Evening journal., 1895-04-02
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
TIE WORK OF HOUSE AND SENATE


To Amend the Ballot -Pawnbrokers.
Take Notice-A Big Rush Of Notices
In the House Electric Railway News
News Notes Of the state Capitol
star Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, April 2 2--Ssnator Harrington
has in hand bill to amend the present
ballot law, which he viii introduce to-
day It amends in some particular almost
every section Of the present Law. The
law has been rewritten as amended and
the present law is proposed TO be supplied
by the new act It provides for separate
tickets for each party, similar 10 the old
ticket provision to the Australian system,
except that it has device at the top. as
On the ballot under the present law The
clerks put their initials on the back as
under the present Law, bnt stamping Is
done away with The voter receives from
the Inspector one OF each OF the tickets
and goes alone into the booth and folds
each so that the clerks initials can be
seen and the face cannot and taen hands
the ticket he deeires to vote to the
inspector, who puts it in the ballot box
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are placed by the inspector into another
box. The same precautions and guards
for printing, delivery and returning the
ballots as in the present law are provided
in the new bill The duhes OF the elec
tion officers in counting votes are more
specifically defined.
The voter rs assistant is done away with
-and the judges in cases Of physical
disability--or blindness only can assist
voter In selecting snd folding his ticket
/ Corrections can be made with pen and
ink only and only names Of men who are
qualified to vote and hold the ofice for
which voted can be substituted for names
on the ticket The bill has stringent
| provisions against bribery and Furnishes
the person Offering bribes with loss OF
franchise, and repssls chapter ~ Of
volume II, which Furnishes the person
accepting bribe 1t provides for sworn
statements by candidates, officers, persons
who are applicants for appointment by
governor OF elec ion BY the Legislature
and chRirmen and treAsnrers of state and
county party committees, OF monies con-
tributed BY or through them.
Pawnbrokers' BIZ.
Senator Pyle introduced day an act
In relation to pawnbrokers. Ib is drawn
after the Philadelphia bill and very
voluminous The first three sections are
as follows:
Section Every person, association
Of persons, firm or corporation who shall
keep OF use any storehnuse, buildings or
any part thereof for the purpose Il
carrying on therein the business OF
lending money on the security OF goods.
wares, merchandise and chattels OF any
kind pledged or deposited with and
permitted TO remain In the custody Of
such persons, associations OF persons,
firm or corporation until the sum OF
money loaned together with the interest
and charges. the maximum Of which is
hereinafter limited for the use Of said
money and the storage of said goods are
paid, shall be deemed pawnbroker
within the mseting OF this act.
Section From and after the passage
of this act every person, association OF
persons, firm or corporation engaged ia
and desiring to continue engaged Ia the
business Of a pawnbroker In any city in
tbis state, shall annually on or before the
hrst OF June, take out license to engage
10, prosecute, follow or carry on the said
business and occupation, for which he,
she or they shall pay for the use OF the
state the sum of one hundred dollars to
the clerk Of the peace of the county in
which such person, association OF per
sons, firms or corporations is engaged
ana desires TO continue engaged in said
business or occupation The license shall
authorize the carrying on Of the said
business OF pawnbroker only at one place
and only for one year from the frst Of
Jnne aud shall not be transferable, OF
asslgnable In case any person. assocla-
tion Of persons, frm or corporation
desires to engage in, follow or carry on
. the said business and occupation, be-
{ she or they not having been engaged IN
said business or occupation during the
year Immediately preceding, such per
son, association Of persons. hrm OF
corporation shall before commencing ths
said business take out a license first
paying to the clerk of the peace for th,
) use OF the state a certain portion Of one
j | hundred dollars rated in proportion K
the time during which such license shall
! be valid, provided that in no case shRl
the amount paid Tor any license required
2 BY this act be less that fifty dollars
) and that any license issued under thl
) provision Of his act shall be dated on tbl
v first day Of the month in which sucl
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said time the amount to be paid for sucl
license shall be computed If an,
person, association Of persons, arm o.
: corporations shall be engaged in
prosecute, follow or carry on within th'
q limits OF this state, the said business o
4 pswnbFoking, without obtaining
Y proper license therefore. he, she or they
and the individuals composing sucl
d association Of persons or firm and each o
/ them ami the president and director
and each of them OF such corporation
Is for every such offense shall be deem g
:! guilty OF misdemeRnor, and upol
y G ,nviction thereof shall forfeit and pa
a fine Of not less than two hundre.
% dollars nor more than fve hundrs
e dollars at the discretion Of the court an
j. in default Of payment Of such foe shal
!. be imprisoned not more than six months
Y "Section 3-Every pawnbroker sha
,e enter into bonds to the state in the sur
IS Of one thousand dollars with suficlen
freehold surety or sureties to be sp
4 proved by the clerk of the peace condi
toned for the faithful observance of thl
of act to which there shall be annexed
" power Of attorney for the confession {