Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLAFURE.
SENATE.
DOVER, April 1st, 1873.

DOVER, April Let, 1873.
Mr.. Watson presented petition from citizens
Of Harrington, asking for stock law Read and
flied. 1fH q 1918 rN"
The House amendment to the Senate bill to
incorporate the town of Lewcs was concurred In.
Bills passcd:-To incorporate the State Council
Order United American Mechanics; to incorpor-
ate the Washington Hotel Company; to incorpor
ate the Hockcssin Building and Loan Association;
to incorporate the Preachers Aid Society; to pro-
vide a stock law for school district 1888, Sussex
county; to establish company under the title Of
Smyrna Navigation Company; an act in relation
to oysters
House bills read:
By Mr. Rickords, to Incorporate the Holy Cross
Beneficial Society OF Dover
By Mr. Watson, TO incorporate the Little Creek
Canning Company. I..#
AFTERNOON Session. II
The bill relating to life insurance companies
was taken up for consideration and indefinitely
postponed. y.
House bills read: Relating to taxing manuf,ct-
urers; TO amend section 90, chapter 10, Revised
Code; for q stock law in school districts 7S and
92, Sussex Co.; in relation to the free schools of
the State.
Bills passed: To vacate road in Mill Creek
Hid; to incorporate Enterprise Circle, No. 5,
Brotherhood Of the Union In relation to advertis-
Ing Sheriff7s sales; TO Incorporate the Delaware
Land improvement Co., of Wilmington; 10 in
corporate the Dover Cemetery Co; to incorporate
the Acoueuy Oh the VISITATION OF wilmington; TO
incorporate the Wilmington Fountain Society to
lay out public road ln Kent county.
Adjourned.
The House met at o'clock, a. m.
On motion the following bills were read first
time BY Mr.. Wilds, an act in relation to the
Wilmington & Western r. K. Co.; by Thompson,
OF Sussex, an act to prevent live stock from run
ming at large, within one mile Of Harbeson sta
tion, Sussex county and an act to open Cherry
Lane In the town of Georgetown.
On motion the following bills were read n third
time and passed
by Mr. Hutchinson, an act enlarging the juris-
dictlon of the Justices of the Peace.
By Mr.. Maris, an act In relation to the sale of
oysters, or other shell hsh by non-residents, this
act taxes nonresidents $25 for sale foysters, &c
BY Mr.. Van Gasken, an act supplemental to
the Smyrna Manufacturing Company.
By Mr.. Sheldrake, an act to ameud chapter I6
OF the Revised Statutes, this net s in relation to
defining election and residence
BY Mr.. Ferris an act to prevent tresspassing on
railroSd cars.
BY ar. Clark, an act to enable the owners OF
Bay Head Marsh Company, to effectually embank
the same.
BY Mr. Thompson, of Sussex, an act to lncor-
porated the Rehobeth and Chingoteaque Canal
Navigation Company.
By Joel Thompson, an act to divorce Sarah
Batten from her husband.
The special order, the act preventing Justices
of the Peace, and Notaries Public from removing
their ofices out of the hundred, for which they
were appointed, was called up aud passed.
An act to amend chapter 1876 Revised Code
was lost on third reading.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at 3 O'Clock, p. m.
The special order, the act entitled q supple
ment to an act to incorporate the Milford and
/ Bay Shore Railroad, was called up, read a third
time and was lost by the following vote: Yeas 0
Nays II. The vote was afterwards reconsidered
| and the bill was postponed.
AT o'clock, the act regulating the sale OF in
! toxicating liquors was taken up, sevaral amend
ments offered and adopted, and the bill was post
poned until tomorrow evening, at 7:30 p. m.
The following bills were read third tlm'
| and passed:
By Mr.. Maris, an act to amend chapter 1O0, o
! the Revised Code.
By Mr.. Silver, an act 70 amend chapter ASS, O
| volume ie of tho Delaware Laws.
On motion of Mr. Marris the bill to amenC
chapter 125, of the Rivised Code was read thirC
| time, and lost
Mr.. Sheldrake offered joint resolution, reeind
ing the joint resolution to receive no new busi
ness for the purpose of introducing bill in rela
| tion 10 the bonds of the Delaware Railroad Co.
| Adjourned until O'Clock tomorrow