Evening journal., 1897-04-10

amended by this act That all acts or
parts Of acts inconsistent with the same
are hereby repealed provided that
the act shall not apply to or in any
manner effect any building and loan
association.
REGULATING ASSIGNMENTS.
An act regulating the assignment of
liquor licenses was given notice of by
Che0irs. It provides
that all licenses granted or issued in
this state for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors may be transferred or assigned
to an incoming tenant or other proper
person with the approval Of the as
sociate Judge residing in the county, or
in his absence from the county or he
being unable to act, then with the APP
proval of the chief justice Every such
transfer shall be entered by the clerk of
the peace who shall receive fee of 30
cents for his work Every such as
signment approved and entered in the
docket shall vest in the assignee there
in named the same rights and privi-
leges to which the original license was
entitled, and such assignee shall be
subject to the same Liabilities and pen
alties as are imposed by law on such
OliBiudl license.
LEWES CREEKS MOUTH.
Representative Thompson gave no.
tioe Of an act to dig out the mouth OF
Lewes creek to the Delaware bay, in
Lewis and Rehoboth hundred. He has
not the bill, but says that it is an en-
terprise backed by the Board of Trade
of Lewes and a stock company For
many years the mouth of the creek has
been stopped up with sand.
IN RELATION TO COURTS.
Representative Short gave notice Of
an act to amend the act to fix a time
for holding Superior Court and Court
OF General Sessions of the Peace and
Jail Delivery in the several counties
of this state. II will give Sussex
county a longer term of court In April
by changing the time for opening the
Kent court from the third to the fourth
Monday in April. 1t will not take effect
until next year. Another bill he will
introduce makes the New Castle ten
day rule in relation to confirming sales
apply to the Kent and Sussex courts.
A JOURNALISTIC VENTURE.
1t is rumored that Representative
HAZEL intends to engage in a news
paper enterprise. He gave notice yes
terday afternoon of an act to incorpo-
rate the Call Publishing Company, but
declined to discuss the measure. Some
say that he and a number of Duck
Greek hundred politicians will purchase
the Clayton Call, remove the plant tc
smyrna and conduct a Democratic
paper.
GOOD NEWS FOR FIREMEN.
The House passed the House bill tC
amend chapter III, volume is. Laws ol
Delaware. 1t increases to $500 the
annual appropriation of all Of the vii
mington fire companies which have no
already been granted an additional ap
preparation for the maintenance o
chemical or combination engines.
A STANTON ENTERPRISE.
Notice of bill Incorporating Tn
! stanton Store Company was given b.
Representative Dempsey. William A
Mitchell. Irene L. Chambers, Allel
Ruth and Thomas Dickinson are the in
corpOrators They propose to carry Ol
a general mercantile business on
capital net exceeding 100000
TWO MORE NOTARIES.
Representative Dempsey gave motto
Of an act to authorize the governor Z
appoint two additional notary public
for Wilmington hundred.
EFFIE WANTS RELIEF.
Representative Short gave notice G
an act for the relief of Effie Straw
bridge Cobb, the divorced wife G
young Cobb, the artist. Ii will chang
her name to Strawbridge.
AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
The House concurred in the Senat
amendments to the House joint resolt
lion appointing q commission 10 dral
general election law; to divorC
Nezia and Richard e. Hayes; to incol
porate the College Settlement Con
pany.
HOUSE NOTES.
Representative Donaldson gave nj
tice Of an act TO divide and consolidai
school district No. a., New Cast
county.
/ The House passed the House bi
amendatory Of the judgment lien la
- 1f New Castle county.
MG AlOQat luNoNA AAN AAbNtHR ~
e. authorizing the Wilmington FountaI
4 Society to erect and maintain foul
[ aims and watering troughs on the pu
a lie roads leading to Wilmington.
8 The House Committee reported f
/ vorably the Senate bill increasing fro
- 81 900 to $500 the appropriation
+ the Delaware Industrial School f
c Girls.
q Representative Wilson gave notice
# IN act to change the legal rate Of inte
- est in the state to per cent. on futu
n contracts.
II In the House the bill regulating 4
J. sale Of candy was reported unfavo
e ably.
a TO DESCRIBE TRANSFERS.
4 ACT RELATING TO THE ANNUA
. ASSESSMENT FOR WILMINGTC
d HUNDRED SENATE MATTERS.
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