Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-04

square. road, lane or alley in said city, aud
for this purpose TO take, hold or acquire in
the name OF the Mavor and Council by
conveyance. grant. purchase, devise or other
wise, as provided in the act, any land.
teneinents. hercdtaments, easements,
rights and privileges, and also for the
purposes aforesaid to alter. widen. extend,
elevate or depress, use, keep or vacate, in
whole or in part, any street, avenue.
square, road lane or alley in said city, and
to lay ont aud open any new street or
streets; and in case said lands, tenements.
hereditaments. easements, rights, Liberties
| and privileges necessary, proper or eype-
| dient for the purposes aforesaid cannot be
acquired amicably, then the same may be
taken and acquired under and pursuant to
the provisions of law at present existing
| for taking property for extending. widen
| ing. laying out or opening streets in the
city of Wilmington, and the methods OF
| procedure in any such case shall conform
as nearly as may be to SAID provisions, said
| board being substituted Tor the Council IN
any such proceeding.
| 1t provides further that If any individual
or corporation shall be willing to con-
| tribute towards the cost of any such struc-
ture il shall be the duty of said board to
receive such contribution in money and
apply the same thereto that said board
| shall have power tn enter into any and all
|
| construction OF overhead bridges or VIA
ducts and the right to construct and main.
tain the same as in the judgment of said
| board fshall best serve to determine and
guard the rights of the Mayor and Council,
.he welfare Of the travelling public and the
rights OF individuals or corporations inl-
mediately affected by the construction and
maintenance of said overhead bridges or
| yiaduCts; that the said bridges or viaducts
shall be so erected and constructed rs not
to interfere with or impede the full and
free Use and operation of the railroads
crossed thereby
Representative Jolls introduced an act to
amend chapter Is, Revised Code. 1t is as
follows:
Sec. l. That chapter IS, Revised Code. en-
| Titled "Of The general election" be aud the
same s hereby amended as follows In line
of section II OF the edition of said code pub.
lished in 1898, after the word "aiore aid" and
before tho letter "a insert the words follow,
ing, TO wit: "Or shall decline OF Iail to Act,
and after the word "present" and before the
word "mny',in said line insert the words fol
lowing, 10 wit: "Of that one of the two principal
political parties to which such judge may
beiong.''
Representative Walker introduced All
act to amend chapter 35, Revised Code. II
amends section Of the said chapter by
adding after the word dollars" Mt the end
thereof tine words following, to wit THE
oaths or atiidavits of notaries public tC
perform the duties of their office with
fidelity, duly signed aud certified and also
the commissions of such notaries shall be
recorded in the office of the recorder ol
deeds of the county for which they art
appointed and the like oaths or atfidayits
and commissions of all commissioners o
deeds residing in other States shall be re
corded in the office of the recorder Of deed'
for New Castle county" provided that thi
shall not take effect until six months aftel
the passage of this act. 1t further pro
vides that the official acts of notarle
public or commissioners of deeds shall no
be invalidated by reason of such notary
or commissioner having heretofore fallet
to be sworn to perform the duties of hi!
office with fidelity. but such acts shall b'
/ as valid as though said officer had dul!
ri taken such oath.
Representative Jolls introduced an ac
, to amend chapter 20. Vol. XIX, Laws 0
! Delaware. 1t IS as follows:
} Soc. !. That chapter &c, Vol. XIX. Laws q
Delaware, passed at Dover Aprll 2StE, 1881
, he and the same Is Loroby ain ended as follows
In lines 81 and 80 Of section : siriKe out til
. words following, 10 wit And except the day
he may be attending in other hundreds in sal
county" and In line 80 OF said section. as tn
: samo is amended by chapter 5G2, Vol XlS
H. Laws of Delaware, after the wOriJ 'from 2 :
: IN. until p. IN. Insert the words following l
n.
90 and ~ of section strike out the words "a
convenient times, and" md in lieu thereof In
sert the words followjugt. to wit: "For Il
3 least l0days and for at least flyo consecutiy
? hours of each day at convenient" In line
after tho word collector" whore 1t occurs tn
: second time, and before the word "shall" IN
sert the words following, to wit. "For each {
the hundreds OF said county except tho hur
dred of Wilmington" In line 2S after the WOE
Il taxes" and before tho word "and" insort th
e words following, 10 wit: Sand such collecto
Tor tho hundred OF Wilmington shall botwee
. tho first and second Tuesdays 0t March /
Z overy year give an publish in two newspaper
r published in the city OF Wilmington 10 day
notice that he will attend AZ tho Office OF III
o receiver of taxes In the Court House in sal
n city for at least 20 days from 10 a. m. 10 IL m
: and from . p. IN. unit p. M. and from :
> m. until p. M, TO receive such taxes"
o Speaker Watson introduced an act
), regulate the exit from buildings of a pul
2 lie character. 1t provides that wheneve
s after the passage OF this act, there shall b
Z erected any building of Il public character
v such as Il church. hotel. theatre, rsilroa
depot, schoolhouse, public hall or an
n other building intended to be used for I'll
/ purpose of public assembly, amusement {
Il instruction, all doors of entrance and eXi
y directly nr indirectly affOrding entranf
\ and exit for the public to aud from any
r the said buildings shall be so constructe
/ that the said doors shall open outward.
;. provided that only the outer door or dool
q of a hotel intended for public entrance an
r exit and such other doors OF entrance an
exit as shall lead into or from the diniii
O hall or other hall of public assemblage
8 such hotel shall be constructed that with
h the period of six months next ensuing I'll
!. passage of this act the owner or owner
q trustee or trustees, manager or manager
l. of any such building as is mentioned {
L described herein, the doors of which al
# not constructed in the manner herein 81
! forth shall cause the some to be so altnre
n as to conform to the requirements meI
c toned; that any person or persons, whetht
# cornorate or otherwise, who shall viola
q any of the provisions OF this act shall
!. deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and upo
n conviction thereof in the Court of Gener
@ Sessions nf the Peace and Jail Deliver
= shall forfeit and pay u fine Of not less tina
d 5000 and the costs OF prosecution, one'ha
n of said fine TO 20 to the informer.
Representative Sypherd introduced q
o act in relation to pictorial instruction
e the free schools OF the State. 1t anthoriz
, the State Board of Education to adopt I
m a part of the text book system OF Il
d State that system of pictorial instructie
le as will illustrate nature, engneerin
h architecture panorama, art, race-type al
,e antiquity and provides that such syste
le shall constitute u branch of regular stuC
lr to be taught in all the free schools of Il
,e State. 1t also provides that the said boa
II shall have power to adopt the sale, systc
IN az any annual meeting and when
n adopted it shall not be changed for
ii period of five years.
Al Senator Pyle introduced an act to inco
lr porate the Enterprise Manufacturing al
he Supply Co. 1t desires to manufactur
III bottle and sell mineral waters, aerat'
ID waters, syrups and other beverages, and
IF general to conduct the business OF boltlin
as also, to manufacture and sell machiner
III materials, ingredients, gases bottle
,k syphons, and all other constituents ~