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congregation, whether the corporation
shall be or not accurately described in
such gift, devise or bequest, provided
that the intention of the donor or testa-
tor be clear that the same should inure
to the benefit of the congregati on.
Is 1t Gordon Heights
Senator Pyle has an act to incorporate
the Wilmington and Delaware River
Wharf Company. The incor porators are
Harry Emmons, Philip p. Tyre, George
r Townsend, Isaac NJ Lenderman,
William Beadenkopf, Philip r. Clark
and Isaac s. Tally. 1t empowers the
corporation to build at such point OF
points on the Delaware river north Of
the Christiana river as it may be able to
acquire by purchase or otherwise, such
wharf or wharves, docks or landing
places as may be deemed desirable and
to rent and demise them and collect
tolls. The value of the real estate shall
not exceed S5O.0O0.
Another Labor Union.
Senator Pyle will introduce an act to
incorporate Local Union, No. 40, of the
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners of America The incorporates
named are W. p Crawford, John Healy,
John NJ. Stuart, Charles H. Quigley, c.
B. Taylor K. s. West E. B. Roberts
and John Bakey. The financial dealings
of the body are rest ricted to 81, 600.
Important Work Begun.
To day Victor B. Woolley, counsel for
the House, began work on the revision
of the fish, oyster and game laws. II
will be one of the most important pieces
of legislation of the session.
Go and View the Land
The Board of Trustees of the Delaware
State Hospital at Farnhurst is determined
to have the General Assembly visit the
insane asylum. The members have been
invited to visit the place on Friday
The advisability of buying the 20 acres
of land will be urged upon the legis-
lators.
To Make the Dumb Talk.
Senator Records will introduce an act
to amend Chapter jS, VOL 10 Laws
of Delaware, relating to deaf and dumb
benefcisries. The amendment allows a
person who has deaf and dumb child to
employ private instructor and have the
child taught 10 speak by the oral method
instead of by signs The senator says
that he has been told that there are no
children born dumb-that they are born
deaf and do not know how to talk. He
knows of a case in Sussex county where
a deaf and dumb BOY was taught to talk.
The amount now allowed by the state to
give the child sign instruction in some
institution is to be available to the
parents for the oral education.
The Highland Land Company.
Representative Spruance will introduce
a bill to incorporate the Highlands Land
Company. The incorporators are Edwin
H. Gayley, Daniel W. Taylor and John
Craig. The capital stock shall not be
less than $25 600 nor more than $500, 600,
divided into shares of $50 each. The
annual meeting shall he the second Mon
day in January.
Births, Marriages and Deaths.
Representative Spruance will introduce
bill compelling all ministers who per
form the marriage ceremony and all
physicians who ofiiciate at the birth of q
child to keep complete register of such
marriages or birth. Physicians who at.
tended deceased persons in their last
illness, coroners, sections and undertake
ers must do the same thing in cases OF
death. They must make quarterly re
turns to the recorder Of deeds Of the
county in which the births, marriage OF
death took place Parents who employ
no physician or professional mid wife
shall also file certificate with the
county recorder within ten days after
the birth. The person making the re-
port shall receive cents, to be paid by
the Levy Court The register of vii
mington, however. being q salarieC
officer, shall receive no further compen
sation. The recorder must keep sepa
rate registers in alphabetical order ant
every three months transmit to the sec
retary Of the State Board of Health
certificate abstract of the registration
aud be allowed 10 cents for each name
so reported. The books of registration
shall be admitted as evidence in any
court of law or equity in the state
The bill repeals Chapter 3S1, Vol. IL
Laws of Delaware and all acts and part
of acts inconsistent with this act ar
repealed.
To Compel Vaccination.
The Wilmington representatives vii
introduce an act to provide 70
the vaccination of all unvat
cinated children in the free schools.
must be done within sixty day from tn
passage of the act under paiu of exclu
sion. Provision for vaccination is mad
where the parents of the child are uni
BILE to pay for the professional service
a physician.
Want the Power Extended.
Representative Spruance has bi
extending the powers of the State Boar
Of Health in case of epidemic of eme
gency and authorizing them, with IL
approval of the governor. to draw upC
the state treasury in such an emergen,
for a sum not exceeding $1,000 in al
one year.
Representative Spruance has a simill
bill in the House. the only differen
Being that the commissioners are n
named.