The daily gazette., 1879-02-07
Levy Court of New Castle county, it is
seen that the amounts were as follows:
To SherIffs, Clerks, Attorneys

W VI ihN StNF SouiIss. t,DI IN
sunday schools. .:...........:.. 49I 81
Road Damages, Surveyors, &c, 3,433 10
S34 ,444 63
The total receipts of the county for the
year were S2.}6 sGS 43.
In Kent county the amount of the
Levy Court appropriation was S2S,6l2-
30. The receipts were S35,43 81.
The amount of the Levy Court appro-
priation for Sussex county was SlU, ,1o5 10.
The re ceipts were SIS, ,207 80.
THE NEW CASTLE CORONER.
Some time ago Senator Cooch intro
duced joint resolution by which a lint
was appointee 10 consider the
OF making the Coroner's
office OF New Castle county u salaried
one. The committee will report tavora-
bly, In the early part OF next week. Sena-
tor Cooch will then Introduce bill by
which the odice will be changed coHsld-
erably, and will, if passed, result in a
great saving to the county. 1t will proba-
bly, provide that the Coroner shall be a
practcing physician, and that his salary
shall be about eil ht hundred dollars.
This will do away with the holding of
80 many unnecessary lnque>'s which are
only held because no certificate of burial
has been secured. The coroner being a
phi, siclan. can give the certificate himself
from his own knowledge, as 1t is simply
the evidence given by him through which
tue verdict is reached And this Will re-
trench in two ways 1t will stop the
considerable amount which goes TO pay
physicians, for making examinations, as
well as the fees for the numerous "nigger
baby" inqu's's as they are called. One
littl- item from the Auditors report just
of such an act as this one. 1t is this: "To
Coroner, 81 ,943.45, for one year. Add to
this, the fees received by the physicians
and the sum is sweled to $2,3l3.45. Tue
Coroner. in addltion to the regular sala-
ry VIII be allowed the usual fee for hold
ing all inquests, the number OF which will
Of course be greatly reduced.
THE TEE ToTLERs sACT
Mr.. Ware presented the local option
bill in the House on Wednesday. The first
session provides for the king out of all
actions of the act regulating the sale OF
intoxicating liquors passed April 10, 1879
after section and inserting IN lieu there
of the bill alluded to, A synopsis is as
follows:
Section 8 provides for the appointment
of supervisor OF the sale OF intoxlca-
ting liquors, who shall aid in the preven.
tipbt dtNCttoh VI All W.
olators of the provisions of the act. The
supervisor shall, with leave of the Attor
ney General and by leave of the courl
employ an attorney to assist the Attorney
Generrl in drawing indictments, &c. The
salary of the supervisor shall be $500 pei
year.
Section o. Provides for an election ev.
cry two years, at which it shall be deter
mined whether licenses for the sale o
Intoxicating liquor shall be issued or not
Section 10 defines the qualification ol
voters at such election. Section IL pro
vides for the selection of officers fol
holding the election. Section IL provides
for the nature of the ballots to be user
and for the disposal of the certificates of
the election. Secrion 13 provides that il
shall be unlawful to license any person tt
sell liquor except druggists who may sci
pure liquor) if the majority of votes art
cast in favor of local option.
Section IA provides that licenses are
only to be issued when the majority oi
the people have expressed themselves
against local option, and that when the
following conditions have been complied
with
1st. Persons of full age who deal il
merchandise, or druggists may at any time
between March 20th or April 10th in an,
county, for license and by complyin!
with certain limitations, it shall given I.
him In the case of "A license to a retaile
it shall not authorize him to sell in quan
titles less than gallons and to druggist
greater than one quart. The dealer Shal
also only sell in one place and the u
cense shall only hold good for one year
| 2nd. No person holding such licens
shall sell or give away any liquor to b.
drunk on the premises, and the person s.
doing shall be deemed guilty of nisde
mr.snor and shall forfeit his lice nse, sha
pay a fine of from $50 t. SlO0 and shal
be impri' oned from 80 days TO u months
3rd. ANY person of full age desiring
license 10 sell Intoxicating liquors In les
au ntlties than one quart TO be druni
on the premises may apply TO the Cler
of the Peace. He must set forth in Il
oath that he is of full age; that he is dc
sirous of keeping tavern at such an
such place that he Is the owner or ter
ant of a suitable house for that purpose
and the assessed value thereot;that he ha
provided in said h ouse at least suifabl
rooms and 2 comfortable beds for the g,
elusive use of guests and that he has 81;
bling accommodations for at least hors
es. Provided however that the provis
ions of this section in relation to stabline
beds, &C., shall not apply to cities an
towns containing more than 1000 inhab
tants. The fees for license to keep a
inn or a tavern and to sell Intoxicating /
ouors in less quantities than a quart ar'
to auy person who owns or occupies
house the assessed value of which shal
be less than $1,000, the sum of 500; to an
person who owns or occupies hous
and premi. es, the assessed value of hic
lis S1bOO and less than $1,000, the sum
S125; to any person who owns or occupie
a house the assessed value of which l
$1,000 and less than $1,000, the sum OF Sl5t
TO any person who owns or occupies
house the assessed value OF which Is ~
5OO and less than $1,000, the sum of Sl75
and to any person VINO owns OF oGcupie
house, the assessed value of which
Si 600 and over, the sum of S200-the a
sessed value of said house to be taken d
the last county assessment. Any llcens
issued as aforesaid shall authorize lh
selling of Intoxicating liquors only upo
the PREMISES, and for one year only, an
for any one making false oath or aft
dayit in the premises shall be subject t
all the pains and penalties of corrnl
and wlfal perjury. IN. fee OF the Cier
of The Peace shall be 30
Section 10 provides that the applicaI
sball give bond in the sum of 81 200.
Section 16 provides that the snretit
ara IN he held liable for the good faith {
The dealer and for the liability of til
D lessor and vendor.
D section II has no important provision
Section ls, renders 1t unlawful to Sc
on the Sabbath or on election day
imnoses a penalty of from $50 to SlOO
SECTION i9, imposes fine of from 5!
=. to 800 to the dealer, having clardestii
8 door to his saloon