Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-17
THE LEGISLATURE.


second time and referred to special COM
mittee, composed of Messrs. Jones, Pilling,
and Register.
Mr.. VanBurkalow introduced and had
read bill for the more effectual suppress
sion of battery and policy dealing. 1.-THE
bill prescribes penalty of from 800 to
$500 fine and from one to six months
imprisonment upon any person engaged
directly of indirectly in the sale of any
kind of lottery tickets $500 to $1,000
fine and three TO six months imprison-
ment for publishing or importing such
tickets the same penalty upon the owner
of any house who knowing by permits
the same to be used for the sale of such
tickets, and the forfeiture and sale of all
the material of any establishment engaged
in the printing of lottery tickets
The bill supplementary to the act ex-
empting wages from execution attachment
process was passed.
The following bills were read second
time and referred.
An act for the relief Of executors, adj
ministrators or trustees Committee on
Revised Statutes.
An act to incorporate the Culbreth
Marsh Ditch Company Committee on Cor
porations.
An act to prohibit stock from running
at large in district No. "a, Sussex county
Committee on Roads and Highways.
An act to incorporate the Jackson Lime
and Marble Company-Committee on
Corporations.
The Senate having non-concurred in
the House amendment to the sale of rail
road stock resolution, a committee of con-
ference was appointed which reported in
favor of receding from the amendment
which was agreed to. This was done to
avoid legal informality, and with the
understanding that the substance of the
amendment will be embodied in the bill
Adjourned.
DOVER, March l4.-Senate met at $50
p. m.
The following House bills were read
for the first time: The bill in relation to
the exemption of wages from execution
attachment process the bill for the
relief of the heirs of James z. Wales,
deceased the bill authorizing William
Carlisle to straighten a public road III
Nanticoke hundred, Sussex county.
The following bills We're read by title
and referred to the committees named !;
| The bill TO consolidate school districts 1872
and 50, Sussex county, Committee on
Education ; the bill to open a new road in
| Nanticoke hundred Sussex county, Com
mittee on Roads and Highways.
The following petitions and remon-
strances were read and referred to the
| committees named Petition for a hawk
| law in Kent county, Committee on Agri-
trn,, al
of the law in relation to the jurisdiction
OF the justices Of the peace Of the city OF
| Wilmington, signed by 2O3 citizens OF
| New Castle county, Committee on Revised
Statutes remonstrance against the re-
| peal of the road tax law in Red Lion
hundred, signed by 10 citizens, Com.
mittee OH Revised Statutes petition FOL
a bill supplementary to the charter Vi
MiddletOwn, in relation to live stock pass
ing through the streets, by 81 citizens
| Committee ON Corporations.
The House amendment to the bill re
| moving the tax on corporation mortgages
| was concurred in.
The House amendment to the bill in
cooperating the New Castle Cemetery
Company was concurred in.
The following bills were passed Til,
bill to incorporate the William Lea
Sons Company; an act to prohibit live
stock from running at large in school dis
trict No. Sc, New Castle county; Hons,
bill Incorporating the Triple Link Lodge
|. o. o. f., of Frederick,
Mr.. lorsey introduced bill in relation
to the ceding OF lands TO the philadelphi;
Marine Exchange for the erection Of a re
porting station and observatory.