Middletown transcript., 1875-03-13
of the Legislature.
THURSDAY. March A

SlO0O suppiementIng the charter OF roo
moke River improvement Co. incorporate
: the Drawbridge Packing Co.. House bill
cooperating the public schools Of Delawn
: City, incorporating the Delaware City N
tual Insurance Co.
Mr. Ray introduced the House bill in rel
ton to the Road Commissioners of ST Georg
, Hundred.
J The bill TO incorporate the Sussex Midlar
r. R. Co. was lest, but subsequently the vo
was reconsidered and the bill recommitted.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Riddle to amen
section l, chapter 372, Delaware Laws, XI
VOL, making it the duty Of the tax eollectt
to call once upon each person before he
returned and placed upon the error list, WI
passed by vote Of to 3, subsequently r.
considered and lost by a vote Of to I.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Additional supple
ment to the act in relation to the streets {
Delaware City, supplement to chapter 8;
vol. IA; incorporating the Board of Educa
ton of New Castle; providing for specia
election for town commissioners of Seaford
on the 4th Monday of March Senate bill in
cooperating the Delta Phi Literary Society Q
Delaware College Incorporating the Ken
Iron & Hardware Co., of Wilmington; a
mending chapter l25, revised statutes, abol
ishing whipping in cases of murder in th'
second degree. The Wilmington coloret
school bill was passed by vote of 10 to 2.
Bills introduced Repeating the act max.
ing part of certain road in Pencader Hid
a charge upon New Castle county; supple.
ment to the charter of the Diamond State Loan
Association of Smyrna authorizing the Re-
corder of Deeds of New Castle county to make
a certain index; Senate bill dividing Apo
quiAimink Hundred.
The bill authorizing the employment Of
criminals outside of the jails in which they
are confined was lost by vote of 10 to 10.
On motion of Mr.. Bird the bill for the protec-
ton of shore net fishermen on the Delaware
was indefinitely postponed. The bill reduc-
ing the tax on the P, W. h B. R. R. was
amended, and made the special order for
Wednesday afternoon next.
FRIDAY, March 5.
SENATE.-Bills introduced By Mr.. Riddle,
to amend chapter 80, revised statutes, pro-
hibiting Justices of the Peace, removing from
the counties for which they were appointed,
from receiving fees by the same, a general
Incorporation law.
Bills passed: providing for an additional
Justice of the Peace for Kent county to reside
at Harrington House bill to assess personal
property for school purposes in the district
in which it is located.
Mr.. Riddle gave notice of an act to amend
chaper Ala, vol. IA, in relation to cruelty to
HousE.-Bills passed; Senate bill to unite
the public school districts of Dover; bill to
amend section %, chapter 8, revised statutes;
to vacate certain road in Pencader Hd
Mr Pyle introduced bill Incorporating the
Schoen Spring Co., of Wilmington. The
bill of Edward Tatnall for So, 994 for damages
lone his property by the overfewiHg Of
certain mill dam, in New Castle county, was
Indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Pyle gave notice
If an act providing for the appointment of an
additional Notary Public in Wilmington.
MONDAY, March 8.
SENATE.-Bills introduced: By Mr.. Riddle,
Erecting Clerks of the Peace to allow any
itizen to copy any part of the general assess
neRt; bill to amend section %, chapter s,
evised statutes; House bill authorizing
pecial election for town commissioners of
,eaford; House bill to abandon certain
'ublc road in Pencader Hundred to create
n additional Notary Public for Wilmington;
Iouse bill providing for schools for colored
hildren in Wilmington House bill for the
etter regulation of the streets of Del. City, |
nd other purposes
Bills passed: House bill limiting the road I
ak in st. Georges Hundred to $500; to
consolidate the school districts of Seaford,
With an amendment allowing them only two
chool fund dividends.
Mr.. Moore offered joint resolution refus-
ng to accept new business after Friday,
Larch IL. Adopted.
The Speaker presented the action of the
Wilmington Board of Trade in relation to the
.egstry Bureau, also a petition from the
ame for the division of New Castle county
n. Riddle presented petition for the pas
lge of the bill providing for State Work
ouse.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: Senate bill in
orporating the Drawbridge Packing Com
any Senate bill for the relief of school dis
lets Nos. 80 and Al, New Castle county
III annulling the law requiring notices to be
,sted on the door of the Kent county Court
ouse. Senate amendments to the supple
ent to the charter Of the Georgetown and
elaware R. R. Co.: to the House bill for
e protection of farmers against trespassers
i'd to House bill subjecting taxable property
taxation for school purposes in district
here located, were concurred in. Senate
II to divide Appoquinimink Hundred into.I
70 hundreds was read a second time and
ferred to special committee consisting of
essrs. Nowland, Baldwin, Bird, Biggs and
anby. The bill allowing Justices Of the
ace and Constables So 90 for attendance at
ections was passed. Mr.. Rowland gave
'tice Of bill to incorporate the Middletown
IS Light Company. The same gentleman j
esented petition asking that Justices OF
e Peace be required to give security. The
nate joint resolution refusing to accept new s
siness after Friday March II, was concur l
d in. On motion of Mr. Houston the bill
increase the compensation of the members
the Legislature to $50 per day was taken t
J, amended to limit the sessions to the 10th q
March, and made special order for a
lesday. t
TUESDAY, March 9. !
introduced: To amend 2
apter "a, vol. ID; House bill incorporating J
: Board of Education of New Castle; House q
i for the payment of Justices of the Peace o
attendance upon elections bill to give :
stices of the Peace jurisdiction in cases Of