Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-04


was RESTING within the city before the
completion of the assessments and was
omitted therefrom, shall rate such per-
son for capitation of poll tax, and
shall thereupon cause his Damo to be
added to the assessment lists.
"Seu 3. That section So. of chapter
207, Volume xvii. Laws of Delaware,
be and the same 10 hereby amended by
striking out from said section 49, the
words following, to wit: And the
assessment of personal estates and per-
sons, to wit: Stock. plate and the rates
for capitation or poll taxes shall be
transferred from the assessment list of
Wilmington hundred standing and the
Levy Court for the time tten being.
"Sec. 4. That section 90. of chapter
207, Volume xvii. Laws oil Delaware,
as amended by section of chapter Gus.
Volume xvii, of said Laws, be and the
samo is hereby repealed.
''Sec. 5. All acts and PARTS of acts in
consistent with any of the provisions OF
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. G. This act shall be deemed
and taken to be public act.
AT tho afternoon session Representa-
tive Taylor offered the following:
Whereas, The people of the State of Della
ware are at this time much interested and
agitated on the vital questions OF taxation
and finance. and
Whereas. II is desired to have information
on these most important questions from
those who are competent to impart the
same; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the State of Delaware in GEN
eral Assembly met.
That we extend to that able statesman,
that finished orator. that living representa-.
tive of true Americanism and eypounder of
Democratic principle, that great leader with
whose life the future destines of the Demo-
cratic party are entwined, the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan, late candidate of the DEM
ocratic party for President of the United
States. an invitation to address this General
Assembly on the subjects of taxation and
finance and the respective clerks are hereby
directed to forward copy of these resolu-
tions to Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. HAZEL objected to the resou-
tion, and stated that there were no
questions of taxation upon which Mr..
Bryan could throw apy more light than
some of our own people. Hu did not
think that Mr.. Bryan could tell the
people of Kent county how the taxes
should be levied aud collected.
MIR. Cheairs agreed with Mr.. HAZEL.
and thought there was no need of put
| ting the State to the expense Of bring
ing Mr.. Bryan hero.
Mr.. Dempsey said the State would
not be put to any expense, and he
would probably talk more about finance
| thun taxation. He was in favor OF in.
viting the opinions of people who knew
more than bimself, even il they resided
outside the State.
Mr.. Cheairs thought it would be pref
cradle to invite Senator Gray or Sena.
| tor Kenney, or Just as well to invite
Mr. Carlisle or President Cleveland.
The resolution was lost.
! Representative Davis, by request,
| gave notiue Of an act to divide Kenton
hundred. Kent county, into two cleo
| tion districts, TO be known as Eastern
and Western. Ths Eastern district ia
to include all that portion of Kenton
| hundred lying inside of and included
within the boundary line of School
district No. l19. The Western district
is to comprise and INCLUDE all that part
Of the hundred lying beyond and out.
side the boundary line of District 1l9.
The elections in the Western district
shall be held in Kenton, aud the elec-
tlons in the Eastern district ut the
public school house in the town OF
Clayton. Provisions is also made for
a new set of election officers. There is
some opposition to the bill.
Representative j. II. Hopkins gave
nutice of bill Incorporating tie
Isaac's Branch Ditch Co., the object
of which is to open and keep clean
bitches in West Dover hundred, Kent
county. The incorporators are John
Craig, Henry Pratt, Isaac X. Goodcn,
John Pratt and William Webb, aud
Robert II. Lewis. William A. Cosden
and David D. Marvel are to be the con.
demnation mmissioners. The first
meeting is to be beld at Pratt's schoo
house, in West Dover hundred, on Sat.
uray. May 1st.
Representative Eliasun gave notice oi
q bill to incorporate the McDohough
Mill Fish Association. William II.
Voshell, James Il. Shnllcross, j. Franh
Biggs and Margaretta II. Clayton, the
incorporators, own lands surrounding 0
mill pond In st. Georges hundred, and
they have formed q company tU stock the
pond with fish, terrapin and othei
animals which live in the water.
which shall be for the exclusive use oi
the incurporators.
Representative Donaldson gave notice
l
GO. Revised Code, which provides thai
in case of the death or resignation OF 9
road commissioner, and the failure o
tho other commissioners Of the hundred
to fill the vacancy within 30 days, the
Levy Court shall fill the vacancy.
Representativ, Mccullough intro,
duced the following, also bearing or
the same subject:
IAN aut in relation TO the Road
Commissioners in hundreds Of New
Castle county.
.'Be it enacted by the Senate anc
House OF Representatives OF the STATE
of Delaware iu General Assembly met
'Sec. ]. That from and after tht
passage OF this act, it shall not he law
full for the voters of any hundred ir
New Castle county, to elect more thar
one road commissioner from any ont
election district of any hundred Of New
Castle county; provided, that IN any
hundred whore there are more thar
three election disIricts road commits
sioner shall pe elected alternately from
such districts. The last district I,
have a commi sioner shall be the las
again to bavo a com issioner. aud pro
videtl further, that in any hundred
where there ale less than three election
districts, two commissioners shall b,
elected alternately from such districts
the last district 10 have two comma
sioners shall be the last again to hav,
, two commissioners.
"Sec .. That in case of vacancy il