The daily gazette., 1875-02-13
The Delaware Legislature.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
DOVER, DEL, Feb. 1s, 1877

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by the Chaplain.
Mr.. Baldwin presented joint resolu
tion which was adopted:
Resolved, That the State Treasurer pa,
to Robert l.. Armstrong, late Sheriff o.
New Castle county. 500 for reward in
executing the requisition of the Govern
or OF Delaware ON the Governor of OhiG
for o certain Joseph II. Taylor, charged
liwith the crime of murder, and bringing
said prisoner to this State.
On motion OF Mr.. Bird, the bill propo.
sing an amendment to the Constitution
OF this State was read the second time
ami referred to special committee OF
threej also, 200 copies were ordered to
he printed.
Mr.. Houston introduced a bill to
amend the act Incorporating the George
town Delmar X. K. Company. Read.
y. L. Moore Is named as one OF the cor
porators.
Mr.. Robinson, Clerk of the Senate, re-
ported sundry bills.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Bird,
Collins, Houston, Pyle and Broadway
as the Committee ON the bill proposing
an amendment to the Constitution OF
Delaware
On motion Of Mr.. Houston the bill to
incorporate the Delaware Board of Di-
rectors OF the Union Mutual Life Insu-
| rance Company, OF Maine, as the Della
ware Agency of said Company, was re-
ported from the Committee ON the
amendment and then passed.
Mr.. Houston introduced a bill to
amend the act to incorporate the Lewes
Creek Navigation Company. Read. DIR.
David l.. Mustard is named as one of
the corporators.
N nf IN .,I ha 4.
perfect tho title of the Trustees of the
First Presbyterian Church at Delaware
City to certain real property was passed
In 1885, parties of Philadelphia decided
to this congregation certain property in
st. Georges, Del. After 10 years that
portion OF the members residing near
Delaware City withdrew from those ut
st. Georges, and the st. Georges people
decided to them this property but it was
not recorded then (nor has it since been)
they then not being organized.
On motion of Mr.. Houston, bill to pre-
vent stock rom running a. large, in
School Districts Nos. 16 and l29, Sussex
Co., was read the I'd time.
On motion of Mr.. Learned, bill to di-
vorce Jennie Barcus from James Barcus,
was passed. He abandoned her July,
1861 ; both live in Little Greek Hundred
D.
Phillips, Todd and Speaker voted no.
On motion Of Mr.. Baldwin, bill to pre-
vent stock from running at large in School
District No. 38, New Castle Co., was read
I'd time.
(NoTE.-The bill to divorce Miranda
Taylor was incorrectly reported Amanda
Taylor)
On motion of Mr.. Houston, the bill
supplementary to the act incorporating
the Mechanics Building and Loan Asso-
ciation OF Dover was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Pyle, the bill to
amend Chapter G66. Vol. IA, Delaware
Laws. was passed.
Mr.. Wilds presented petition with
4l signers for change in the law in re-
lation to constables in Kenton Hundred.
Read and referred to the Committee on
Revised Statutes.
House adjourned it adjourn till p. M.
on Monday. Agreed to.
On motion of MIR. Baldwin, the bill in
relation to the serving of process on for
eign insurance companies was read tho
second time.
Mr.. Blggs offered resolution direct
ing the printing of 500 copies of tho re-
port OF the joint committee on the ex-
animation OF the State Treasurer's ac-
count and Trustee of the School Fund.
Adopted
Mr.. McNeal presented a petition of
the citizens of School District No. 121,
Sussex county, for law allowing their
school house to be used for religious wor-
ship. Read and referred to the Commit
tee on Education.
Mr. Broadway introduced bill to
change certain road in Dover Hundred.
Read.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock. a. III.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND READ.
By Mr.. Causey, bill to incorporate
the Old Dominion Steamship Company
By Mr.. Moore, bill in relation to the
lien Of taxes.
By Mr.. Fiddeman, bill in relation to
the share OF rent in kind belonging to
Sheriff vendue,
By Mr.. Davis, bill to amend Section 8,
Chapter 81, Volume IA, of the Delaware
Laws.
By Mr.. Fiddeman, bill for further
additional supplement to an act to es-
tablish company under the name of
the Mispillion Navigation Company,
passed February l, 1871.
BILLS PASSED.
On motion of Mr.. Riddle, bill concern
ing arrests and Imprisonment in civil
cases.
| Also, the bill to appoint an additional
Justice of the Peace in New Castle
\ county.
| Mr.. Causey, the bill to change the
name of Hettie E. and her son Clayton
Fraim to Hettie Z. and Clayton McCol-
ley, and for other purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Riddle, the vote by
which the bill to protect the navigation
of the Christiana River was lost was re-
considered.
SECOND READING.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, bill to enable
Robert Lambden to locate certain vacant
land and complete his title to the same
Referred.
By Mr.. Riddle, bill to incorporate Cen.
treville Lodge, No. 81, l. o. o. +. Re
ferred.
By Mr.. Fiddeman, bill to incorporate
Wyoming Institute, at Wyoming, Kent
county, Delaware. Referred.
BY Mr.. Shakespeare, bill to incorpor
ate the Delaware, Millsboro' and Break
water Railroad Company. Referred.