Daily Republican., 1883-02-09
OUR LAW MAKERS.
THE AMENDMENT TO THE ACT
FOR THEsuPPREAsIO or
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Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN
DOVER, Del Feb. $, 1888
AS stated yesterday, Mr.. Roe gave
notice of bill amending an act for the
suppression Of intemperance, and this
morning the bill was introduced and
read. 1t amends section Of said aet
ny inserting after the word "also," In
the ninth line of said section, and before
the word 'the," in the tenth line Of the
same, the following words:
provided, however, that when the
owner or owners of such house, shall be
Don-residcnts of this State or unable by
reason Of sickness or otherwise 10 ap-
pear in open Court, then and in such
case such application may b- made,
filed, presented and sworn 10 by some
creditable person duly authorized by
such owner or owners, or some one of
them, or if such owner or owners shall
be ininorso insane, that then and in
such case such application shall be
made, filed, presented and sworn TO as
aforesaid, by the guardian or trustee Of
such owner or owners or by some cred
table person for such owner or owners.
or IN such manner as the COurt may
order and direct Heretofore liquor
dealers have been refused licen,. be-
cause the owner Of the property was
not able to be present at the Court at
the time Of granting licenses
The bill abolishing the tax on com
mercial druinmtrs was brought up in
the House this morning, and further ac-
tl"n was Indefinitely postponed. which
means that the bill is eventually killed
as far as this session is concerned.
Senator Cooper's bill to vest the title
Of the old Court House in New Castle
in Trustees for the benefit Of that city,
which had been referred to a House
Committee, was reported on this morn
ing and laid on the table, the committee
failing TO agree, and will no doubt re-
the session, as the majority of the mem
bers of the House, failingto understand
the nature of the bill, are opposed To it. |
The proceedings Of the morning ses-
sion are as follows:
sENATE-MoRNING SESSION.
Senate convened at 10 O'Clock. After
prayer by the Chaplain and roll call,
he journal was read and approved.
The bill relating to the owners of the
Marsh Company was passed.
Mr.. Roe introduced and had read an
Ict amending the act for the suppress
ion Of intenperance, and an amend
nent to the act incorporating the town
f FELTON,.
Mr.. Chandler gave notice of bill
mending chapter 100, Revised Code,
extending the jurisdiction of Justice
the PeaCe.) |,
The following bills were read second
me and referred House bills, amend t
X chapter "a, section s, Revised Stat !
ties act supplementary to chapter IS,
.evised Code, relating to intestate Real
state Incorporating the j. NJ pusey f.
The Young Mems Demo t
ratio Club Of Wilmington dividing h
orth Christiana Hundred into two
ection districts; converting a part of Il
le Wilmington Turnpike into a n
rect limiting the power of the Road a
commissioners of Christiana tOlevy and +
'llect tax j.; act to amend sections 4
I'd 5, chapter 4, Revised Code, relat ,
& to the publication Of legislative :
e appoiutment Of a STATE Che,ui., '' t'
Adinurned r.
"'''f~n 'hHi"" 'f''Si"S' II
House met at 10 o'ClOck IL
I'm der the call for petitions. the fol a.
wing were presented; BY Mr.. Lowe, II
a law to prevrntth taking Of ter IL
pins from Kent Comfy water cmIrs.s n
tween Nav lst to DC, her l,t; bv Mr.,
asher, IA rr,nonstrancc from pr1pertyI
;ncrs against the same: bv Mr. kow-
IS, for ferry across the Nanticoke
vcr at the Old Can mons ferry. Nv Mr. ="
illiaIn.. for the extension Of t;nv,r-
RS Ayenu, TO Shakrsneare's min
nd; by Mr. Comrpvs' from II"
urlock, for divorce from his jtr, ,Ja. II,
ina. on the grounds of d.,rrtion a nd 2s
ultery. by Mr. Suttou from citiz.n. "
Red Lion Hundred nrotrstino poiny A
/, paymcut of road taxes 10 the Town Fl
ST. Georges; by Dr, Crawford for the III
neal of the stock ,nw for district sl To
wv Castle Countv to
Notices of hills wrra AZ follows Rv til
r. sutton, 10 amend the act for thr l.,
tier repuloti,u uf the streets of Della 81
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v. hv Mr. Conngvs a s,nnian.nt on
tha ch,r,nr nf th.nnl, ,,re H.. rn,n Of
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