Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-11
MEASURES OF LEGISLATION.


corporate the town OF Middletuwn. Il |
compels the commissioners Of the town of |
Middletown to pay an aunual apprupria- |
ton OF 5000 to the Volunteer Hose Co., |
and provides that any member OF the fire
department Of that town who shall have |
been an active member of said department
for atleast five consecutive years and is III
good standing as an active member in his
company, and shall be properly vouched
for by the chief of the department and the
secretary OF his company, shall be eN-
empted from all poll taxes laid by the as
sessment of said town rs long as the de-
partnlent remains volunteer department.
spEctA coHsTARLEs' CLAIMS.
Representative Jolls has introduced an
act 70 amend section II, chapter 26, Vol.
| MIN, Laws OF Delaware. Il declares that
the comptroller of New Castle county shall
approve no allowance or claim made with.
ott due sanction Of law, and he shall
| countersign no warrant for the payment
of any demand or allowance that has been
| assigned orcontracted for One intent of
the Dill is to prevent the purchase of the
| clnins OF the men who served as special
constables at the late election.
ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES.
Representative Pyle will introduce. by
/ request, an act to change. alter and amend
| the charter of the Mayor and Council of
| Wilmington. 1t empowers said Council,
| whenever IT deems il proper and necessary
iii the consideration or Investigation of any
matter, either by itself or by Q committee
| duly appointed, TO compel by subpoena the
attendance Of any person or persons rs
witnesses for either the purpose Of testify
ing Or the production of papers. doCu-
mentS or other things, or for both said
purposes, before them in their said con-
sderation or investigation The giving of
false testimony or evidence in any such
consideration or investigation is to be pun-
lshed<by Imprisonment of not more than
two years or . fine not exceeding $500 or
both, besides the costs of prosecution and
refusal to attend or testify is TO he pun
ished by line not exceeding $500 and
costs or Imprisonment not exceeding one
year. The bill further provides that the
city solicitor may administer oaths and
aihrniatlohs at any time or in any
place that he shall have power to iss;ic
process to compel the Attendance of wit
neSseS at his Office or such other place
as he may from time to time, designate;
thar he sinai! appoint suitable and dis
Greet person 10 perform and discharge,
under his direction or orders. whatever
duties he may deem proper in the manugc-
lnent and investigation of any and nil
matters coming before, under or which
are included III the duties Of the said
solicitors office, that said person shall be
known as the solicitors detective; that lac
shall have all the powers OF u city con
stable and shall be under the sole direction
and control Of the solicitor, who may re.
move him from Office u any time when he
the city SOLICITOR deems it proper 81 70 do
ami appoint another person in his place;
that said detective shall perform all In.
: duties said solicitor Shall impose upon him
i'll relation to the Investigation Of any and
i all claims against The Mayor and Council
! OF Wilmington and all other legal matters
, coming before said solicitor; that said DO
tectlve shall be paid salary of $40 pei
month. TO be pad IN the same manner aS
, the salaries oil other city officers, upo,
/ warrant authorized by the Council. drawn
upon the treasury Of said city; that i'm
nediately after the city assessment i!
hled in the office Of the clerk o
, | Council said clerk shall proceed Il
! make full copy of said assessment 81
: filed in his office, which shall be kept anc
preserved as an 'otlice copy" in said office
. open at all times, during the office hour
OF SAID clerk, tor the inspection of any
citizen of the city Of Wilmington; that sail
copy shall be completed on or before Apri
LIST of each year; that said clerk shall ut
: tend the sittihgs Of the Board of Assess
ment, Revision and Appeals on the day
and at the time and places of its meeting
r during the month Of April IN each year
!, that he shall correct SAID "otlice copy s.
that 1t shall agree and correspond with i'll
i assessment after sUit board has made it
I changes therein; that for making sal
d "uliiGe copy and attending sand session
h OF said board said clerk shall receive tn
q sum OF 5000 per annum in addition to til
!, salary now received by him, to be paid ol
/ warrant authorized by the Council am
ri drawn on the city treasury that the col
lector and assessor shall have prepared i'm
! mcdiately after the passage OF this act an
n annually ON July LIST oL each year there