of Giddiah Beau
champ and others lor supplement h, the act incor-
p rating the Hudson Branch Ditch Company. Read
aud referred.
MIR. wocott Clerk Of the Senate presented sundry
bills for concurrence.
MIR. Reed introduced bill supplementary to the
act Incorporating the Cooper Cemetery. Read three
| times aud passed.
On motion of Mr.. Raymond the Senate bill to author
ze the sale Of certain real estate III New Castle Co.,
late OF William Trucks, dece ited, was read
The following bills were read third time and pass
ed Senate bill to the act to incorporate the
| town Of Milton n House bill to authorize j. b. Jones
to change a public road in Broad Geek Hid. and a
| House bill to incorporate the Chrstiapa Lodge No.
| ofthe l. o. ofG. T..
The House bill to pay Clerks Of Courts for services
heretofore rendered without compensation, was read
third time and lost.
| EVENING SESSION.
! Mr.. NAPLES offered resolution authorizing Edward
X. Smith to furnish the coal and stationery for the
Legislature Mr. Cooper offered resolution giving
such authority to John D. Burton Read and referred
to a committee OF five.
| Mr. Bancroft presented the remonstrance against
changing the voting district In Christiana Hundred
Read and referred.
Read and referred.
Mr.. Allderdce presented Joint Resolution to sc
cure the publication of the Cd volume Of Houston
Delaware Reports. Read.
Mr.. Cooper offered Joint Resolution appointing
Zadoch L. Butler to take charge Of the rooms Of tn
Senate and House OF Representatives. Read and re
ferred.
Mr.. Allderdce offered a resolution directing tn
Committee on Ways and Means to make appropria
tions In accordance with constitutional requirements
and also to give authority to the State Treasurer
borrow from the Farmers Bank such sum Of none
as may be necessary to pay promptly the demand
: against the State. Read and adopted
The following bills were read third time and pa
sed: House bill to lay out public road in Cedi
, Creek Hid; House bill to amend the act auhorzin
: the laying out OF certain roa'ls in Duck Creek Hid
a House bill to authorize the laying out Of publ
road In Mispillion HID House bill to incorporate Il
Wilmington Brick Co.
. The House bill to amend Chapter 1ol ofthe Revss
!, Statutes, WAS read third time and lost.
On motion the House adjourned until 10 o'clock
morrow morning.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March u, 1867, A. NJ
Senate bills read -
An act to appoint Alex. Fl. Dixon of Christian
Hundred Tiustee for his brother Ethen A. Dixor
: An act to incorporate the Morris Branch IN
Beaver Branch Banking Company.
Mr.. Grub, Clerk Of the House, presented ft
concurrence sundry bills.
On motion of Mr.. Bcwley, the House bill
amend chapter 1Z5 of the Revised Code, was rea,
House bills passed -
An act to divorce Joshua Scotch and his wi
= from the bonds OF matrimony.
An act to amend chapter AZ Of the Revised Cod
An act to Incorporate the Smyrna Building al
Loan Association.
An act to incorporate the Dover Building ar
J. Loan Association.
" An act to incorporate the Newark and Avol
. dale Railroad Company.
IL On motion Of MIR. Bewley, the Senate bill a
Al lowing an additional Constable for Duck Cree
y time and passed.
u Mr.Bounds introduced bill TO incorporate Il
IL Nanticoke Navigation and Building Association
u read.
If AFTERNOON SESSION.
n a., NJ
X mcntary to the act incorporating the Coop
(, Cemetery Of Murderkill Hundred, was read.
l. House bills read -
es An act in relation to the Clerk of the Peace
" New Castle county.
D. An act authorizing John w. Connaway
Is straighten public road in Nanticokc Hundre
Is at his own expense.
ir An act to incorporate the Meredith Brant
IN Ditch Company.
a, An act authorizing the laying out of publ
~ road in Cedar Creek Hundred.
x An act authorizing the Levy Court and Cou
of Appeals of New Castle county to construct
ne bridge across the Christiana River.
Of An act to appoint Commissioners to lay out
s. public road in Kent county.
: An act to divorce Rachel Lathrop and JOSEF
Is, On motion of Mr.. Paynter, the House amen
q ment to the Senate bill concerning free negroe
of was concurred In.
at On motion of Mr.. Williams, the joint resol
e. ton appointing G. p Wetherby, State Libraria
e. was concurred in.
C. House bills passed =
An act authorizing Colcn Ferguson and othe
to cut ditch across public road, and for 9th
purposes
An act to divorce Martha A. Massey from h
ly husband Nathaniel Massey.
is An act authorizing Q. w. Cannon and others
change and enclose certain public road.
tn An act authorizing Rev. VIM. Warren and Ga
to retson Salisbury to straighten public road
lis An act authorizing Horace Spruance to straigt
y, en- public road.
Y, An act to enable Mastin F. Alaband to straigl
p en- public road on his own land, at his own e
- pcnse.