The daily gazette., 1879-03-25
FOURTH EDITION
State Capital G~sstp.

| A Lottery Bill Introduced-The Offer
Made by F'rdncis N. Rodgers. Of Nep
| Y0rk-He is Just Dying to pay the
State Four Hundred thousand Dol
lars for the Privilege Of Running a
Lottery.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
DOVER, Del, March "a, 1879.
During the session this afternoon Mr.
Conaway introduced in the House lot
terry bill. 1t can be best explained by
giving it in a somew condensed form.
l give its provi sions below:
Section l provides that for the purpose
of raising revenue and aiding schools and
internal improvements in this State, the
aid of this State be and is hereby given
in the manner hereinafter specified, to
the following schools and corporations
The Levy Court of New Castle county,
the Levy Court of Kent county, the
Trustees of Delaware College, the
Breakwater and Frankford X. X. COM
pany, the junction and Breakwater II.
Il. company; the public schools in the
towns of Smyrna, Milford, Camden,
Leipsic and FELTON,, in Kent county the
public schools of Lewes, Milton, George
town aid Seaford, in Sussex county; for
school districts Nos. IA aud $50 Sussex
county; for improving Broad Creek, &c
Section =. 1t shall be lawful, as here
matter provided, to raise by lotteries the
money necessary for and hereby appropri-
ated to the purpose mentioned in Sec
ton /.
Section 3. In consideration of the
sum Of 100000, to be paid to the State
Treasurer of this State, Francis NJ. Rod
gers of the city of New York, be and he
is hereby authorized and empowered,
and has special liberty to prepare schemes
of lottery, to sell lottery tickets, and to
draw lotteries i'll this State by himself,
his agent or agents, or otherwise, for the
term OF 20 years from and af.er the pas
sage of the act.
Section 4. Before the said Francis NJ.
Rodgers shall exercise any of the priv-
leges hereby confirmed, he shall give
bond to the State of Delaware to the
sum of 100000.
Section D. The sum of 100000 shall
be paid to the Treasury of this State as
follows: The sum of SIC, 600 on the first
the amount on the LIST day of January
next ensuing the balance in 80 equal
seml-annual installmeuts of 900 each
10 be paid on the first day Of January and
the hrst day OF July in each year. Upon
failure To pay the State Treasurer any of
these sums within 80 days, all privileges
herein specified and conferred shall cease
to be of effect
Section e. The sum OF 100000 shall
be divided in the following proportions
10 the Levy Court Of New Castle
county, Spo. 900; $4,000 Of which $ TO
be used III building a new cou.t house
and the remaining $4,000 to be appro-
. prlated as follows: Mill Creek Mash
Co., $1,000; st. Georges MAJ sh Co, 81,
- 900; Dragon Marsh Co, $1,000; Cedar
= Creek Marsh Co., $1,000.
j To the Trustees of Delaware college
l. $4,000; to the Levy court ot Kent coun-
0 ty $4,000; 10 the j. " B. X. r., S4J, 900
to the B. IL f. X. r., $4,000; to the
g commissioners OF Lewes $4,000 the com
: missiOnets of Milton $4,000 the commis-
It siopers of Georgetown $1,000 TO Sea
ford $4,000; to school dists. Nos. A and
S 100 OF Sussex county, $1,000 to school
i district No. "a Sussex county $1,000; for
e Improving Broad creek $4,000. To
{; Smyrna, Milford, Camden, Dover, Lep-
: sic and FELTON, So, 900 each.
Section :. The Governor of the State
shall appoint two commissioners to SUI
# perintend the drawing of all drawings in
e lotteries authorized by this act. He shall
r have power to fill any vacancy that may
II occur in the said office and the said com
nissioners shall receive the sum Of 81 fol
o actual Attendance at each drawing at said
n lottery to be paid by the said Francis NJ
= Rodgers or his agent.
Section :. Makes the act private act