Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-21

both, upon persons convicted of removing
the stoppings in the Duck creek.
MISCELLANEOUS AcTs--SEw CASTLE couNlY
An act to regulate the expenditure ni
county funds by the levy conrt OF New Castle
county. Providing that no money shall bt
paid out by the county treasurer except ti
orders drawn III accordance with general and
specific appropriations, and such orders sA1ll
be made out in the names of the men doing
the work or furnishing the material. M
money, except for salary or Legitimate tx-
penses, shall be paid to any member OF ihr
court.
An act for The relief of the heirs Of James
Price, deceased. authorizing the sale of u.ti-
nony mil for the benefit of the widow uf thp
deceased
An act to amend an act entitled an act
appointing additional terms for holding the
court of general sessions in New Castle count,
Correcting an obvious mispriht.
An act to authorize the recorder OF deeds lui
New Castle county to copy certain indices.
An act tn further amend chapter l23, revised
code. Providing that the trustees of the poor
for New Castle county shall receive q per day
and mileage for attendance on meetings and
limiting the days OF meeting /" Il in amy "te
year.
An act to further amend chapter ~. revised
code. Striking out the Limitation IN the yalu-
alton tslOO,OD0) of property which the trnstcrs
to hold
An act to authorize the appointment of AN
and constable in Mill Creek hundred
An act relating to public watering places for
stock Ia Mill Creek and Christiana hundreds.
Prescribing an annual bounty uf s. each to
persons erecting and keeping in repair such
watering troughs; the number in each hun
ured being limited to five.
An act to repeal chapter Il, volume III, lHl-
aware laws, and to supply substitute there
Tor. Relating To the collection of road taxes
in Appoquinmink hundred.
An act in relation to the purchase of law
books for the use of the courts in New Castle
county. Authorizing the levy court to appru-
pirate, FOR TINS purpose sl5Oper year
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
enable the owners of the marsh meadow near
Newport, called ''Conrad's Cripple" to keep
the banks, dams and sluices in repair and tn
raise a fund to defray the expenses thereof
Providing that the owners of the marsh shall
vote in proportion to the value of the property
| owned by each respectively.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTs-KENr COUNTY
| An act for the protection of muskrats Pro-
hibiting the mailing" of muskrats or their
capture by the use OF boat and light in the
night time
An act authorizing the levy court of Kent
| county to continue in office II constable in
| Little Creek hundred
An act authorizing the sale and conveyance
| OF certain real estate i'll the town of Felton,
PROVIDING Tor the sale OF the site of burned
school house.
An act authorizing the sale of certain real
| estate devised some twenty-five years ago by
benjamin Potter for the benefit of the poor OF
| Kent county, "outside of the alinshouse who
| by little timely aid, can he kept from going
| estate is to be sold).
An act to authorize the state treasurer to
purchase a standard set of weights and
| measures for Kent county.
| An act to authorize the reappointment of
/ kenton constable.
An act to enable j. Alexander Fulton to
| locate certain salt marsh in Little Creek hum
dred, Kent county, and complete his title to
| the same.
| MISCELLANEOUS Acrs-suSsEX COUNTY.
An act to enable William W. Dashiell to
| locate certain vacant lands in Sussex county,
Anact to authorize the levy court of Sussex
county to make an appropriation to repair and
| keep up the streets OF Demar.
| An act toprovde forthe perfection OF indices
| IN the public offices i'll Sussex county.
| An act granting certain real estate tat Cape
| Henlopen) to the Philadelphia MARITIME
exchange for the purpose of erecting marine
| observatory
| An act iii relation to fishing in the Nanticoke
| river, prescribing the size of meses to be used
| and eXempting fishermen the Nantcoke
| from the tax enacted on the Delaware river
| and its tributaries.
An act for the relief of the heirs of James p.
| Walls, deceased.
| An act to amend section L. cllupter 1870
| volume 10, laws of Delaware, making the
county treasurer Of Sussex feed instead of a
| saiaried officer.
| TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES.
An act concerning the Newark IL Delaware
city railroad company. Confirming the sale to
| r., W. u b. railroad company OF that portion
VI the blu iphtTDS " delaware city railroad
| lying between the latter place and Newark.
| An act to incorporate the Atlantic Il Carib-
| bean steam navigation company. Corporators
| John Dallett, Michael Daliett Ernest {,
| Bliss William Il. Boulton, William Bliss. cap
| ltal stock, l,uOO shares limited to par value of
| sl,uO each; business, the purchasing, huilding,
equipment and running of vessels, building
wnatyes, &c.
| An act to incorporate the Chesapeake 4 Del
| aware snip canal company. Gorpurators-Goy-
| ernor Hall, Representative Mariin,J T. Cause
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struct ship canal across the state ut any point
| south of Appouuinimink creek.
An act to revive chapter 6lU, volume ii. laws
| OF Delaware. Reviylng tile charter of the
Delaware City, Salem a Philadelphia steam
| boat company.
| An act to incorporate the Easton n MrNIahon
transportation company; corporatnrs--Jaines
| Enston, James Mcmahon, owen Brady. Andrew
| I, Gray, Thomas Cummnsky; business the
transportation OF freight and produce by boats.
supplement to the act entitled an act To
incorporate the purchasers OF the Wilmington
q Western railroad. The Delaware Western
| bill. Empowers the Delaware Western rail-
rpsu company TO construct II railroad diago-
nally across the upper end of the state. begin
nlns at some point IN its preseut line at OF near
| wilmington and running no,theasterly To the
pennsylvania and southwesterly to the Mary
| land line.
supplement and an act to renew, continue
| IN force and amend the act entitled an act to
incorporate company for the purpose of max
ing canal between the waters ol the Nant-
coke and Broadkiln, Sussex county, passed
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hnn,s H. a,,i ~ -. ~ ~ 81 stp''V'ouu,issue
uu?, IiI, NJ anu 10 GoHsolutte Win any parlcs
building the Maryland end of the canal
THREE GAS COMPANIES.
An act to incorporate the Diamond State coal
gas COMPANY : :coruorators-insrnhI f. carmen
FER ,Jr Iaiiies RrpIf"rJ Hnnrrlm T. r. I}oIinp',,,
Robert ii. Taylor, Henry a NIcmtre' ,'haTIas
n Inre tlaleh y In,,nso,' nfartt Ii i,, ,S9
,Joseph Il. Uendrici,snm 4"'''''' "''''os'
An act TO Iucnrpnrate tho pslo,yaro beot
light and water cdnnanv cornor,rnrs-
links EuII rharIan a", WT!iI3, ~ ~
Taylor
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comn,uv. rnrnnrniinrs t,,,.t,5 '.i ,it at S',9
shnItr,nnara LII, 1, s.I , T., ,i'a , - .;
Ridgeiey anI Others Ganifal starE stgHaIu gSn
Will nriyiIa,ra tn i,i,,r,, - q ,tHn S''o'u"V'
Each OF these gas companies is empowered,
MIL wi.n tne consent oi the authorties; to lay
p'Pesi "c'' III tiie ciiies ami towns oi Delaware,
ROAD LAws-SEw CASTLE.
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and Rnl i In, Iinnn,i,i ''''S ~ ~; G.'' TT 1T
levy cnurt al Nav t.tStI i,t,, w iaI,5 ,e
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necessary To mi the rivnr b.nls IN nn,nm,,,t
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ROAD LAwS-kESr.
An itcl authorizing the laying ont of Il new
road III Little Creek hundred, Kent county.
Nuftn Muruefhlll hundred.
An act 10 stiaighten public road in Mis-