Middletown transcript., 1895-02-23
DoINGs OF THE LEGISLATURE.

A committee representing the varior
patriotic orders in Wilmington went I
Dover this week, to ask the Legislature I
pass the compulsory education bill an
also the bill excluding any flag but tn
starry emblem from the public building
of this State Here is the committee
George W. Mckee, Jr., chairman; ]. L
Roberts. Sylvester Solomon, Charles A. Fo
ter, Charles II. Blaine and the Rev. Isaa
Waddel.
A committee Of women from the New
Century also waited on the Legislature il
behalfof Compulsory education, and tn
Legislature was very favorably impressed
there by.
A large delegation of farmers appeared
before the committee on claims and vigor
ously opposed the granting of an appropri
alton of $4,000 to the State Agriculture
Society. They contended that the appro
priation will not benefit agriculturists anG
| is desired only by few persons who arr
interested in the Dover fair.
Senator Pyle introduced bill proyid
ing for a Constitutional Convention. II
calls for the election of ten delegates from
each county, their names to be upon the
regular ballot and be voted for at the next
general election in 1885, The members oil
the Convention are to receive the same
salary as the members of the General AS
| semble and shall meet in convention on
| the first Tuesday in 1896. The Constitu-
| ton shall be submitted to a vote of the
people at the general election in 1898. The
bill was passed.
The Senate killed the bill making it I'M
lawful to sell cigarettes in the State.
Mr.. Brown introduced bill allowing the
town of Seaford to issue bonds, the amount
not to exceed $4,000, for the purpose of
building water works and establishing a
fire department.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
Mr.. Walkers act concerning the dissolu-
ton of partnerships passed the House and
Senate and is now law 1t is an impot-
ant bill and is as follows:
Section 1. That upon the dissolution
of any solvant or insolvant copartnership
having its principal place of business in
the State of Delaware, and upon the joint
petition of the chancellor of the State of
Delaware of all such partners, or of all the
survivors Of such copartnership, and the
legal representatives of all deceased part
ners. setting forth that they are not able to
agree upon the method of winding up the
affairs Of such copartnership, or that there
is danger Of the assets of such copartner-
ship being wasted by. or inequitably dis
tributed among the creditors of such CO.
partnership, the chancellor shall appoint
receiver, or receiver or manager, for such
cGpaltnership. Such petition shall be ac-
C mpanied by the affidavit of one or
more of such petitioners, that the state
ment> therein contained. as far as they re-
lale to The acts of the said petitioners, are
true, and SO Tar as they relate to tire &c is
of any other person are believed to be true.
Section >. Receivers, or receivers and
managers, so appointed as foresaid, shall,
upon giving bond in sum and with surety
or surItes TO be approved by the chancel-
lor, be invested with all the usual powers,
rights, authority, privileges and immuni-
ties of receivers over the assets, credits,
property, books and effects of such dis
solved copartnership. and shall also have
such additional authority and powers in
the management of such copartnership
business, in the collecting of debts due
such copartnership, by suit or otherwise,
and in the winding up such copartnership's
affairs as the chancellor shall deem exped-
lent, and shall either originally, or from
time to time, order and appoint. Such re-
ceivers. or receivers and managers, shall
pursuant to the orders and directions of
the chancellor, proceed to wind up the af-
fairs of such dissolved copartnership, and
shall apply SO much as may be necessary
of the assets of such copartnership. after
the payment of the expenses and costs of the
petition, of the receiyership, and of the wind
ing up of such hcopartnership business. to the
debts of such copartnership, according to
the rules of law and equity applicable
thereto. The residue of such assets, if any,
after the payment of said debts costs and
expenses, shall be distributed under the
order ana direction of the chancellor,
among the partners. or the legal represen-
tatives of such dissolved copartnership.
Section 3. That when receiver, or
receiver and manager, shall have been ap-
pointed under this act, and all the creditors
of such dissolved copartnership, exclusive
of creditors having mortgage liens upon
unsold lands belonging to such copartner-
ship, shall have been paid and satisfied in
tull, the chancellor shall, upon the petition
of all the petitioning partners, or of their
legal representatives, order the termination
Of such receivership, and the DISCHARGE of
such receiver or receiver and manager, and
shall further order the restoration Of all
the undistributed assets, personal or real
legal or equitable, of such copartnership,
to such partners, their heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns.
Section A. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
The conference committee appointed TO
consider the resolution appropriating mon
ey to the Delaware State Hospitul at Farm.
hurst have agreed upon compromise
The State insised upon keeping down the
appropriation to 3O,0Oo year, while the
House wanted it fixed at s34, 500 a year,
1t was finally decided to fix the amount at
$50, 900 year. This is less than the trust.
ees of the hospital say is absolutely neces.
sary for tine institution.
Brave EaSton Women.
Easton's volunteer fireman deserve great
credit for the work they performed at the
two fires last week. and in pivino crea;t