The daily gazette., 1875-03-11
The DelatUare Legislature.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
Dover, DEL, March 10, 1875.

amend chapter 81, of the revised sta
tutes.
On motion of Mr.. Riddle the House
bill enabling the Benedictine Co., OF
Philadelphia, TO hold real estate in
Delaware, was read. | J
Mr.. Ray, gave notice OF an act re-
lating to certain classes OF persons ex-
erGising o public employment.
The House bin incorporating Della.
ware City, was read third time and
passed.
The House bill prohibiting the
posting of bills on The Kent county
Court House, was read third time
and passed.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill allow
ing tenants under those having doner
rights to remove buildings erected by
them during their lease. Read twice
aud referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Fiddeman the
hill transferring the real estate Of {.
p. Rodgers, IN district ITO, Kent
county, to united districts SO. 75' 76
and IS, was read third time and
passed
The bill creating two additional No
tarys of Public ia Wilmington, was
read third time and passed.
MIR. Causey gave notice OF an act TO
protect the purity of elections.
Mr.. Ray Introduced n bill making
% pounds a bushel OF oats ia this
State Read twice.
Mr.. Riddle reported the House bill
abandoning a certain public road in
Pencader Hundred, with slight
amendment, which was adopted. The
bill was then passed.
The House bill amending the act
Incorporating the Lewes Creek Navi.
CATION Company, was read IL third
time and passed.
The chair, on motion of Mr., Riddle,
appointed Senator Fiddeinan un addi-
tioual member of the committee on
Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Ray introduced bill allowing
hotel keepers, in moving from one
district or ward TO another, to retain
their licences to sell liquor, provided
they first comply with that part of the
liquor law relating to petitions. Read
once.
On motion ofMr. Riddle the bill pro-
hibiting Justices of the peace who
move from one hundred TO another
from accepting any fees for their ser.
vices was read u third time and pass.
ed.
On motion of Mr.. Fiddeman the
houce supplement to the bill incorpor-
ating the Diamond State Building and
Loan Association of Smyrna was read
twice and referred, also the House bill
relating to the Jamison Branch Dilch
'ompany
Mr.. Riddle gave potlce Of an act TO
amend chapter Or Of the rcv;sod stat
utes.
On motion OF Mr. Causey, the STOCK
bill for districtll7, Sussex county w&s
read third time and passed
On motion of Dir. Fiddeman the
House bill incorporating the .Ameri-
can tin aud Iron CO., WAS read twice
apd referred
Mr.. Riddle reported unfavorably the
House bill for the payment Of Justices
of the peace and constsbles for their
attendance upon elections. The re-
port was adopted and the bill ;adcL-
nitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Shakespeare the
House amendments TO the Senate oys.
ter bill were concurrud in.
On motion of Mr.. Causcv the House
bill authorizing a certain public road
In Cedar CreeK hundred To be straight.
ened was read twice and referred.
Mr.. Speaker introduced bill reviv-
ing tDc act Incorporating the Reho.
both hotel CO., passed in 1855. Read
twice and referred.
At 10 n1nIApls lp Gfnat.
until 3 p. III.
HOUSE.
The House met at ten n. N. Prayer
by the Chaplain.
Mr.. broadway introduced a bill to
| revive and re-enact an act to incorpo.
| rate the Little Creek Canning Company.
which was read twice and referred.
Mr.. ]. w. Phillips introduced a bill 10
require School District No. ~, Sussex
county, to raise by taxation $3.50 annu-
aiiy Tor school purposes, which was read
Inc rules were suspended and the bill
read second time and referred.
| Mr. Learned introduced bill entitled
an act III relation to free schools in this
State, which was read, and the rules be-
ing suspended the bill was read second
time and referred.
On motion Of Mr.. q. II. Phillips, the
| 'ote Wy WHICH lue SENATE Dill TO 1nGOr-
porate the Esplsndor Mining Company )
was lost was reconsidered. and the bill
being put upon its final passage passed
the House. Yeas Ia, nays O.
Mr.. Nowland introduced u bill to
amend Chapter SO. Volume IL, Laws OF
Delaware, which was read. The bill
provides for the prepayment OF a town
tax before voting at the town election
OF Middletown.' 1t also makes $500 the
minimum amount of tax to be raised.
On motion OF Mr.. Nowland. the Senate
bill providing for the addition of two
additional Notaries Public for the City
tf Wilmington was read the first and
second time and referred.
Mr.. Pyle asked for and obtained leave
| to withdraw the bill for the relief of the
w. Il w. Il. X. Company.
Mr.. Houston, from the Committee on
Incorporation, reported the bill for the
Promotion of Internal improvements
with an amendment, which, with the
bill, was read
The bill with the amendment provided
the following Georgetown and Seaford
Railroad, $4,000; Georgetown and Del
mar Railroad, $89, 200; Milford and Bay
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