Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
NEW POLICE BILL LAUNCHED


holder Of real estate can have the title
to his land registered by making ap-
pIication to the superior court, after
giving 40 days notice by publication.
At the expiration of that limo the court
passes upon the application and orders
the land registered. The order OF the
court 10 certified to the recorder OF
deeds. to whom all deeds or evidences
OF titles are delivered. The recorder
files the papers 10 his Office, whore they
are kept, and issues 10 tho owner OF the
property certificate of title. which
takea the place OF the deeds under the
present system. To transfer land after
repatriation the owner uusigns the GER
tificate In the same manDer as rog-
istergd stock Ia a corporation Is us
signed, and delivers ii to the recorder,
who caucels it and Issues a new certi-
6cats to the purchaser. AL liens OF
wbateycr character must he filed with
the recorder, and memorial Of them
must he made upon the page of the
book OF registration where the title Ia
registered, SO that the prospective puI-
chaser may sec at a glance the con-
dition OF the title without going
through the records. There will be no
necessity OF employing lawyers to search
titles, as the books can be examined by
any interested persons and there will
be no necessity for going back. When
the title is ordered registered by the
court the statute of Limitation begins
to run againat all the world, and any
claimant to the property who docs not
begin an action to suhatantiate bis
: claim within five years ia forever barred
from any claim he may have. This
will give perfectly clear title at the
end Of five years. Property ownera are
f, to have the option OF registering theif
holdings or not, but at the death OF the
owner, the executors or administrators
must register the land, which will
eventually clear up all land in the
State.
Chairman Smith OF tue House COM
mittee on private corporations reported
fsvorably tho House bills TO incorporate
tbs Delaware Park and Amusement Co,
and the Transpenins,ila Telegraph and
Telephone 10. The Delaware Park
bill was passed, every nember present
voting for II. The company proposes
TO have first clas9 simmer resort at
Cofield Beach, Just below New Castle,
to which place the Wilmington &aNew
Castle railway will carry passengers.
Representative Hazell gayo notice Of
q bill to amend the act incorporating
the Town Of Smyrna. lie also intro.
duced bill to incorporate the Gall
Printing Go. of Smyrna. The incor.
porators are B. A.. HAZEL, W. A. g.
llardcastlc, J. p. Truax. R. Y. wallen,
j. W. Jones, 9. i. Raymond, Wilson
Il. Cavender. William Il. Hall, W. ID.
Hazel, William M. Lewis, Ii. r.
Mustard. II. ID. Boyer, III. Is. GrieveH,
j. q. Robinson, John Cossgrilf, L. v.
Cooper, L. r. Campbell. A. ii. Smith,
W. @. Pierce. g.. v. Scout. A. u.
CumminH. Thomas Mccoy. G. Davis
Brown, Gilbert s. Jones, A. r. Fowler,
John Q. Blizzard, Nathaniel Pratt,
Hiram Denny, Benton Fl. Weldon,
Walton M. Busted, Fletcher TruaS,
and W. L. McFarlane. Tho CAPITAL
stock Is $1,000 1t ia understood that
the company proposes to purchase tho
Clayton Call plant and operate Demo
crutic paper at Smyrna.
i Representative Mccoy gave notice Of
bill changing the school elections in
New Castle county outside of Whining
ton from the third Saturday In June 10
the last Saturday in May.
Senator Meredith gayo notice Of o
bill to change tho name of Elizabeth
Cook to Bessie Wright, and make her
the heir.at law OF Elisha Wright of
Willow Grove, by whom she was
adopted when little girl.
The House committee on miscel-
laneous business reported without
recommendation tho bill to allow
property owners to shoot gume on their
own premises at any time.
Dover, April l4.-Insurance men had
the cnll in the House Of Representa-
tives yesterday The committee on mis-.
cellaneoua business, of which Lennder
>. Hopkins is chairman, gave public
hearing in Representative Hall, at
1.30 O'Clock in the afternoon, to the
advocates and opponents of the several
insurance measures now pending.
Remarks we're made by Austin Har-
rington, ii. Ward and Josiah Marvel
of Wilmington, representing insurance
companies, Insurance Commi ssioner
Fowler and Milton ii. Hawkins.
Austin Harrington took the initiative.
lie called attention to the bill entitled
can Act authorizing the insurance
commissioner to examine and publish
the standing OF insurance companies
doing business in this State." lie
branded IL as a vicious attack upon the
companies; an injustice which he hoped
the Delaware Legislature would not in
dict lie claimed that the insurance
commissioner 10 required by existing
laws to make examinations whom
occasions warrant, and thought that
wns law enough. lie said it would
cost from $40, 900 10 $50, QUO to make
some examinations. and in the end the
policy holders would pay the bills. Mr..
Harrington asked who brought the bill
here, In reply to which Milton II.
Hawkins stated that no was responsible.
Tho next bill taken up was that bear
ing upon tontine insurance. which pro.
vides for periodical statements to policy
holders. Mr.. Harrington claimed that
tho bill would require an impossible act
on the part of insurance companies, as
they are unable to make calculations
until the expiration OF the tontino
period. He also held that il would be
Unconstitutional to pass laws that
would Interfere with contracts now lie
forue.
Milton II. Hawkins was tho next
speaker. lie quoted from the Massa-
chusetts insurance laws, which he held
contained similar provisions to those
contained in the pending bills. lie
alleged that there are companies doing
business in Delaware which should
bave their affairs examined into. lie
claimed that tho bills arc equitable and
just and ure calculated to give the In.
Huranco commissioner authority which