Evening journal., 1895-05-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Continued From First Page.

act relating TO tire defscIng OF private
property. 1t provides that any person
who shall post, place or erect. or caute
TO be- posted. placed or erected, any
notice or adyerti .ement whsther writ
ten, printed, painted pictorial or other
wise, upon be lands or premises Of
any other person OF persons, or
otherwise In any manner deface or cause
to be defaced such lands or premises.
without the consent of the person or
persons owning or hiding under lease
such lands and premises, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and for each such
offeuse upon conviction thereof In the
Court of General Sessions OF the Peace
and Jail Delivery, snall forfeit and paw
fine not less than $40 nor more than
$lO0, togstber with ths costs of prosscu-
tion, one halt OF such hne to go to the
informer.
Private Acts and Private Iatsrest.
Representative Jolls is evidently OF the
opinion that the state is rot getting
enough out OF the private acts granted
by the General Assembly. He yes erdsy
introduced an act to amend chapter 90,
volume 10. Laws Of Delaware. 1t strikes
out all of section 3 and provides for an
increase of fees for the use of the state
TO be paid by those securing the passage
ofprivate acts
Those persons who have secured the
passage Of private acts ard failed to
procure certified copies from the secretary
Of stats, had better move promptly, as
there is every likelihood of the Jolls bill
going through with q rush when It once
gets fairly started.
May Forge Anything But a Mans Name.
An act to amend the charter Of
the Johnson Forge Company waa
introduced by representative Moore
and referred under suspension of rules
It strikes out all Of the first section Of
the original charter ard substitutes the
following:
''ssction / That John R. Johnson,
DeHRven Morris, Enoch MeCAbe and
Daniel Morris, together with such other
persons as may become associated with
them, and their successors, be and they
are hereby declared to be \ body cor
porate for the purpose Of manufacturing
and dealing in iron, steel aud other
metals, and OF manufacturing and dealing
in any product thereof or article
made therefrOm, aud also of carrying on
the business Of forging in all It's, various
branches, under the name and style of
Johnson Forge Company, and by that
name shall have succession, with power
to sue and be sued In all courts Of law
and equity. to purchase, take, hold,
grant, sell, mortgage, alien aud dispose
of lands, tensments, hereditaments,
goods, chatteIs and effects, to have and
use q common seal, to ordain by laws for
its government, and generally to exer
else and enjoy all the po wers. privileges
and irar ehises incident TO a corporation
except banking powers
One Divorce Case Heard
A special mesting of the Divorce Com
mittee was held yesterday morning, the
regular meeting being intsrfered with
BY the trip to Delaware College. Only
one case was heard 1t was that Of
Margaret McNabb, OF Delaware City. VS.
John Ed ward, alias Bull McNabb, Of
Wilmington. The chsrges we're non
support. cruelty and dssertion. A favor.
able report was ordered
The Happiast Man in the State.
Richard W. Crook. OF the Wilmington
and Brandywine Springs Electric Railway
Company, and the proudest man In the
State of Delaware. came to Dover yester-
day, bringing with him two boxes Of fine
cigars, which were handed around among
services of Enrolling Clerk William T.
PArvls and the work Of enrolment pro-
ceedsd up to the time of going to
Newark. II was completed to day and
placed in the hands Of tine Senate Com.
mittee on Enrolment
Legislative Notes.
w. W. Knowles, superintendent OF
free schools of Sussex county, aud an
applicant for Tsappointment, came to
Dover yesterday to see the governor in
his own bshAlf
Philip Q Churchman, Of Wilmington.
was in Dover yesterday looking over the
senatorial field
The folio wing House bills we're reported
favorably In the House: An act to
divide school district No. s5, in Sussex
county; supplement Co chapter SO,
volume 1S; to amend chapter $50. volume
IA; TO amend chapter z, volume 10.
The Senate bill to amend the charter
Of the Gordon Heights Railway Company
had it's second reading in the Houae
yesterday and was referred.
Hiram d. Griffin, ex superintendent Of
New Castle county public schools, was in
Dover for a short time yesterday after
noon
Henry G Conrad visited the State
House las. evening. =
General Theodore Armstrong. who
has been here In connsction with the
Newark magistracy, left for home yester-
day afternoon
Magistrate Charles H McWhortar, OF
Wilmington, was In Dover yesterday