Evening journal., 1897-03-26
NEW KENT COUNTY BILL
Substitute for the House Bill
Reported by Mr.. Fenimore.
REVISING wILMTNGTON's CHARTER
SENATORS SUGGESTED SEVERAL.

REVISING WILMINGT0N's, CHARTER
SENATORS SUGGESTED SEVERAL
AMENDMENTS TO COMMISSION
Err ROssELL-oTHER MEAS
UREs BEFORE THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FOR CONsIDERA-
TION.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. March 26The afternoon
of divorce day is usually slow in both
houses, as interest centers In the di-
vorce committee room Most of the
legislative business is worked off at the
morning session. Both houses man
aged to do some work yesterday after
noon in spite of the Divorce Committee
proceedings The Senate confined It,
self to first and second readings. but
the House transacted business more or
less miscellaneous in character.
The report of Ex-Governor Watson on
work done by him as trustee of the
direct tax fund was read and referred.
Tho resolution to allow ex-lnsurance
Meredith $500 for compiling and super
intending the printing of his report
which had been reported unfavorably
was recommitted TO the Committee on
Accounts
Representative l.. S. Hopkins gave
notice of an act to repeal the act incor-
poradng the Lebanon public schools
Representative Wilson gave notice Of
an act to transfer a Kent county farm
Representative Thompson gave no
/ tice Of an act TO amend the charter Of
the llehoboth Beach Association The
amendment has reference to the impo-
sitiOn of taxes
Notice of an act TO straighten pub
lie road In Milford hundred was given
! by Representative l.. S. Hopkins.
AFTERNOON IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon the
/ following bills were read first time:
House bill TO divorce Mary II. and
James Montes (referred under suspen-
sion Of rules); House bill to allow the
commissioners of school district No. SO
Sussex county, to borrow money ire
ferred under suspension of rules)
House bill to divorce William w. and
Jennie Jones (referred undersuspension
OF rules) House bill to divorce J. Cur
tis and Emma l.. James (referred un-
der suspension of rules), House bill 20
! divorce Eva S. and William NJ Gregg
(referred under suspension of rules)
House bill to incorporate the Comegys
Free Library Association (referred un.
der suspension of rules); House bill ap.
pointing 10. S. II. Butler trustee to sell
certain real estate (referred under sus
pension OF rules): House bin to divorc,
Joseph p. and Sallie =. Fraley (referret
under suspension of rules)
/. NEW KENT COUNTY BILL
To-day Senator Fenlmcre reported
substitute Tor The House bill In rela-
ton TO the Levy Court Of Kent county
which is the Five Commissioners bin
passed by the House two or three
/ weeks ago The Substitute alolishcs
] the present Levy Court. which consists
Df nine members. and provides that The
governor shall within five days after
The passage Of the act. appoint five
tCmmissllners 10 succeed them, enc fOr
zach oi the FIVE districts provided fog
and previously described in connection
with the other bill The Commission
ors so appointed shall servo until the
second Tuesday in February 1893 bu.
their Successors shall be elected al the
general election i'm The Fail Of 1898 and
5t the general elcctiOn every f0ul ihye3r
thereafter. The commissioners ap-
pointed by the governor shall meet ca
the first Tuesday after tholT appoint
mcnt and organize. three cf them con-
stltuting a quorum. The governor
shall FIJI all vacancies for the unexpirCd
term, and also make apr intments In
case of tie votes at eleciOns The
commissioners shsll receive $500 year
each as compensation fCr their SER
| vices.
The Levy Court shall. within three
days after their Crganzation apEsinl
q receiver CT taxes and county treas
urer. who shall held Office until the
second Tuesday in ApFil. 1898. and be
appointed en- the second Tuesday I'm
April every two years The bin pro-
vides sittings fer Che receiver Of taxes
in the rural hundreds in The months of
August, September and October at the
ycting place IN each hundred, exclusive
East Dover hundred. 10 also pro-
vides a rebatng system for the collcc-
ion Of taxes and also fer collectors OF
delinquent taXes.s An poll taxes re-
naming unpaid On March / shall be
! eXtinguishcl. County c0nstahlcs may
20 appointed delinquent collectors. AL.
work. labcr and supplies exceeding the
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est and best bidder The receiver ci
taxes end county treasurer is ealaried
at $1,000. Within three days after any
money shall ccme into his hands he
must deposit IL in the Farmers Bank
40 Dover All appointment Of the pres
enc Levy Court shall remain valid. eX-
cept as are modified. and annuiled CT
uttered under the substitute. and the
lppointees shall hold and enjoy THEN
'especdve offices until their terms
nall by law expire.
GOING OVER THE CHARTER.
Last evening John S. Resell. Of the
CnmissiCn which drew che new char
CT for the city of WilmingJon. now In
he hands of the Senate Committee On
Cities and Towns. came down to con.
er with the committee relative to its
passage He was with Senators Pyle
Handy and Fenimcfe until after II
o'clock. They suggested severa
amendments. and Mr. Rossell will gel