Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-24

and William g. Shaw. The company
will engage in the plumbing and gas
and steam fitting business and its capital
stock will not be less than 5000 and
not more than $4,000.
Senator Pierce gave notice of the in
PRODUCTION OF an act to amend chapter
653, Vol. NIX, Laws OF Delaware. II
will prohibit taking oysters from the
Mispillion for the purpose of planting
them.
Representative Walker introduced an
act to amend chapter So, section "a, Re- |
Ysed Code. 1t will require the clerks of |
the peace TO record the transfer of LIQUOR |
licenses and allow them 81 for each |
entry. Walter H. Hayes will look after |
the bill.
Senator Handy gave notice of the in
PRODUCTION of an act for the improve
ment of roads In Brandywine hundred. |
It will authorize the issuing of bonds to |
the amount, probably, of $4,000 or
$4,000.
Representative Pyle gave notice of
the introduction of an act to amend the
act to incorporate the Wilmington &
New Castle Electric Railway Co. 1t
says "rhe provisions of the act passed
March 2lst, 1893, have in some respects
proved onerous and impracticable and
impractlcable and require the company
to perform conditions that render the
building of the line of electric railway
therein provided for so expensive that
capital cannot be obtained 10 construct
the same. The said act shall be amended
by striking out all of sections G, s, 8 and
ID and by changing the numbers of sec-
tons 10, II, 10 and 10 to sections S, o,
10 and IL, respectively. The line can
be extended to the works of the Lobdell
Car Wheel Co. and beyond to u point
on the Delaware river at or near the
mouth of the Christiana and, If it shall
be deemed expedlent, a line can be built
from the main line to point at or near
Farnhurst station. If the said railway
shall cross the main line of any railroad
company using steam as a motive power
such crossing shall not be at grade, but
shall be either by an overhead or under
ground crossing. This company shall
have power to cross branch lines, sid
| ings, switches and turnouts OF such
steam railroad along its line at grade"
Representative Pyle also gave notice
of the introduction of an act in relation
to education. 1t was drawn by patriotic
societies. Following is synopsis:
every parent or other person having
charge Of any child between and IA
years Of age shall annually cause such
| child to attend some public or private
day school for not less than 90 weeks
each year in city districts nor less than
l6 weeks in village and hundred dis
tricts. For every neglect of such duty
the person having such charge and SO
| offending shall forfeit for the use of Tie
public schools of such city, village Or
hundred district sum not more than
So and failure for each week on the part
OF any such persons to comply with the
provisions of this act shall constitute a
distinct offence, provided that any child
shall be excused from attendance at
school required by this act by the Board
of Education or school directors of the
city or district in which such child re-.
sides upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that instruction has other
wise been given for like pericd of time
to such child in the elementary branches
commonly taught in the public schools, or
that such child has already acquired
such elementary branches of learning,
or that his physical or mental condition
is such as to render attendance mex
pedient or impracticable. In all such
cases the penalty herein provided shall
not be incurred. Any person having
control of child who with intent to
evade the provisions of this act shall
make a wilful, false statement concern.
ing the age Of such child or the time
, such child has attended school shall fol
} such offence forfeit sum of not less
than So nor more than $40 for the ust
of the public schools of such city or dis
tr!ct. No school shall be regarded as o
: school under this act unless there shal
be taught therein as part of the elemen
tary education of children reading. writ
ing, arithmetic and United States histor!
, in the English language. No chill
, under 10 years Of age shall be employed
in any manufacturing, mechanical o
Y mercantile establishment during tn
! time the public schools Of the city, tow
1 or district in which said children ma
reside are in session. No child be
tween the ages of 10 aud IA yeal
shall be SO employed except durin
the vacation Of the public school
= of tho city, town or district i
: which such child resides unless durin
! the II months next preceding such cir
~ ploymeut he shall have attended schoi
=. as provided in section | Of TINS act {
"a shall have already acquired the elemer
:, tary branches taught in the publ
!. schools or shall have been excused b
y the school commissioners Of the town (
= district in which such child resides an
IL no child shall be SO employed who dot
Il not present o certificate made by I
", under the direction Of said school con
y lnissioners Of his compliance with Il
rentiirpmontS of this section. lyCl
-, owner, superintendent or OverSeer
=. any such establishment or compar
Vi who employs or permits TO be employt
"a therein any child in violation OF !!
m preceding section and any parent
n Eurdiau who permits such employmc
ri shall be 1ineu not exceeding $40.
shall be the duty Of the Board Of Educ
~. tiun or Board Of School Directors
~ every city, town or school district
ri appoint uue or more truunt Oiiic
~. Whose dGty it shall be careful
- to inquire concerning all suppos
~ violations of this act and to eut
M complaint against all persons who sha
RI appear to be guilty Of such violatiD
nd 1t shall tc the duty Of said officers
III arrest upon a proper warrant all CHI
nd dren of sehool-goinG age who habit
an ully haunt public places and have
lawful occupation and also trul
IN children who absent themselves fire.
~ school without leave and place them
liz charre of the teacher having charge
- the public school which the said CHI
dren are entitled to attend. They sh
a., receive such compensation as the Boa
~ OF Education or school directors sh
on. direct Justices of the peace and !