Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-06
From the State Capita

PROVISIONS OF A coLoRED EDUCATIONAL BILL
NEW CASTLES CuARrER-THE STATE rENITLN-
rIARY DILL-THE FIRST DIFFERENCE TO CuLoRED
rEorLE-MoRE AIDs-LEyY COURT APPOINT
AiENrs, ETC.
tsiccai ,rrcigissrct u tle commercia'.l
DOVER, Feb. ).
The bill providing for The education OF colored
children of Wilmington wa. read in the House.
yesterday, give YOU the following synopsis Of
the bill that the readers OF the COMMERCIAL may
see exactly What it is:
Section lst prohibits amy person from voting
Mt the school election who has not paid a school
tax during the year preceding the election.
Section 2nd strikes ont of the old bill the fol-
| lowing paragraph; Tic school Assessment
shall not include the persons and estates of col
orod persons.
| Section "a requires the assessor TO keen Il Sc
patate assessment of the colored people, and the
collector TO Keep separate account of taxes
collected.
Section i;h requires the Boaid of Education
to report 10 the City Council the amount required
to carry on the colorcd schools and the Clty
Council to levy tile amount required upon the
| colored people
Section 9TH prevents tic taxes collected from
co!ored peopl TO be applied to the support of
white schools, ani that collected from wnito pco-
pie to be applied to eo,o.ed schools.
Section 9Th provides for special assessment
auHi collcct,on Of taxes OF colored people before
THE clrY CT NEW CASTLE.
The bill to incorporate the city of New Castle
has been forwarded to the Capital. Ii is n vol
nmluois affair aud Will consumo considerable
TIME III ats reading. 1t PROV des for Alayor and
hVe tohncllmen, All Assessor and a Treasurer to
DO elected annually oil the second Tuesday IN
AlIll. A.l the other requirements of a yonnr
cry are provided FOR. and it Is claimed that New
Castle Will start IN her future career of prosper.
ny "ith " population not far short OF 1000
souls.
4 STATE WORK HOUSE,
A bill has been introduced by MIR. BIRD To nro.
N4de Tor State Work House. or, in other words
state Fententiary, for the safe keeping of ali
persons convicted of crime. The bill provides
Tor inc appointment by the Legislature of nine
cohnssioneis 'lree from each county, an
llotl@ed 10 secure place of not not less than 80
acres upon which to locate and build a work
House. Tie Judges of the Courts and
the SEerifs OF the State are consti-
tnted = 5oafd entrusted with the power on the
second Tuesday in April Of clecsing seven Direc.
tors, three 10 be from New Castle and two each
from the other counties to l.avc supervision of
the work and ere 'tion Of suitable buildings.
lhe Mayor and Justices Of the Peace are author
lZed to commit all diaukeu and dlsorlellv pcr-
roAs aud vasrauts to the Work House fora he
i'od OF not more than 30 days and for the sec
ohd offence double the number of days
coLoRED ASSOCIATION.
For some time past bill has boen pending in
tue House TO incorporate a Benevolent A-socia-
tlon OF Sons and Daughters OF SmylAa. Con-
siderable opposition was At first manifested bit
II gradually wore oil until yesterday when tile
bill passed the House by vote of ii TO ak
sent .. ibis is hailed as an indication that the
legislature is determined to deal justly with ali
Inc blll has yet to pass the Senate to become
law, when 1t will rank as the first charter ever
sven by a Delaware Legislature to an association
of coiored people.
MORE APPOINTMENTS.
The Governor has appointed the foIlo,yire
named persons rs aids with the rank Of colo.
mel
Appoluinimiuk, Theodore t. Perry.
Christiana, Robelt c. Justice
st. Georges. Thos. j. Craven.
Red Lion, Geo. +. Brady
DaSsboro, Sussex Co, l.. W. Houston.
(tumboro. Sussex Co., John Cilmbv
Henly Il. DUPONT las been commissioned by
Governor Cochran Notary Public for the Citv
of Wilmington.
KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT APPOINTMENTS.
The Levy Court of Kent countv, which has
been i'll session all the week. made tle following
appointments yesterday
County Treasurer Thomas j. Dorman, OF Mis-
pillion.
County Collectors Duck Creek, w. E. spr,.
ance; kenton, George L, Hawkins Dover, L.
" wharton North Murderkill, l.. X. Smith !.
south Mnrderkill, George w. Anderson Mis-
pilhon, Elijah Sapp; Milford, Joseph II. Hill.
NO appointment has yet been made for Iit,le
Creek hundred.
LEGISLATIVE SERMONS.
The Legislature has got into q religious mood
and have provided for at least tirea 1rospectiye
sermons. The first sermon is to be preached ON
Wednesday evening next, the 10th instant by
Rev. L. Stnbbs, pastor of Asbury NJ Z. churcf
The second takes place on Tnursday evening.
the 18th inst. by the Rev. C. W. Uuntingt 11
pastor OF the Dover Presbyterian church. and