Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-27
Fourth Baltimors and Indian River

| IeweS an0 Een0D0tn nuDureuB.
| The bill provides that within 10 days
| after the passags OF the act tine Cover
nor shall appoint one Levy Court Com
created, two Of whom shall serve until
the first Tuesday in January next after
the general election in the month of
| November in the year 1898, when their |
successors ahall be elected for the term |
OF four years, and likewise for every |
four years thereafter, not more than |
one of whom so appointed shall bo OF
the same political party, and the re-
naming three shall serve until the first |
Tuesday in January next after the
| general election to be held in the month
OF November in the year 1900. when
their successors shall be elected, and
likewise every four years thereafter,
not more than two of whom 80 up.
pointed shall be OF the same political
party.
of death or resignation or removal tho
Governor is to fill the vacanies. Tho
commissioners are 10 receive $500 per
year. Tire present Levy Court is re-
auired 10 give up all of the books and
papers to the clerk OF the peace, under
nenalty of $500, or imprisonment for
term OF one year or until the books
! and papers are delivered. The Levy
|, Court is to appoint one tax collector
i for each district, whose pay is to be
G per cent on taxes collected. On taxes
paid osfore the frat day Of December
the face value is required, after that g
per cent is added. Tax receipts are to
, be printed, with a stub attached, and
i record of each receipt to be retained.
r The new Levy Court is'to appoint a
a trustee of the poor for each hundred in
' the county; also u supervisor of roads
for each hundred, who is to hold ONCE
a for one year and receive n salary of
Sl25. For work costing over 5000 the
# Levy Court is to secure proposals and
a award the work by contract. The other
d features are similar to the kent'county
IA Five Commissioner bill.
The House bill to repeal the act IN
!. relation to the settlement OF deceased
IT persons' interests In firms and corpora.
,e tions, which was recently recommitted
I in the House was reported favorably,
,r with an amendent. The amendment
i. strikes out all after the enacting clause
and substitutes the following:
D Amend chapter 774, Vol. XIX. o.
q. the Laws OF Delaware, by adding t.
,e the end the following: Provided,
however, that the provisions of thii
re act shall not apply to any firm or co
partnership having written articles o
!. agreement between the members thereo
= providing for the adjustment or settle
I, ment of a deceased members share o
- interest in such firm or copartnership.
~ The following was reported 10 tn
= House as substitute for the Hous
- bill TO tax liverymen, which wss re
r. Gently sent back to the COMMITTEES ol
- ,,iarpII anpoua bIlgIneBa t,Nf
n ~ Section i. That chapter lit, Vol
KILL, Laws of Delaware, be and tn
,al same is hereby amended, by adding I
~ tho end of said chapter III, Vol. XIII.
- Laws of Delaware, passed at Dovor
X March 22d, 1867, the following:
or Sec. .. That. any person, persons
firm. company or corporation With
IN this State, who shall keep horses, car
j. riaqes and hacks for hire or for th
ire purnose of carrying persons from plae
y to place for COMPENSATION, shall pay
IN the clerk of the peace for the use {
in. the State, for any license to be issue
IL by him under the provisions OF thi
his act, that is to say: Where any sue
ar person or persons, hrm, company
H. corporation keeps a livery stable an
ted has three horses or carriages, or lei
ted number, for the purpose of hire, the su
ma of Sl5, and where more than three hors
va. and carriages, the sum OF s25, and th
Mr.. where any person or persons, firm
hat company or corporations, other thf
Pa. those who keen livery stable, wi
lad shall keen hack for hire or for ii
ach purpose Of carrying persons from pla
nta 10 place for compensation, the sum
hat $40 for every hack So used, which sa
,ato license shall be issued as other licens
are issued under the statutes of th
ate State.
Sec. g. That nothing in this act Hhi
for in any wise prevent the occasional co
on, veynnce of one or more persons by q
IRE owner of . horse and carriage In t
,ar, rural or farming districts or in ii
|, an small villages where there is not
ran licensed livery stablo, or persons carr
The ing the mails from carrying one or me
biI. persons on their regular route. or
hotel hacks carrying persons to a
hill from trains, nor shall it in any wi
NJ affect persons who have horses for hi
will for the tilling of lots, hauling artic
md or merchandise or other freights a
for gsneral farming purposes.
,use Sec, A. That any person, persol
the firm, company or corporation violati
tate the proyisIons Of this act, shall
wise deemed guilty of misdsmeanor, a
upon conviction thereof shall be fir
pro- not less than S. nor more than 500.
spd- Sec 5. That this act shall take ell
outh Immediately upon its passage, and sh
ick- be deemed and taken to be pub
j is act.
a,ch Mr.. Short called the bill up for fl
ven passage. He spoke in favor of it,
hers did also j. II. Hopkins. 1t was
not posed by Messrs. smith ana McO
out luugh. and was defeated by vote
to6.
III Of
ners, Dover, May %. The House OF Rer
col sentatives yesterday afternoon xii
icers the Senate bill to require Tontine
,sent surancs companies to render periodi
unity statements to policy holders, by a
dis OF II to G.
All the morning session OF the Ho
dred Mr.. Taylor called up for final act
hich the House bill, to establish "a 81
inch, Board of Agriculture of three men,
yelly aggregate annual cost not to exc
line So, 600 Mr.. Taylor spoke in favor
coke the bill. The bill was lost.
ruth In the Senate MIR. Handy introdu
nerly bill to prohibit the sale OF int'
renee eating liquors upon the streets
nerly public highways.
,uth,
mill Dover, May 20. The House of Re-
Fork sentatives yesterday FILLED tine oil
extend the terms Of the Whining