Daily Republican., 1883-03-22
THIRD EDITION.
oUs DOVER LETTER.
The Oyster Dill Passes the senate
with several Amen dnenss-- Other
Matters Of lntePess.

9TH seveval Ana. Anen ~ lDt., a.
n.s,.r. er a~s.,e..-
n.,,.. nm, ~, o, 700, ,r,,.
M 80, .h
hill relating IN I'M, dredging of oysters
in this State (bring Mr.. loves bilD
with several amendments which were
mutuaiIy aer@u 10 ny al Partes inter
ssted' Dom residents ana noh,reSidents
Inese amendments were Ickeo 10 the
Original OH NANNY through tne lhhu-
ence oi several gehtieh,eh' VINO were
Interested In number OF oyster Doats.
Mr.. Loves bili,as nrst Drawn up,ex-
cludea hon-resiuehls from ure"glhg on
the natural rGkS ana also gave Dut 10
acres OF unnatural beds III when 70
plant oysters, when almost ehtlrely ex-
cluded n0n-resldents from planting OF
dredging IN Delaware waters. Inc
amendments offered TO the Dill, winch
were adOp'ei, gives on-residents oO
acres instead OF 10 az heretofore and
decreases their tonnage AFTER pay
ing license Of go, which will per-
permit them toP ant and dredge as here
tofore, with greater facilities, excepting
on the natural rocks, which are reserved
TO owners OF Delaware boats. The bill
has been the subject OF considerable
wire plllllnR, but at last has been AMIGA
bly, settled and disposed OF.
REGULATING WEIGHTS AND MEAS
WIN.
ne piii IeguiAihg "eigh,S ana iliea
s"i's Vi which coiHiu'iapie HAS Deer
previously saiu' ana which was laid OF
me 'an'e some 'lhe ago was 'akef
from lhe tap1' 'IiH afternoon, on mo
'lon Oh Mr.. "copper". VINO submitted
SUBSTITUTE 10 the Original OH, "hlch ap'
ples W ne" 'astic county alone.
MS was zone III oruer 10 comply with
'ue Wishes Oh large number OF citlzehS
Vi tne City Oh huntington ana others,
"hiie htn1 anu SUSSEX counties were
eAcluueu on account on ne opposition to
'he PROVISIONS "i the Dlli.
Inc Oil az amended ana passed this
afternoon Is as follows
AN ACT 10 provide Tor the regulation
OF weights and measures III New Castle
county
SECTION !. That the Regulator OF
WelGhts ana Measures III and for New
Castle county shalI, once in every year,
advertise III al least two newspapers i'll
the county, tone oil each political par
w, where his office Is located. He
snail also once IN every year 90 10 all
inc STORES, oihcta, booths, stalls, or 9th
or places OF business, III his County, eX-
cept the pubic market and market
houses IN the city OF Wilmington
where any Deans, scales, weights and
measures are used for the purpose Of
buying ana selling any goods, rhattels,
or other Things, and test and adjust, or
cause 10 be tested ana adjusted Gt pos
sioie) MI Such hr"iilS, scales, weights
anu measures, anu stamp the same
plalhly WIN the letter IS and the mi
,ial OF ms county ana the current year
ne Snail also i'll Il X" manner, at all
other tlnlts ttH' ana ADJUST such beams,
scales, weights and measures rs may
oe Drought to him for that purpose.
SECTION = FOR winch trial and al
Jilstment the sad Regulator for New
castle county IN addition t"the salary
already above" by law, shall d"'nalid
an" receive rom me PROJECTORS or own
frs Oh all such weights, ana beams, ana
scales, ana measures, the following fees,
10 VII; FOR the trial and balancing OF
every SCI OF scales elght cents, Tor every
patent balance htteen cents, for every
set OF coal or nay scales one dollar each,
Tor every set OF platform scales which
draws tVe hundred pounds or under
my cents ana an additional sum OF five
cents ior every one hundred pounds not
sHceeuihe TWO thousand pounds and
any platform scale drawing over two
'housdiiu Pouilus snail DE- clasSed ~
coal or nay scales lot every yard meas
ure Two GEMS, Tor every huSht! meas
IRE ten cents, Tor every half hushri
measure Ten cents, Tor every peek ami
haif-peck measure hve cents, for every
uaarter-peck measure three cents, for
every gallon, navigation, and quart
measure, three cents each; for every
pint measure OF less two cents, for every
weight of twentyright pounds or more
rlSht cents, Tor every weight less than
twenty-elght pounds two cents and an
additional charge or fee for labor or ma
terialS furnished for adjusting said
beams, scales, weights and measures, to
he flxed 10y agreement between the Reg
ulatur and the owner or user thereof
Provided always that the said Regula-
Tor SNAIL only he entitled To one-halt o!
The above fees for stamping such beams,
scales, weights and measures lis he
hall lind IA b" correct after testing the
same.
SECTION j. I'll" said Regulator Of
weights and measures for New Castle
County il hereby required to stamp or
caused to he stamped, with the word
en- Il, all false beams, scales,
weight" and measures as he NAV fud
witlin the County, that cannot be well
idi listed, and shall be paid one-half of
the fee tor such test and stamping as is
provided for in this act in other cases
and 81, the provisions of this act re-
latiug to tbr inspection Of beans, scales.
weights and measures used for The pur-
pose Of buying and selling, shall also
extend TO all such beams, scales, weights
and measures for the purposeuf charging
Tor freight, 1onn0gr, transportation,
commission and all other CHARGES, where