Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04
LEGISLATURES PROCEEDINGS
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assessment for his hundred making n sep
aiate assessment Tor each election district
thereof, by the first day of january, and
shall before the fifteenth day Of that month
post in five of the most public places OF each
election district al alphabetical list of the
names Of the persons assessed in thut dis.
trict, with the separate sums OF their land
and poll rate and their. aggregate amount,
and at the same time and place and in the
same manner he shall give notice that lie
will attend at the place Of holding the gem
eral election or where u hundred is divided
into two or more election Districts pt some
central place in the hundred named in said
NOTICE. on the third Saturday of the afore-
said month and so many days Immediately
succeeding as may be necessary, from 10 a.
m. till B y, M, TO correct any errors therein,
and TO assess persons omitted.
Sec. 49, He shall deliver tothe Levy Court
on the first Tuesday of February, in tho
year of the general assessment Of land a
statement thereof under his hand and the
quantity and situation Of said land, which
statement he shall verify by oath, to be nd.
mnistered by the clerk of the peace or
either Of the commissioners.
Sec 3D. He shall appear before the Levy
Court on the first Tuesday and on any other
day the court may require, to be qualified
as follows:
do soiemnly swear Tor affirm that T
will use due diligence to discover all assess
able land in any hundred. and take an ac-
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the same fairly and impartially, except
property, the rate for which is affixed by
law, and perform all the her duties of my
office of assessor with fidelity.
The matter of adjournment caused
lively debate in the House yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Dempsey made q
motion 10 adjourn until 8 O'Clock Mon.
day afternoon, but the motion was de.
foated and il wes decided to adjourn
until 9 o'clock Monday afternoon.
The Senate adjourned until II o'clock
Monday morning.
Dover. Feb. 2-Business Jagged in
the General Assembly yesterday. Tho
Senate met in the morning, but the
liouso did not get together until 2
o'clock p. IN.
Many people apparently do not
realize that the Legislature is in ses-
sion, for il they did they would present
their bills
In the Senate Mr.. AlrichH, chairman
of tho joint committee to settle with
tho State Library commission, reported
that tho commissioners Hons. John
lyle. II. II. McMullen, William 4.
Records and John W. Jolls-had per.
formed the duty admirably and that
3d. GS3.3i bad been expended on the
improvements: and recommended that
each one OF the commissioners be paid
$500 for their services and that Joint
committee be appointed to consider the
matter of rearrapging and improving
the interior OF the State House so az
TO better moet the needs Of the occu-
pants. A joint resolution embodying
the recommendations was adopted and
Messrs. Alrcbs and Meredith were
named as the Senate members of tho
committee. The report was presented
by Mr.. Eliason in ths House.
Representative Mccullough has in
hand bill renewing the charter OF
The Centreyille Hall Co.. which ex-
pires on March 2lst. The company
was Incorporated 90 years ago. with
capital stock of SD, 600. The corporators
were Dr. Joseph N. Chandler, j..
Poulso1 Chandler, Willie Wilson, Jr.,
Joseph II. Mccullough, George w.
Ely, james L. Carpenter and James
Dilworth.
When the Speaker called tho House
to order in the afternoon at 2 o'clock,
all the memhers with the exception OF
Messrs. Dempsey and Martin answered
10 their mans. Representative Robert
II. Wilson OF Kent county, who has
bcNh YVES III bGuts
Mi. Hazel announced that tho com
mittee on Revised Statutes rcportud
favorably on the House bill providing
for the holding of lands and trans.
ferring the same by aliens on an equal
footing with naturalized citizens. by
the terms of the bill its provisions be-.
come operative from January LIST, 1897.
1t received unanimous vote on final
passage.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice of hill
amending chapter 507, Vol. XVII,
Laws of Delaware, relating to the
game laws He said that no proposed
TO do all in his power TO clip the wings
of the Game Protective Association.
The HOUSE, bill relating to the bring.
ing OF certain actions against the city
at Wilmington, was read and referred
TO the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Adams introduced and had read
first time the bill entitled "An act to
equalize taxation for county purposes. -
Mr.. Short presented IA report from
tho Joint committee on sanitation of
tho State House, which divided up the
duties of keeping the building cleanly
between the sergeant-at-arma of the
senate, the sergeant-at-arm of tho
House and the janitor of the State
tiouse. LIS TeUUrL fbl1BVeB tDD ser
geant alarms OF the Constitutional
Convention from all responsibility, but
this was probably an oversight
Mayor Jefferis, Clerk Of Council
MORRISON and City Engineer Wilson
cnme down from Wilmington yesterday
to inquire into the status of the city
election bill, have it read the second
time and explain its bearings to tho
House committee on municipal corpora
tions, 80 that tho members might be
enlightened and use their best judg.
mont in it's consideration. Tho general
feeling appears 10 be against tho bill.
Another election bill doomed up yes
terday: this time from Sussex. Repre-
sentative Dukes gave notice OF a bill
entitled IAN act to amend chapter ~,
Laws OF Delaware, to provide for the
socrecy and purity of the ballot"
The report OF the Board of Park
commissioners of Wilmington for last
year has been placed in tho hands Of
tho members of the General Assembly.
James W. Ponder OF Wilmington Yes.
terday filed the claim of himself and
bis colleagues, Messrs. Pennington and
DAILY, Who looked after the interests OF
MIR. Dickey in the Gheairs- Dickey con
tost. The bill amounts to $3.50. Clerks
Francis and Frist have filed claims
amounting to S35 each
The members of the General Assem-
bly, have received letters from several
Wilmington concerns protesting against