The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-16

county good roads, but will also fur
nish employment for all prisoners
convicted OF mislemeanors. Section
! provides, that within two years after
the passage OF the act, the Lazy
Court Commissioners Of New Castle
county shall acquire by purchase or
condemnation, u stone quarry along
the route or within convenient reach
OF railroad, on which they shall
construct a suitable building for
workhouse OF a cost not to exceed
$4,000.
The second section provides that all
persons convicted of larceny, obtain.
ing money under false pretenses,
pointing deadly weapon, carrying q
concealed deadly weapon. policy play.
Ing, gambling, vagrancy and such
other nlisdeme anors and offenses, that
in tho discretion u the court in which
they are tried shall deem proper. shall
be convicted to the workhouse at quar-.
rying and breaking stone.
Section ) provides that the jail com.
mtssioners shall have full super vision
andieontrol OF the worlShouse the same
as they now have OF the jail
Section provides for the election
OF a superintendent by tho Levy Court
Commissioners, who shall have the
sole charge and custody of persons
confined therein, and shall direct and
manage the work which they are re.
CURED to do.
The fifth section empowers the
commissioners to purchase stone
breaking machine, il it should be
deemed necessary.
Section provides that the stone
broken at the workhouse shall be
equally divided among the several
hundreds OF the county, rs the road
commissioners may make demand
for them. provided In each case such
commissioners shall pay the freight on
the stone.
The noxI section provides that the
roads to he repaired shall be selected
by the road commisso ners, but In no
case shall they commence more than
one road at time, and work on it
shall be continued until it Is completed.
The last section provides how n quarry
shall be condemned, which Is the same
as that by which railroad companies
can acquire land.
This Ia a good bill, and while some
| OF the provisions may DO changed he
fore 1t is finally acted upon, the main
features should remain as proposed
and it should be passed
CHANGE IN THE LIQUOR LAW.
MIR. Day has introduced an act maxi
ing change IN the liquor law, by
striking out the wordS ITO be drank
on the premises." 1t also makes 1t a
mislem eanor, to be punished by a
| l1ne OF $50, for a minor to represent
his age, or Tor anyone to misrepresent
his age for him, Jor the purpose Of oh.
tanning intoxicating liquors. There is
no doubt but this act will meet the
general appreciation of the public,
Tor as gentlemen expressed IL yester-
day IL will be nothing more than right
TO legalize that which at least two
thirds Of the saloon keepersand liquor
u tnlars are now doing illegally.
at present q liquor seller cannot
legally sell pint or half pint of liquor
even In cases of sickness or for dc mes.
tic uss, and there are many of them
who consclentiously live up to tile
law In every other respect, who ore
obliged to violate the provision that
forbids their disposing oil liquor to be
taken from tie premises The pro.
posed act ID viewed with favor by
many of tho meubeis and it IL
thought Will pass.