Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLE
Continued From First Page.

persons without selling the goods sno
chattel5 and calling ia the money out On
invest ment The amendment. which was
suisse uently concurred 10 by tue Senate
provides that & certified copy OF fbe
inventory aud appralsement shall be fled
with the register.
sursties Want Relief.
A bill TO relieve the sureties Of John n
Warren Of . $500 judgment entered
against them by The state in the Supe. Tor
Court of Kent county, was introduced by
Representative Davis Warren, who was
accused Of assault, was released Oh bail
the prosecuting witness died between
terms OF court, Warren left temporarily.
aud the judgment was entered against
his aurelles
Pool-seliing Legislation
The set ia relation to crime. introduced
by Representative Mustard yesterday. Is
MOI 40 innoeent as IL appears on it's face.
lt IL really bill TO legslize pool selling.
providing that any person VINO engages
In book making on races, shall BE- deemed
guilty Of q misd-meanor and subject to a
nne of $50 snd COSTS justices Of The peace
~ have FINAL and exclusive jurisdiction.
This much is Ell right but II goes on 70
provide that no man shall be arrested
aud fntd more than four times In any
ore year Tnis means that for s % any
nian eau come into Delaware and sell all
lbs pool that be wants To-
The text of the bid Is IS follows.
Section ! That if any person or
persons shall institute or De concerned
IN any horse race or shall within tue
enclosures Of the grounds Of any incor
porated body OF this state. wherein
there Is running, racing, trotting or
pacing II horses, mares or geldinga. for
purse, plate or other thing. practice
habituany or otherwise, the betting upon
horse races commonly known as book
making, upon horse races Within such
enclosure, or shall keep place or places
with such enclosure, to which persons
may resort for the purpose Of betting or
BOOK making, such person or persons, or
corporation, shall be deemed guilty OF y
nui ance sud misdemeanor and shall
upon conviction be punished By a fine lot
exceeding $50; provided however. that
no hing ia this act shall be construed to
ioclnds disordsrly houses
Section 2 Upon the arrest or CD
prehension OF any person within the
eaclosutes Of the grounds Of any incor
poraied body Of this state for the viola
ton Of the provisions OF this act, the
const bic or other officer making said
arrest. shall, upon the request of such
person 50 arrested or spprshendsd taka
tns seid person so arrested or apprs
hended, before the justIcs Of the peace
residing and holding his Office in the hun
dfed IA which the grounds of said incor-
porated BODY shall be located
Section 3 Upon the arrest OF any
person charged with the violation OF the
provisions OF this act, the Justice of the
psace before whom he is brought, shall
proceed TO hear fully aud determine the
case, and there shall be no appeal from
bis decision; provided, however, that
there shall be NJ more than fonr coavic
tions OF any one person in any one year Of
any of the o1euses enumerated and set
forth in section / Of this act
''Ssotion 4 That ali laws or parts Of
laws inconsistent with the provisions Of
this act DO and they are hereby re
pealed
It will be seen that it practically
legalizss pool selling in every disorderiy
house in the state aud makes provision
for a speedy trial ia order that the
book-maker may return and ply his
trade
Representative Brown, who recoR
nized the vicious character Of the bill.
moved for an indefinite postponement on
FIRST reading. but the House voted to
allow 1t to take the usual road to the
cemetery.
An Unusual Bill.
Representative Burton introduced q
bill unusual in its character It is
entitled an act TO incorporate Jefferson
Lodge, No. 10, A. f. and A. NJ Of
Lewes Il Is seldom, If ever. that a
Masonic lodge asks for any better
charter than that granted by the Grand
Lodge The real object of the bin is to
provide for the building OF hall. but
The Dill states that the bonds shall be
Issued and signed by the master OF the
lodge, and not by the proper officers Of a
Masonic Hall Company The Masonic
members OF the General Assembly are
already putting their clubs ia soak for it
Lodges were Incorporated in this coun-
try when the Masons were Ancient York
Masons instead OF A. F and A. NJ. Masons
Lafayette Lodge Of WilmlDeton was In
corporated in 1857 as an A Y NJ. lodge.
but that act OF Incorporation expired in
1917 and, 90 far as is known, was never
renewed since It became an A f and A
NJ lodge To incorporate a Masonic
'NNNfr9 - N0nNAhAN " luN nniLAN ana usage
Of Masonry This bill now before the
General Assembly is practically . renewal
Of the charter OF Jefferson Lodge. A. Y.
N with bond issuing features added,
but the lodge Is styled + and A. NJ.
Masons do not have their lodges char.
tered because, II they we're 10 do so. the
books and other secret matters could be
called into court AID made public
property
Object Now or Hold Your Peace.
The House Com mittee on Cities aud
Towns has in hand a bill amendatory of
the charter of Rehoboth At present all
improvements are exempted from taxa
ton for period Of ten yesrs The bin
before the General Assembly repeats
this exemption aud leaves the matter
Of taxation 20 the town commissioners
and the people. No objection has been