The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-09
Oar Legislative Astscr
LOCAL oPTIoN--AMENDMEET TO THE
ACT ESTABLISHING THE INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER.

1 ksOAAAA w AAOAs N - EN LIEN BA . IO THE
ACT EsTABLIsHIEG THE INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER.
CorrsspoAdsnce OF the Gazette.
DOVER, March Z.
The FIRST day of this Legislative
week ushered in the whisky War. +"
Last week the "act for the suppression
of intemperanoe" generally known as
the Local Option Bill" passed the
house and was ordered to the Senate
for concurrence. This of course places
a grave responsibility upon the Sena-
tors aid they are not prepared to kill
the bill in the face Of the to IL vote
in the House. Again the is, 600 petit
TONERS praying with Is, 600 times 1S,-
900 tears, and innovations daily as
cendiug TO heaven, begging and be-
seaching that the hearts of our Sena-
tors shall lean to this effort of good to
the rising generation and the fact that
not remons.rance has been present
ed has overwhelming weight upoa
those upon whom the grave response.
bility rests.
said there was no remonstrance
but there is; the hotel keepers declaim
against 1t. 1t is but reasonable that
they should. Many of them have
large aEaounts of capital investe i; and
this bill will throw large amount of
dead stock upon their hands.
Many men object to the second Sec
ti"n Of the bill which allows tie Court
OF General Sessions OF the Peace and
Jail Delivery "to license careful, skill
full and reputable druggists and "re-
sponslbie and respectable citizens to
manufacture liqupr for chemical, me-
chanical ahd medicinal purposes. -
This of course would turn our drag
stores iAto dram shops, worse If any
thing than our hotels, and establish
''hell holes" under the euphuism of
''manutactories" from winch the
fumes and stencil of vice, crime and
social degradation would arise and
csntaminaie the very atmosphere. If
such is the contcmpla ion of the bill
then let us have our old license law
which legalizes the traffic.
TIE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS.
The following amendments to the
act establishing the Insurance Com
mission and defining the duties of the
Commissioner are given notice of by
Mr.. Cooch.
l-Providing that foreign insurance
cUmpanies may "tils" insie4d nrecort.
ING Ia the Commissloner's Office comics
or their charters aad lists OF State agep,s.
2-DlrecIing every HE Insurance com.
phny doing business In Delaware and
haiing from other States than peAn.yI.
v'hiA, New York and Massachusetts
shall calculate It's reAervs on the Nav
York basis.
S-ProvidiDg that the Conmissiouer
may report " the Legislature such ofieial
acts only as may be deemed OF public
interest.
A-ke!easiug foreign insurance com
pdnles from the requirement to furnish
IN ADDITION 10 special reports prin ed
copies OF reports made to Insurance de-
pArtmenls OF other States.
o-Provldtng that every association do
lbR ME lhsarauce business outside OF
secret, benevolent and charitable asso
Citations, shall be considered an ipsuraucp
company aud be suejsct - the provisions
Of the law.
o-Requiring mutual insurance com
paniss doing business In the State 10 a.
posit with abe State Treasurer a snm
amounting To two per cent OF It's policies
IN the y ate; provided that the sum so
doposlted shall not be less than SO 900.
f-Prohlbltiug any Insurance. uVant
uolnR Ousiness In the State without
certificate OF authority.