Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-02-11
TINE OEMERAL:AssEMBLY.



DOVER. Feb. 10.
resolution offered by Mr.. Watson, directing
the State Treasurer to pay to Delaware College a
balance Of $4.7l was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Watson, the bill divorcing
Mary E. Hickman was read third timo and
passed.
The following House bills were read, on mo-
tion OF Mr.. Records for the relief Of Mary T..
Williams; incorporating the Delaware Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals an
act relating to ggpsies.
The House joint resolution appointing Robert
II. Davis, State Treasurer; and r. G. Ellegood
State Auditor; was coDcurred in.
Bills were introduced: by Mr. Speaker an act
in relation to the New Castle Library Associa-
ton: by Mr.. Shakespeare, incorporating the
Holy Cross Cemetery, Of Dover by Mr.. Stock
ley, repeating Sec. 10, Vol 637 OF Delaware Laws
On motion of Measrs. Riddle and Vandergrift,
a number of acts Of incorporation were read q
second time. including the J. Morton Poole Co..
the Brandywine Springs Improvement Co., Ger
mania Loan Association, No. 2, st. Peters Bene-
fetal Society.
Mr. Stockley introduced bills to lamend Chap
ter 80, Revised Code, and amending Chapter 50,
of the same.
On motion OF Mr.. Riddle, Honse bill relating
to the assessment OF real estate was read q sec
ond time. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Resolutions appointing II. II Davis State
Treasurer, and r. q. Ellegood State Auditor, were
introduced, respectively by Messrs. Hickman and
Shelldrake, and adopted.
Committee on Vacant Lands reported a bill
allowing John Mansfield to locate certain lands
in Kent County.
Notices were given, of bills: incorporating
Excelsior Loan Association, OF Wilmington; en-
abling Sallie A. Townsend to make will pro-
hibiting live stock from running at large in Duck
Greek Hundred re-incorporating Wesleyan Fe-
male College incorporating St. Georges Library
Association incOrpOrating Magnolia LODGE l.
o. o. F.; incorporating the Mutual loan Asso-
citation, OF Middetown defining and fixing the
legal fees in cases before Justices of the Peace
Petition were presented: from 355 persons,
for the repeal of tile 10 cent tax on travel asking
that live stock be prevented from running at
large in Duck Creek Hundred: from citizens Of
Wilmington, asking more representation in the
General Assembly asking that live stock be
prohibited from Running at large in School Dis
trct 1866, Sussex county; relating to intemper-
ance asking for authority to straighten certain
roads in Dover Hundred from citizens Of New
Castle county demonstrating against the repeal
of tho Usury IAY asking the repeal Of the
marriage license law; demonstrating against the
repeal of tho law locating certain justice Of the
peace within three miles OF Harbeson, Sussex
county
The following bills were read second time
for the relief OF r X Robinson Il Co. extend
ing the time for recording private acts by Mr.
Shellrake, excepting certain articles of personal
Of $3.50 exclusive of Bible books, tools, &c
divOrcing Joshua Marshall. Irene Fulmele,
Amanda Wilkins, and Saml. T. Otterson.
The following BILLS were read a second time
by special order Senate bill to establish the
salaries Of the State Treasurer, and Trustees Of
School Fund. (making the amount $3.50. per an.
rum, from March 3Oth, 1870; dividing School
District No. 81, Sussex Co. extending the Hem
ry road across the Delaware Il. II.
Adjourned at 40.