Evening journal., 1895-01-31
FOR A STATE WORKHOUSE.
CHIEF JUSTICE LORE AND JUDGE
BALL HAVE A BILL.


STAFF Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, Jan 31.-Two distinguished
advocates Of prison reform In Delaware
we're here last evening doing effective
work in behalf OF state workhouse for
the crluinal classes They were Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore and Judge J Frank
Ball. They spent the evening interview.
ing the members Of the Senate and House,
and found that there seemed to be a
general desire on the part of the members
to pass u bill looking towards a reform
of this kind They all seemed to recog-
nizs the very great necessity for a change
in the present system.
Text OF the Bill.
They had with them bill which they
submitted to the members with whom
they conferred. It WAS IS follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of representatives, Of the State of
Delaware, In General Assembly met:
Section l That - OF New Castle
connty; of Kent county, and --
OF Sussex county, are hereby appointed
and constituted, "The Board of Trustees
OF the Delaware State WoTkhouse The
first mentioned from each county shall
serve for the period of one year; the
second for two years and the third for
three years When the terms of the
trustees above mentioned shall expire,
their SUCCESSORS shall bs appointed by
| the governor for the term of thee years
| ALI vacancies shall be filled by the
governor for the residue OF the term
| at no time shall all the male members
| from any county be o. the same political
party. The trustees shall be distributed
equally among the three counties Of the
state, and one trustee from each county
shall be 3 woman No trustee shall
receive any compensation for his or her
services, other than the actual expenses
Of attending the meetings OF the board
Each trustee before entering upon the
duties Of his or her Office, shall take and
subscribe an oath Of afirmatif n. for the
faithful performance OF the duties Of the
Office.
Section 2 That the ktats treasurer
be, and he is hereby authorized to issue
bonds Of the State Of Delaware TO an
amount not exceeding two hundred
thousand dollars, with coupons or inter
est warrants thereto attached for each
half years interest thereon The said
bonds shall be numbered from one to two
hundred, inclusive. shall be dated July
| 1st, 1895, and shall bear interest from
and after that date at a rate not exceed
ing four per centum per annum, payable
semi annually on the FIRST days Of Janu.
ary and July of each and every
year while they remain unpaid,
payable at the Farmers Bank
In the city Of Wilmington, on
presentation OF the coupon representing
such 'semi-snnual installment of interest)
The principal Of the said bonds shall bt
payable at the Farmers Bank, of the
State of Delaware, at the CITY OF Will
mington, on the first day of July, A D..
1925, on the pi esentation and surrender
OF said bonds; but the same or any par
thereof may be redeemed at the option o
this state on any first day OF July oi
January in or after the year A ID 1905
upon thirty days notice published In on,
newspaper published in the city o.
Phil adelphia, State Of Pennsylvania, and
one newspaper published IN the State o
Delaware. indicating by their number
the bonds thereby called and elected Il
be redeemed. The bonds shall each b
signed by the governor, secretary o.
state and state treasurer on behalf o
this state, and shall have the great sea
impressed thereon or afAxed thereto TIL
signature OF the state treasurer shall b
engraved or printed on each coupon, ant
! the coupons attached to each bond shsl
be numbered consscutively from one T.
fifty nine, respectively.
The said bonds authorized to be issueS
by this act shall be In the form following
! to wit:
i'United States OF America,
Estate OF Delaware
'No.- Delaware State Workhouse Loan
'These presents certify and max
J known that the State Of Delaware is hel
and firmly bound unto the bearer In th
sum Of one thousand dollars Lawful
money Of the United States OF America
which the sa state promises and bind
: herself to pay TO the bearer at tn
Farmers Bank in the city OF Whining
ton, on the first day Of July A. d, 1922
7 with interest at rate not exceeding
per centum per annum. likewise psyin
: at the Farmers Bank in the city Q
Wilmington, on the first days of Januar
and July In each and every year whils
: the same principal sum remains unpaid
! on the presentation Of the coupon
! thereto annexed representing such semi
: annual installments Of interest.
i dated at Dover the first day OF july
a A D., 1895
"Witness the great Seal OF ths Stat
: OF Delaware and the hands of the gov
Z ernor, secretary Of state, and the stat
/ treasurer the day and year aforesaid.
-, Governor.
Z -, Secretary OF State.
Go, State Treasurer
And the coupon shall be in the follow
!. Ing form, to wit;
= mo -
iThe State OF Delaware will pay
!. the bearer at the Farmers Bank, of II
State of Delaware, at Wilmington, on II
first day of -. A. D., the sum Of :
dollars for six months interest on Boz
a No. -, Loan of 1895, dated July /, 16s
: "-, State Treasurer"
of It shall be the duty Of the sta
4 treasurer to provide a record of {
proper size and proportion TO be retain
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