Milford chronicle., 1893-03-03

through the meet and adjournment
program for next Monday.
Rumors of what they may do are
more prevalent than their acts. The
Senate the early part of this week
actually had no business to do, and
met only to comply with the law. In
the House the work is nearly all hung
up in committees.
TO PREVENT FRAUD IN SHIPPING FRUIT.
An important measure is the Kent
County Farmers Institute bill "to
prevent and punish fraud in the ship
ment and sale Of fruit and yegeta
bles," which Representative sauls
bury has in hand. It reads as fol
lows
Section /. The following acts and omis
sious, or each and every one Of them, are
hereby declared unlawful and misdemeanors
and shall be punished as hereinafter pro
vided to wit
To sell OF snip, OF 10 offer to sell or ship
any diseased or premature fruit
TO sell or ship, or 10 offer to sell or snip
any fruit in packages containing more thaf
oue-half gallon without the owners name
distinctly marked thereon IN plain and cas-
ily read letters.
To pick. pack or offer for sale or shipment
fruit Of an inferior quality or kind mixee
with good or superior fruit, with intent t'
deceive the purchaser thereof
For aHv person engaged in selling fruit
vegetables. or farm, garden or dairy pToduc'
of any kind whatever, as agent factor OF com
mission merchant, TO make OF render any
false or deceitfnl return, statement or accoun
Of the goods received, the prices obtained o.
the expense incurred
Section provides, for any Of the torego
ing offences, a penalty Of 500 hne and cost
or three months imprisonment In add
tion, any person suffering peeuuiary dam
ages. in consequence Of such iufractions, ma
bring an action on the case and recover trebl'
damages.
The electric railroad bills are NOV
| ling along quietly now, and a com
promise has been effected betweel
rival companies.
Senator Williams has given notice
of a bill requiring Incorporation
whose capital stock is laid at $50, ,00(
"with power to increase, as many
of them are to pay $40 for certified
COPY of their charter. Hitherto they
have been paving $40; the rate fol
$4,000 or less capitalization.
Captain Dasey's bill,in relation t'
marriage licenses, directs the Secre
tarv of State to have the marriage
law printed on the backs of such Ii
censes for the special benefit ofcler
gvmen transferred to Delaware from
| Eastern Shore appointments,or or com
ing from other States, who may b.
called on to solemuize weddings be
fore they have been in the State Ions
enough to acquire knowledge OF th'
law through other channels.
The members all agree that di
vorce business should be left to th'
courts-but it requires amendmen
of existing law to take it out ofleg
islative channels, and each memhe
lis waiting for the other to make th'
move to strike off their shackles. M
doubt q bill to this end would be
come law were it once introduced.
One more move has been made b,
the "pooln managers by havin.
brought up for second reading il
the House the bill entitled, "An &C
to amend an act entitled an act t.
incorporate the Agricultural Societ,
of Kent County" The bill was in
troduced some time ago and is al
attempt to legalize pool-selling
Whether an attempt will be made t.
pass the bill remains to be seen.
Representative Armstrong got il
another y Elk at the peach yellow
law as it<low stands. He presented
to the&House two more petitions
i fTo5 The farmers of Kent county
ass sarf or the repeal of the peacl
yeIf ,SAcaw, so far as it applies t.
Kent EYpty.
NUMEROUS requests have beer
made 70 4 SRpies Of Speaker White
mans bil,SN provide for constitu
tional coiSsaStion. The subject il
an important Qne and people desir,
to know exactlS\What the bill is anC
how the convenGQn will be voted
Mr.. Whiteman's bA is now in the
hands Of the committee on Revised
Statutes, and there is IfeessS5'aubt that
it will be reported favora6leAs twill
pass the House. The bill provide.
that at the general election in 1884
the people entitled to vote, shall have
the right to vote for or against call
inc a constitutional convention.
An amendment to the Valued Pol
lev ActT Sheen Of1eredin the House
which i$Tes the Insurance Company
the right to pay the loss or rebuild
the property destroyed.
Dover got a brand new charter
through this week. which is long
enough to govern the largest city il
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