Middletown transcript., 1875-02-20
Proceedings of the Legislature.


Lodge, Nc, 81, I-so. OF; to incorpora
the Delaware State Fire and Marine Insuran
Co. to incorporate Eagle Lodge No. 3
I. o. o. F. of duPont's.
Bills passed: Authorizing the clerk Of Il
Orphans Court of New Castle county to NAL
certain index; authorizing the Prothon
tary of Kent county to do the same; to NAL
a Stock law for district l65, Sussex county
to exempt legacies for charitable, religion
and educa tional purposes from taxation
incorporate the Diamond State Spring Con
pany of Wilmington supplamenting the AZ
| Incorporating the Western Gar Company; il
cooperating the Clayton Fire and Marine II
surance Company: supplementing the act il
cooperating the Artisans Savings bank
supplementng the act Incorporating the Ne
Castle county Mutual Insurance Company
and the Union Fraernelle Franchise de Mutut
Socerus de Wilmington. The House bill max
ing dogs personal property in school district
No. 80 and Al, New Castle county, was lost
Mr. Ray alone voting for it. Mr.. Riddle
bill fer furnishing accommodations TO juror
was temporarily postponed. The House bill
as amended by the Senate, allowing the W. 4
W. R. r. Company to erect another bridg
across the Christiana was lost. Petitions for
and remonstrances against, certain acts wer
presented.
HoUsE-Bils introduced To subjec
growing fruit crops to execution attachmen
process: suppementing the charter of th'
Del. Fire Insurance Company BY Mr.. Bird
to amend the State constitution and to pro-
vide for the division of New Castle county
and to regulate of the Judiciary; to amend
the act to prevent cruelty to animals; in re
lation to serving civil process on Foreign In.
surance Companies to divorce Samuel s
Hearn from his wife, also, W. Fl. Taylor from
his wife; for stock law for district No. "a,
New Castle county.
Bills passed: To make stock law for dis.
tricts 81, l48 and 56, Sussex county; the
Senate amendment TO the bill defining the
duties of constables in certain cases; for an
additional Trustee of the Poor for Kent CO.,
and the act in relation to permanent lease
hold estates. The Senate joint resolution in
relation to the publication of equity reports
was concurred in. Mr. Pyle presented pc
tition from R. R. Robinson l. Co. asking to
be reimbursed in $500 for the failure Of State
Treasurer Davis to deliver to them certain
agricultural scrip. Referred. The Senate
joint resolution authorizing James & Webb
to bind additional copies of the revised code
at go cents per copy was referred to special
committee. The usual number of petitions
and remonstrances were presented.
A-+' FRIDAY, Feb. IL.
SENATE.-Bills introduced: To incorpor-
ate the Old Dominion S. s. Co.; in relation
to tax liens; in relation to shares of rent in
kind at Sheriff's sales; TO amend section 8,
chapter 81, vol. IA, Del. laws for further
supplement to the charter of the Mispillion
Navigation Company.
Bills passed: Concerning arrests and i'm
prisonments in civil cases to appoint an ad-
ditional Justice of the Peace in New Castle
county 10 change the name of Hettie 4.
Fraim and her son to McColley.
The vote by which the bill to protect the
navigation Of the Christiana river was lost,
was reconsidered.
House Mr.. Baldwin presented II joint
resolution authorizing the State Treasurer to
pay R. L. Armstrong for bringing Joseph H.
Taylor from Ohio to New Castle. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Bird the bill proposing an
amendment to the State constitution was
read second time and 200 copies ordered to
be printed. Bills introduced: To amend
the charter of the Georgetown and Delmar
R. R. Company; to amend the charter of the
Lewes Creek Navigation Company, and to
change certain road in Dover Hd.
Bills passed To incorporate the Delaware
Board of Directors of the Union Mutual Life
Insurance Co., of Maine, as the Delaware
Agency Of said company; to enable the Trus-
lees of the First Presbyterian church of Del.
City to perfect their title to certain real estates
to divorce Jennis Barcus from James Barcus /;
to supplement the act incorporating the Me-
ehanics B. 4 L. A sociation of Dover to
amend chapter 666, vol. IA, Del Laws.
resolution directing the printing of 500
copies Of the report of the joint committee ap-
pointed to examine the State Treasurer's ac-
count and, of the Trustee of the School Fund,
was adopted.
MONDAY, Feb. Is.
SENATE.-Mr. Fiddeman offered joint res
olution calling upon the late State Treasurer
and Auditor to lay before the committee on
accounts the names of all corporations that
had refused or failed to pay the taxes levied
by the State. The House amendment appro-
priating $500 to aid in paying for the clock
on the Kent county court house was concur
red in The House joint resolution inviting
Hon. VIM. G. Whiteley to deliver bis address
on Delaware's Soldiers Of the Revolution be-
fore the Legislature was concurred in. Al
Bills passed: To consolidate the school
districts Of Dover; to incorporate Centreville
Lodge, No. 81, I. O. o.F.; Sons and Daugh-
ters of Smy rna, Wyoming Institute of Kent
county, and Eagle Lodge, No. 36, !. 0. Q. F.
Of duPont's Banks stock laws for districts
No. Sc, 81 and that part Of No. 43 lying in
Pencader Hd.
The House bill to divorce Jennie and James
Barcus was indefinitely postponed, on the
ground that divorces belong properly to the
courts.
HoUsE.-Senate joint resolution calling up
On the late Auditor and Treasurer for GER
tain information was adopted. The resolu-
ton to pay ex-Sheriff Armstrong $lOo was
reconsidered and committed. Mr.. Bird re-
ported substitute for the bill extending the
boundaries of Red Lion Hundred, including
in them the town Of st. Georges. Referred.
Mr.. Pyle introduced bill authorizing and
directing the Levy Courts Of the several coun-
ties to reimburse any officer or citizen of Del
aware, convicted and fined by the q. S. Dis
trict Court, under the act Of Congress Of May
80, 1870, enforcing the "rights of citizenship
in the several States of the Union. The bill
also directs the Governor to employ the
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