Evening journal., 1897-05-25
RACE TRACK MEASURE.
Long-Looked-For Bill Finds
Its Way Into the House.
COUNTY wORK-HOUsE BILL PASSED
WITH ONLY THREE NEGATIVE
YoTES--CITY ELECTION NOT TO
BE POSTPONED-OTHER MEAS
URES DISCUSSED BY THE HOUSE


House yesterday afternoon through
the medium of Representative Thomp-
son, of Sussex county, and now its
friends will begin an aggressive cam
paign of education and endeavor to
get it through the House to-day OF to-
morrow in order that the Senate may
get it not later than Thursday. II
was sent to committee in the House
under suspension of rules, and Chair
man Smith, of the Private Corpora
tions Committee, now has it in hand.
1t is likely that it will be reported un-
favorably, as Mr.. Smith is a careful
and conservative man, and his col
leagues are equally good men to deal
with such a measure.
Its provisions are as follows:
Section /. That James b. McComb,
John J. Mullin, George Mcintyre, Fred
erick A. Handy, John c. Thompson
and their successors, and such persons
as may hereafter become associated
with them, are hereby made and con-
stituted a body corporate and polite
by the name, style and title of Dia-
mond State Racing Association, and by
that name, style and title shall have
succession for and during the period of
twenty years from and after the pass
age Of this act, and shall have all the
privileges, franchise and immunities
incident to corporation; may sue and
be sued, plead and be impleaded, COM
plain, defend in all courts of law and
equity, of record and otherwise in this
state or elsewhere; and shall have
power to make and use a common seal
and TO amend and alter the same at
pleasure; may purchase, receive, hold
and enjoy to them, their successors
and assignees, all such lands, tena-
ments, lease-hOld estates and heredita-
ments, goods, chattels, securities,
stocks, bonds and estates, real, person
al and mixed, of what kind and quality
soever as may, in the judgment of the
board of directors, be required from
time to time, all or in part sell, con-
vey, mortgage, cucumber, charge,
pledge, grant, lease, suitcase, alien
and dispose Of; may ordain, establish
and put in execution such bylaws,
rules and regulations as may be neces-
sary or convenient for the management
and government of all the affairs and
business of said corporation, not being
contrary to the Constitution or laws OF
the State of Delaware, or of the United
States; may appoint such officers ano
agents as shall be deemed necessary OF
convenient for the management Of the
affairs of said company, and generally
may do all and singular such acts and
things as may be deemed necessary OF
advisable for the well-being of said
corporation and the management and
ordering of its affairs and business,
provided that nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to give to said
corporation any banking privileges ol
franchises.
Section 2. The corporation hereby
created shall have power and authority
and is so hereby authorized and EN-
powered to build or construct, equip
maintain, manage, conduct and oper
ate d race-track, within the limits O
New Castle county, whereon races
trials or contests of speed or power o
endurance, or both, between Of
among horses, or between o.
among horses and other animals, o.
between or among animals or races
trials or contests of speed or power o
endurance between OF among men
either with or without the use of me
chanical means, may be by said corpo
| ration conducted, managed and given
and all or any of said races, trials .
contests of speed or power of endur
ance on the said race track of said cor
poration, may be either for prize
purse or sum of money, or other thin
of value, or may be a selling race whel
. between two ormOre horses. Said corpo
ration shall have power and authorit
to charge a sum not exceeding the sur
of 81 for admission to its grounds, I
refuse admission thereto and to ejeC
theretrom all improper and disorderl
persons.
Section 3. That the said corporatio
is hereby authorized and empowere
to make bets or wagers OF money G
other thing Of value with any perso
or persons upon the result of any rae
trial or contest Of speed, skill or powe
of endurance of man or beast whic
shall take place in the State Of DelS
ware or elsewhere, and to make an
sell pools on the said races, trials {
- contests, and may act as stake-holC
ers Of any such bet or wager, and ma
. | or may not charge a commission fC
/. so acting. And said corporation
hereby further empowered and author
fzed TO keep, exhibit or use such book
, | devices, apparatus or parapheIndA
for the purpose Of receiving, recordin
or registering any and all the bets
wagers aforesaid. as from time to tin
the board of directors shall dee
proper and suitable, and may receiv
enter, record and register therein
thereby, any and all such bets or WI
gers, made by any person or person
n and said corporation may from time
y time grant, bargain and sell or leas
Ii upon such terms and conditions, al
'e for such time as the board OF directo
,e may determine, to any person, or pc
f sons. who shall be approved by G
board of directors, the privilege
n making bets or wagers on the result
race, Trial or contest Of speed, skill
power of endurance OF man or bea
which shall take place in the State
Delaware or elsewhere, and OF recei
ing such bets or wagers, and Of kee
ing, employing or using any bool
devices or other paraphernalia in or
u which any or all such bets or wage
. may be entered, recorded or register'
L and Of making and selling of pools
lu anV or all such races trials CT CO