Evening journal., 1895-03-04
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did In
Dover on Saturday.
THE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE

Etato AncorporAtAonA Auatrs-LeRteta-
tive Notes and Iucidents.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, March - Deputy Attorney.
General Branch H. Giles. wants law
passed which will suppress bets or
wAgers upon contests OF skill or speed,
with especial reference to the Electric
News and Money Transfer Company, Of
Jersey City, now doing business in
Wilmington Representative Walker
introduced for him an act which is as
follows:
That any person who keeps, exhibits
or uses, or who is concerned In interest
IN keepi1 &, exhibiting or using any book,
or books, device, apparatus or parapher,
MALTA for the purpose Of receiving, re-
cording or registering bets or wagers
upon the result Of any trial or contest, in
the State of Delaware OF elsewhere. of
/ skill, speed or power Of endurance of man
or beast; and any owner, lessee or occn-
pant of any room, house. building, en-
| closure, or place of any kind, who keeps,
exhibits, uses or employs therein,
or permits or allows to be
kept, exhibited, used or employed therein,
or who is concerned In interest therein
and every person who receives, contracts,
or agrees to receive any money, or thing
Of value for the purpose, or with an in
tent to bet, or wager, for himself, or any
other person, or persons. such money OF
thing of value, or any part thereof,
or the equivalent thereof. or OF
any part thereof, upon the result
OF any trial, or contest, in the
State Of Delaware or elsewhere, of skill
| speed or power of endurance OF man OF
beast, shall be deemed guilty of mis1e
meanor, and upon conviction thereof by
the Court Of General Sessions of ths
Peace and Jail Delivery of this state
shall be fined not less than 5000 nor more
than 81. 600, and In default of the pay
ment thereof shall be imprisoned for 9
term Of not less than three months moi
more than Two years"
The bin applies to prize fights, foo
races and all kindred sports as we'll al
horse racing. The prospect is that i
will be so materially amended that tn
boys may at least bet on Corbett ant
Jsckson.
Law and Order Society Bill.
The Law and Order Society of VIII
mington has its own ideas concerning
ecessary amendments to the liquoi
laws Of the state. 1t has embodied ktnen
In bill which was introduced in tA
House to day by Representative Wilson
Its provisions are as follows:
Section / Hereafter licenses flor th
sale OF intoxicating liquors shall
granted to and held by citizens Of th
United States and Of the State OF Dell
ware, only, and to and by lpersons q
! temperate habits, and Of good mors
character, and no person shall be cor
sidersd Of good moral character an,
entitled to license fer the sale OF In
toxicating liquors who has been con
victed OF any crime or misdemeanor.
Section 2 Hereafter the applicatio
Of every applicant for license for th
, sale Of intoxicating liquors shall contain
besides that which is now required b
} the liquor laws of this state:
81 The place of birth Of said sppl
cant and If a naturAlized citizen wher
! and when naturalized.
2 The name of the owner of th
premises
'3. That the applicant is not pecun
! srily interested in the profits Of th
business conducted at any other place /
t said county, where any Of said liquor
are manufactured or sold or kept 70
sale.
"A That DO person other than Oh
applicant and his immediate family
1 engaged or interested in the manufactur
or sale of any liquors mentioned in sectio
! | II of this set, is In any way connecte
0 | with or precnniarily interested in tI
J property OF place, inn or tavern mentione
! In the application as that at which IL
q applicant desires license TO sell liquo
, or has furnished or provided, or intenI
! to furnish or provide any capital {
. means, except liquor In the ordinai
course of trade for the carrying oD of I'll
\ business of the applicant; that no col
/ sideration WAS given or promised to al
person to secure his signatureito the appl
B cation that the applicant has never bee
3 convicted of any crime or misdemeRno
= and that he has not violated any OF Il
! provisions of the laws OF this state, rela
ing to the manufacture or sale of into,
lcsting liquors, since the passage Of th
act.
This application, containing the abo'
Z recitals, besides those already r
9 quired by the liquor license laws OF th
state, shall be verified by oath of app
|. cant in open court IS is now provide
4 and IL any false statement is made in al
g part Of said application, the applical
S shall be deemed guilty of the crime
t perjury and upon conviction thereo
= shall be subject to it's penalties Aft
d the passage of this act no application +
r licenses shall be granted to any persS
= whose application fails to set forth tl
s facts specified and required by th
d section.
c Section 3. The publication Of &
d application now required by liqu'
II license laws Of this state shall, in ado
= tion to what is now provided, clearly s
n forth all the provisions Of section 2,
IS this act, and shall be signed by q
d applicant, but the list of the signers
the application need be published b
% once.
u Section 4. The certificate nc
q required by the liquor license laws
q this state shall, from and after
y passage of this act, be signed by at lea
q majority of the poll and property ta
q payers in the election or school distr
where the proposed inn or tavern
situated.
"Ssotion 5. The court shall, befC
ut granting any license, subject to su
es rules as the court shall from time to iii
sy establish, receive and consider su