The daily gazette., 1881-03-04
resolution. signed b y5'eso.se B. Rodne,

| Tepresents-That the Increase of popu la.
ton In this county since the census OF
1870 has made glaringly manifest the In
| equality OF representation Of the people
| OF this county in the Legislation of The
state, as compared with Kent and Sus-
sex counties, and tnat IL ought no
| longer to he allowed to stand. 4 o facts
arc, that Sussex county and Kent county.
| each with population OF thirty-thous-
and and a fraction, have an equal repre-
sentation in the Legislature with New
Castle county, having q population OF
oyer 10000. that In one man in either
Kent or Sussex counties In representa- We
importance is equal TO two men in New
Castle county and this inequality will
progress in larger proportion in thenPxt
decade. In suggesting "a remedy for this
grievance we lind one at hand, which is
Ss much needed as larger representa-
tlon, nau ely, division Of tue county OF
beginning at the mouth OF the Christiana
river and running by the centre of IL to
the mouth of the Red Clay creek and
thence by said creek TO the line oflthe
state, thus making the territory consist
ing OF Wilmington, BtandyWine and
Chfi tiana hundreds, county TO be
called the county of Wilmington and the
residue of the territory OF Ithe present
county, consisting of Mill Ureek, White
Clay Creek Peucader, New Castle, Red
Lion, st. Georges. Appoquinimink and
Blackbird Hundreds, into a separate
county 10 be called the county of New
Castle. This last measure has become
necessary on accountOf the act of the last
legislature removing the seat OF justice
rom Wilmington TO New Castle, thereby
causing great iDconven ence TO your pc
tlIioners as Well as greatly increased
and increasing amount OF taxation 10
support the great expenditures Incurred
IN this change, without amy equivalent
Deneft. We therefore pray your honor
able bodies TO pass an act for the division
OF New Castle county, as herein sst forth,
and provide by law for like number OF
iSIntto "a, anu 10 tne les-
cording To tho number prescr. bed IN the
constitutions; and 1urther 10 so arrange
tho present judiciary, without increasing
the number OF Judges. that the courts IN
both OF the sald new counties shall be
held by the same judges as are now re-
CURED by the constitution, and author
lHing the judge now in commission as as
sociate 4 Ne" Castle county To sit Ia tne
new counties wher necessary for the pur-
pose of making q orum, and 10 ! err
IuIln In SAID counties all The other duties
OIL the county Jrdga OF i'd counties. as
hsleIOiore r. q AIRED Of hl!n under the 0on-
stitution for ne county of New Castle.
The power OF The leglslaLur To divide
county and make a lew couaty cannot
be deuled. IL has neen exercised by al
most every legislature. and numerous in
stances exist 10 The statutes OF the States
huJ lining our State where II has been
done. Under our. constitution IT seems
10 be the only way " enlarge representa-
Llon without a change In the organic law.
The constitution declares that there shall
be three senators and seven representa-
lives from each county. AS long as the
counties are limited To three, no change
can Ue made without changh the constl-
tuition There is no prOniUlllon in the
cDnstitGtiUn hgdirst the division of ii
county, and when dons, the authority
follows TO give o lch county the stated
number OF Senators aud representatives.
"a aaI
uot1sE- A ErERNooN sEssroN
House ere-assembleI at 3 p. IN.
The special order OF the hour, the bill
amendaIory 10 the cuarLer OF Dover, was
then taken up for onsideration.
Alter an amendment striking out the
chieI section of the bill, increasing the
tax leVJ from S2y0' TO S250 D, had been
adopted and r, jected, The further cor sid
erailon of the bin was postponed until
next Wednesday.
The bili authorizing the Levy Court to
continue IN office "A constable of Little
a third lime and passed,
Tine bill authorizing the Slate Treasur-
er to purchase set OF standard receipts
and m measures. for the use OF Kent county
was read a third time aud passed.
MIR. Stayton gave notice of bill to
straiphts n "A road in NanLlcoke Hundred
sussex county,
Mr. swayns presented the petItIan of
AlFNHIIfF ii others ask
ing for the construction of ii shways In The
dam of H. BrandyWiue creek,
The Ssnate Joint RESOLUTION relative to
adInurnmellt was read and that norton
ot nroyIdinp that no new business be
reretvFd !, ftsT the n Il inst WINS conrur
ri In The horton relaliye 10 adlourn-
n,ent sine iIa was Rejected by a Vote of
I3to6
air Etiason nresented "a hIlI IN nrohihIt
stncl; from rnitning at large In Disirict
No I6 New cast q county.
. H.. ii,iti a., raI.t, m Ia t.cbnnanta of
nrnnertu w nnder m mesne nroce.s xvas Posd
"a thirii I'M and nas.ed
The ahiect of thIs hill is To prevent Tho
n f,na, ~ .y.eL los. .nd nuwarranIad nfB
ati "a ,tn 6,r,h tbat ,i,I,or no ~
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~ ,'rt ut ~ ~ crad,,nr ~ hava tI,, r,nr
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~. Sa';aia 49, q nm incornorati,. tIa no,,or
GA. Iishf co,np,iiv Us read sacond
tiIna as,d ,eferred ia The t,onmittae on
the Committee on Revised Statutes, re-
ported the Wilmington fiscal bill favora-