Evening journal., 1897-01-28
TO CONTINUE In OFFICE.
JUNE ELECTION TO BE CARRIED
OVER TO NOVEMBER, 'es,
ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONS
OF MISUNDERSTANDING DICK
EY'S BILL WHICH WAS INTRO
DUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE.

I
EY'S BILL WHICH WAS INTRO
DUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Jan. S.-Representative
Cheairs yesterday afternoon intro
duced in the House John T. Dickey's
bill carrying the June city election over
to the general election in November,
1898 Its provisions are as follows:
Section 1. That the terms Of office
Of the present mayor, members and
president of City Council city treas
urer. city solicitor and assessors and
collectors of the city of Wilmington be
and the same hereby are continued
and extended until the first Monday af-
ter the first day of January, A. d., 1899
Section 2. AT the general election
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, A. D.. 1898. and
forever thereafter, at each succeeding
general election, the city officers above
named shall be elected and hold office
respectively for the term of two years
commencing on the first Monday after
the first day of January succeeding
said general election. And City COun-
ell shall hereafter appoint its officers
on the second Monday after the first
day of January succeeding said general
election. and said appointees shall take
their seats on the third Monday after
the first day Of January succeeding
said general election.
Section 3. At the said general cleo
ton the said city officers above named
shall be elected in accordance with the
/ provisions set forth in chapters 81 and
/ 80 of volume 19, Laws of Delaware.
pages S5 and 12S respectively and the
! qualifications of electors (bcth as to
! registration and voting) for said city
officers, shall in all respects be the
same as those now in force to the said
national, state and county officers
Section 4. The same ballot used at
the general election for the national
state and county officers, shall also
contain the names of the said city Of
ficers TO be voted for at said general
election, but that part of the ballot con-
\ tanning the names of the candidates for
/ the national, state and county officers
shall be separated from that part of
the ballot containing the names of the
said city officers by a heavy black line
/ drawn between the same. And said part
of the said city ballot shall be cOnsid-
cred to be a separate and distinct bal
lot from said part of said national
state and county ballot, and shall have
placed at the head of said ballot a
large square, for the insertion Of a de-
vice. to be selected by the Department
of Elections. The method of voting
and stamping said part of the said ma
tional, state and county ballot shall be
as heretofore, and shall vote said ma
tional state and county ballot only
and the method of voting and stamp
ing said part of said city ballot shall
be the same now in force as to said ma
tional state and county ballot, and
shall vote said city ballot only.
Section 3. The inspectors and
judges of said election. as soon as the
ballots shall have been duly counted
shall, as to that part of the ballot con-
tanning the names of the candidates, Oi
the said city officers, act in accOrdanc,
with sections 25. 26. q and 20 of chap
ter 669 of volume 10, Laws of Della.
ware, and the Department of Elections
and the City Council shall thereupcr
proceed as heretofore under and in ac
cordance with the provisions Of the
said above mentioned law.
Section G. The officers of said De
partment of Elections and the rental O
the office Of said department shall b.
paid a9 heretofore, as though said elec
tion we're held in the month Of June.
City Solicitor Harman, who is Con
stituucnal Convention delegate
! brought to Dover with him yesterda
/ and placed in the hands of Representa-
live Taylor notice of an act in relation
to bringing certain actions against tn
J city of Wilmington. This bill will Pre-
? vide that any person bringing sui
: against the city for personal injuric
E must do SO within four months of tn
= sustaining Of such injuries, and serv
e notice, with a statement of circun
stances, to the city within two month
e OF the accident.