Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-01-27
THE LEGISLArURE,
bhe Divorce Question up Again
The Joint Revolution Lost by n
Tie fote-various Biiis Introduced
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The Joint Revolution Lost by "a
| Tie Vote-yarious His introduced
and Read
speci'lly Il ported for State J1urnsi.
DOVER, Jan. 19.--Senate met at 10 O'clock
| Mr. Belts gave notice that he would intro
duce the following bills, being those adopted
by the Wilmington City Council on Monday
evening last
An act to vacaie a portion of Water street
in the city of Wilmington.
| An act to exempt certain real estate in the
] city OF Wilmington from taxation.
| An act to authorize the Mayor aud Council
Of the City Of Wilmington TO Law and roli,rt
taxes upon telegraph OF telephone poles
/ erected within the clty
MIR. McWhOrter had recolsidered the peti-
ton from l23 citizens Of Now Castle county
touching certain roads aId introduced a Joint
resolution providing visiting committee
| Inc blll creating new school district from
| districts Nos. g. SO, "a and 49, Sussex county.
was passed.
ile mi providing for new road in North
West Fork hundred, Sussex county. was re-
ported with amendments and passed.
Mr. Cooch hadread aud referred memorial
enabling African education, duplicate of the
| one presented III the House yesterday
The Agricultural Committee reported bill
| upon the petition of Philips and others for
! stock law IN school district No. 1876, Little
| Creek hundred
The following bills were read first time
An act to renew and continue in force an act
| entitled an act to incorporate st. Maryg Ben
etcial Society of Wilmington an act to
receive and continue IN force au act entitled
an act to incorporate st. Mchael4 Beneficial
| Society,
| The Senate proceeded to the House cham
her to hold the joint session To certify 10 the
reelection of senator Bayard.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Senate reaRsemblei at o'clock
lheamtndnent providing for the treatment
| OF the Sussex county insane at home was
read second time and referred.
The House bill incorporating the Laurel
Union Company was read second time and
referred.
The Committee on Corporations reported
iaVorably upon tho Delaware Western Rail
road BILL with certain amendments On
motion of Mr.. Belts 1t was laid over for
future consideration, and 200 copies ordered
| to be printed.
The full text of the amended bill is as fol.
lows, the amendments being supplement to
section Gall after the words ''proyidel that
the said powers, SEQ and the addition OF
| section A.
The bill us amended reads:
Be ii enacted, DC, That the Delaware
| Western Railroad Company be- aud it is
construct
railrond and railroads.. beginning at such
eligible point or points upon the present line
| OF lts railroad as may be deemed most favor
! abe and extending in nurthwesieriy
| direction to or into the State Of MARYLAND and
IN northcasterly line to or into the State of
Pennsylvania aud for this purpose to enter
| upon any lands necessary for locating, LAYING
| ont or making the same or for the erection
Of station houses or freight or passenger
| depOts and shops and necessary silings
| turnouts, or to procure sand, gravel, earth
| on stone for smell uses and to obtain title
and right to the same in the same manner AZ
II provided IN sections ~ and IL Of an act
entitled, San net tn incorporate the Delaware
Chester County railroad Company" passed
at Dover. February 9TH, 1867, and the amend
ment thereto.
Provided. that the said powers, rights and
privileges granted and conferred in this sec
ton shall become null and void unless such
extension or extensions upon the present line
OF said railroad shall be commenced within
two years and completed within i've years
from the date Of the passage of this act and
provided also that on any railroad 70 TO be
luiilt the rate of fare for passengers shall not
exceed three cents per mile but no single
fare need he loss than IL ceuts; and the
| whole charge for freights between any two
points shall not be greater than the whole
| Charge Tor the same amount OF freight be-
tween more distant points on the same road
| Sec 2. For the location, construction and
| operation of such railroad or railroads, the
sad corporation may from time to time i'll
crease its capital stock and issue the same for
cash and for work and labor done or mate.
| iialS furnished. and generally shall aud NAV
| have and exercise ali the powers, privileges
aud franchises and be subject to such pro-
| visions and restrictions a. are mentioned and
SIT forth IN the said act or acts of Assembly
~ have been passed by the General Assembly
Of the State relative to the said Delaware
| Western Railroad Company or to the Viii
mington & Western Railroad Company, whose
| successors it became; and that it shall and
may be lawful for the said Delaware
| Il Western Raaroad Company at any
time when it shall he deemed expe.
dent 20 to do to operate any
road so to be constructed AZ its main or prin
| alpal line, and ITS present line TO LandenheIg
is branch line and from time to time to lay
uut construct and operate such branches or
| extensions az may lie dee med eXpcdient in
! the manner provided for in section II Of SAID
! act entitled an act to incorporate the Della
ware y Chester county liullruad Company.
| The said company may also ut any time take
u lease of any other railroad or railroads. or
/ lease all or any part of liz own railroad upon
such terms az may be mutually agreed upon
/ between the parties.
ssccti, g. That ii shall be lawful for said
! corporation to connect amy railroad or rall-
! roads 80 built or To be built or any branch or
| branches, extension or extensions thereto ;
| with any railroad or railroads which are or
may be Incorporated by the state on the state
/ " Pennsylvania or Maryland on at any time
or times when II may be deemed eXpedieut to
merge and consolidate its capital stock, fran
chi,es and property into and with the capital
stock. trUu hises and property of such rail-
| ruud corporation or corporations IN this State
on in Maryland or Pennsylvania or either Of
said states provided any such consolidation
] or consultations shall be made under the
conditions PROVISIONS. restrictions, and with
the powers aud results mentioned aud con-
tanned in sections 4. ., Il, Z, and OF an act
entitled an act to incorporate the purchasers
OF the Wilmington X WeSern railroad. passed
AZ Dover, February I'D, 1871.
SGGtioni. HUT the state Treasurer be and
is hereby authorized and directed 10 accept
and recover uo,n the said Delaware Western
lniroad Company II gross annual sum, pay
able IN acmr annual payments on the l5t day
Of October and the lat day of ApiIi, in each
AND every year IN lien OF NIL taxes (other than
those upon passage rpculpt-l which may be-
COME due from tho sud company under any
law of this State Il sim Of money which shall
lear the same proportion 10 their gross
receipts from sources other than their pHs-
scnEer business, that the sum OF -2I,uOi
shall bear TO the Ike business of the Fhila'
dclphlH Wilmington y Baltimore railroad
Company for the same year
Section 81 his act shall lie deemed and
taken As putllc act.
Under suspension Of rule II the following
charter acts We're read and referred to TIN
Committee on Corporations an act incOr
, pOTHtIng 1T. MARY Beneficial Society, nj
Wilmington: an act incorporating 81. Michael
Beneficial Society Of Wilmington MI act re
; incorporating the Fame Hose Company o
Wilmington,
The House amendment repeating the tas