Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-02

proceeds OF such sale after deductlng tho
usual charges, shall bo guilty OF y misdc-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall ho |
compel ed To make restitution, pay fine Of
S00 and costs md be Imprisoned from six
months to one year.
MAKE II SPECIFIC.
This was Captain Dasey's comment
upon the bill 'to revive and extend the
time for recording private acts. " of which
Mr. Salisbury gave notice this morn
ing. Captain 1asev recalled that
advantage had been takenn OF
an enactment under this title-which
is generally looked upon as a mere
routine act-to do some unexpected charter
rcviving in Sussex county. 81 think
continued he, tit would be well enough to
require them to specify the acts sought TO
be revived
DOVER, Jan. 2G.-Business was rather.
slow in both houses this morning.
In the, Senate, Mr.. Ross introduced
his Regulation of Assignments bill.
In the House Mr.. Spruance introduced
his bill relating to the inspection Of oils
This extends the inspection Of such oils
to the county and lodges the appoint
ment Of inspector in the Levy Court,
the present Wilmington inspector to
continue in Office as county inspector
for four years to come.
will not be opposed, and the committee
is disposed 10 report fayorably, but some
of the members want personal assurance
from Mrs. McComb's counsel that her
side will not be heard.
DOVER, Jan. 30.-Thc fifth weel; of this
| legislative session starts off rather drag.
| gingly. There were several vacant seats
| in the House this afternoon, while the
Senate, as on last Monday, failed to draw
a quorum and in default, again adjourned
over TO Tuesday. only four members Of
| the upper branch came to time-Speaker
| Houston and Senators Pyle, Records and
| Lacy.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
Mr., Spruance gave notice this afternoon,
of the following bill which explains itself:
| Be II sNacicd te
soc. i. That chnptor ~, Vol. xviii, Laws of
| Delaware, be and the SAM is hereby amended
! as follows:
St ike ont section of said act
Amen section u Of suid gct by striking out
! all after the word .'samc" in the sixth limo
| thereof and insert in licu thereof thn fol-
| lowing:
'At lenst 60 days before the nrst day of tho
! term OF cOnlt at winch snid contest shall he
tried called for trial Tile with the prothuEo-
tary Of tho superior court of this state and for
| the county iW which il contest is made and
! tlcd q particular rnd explicit statement set.
! tluR forth iUly ana specifically tho name of
| any hnf al the unitrrs and Judges up, the
| ma conduct Of whom ne will rely and rospcct-
ing which he intends "a procure evidence, and
setting form tho prrciurS OF election districts
| oil such oficBrs aIi Tho particular inni-rondurt
| of chch, respectively, Tho uanes lul resi-
denceS nl the witnesses aud the substance nf
their testimony, by whom he expects to prove
such mRl-rnuditrt: and, IL Auch contest shall
be based upun the second ground, sot
forth IN section ], such statement shall spG-
citcnlly, FUZZY aud explicitly ath tlr grounds
aud cHiset Of inoltgiblity Of the per-On VIII SO
right 10 the phce Is cnntcste |, and when such
contest shall be niGle for causes COmprised
wllhin tho ihiri item OF snG ReftIn ], tic said
statement shall expil lily. fully and clearly
state the name Of anyelettor, Inspector Judge,
clerk or other ptrrOn to whum any Drlbc or re-
ward shall hHEu bHeu oGerets Ind tho Tine.
place ani amount Of slcn bribe or reParl
ard tho names and residences OF he Witnesses
by whom tho nutnstG't expects 10 prove the
Oiler ot any hflbN or toward, Tith brief 5 ate-
ment of their testimony. and when the contest
shall he M ttn srh nd al illegal votes 4tlrh
statement sltrll sHsc1a'ly iilIiy ana eXpr-
lily set form ihr utH'HS TrEiienrH and rU-
Bpcrtvc causes ul tiisl iiratGn VI each per-
son alleged tniayc itlcgn II voted tho polls ut
which such iil"sn yH'rs have been received
and tho names II tho election tlcHr4 faEurng
the acceptance uf anrll vote, whether such
vote was rhatirugui ly the duly accredited
challenger Of ;hn rnriy OF which the con-
te6t3nt was crnuiinte mud VII ther all
the Judges or inspn''prs present at each polls
cnncurrrl IN accepting an receiving such
vote, aud q II shsl hrl"ar lllat all such
Judges iD+li" nE@ tnItlrrnl III accepting
or rerriv'ng -Grh T1tn aud thaL the right OF the
voters rus C".I'ClN, io deposit such yOtrs was
not nt the time challenged by tho duly nr-
credited challenger Of lilr rnriy nl which the
contestant was u can idair, tna legality or
| ii,egRiity OF such vote s4il,i not b. brought
into question Ia amy such contest, aud ll!s .Hi |
statement snail further sot l"l IN The name ,
and residence Of tho witnesses who wilt hs
| produced ON bshHlf OI the contestant to Uroyp
auch itioEHl votes and tile Substance ol the tes-
timury 10 be given 10y eH''h; Hud ~ the trial of
any contest, cause on prosecuting to lie iusti-
tutei or clntnInI, ~ wEth has been insti-