Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-03

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Garrett s.etser ordered 10 be
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DOVER. Feb 23.-Senate met ut 10 a. m.
The following bills were introduced by Mr..
Belts; bill relating to public road i'll
Brandywine hundred TThs road is known
as the Cherry island marsh road. A bill to
incorporate the Marshall Iron Company of
Newport.
The bill to incorporate the New Castle
Cemetery Company wa5 read by title and re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations.
A claim from ex-sherin F. NJ. Dunn, of
Kent county. for 15l was presented aud re-
ferred to the Committee ON Claims.
Mr.. Conaway gave notice that he would in-
troduce bill to incorporate the Union Nj. Il.
Church, Of Gumboro' hundred, Sussex
county.
Mr.. Harrington, presented renonstrance
against the lavlng out of q new public road in
Nlspiliion hundred, signed by 20 persons.
he Senate bill i'll relation to telegraph and
telephone poles, WHICH was sent to the House
with amendments striking out telephone
poles, and sent back to the Senate with
amendments restoring the word Telephone -
and deprivlng the City Council Of the power
to remove the poles was taken up for cOnsId-
eration, amended aud passed The ameud-
ments strike ont telephone poles and the
power OF City Council TO remove telegraph
poles for non-payment OF taxes. Mir. Uooch
presented petition from Rebecca j. Singles,
praying divorce from David z. Singles,
which was referred to the Committee on
Divorce.
The bill providing stock law for school
district No. ljS Sussex county, was passed.
a petition from Ii NJ. Collins and Others
for Il new public road in Mispilion hundred,
Kent county was read and referred to the
Committee ON Roads and Highways.
Ihc bill for live stock act i'll school dis
tricts Nos. q, %, 10 and I9 were read.
The Committee on Education reported a
bill for the relief of Mary Fooks and others
of Sussex county.
The committee appointed to examine
the heaters IN the capital building
reported that they had made them safe from
lire. The committee was discharged.
The House bill amendntory to chapter s
OF the Revised statutes, relating to the Levy
| Court was passed. This act relates to the
beginning OF the terms of office, that is that
they shall begin on the first day Of February
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Senate met at p. IN.
| The following House bills were read
An act to transfer certain real estate from
| one school district to another, i'll New Castle
| county an act to amend chapter Ill, Revised
Code; an act to incorporate the Easton Il
1lcSAhon Transportation Company an act
to renew the act incorporating the Water
Witch Fire Company an act renewing the
| act to incorporate the kianensi Woollen
| Company
The House amendments to the Senate joint
Resolution relating to communication clalms
We're concurred ill.,
The bill Tor the divorce of Laura G. Drake
was reported fayoraby and laid upon the
table; as also an act to incorporate the
/ Deputy Attorney -Generaf5 salary.
lhe following bills were passed An
| amendatory act relating to the holding of the
court OF General sessions and Jail Delivery.
| This amendment corrects Il clerical error
The following bills were introduced bv
| IN ba 6af ftar,
lation of the streets Of Delaware City as also
a bill to vacate the SNUFF Mill road pete
| ton from W. >. Pride and about 60 citizens
oil Georgetown, to raise the Levy Court
appropriation as provided i'll the charter was
read and referred to the Committee on Cor
| poratons.
Mr.. Harrington introduced bill in relation
to the swamps OF the Nauticoke, in Delaware
and presented remonstrance against the
| same.
| The bill relating to the pleadings in qui tam
| actions, was passed.
| House bill to incorporate the Lincoln
Cemetery Company ol Lincoln, was read
The petition OF Samuel j. NJ. Smith and
others, for u road in Ml7pilion hundred, was
reported upon unfavorably by the Committee
on Roads and Highways.
MIR. McWhorter gave notice that he will in
troduce the following bill
An act to incorporate the Delaware. Penn
sylvania and Maryland Railroad Company.
In giving this notice MIR. MGWhOrter said
lit Is Ill no way connected with the railroads
now contesting before the Legislature, and
runs in an entirely different direction
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
House met ut 1870 a. m.
The bill to prohibit stock from running at
large III district No. Is, Sussex county. being
the special order of the morning. was taken
up for consideration.
A petition and renOustrance relating to the
Dill were read, also communication from j.
NJ. Martin, III which he went for tue remou-
suants with sharp stick, nanlng many of
them whom he characterized as "non-resi-
dent having no property i'll tine district.
and charging some Others with oppos-
ing the bill out of pure cOntratiuess or be-
cause some one else favored it,
The bill was indefinitely postponed,
MIR. Nanl}urkalow gave notice of bill for
laying out Il new pubic road in south Murder
kill hundred, also two petitions for the
passage of n local option law one signed by
Ill voters, the other by 1913 women.
Mr. Elason presented aud had read bill
for II new public road iii l5roadktln hundred
Sussex county,
Ihe bill to incorporate the Lincoln Gem
etery Association, of Lincoln, was read third
time and passed.
The bill TO amend section ). chapter IL,
volume Ii, Laws OF Delaware, was read
second Time ana referred TO the Committee on
Revised Statutes.
Inc senate bill to prohibit stock running at
large IN District Nc 81, Sussex county. was
read hrst time. .--=..
The House bill to transfer certain real
estate from district No. III to district No. 70,
New Castle county, was read Il third tlme and
passed.
Mr. bradford introduced and had read 4
Dlll to amend section l. chapter $50. volume
10, Laws OF Delaware Ihls bill provides
that lhc County treasurer Of Sussex shall be
paid by fees instead OF receiving Il salary. as
at PRESENT.
Mr.. McNeal presented and had read Il bill
to change the course OF road i'll DaSsboro'
hundred, Sussex county. -....
The senate bill authorizing the appoint
meht ol notary pnbltc for the .trtisalIs
Suvlhgs BnIi OF Wilmington, was read 4 iirst
time
ihe senate Phi to Incorporate the Delaware
state Grange. whs read Il first time
The bill authorizing the superior Court to
deposit or invest money paid lntp the said
court, was read third time and passed.
The bill empowers the Superior Court to
invest such FUNDS when the person entitled To
the same Is NONRESIDENT, unkmuwn'or iu-
competent, or where it may be impossible or
improper to pay over the same 10 sucli
PARTIES; the object being to so place the
money that ii inay be earning interest, uutI!
the proper time arrives for paying 1t over to
the parties lnterestcd.I
Nh lomlinson presented petition for the
consolidation of school districts Nos. 1lG aud
l4i, sussex county.
The bill to revise restore, review and re-
enact the act Incorporating the Water Witch
tire Company, of Wilmington. was read Il
third time ana passed. The object of this
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