The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-11
FOURTH EDITION


during this session was introduced
yesterday by Mr.. Eisenbrey. This Is
the bill to provide for tho equaliza-
ton OF taxation A very full synopsis
OF this important measure has been
given In the REpuBnIcAS, and the two
amendments which have been made to
the bill were also explained in the RE-
go slow on 1t, and take Its time until
all citizens Interested shall have a
chance to examine 1t. 1000 copies of
IL were ordered printed.
The free school book bill has not yet
been introduced, but 1t is in shape.
This also Is to be one of the very I'm
portant bills of the session, and citi-
Zens all over the State will be inter-
ested. Here is the bill almost in full
as 1t now stands:
An Act Concerning the Free Schools of
the State: To Require School Clerks
to Give Bonds, etc.;
Section l. That ON and after the first
Saturday in April, 1891, the school
commissioners or trustees of each
school district or districts In the State
shall furnish the necessary text books
free to all the pupils enrolled in the
free schools of the State In the manner
hereinafter provided.
Section 2. The school commissioners
or trustees shall order from the pub
Usher or publishers the books which
have been adopted by tho State Board
of Education for use In the free schools
OF the State, at the net contract price
at which the publishers have agreed to
supply the same, as follows; There
shall he blank order book prepared
by the State Treasurer for the use of
the school commissioners, which shall
nj an To Al
printed list OF the books which have
been adopted by the State Board of
Education. and the net contract prices
at which the publishers agree to fur
nish the same.
Duplicate orders shall be filled out
and signed by at least two Of the
school commissioners, or In case of
united or Incorporated districts by the
president and secretary OF the school
board, one of these orders shall be for
warded to the State Treasurer, to be
forwarded to the publisher and the
other shall he kept as stub in the Or
der blank as voucher.
The state Treasurer on recent of
an order or orders from school com
missioners shAll make an entry of the
amount OF order or orders against the
district or districts in n book kept for
that purpose and shall forward the or
der or orders to the publisher request
ing them to ship the books, with two
invoices, one to the State Treasurer
and one to the clerk of the district to
Which the books are consigned.
The Treasurer shall pay the publish
er out OF the school funds OF the State
for the books and charge the amount
to the respective districts ordering the
books, and deduct the amount from
flt.ag. all -.
trlc.si provided, however, that the
State Treasurer shall pay no bill for at
least thirty days from the time IL is
rendered, inorder that he may be no.
titled by school commissioners of an
error.
Section 3. II shall be the duty OF the
clerk OF each district to distribute the
books received to the scholars of the
district, or their parents or guardians,
or other person, as they may desire.
The clerk OF each district shall be re-
sponsiblo for the safe keeping OF the
books, also for the prices Of all books
sold, as hereinafter provided, to par
ents, guardians or scholars. The
county superintendent shall hive
power TO recover by law, before any
justice of the peace, for any books or
moneys unaecounted for by the clerks.
Section 1. Ii shall be the duty of the
commissioners TO provide for the gare
keeping and care OF books, which shall
be returned by the pupils at the end OF
each school term TO the clerk of the
district, or some person selected by
MIN. Books shall he provided to
pupils AT cost, when il Is necessary
they shall be replaced,
Section 5. 1t shall be tho duty of
every teacher to make quarterly re-
.0st.r - a4l
the quarter, what books they have in
their possession and by whom held etc.
Section Il. Allows the State treasurer
$500 per II ium rs Il c1ntinl ent fee.
Sect Oh PROV de9 that the text books
for negro schools OF the State shall he
ordered by the county superintend-
ents. through the county treasurer.
Section s. Provides that the teachers
of tho negro schools shall also make
quarterly reports to the county super
intendents.
Section o. Provides that the county
treasurer shall receive $50 per year for
his services i'll purchasing the text
books for negro schools.
Section 10 Provides that after this
act goes into effect all school clerks
shall be bonded in sums not less than
$500.
Section IL. Gives the form OF bond,
Section IL. Provides that the dis
trict clerks shall receive so per an
mum as compensation.
Section IL provides TINT any person
who has completed a full collegiate
course at Delaware College, receiving
a diploma from the same, shall be en-
titled to, and such II diploma shall be
II license to teach for two years, and
after two years of service such teacher,
il his or her duties have been faith
fully performed, shall be entitled TO u
life certificate.
Section IA provides that none of the
provisions of this act shall apply to
the city OF Wilmington.
The Senate concurred this afternoon
i'll the House joint resolution To apprO-
pirate $1,000 extra allowance to tho
State Insane Hospital. They also con
of request asking them to appoint u
committee on divorces. Senators
| Filling and Hall fought against it ON
general ground. But senator McAIul-
lin in short and very sensible adj
dress, stated that he believed the law
granting the power to the Legislature
To divorce peOp'e=wls still ON the
statutes, and that his constituents as
well as others had taken advantage OF
it, and taken the preliminary steps TO
| obtain divorces, and finally, with all
/ due respect to any other tribunal, he
| firmly believed that this Legislature
was us competent to judge OF the
worthinehs of lse5 as any one. For
years the Legislature had been granting
tic 81 divorces.
Senator Hall in opposition summed
up that there were III view, say some