Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

as follows:
Section /, That the Levy Court of |
New Castle county be and ars hereby |
authorized aud empowered TO borrow |
on the credit OF the county sum not |
exceeding $50, 900, aud for that pur-
pose to issue certificates Of indebted
ness of such denoinip ationp, in such
form and bearing such rate of interest
not exceeding per cent. as said Levy
Court may deem expediont. and to be
80 arranged as to time Of payment, that
the sum OF $4,000 Of the principal sum
so borrowed shall become due and paya-
be in tho year, A. D., 1910, and the
like sum shall become due and payable
each and every year thereafter until the
whole amount Sd borrowed shall be
paid. And the SAID Levy Court 10 di
rected to apply tho money borrowed as
aforesaid, to the liquidation and nay
ment of the said floating indebtedness
which shall be made through the
county treasurer, under the direction
and supervision of the said court or
committee thereof duly appointed for
the purpose. .G
Sec. 3. That the Levy Court IN fix
ing the ratio OF taxation shall annually
provide for the cum OF $40, 900, which
shall whsn collected and paid 10 the
treasurer of said county, be set apart
by him in a eeparatel account to be
opened for that purpose and designated
aa the "Sipking Fund Account for The
Loao of 1885," and the said treasurer
shall apply the said Hum SO collected
annually to the payment OF such part of
| the said loan as may from time to time
become due under the provisions Of
section of this act.
Provided, That no action shall be
had or taken under this section, yptil
| Ut shall be necessary TO provide for the
annual amount coming que in the year
A. D., 1910. Ig
The last attempt to resurrect the
Acklan divorce bill, which was made
yesterday afternoon in the House, failed
and now ID IL dead beyond resurrection.
| Mr.. Adams said great deal of bard
feeling had been engendored on account
OF the hill, and he thought 1t would
not be improper to reconsider the vote
by which it had been indefinitely post
poned. and be hoped that somebody
would make a motion to reconsider.
Mr.. Dempsey said that, while be was
opposed to the bill, be did not want to
impose hardship on anybody, more
especially a woman, and in order that
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| the committee and set herself right, be
would move that the vote of Monday
be reconstructed.
| The Speaker said such thing would
he impossible. The bill had been in
definitely postponed and the motion to
reconsider was lost, which settled the
matter for this session, 4 He said such
| was his decision, and no effort was
made 10 appeal from IT.
Representative Taylor offered joint
resolution to appoint Joint committee
consisting Of Senators Pyle and John
NJ. Q. Moore and Representatives DON
aldson, Adams and Short, whose duty
1t should ba TO meet at Dover on the
third Tuesday In January. 1893, for the
purpose of settling the accounts Of the
State Treasurer.
Messrs. johnson and HAZEL objected
to the resolution, as they thought the
| appointment of the committee should
be left to the Speakers of the two
houses. Mr.. Cheaira was Of the sama
opinion.
Mr.. Donaldson said he did not know
until the resolution was read that his
name was included. and, while he
thought the proceeding was regular, he
was not anxious to serve, and would
not urge the passage Of the resolution.
On motion of Mr.. Dempsey, the reso-
luton was laid on the taDle temporarily.
The Senate killed the bill for the re-
lief of the Delaware Construction 90.
from bank tax. 1t was opposed by
Messrs Handy, Pyle aud Fenimore.
Representative Thompson introduced
bill to abolish the New Jersey market
in Wilmington.
Representative HAZEL has received the
substitute New Castle county primary
election bill. Tt provides that the per-
sons who wereS the candidates Of the
respective parties coming within the
provisions OF the law for inspector at
the last general elaciion shall be 10.
spectors OF the primary election held by
his party, and that the judges shall be
appointed by the county executive COM
mittee. In the city Of Wilmington the
inspector and judges are to be APP
pointed by the county, committee, but
taken from those who are appointed by
the Department OF Elections to hold
the next general election.
1t provides for registration in New
Castle county in August instead Of
September and October as heretofore.
The registrars are to make two books
in addition to what they already make,
which are to be voting books Of quail
fed voters at primary elections. There
will also be registration on the third
Tuesday in October. No one has right
to vote at n primary election who has
not registered in August, and no person
is to vote ut the primary election Of
more than one political party under
ample penalties provided.
Each person who ia candidate for
Office ia to have the right to appoint a
representative who shall be allowed to
be In the election room. The election
officers are to be qualified to perform
their duties by person to be appointed
by the county committee which orders
the primary eleution. The oaths OF
affirmatinns are to be subscribed and
delivered to the chairman OF the COM
mittee ordering the primary election on
or before the day proceeding the pri'
mary election.
The ballots are to be printed by the
, county executive committee which mus
contain the names Of all the candidates,
zach under his proper heading designat
ing the office TO which he aHpires Any
, peraon desiring TO be a candidate mus
make IL known to the county commit
tee Mt least 10 days before the primary
election and that notice must be il
. writing.
A ballot box with glass on two sidel
! must be provided.
4 Returns are to be made to tho county
COMMITTEES ordering the election.