Evening journal., 1897-05-13

LEY STREET BILL LAID OVER.
INHERITANCE TAX AMEND
MENTs.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, May Representative Ha-
zell's substitute for the several election
bills is given below. In substance its
provisions are as follows:
Voters assistants are to be abolish
cd. although any incapable person may
bring into the polling place any one
elector Tor two II absolutely neces-
sary) to assist him in voting, but If
any elector should feign incapability
he shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall pay
a fine of 500, or be imprisoned for a
term not exceeding two years.
There shall be no small squares op-
posite the names, but the voters must
stamp in the square enclosing the de-
vice at the head OF the ticket which he
desires to vote, and may cross out the
name of any man on the ticket and
may substitute the name OF any man
running for the same office on any
other ticket, the name to be written in
only with black lead pencil. But should
the name of somebody not on the bal
lot be inserted, the ticket shall be void
and must be thrown out.
Challengers of the Democratic and
Republican parties, respectively, chosen
for the general or special elections
shall be peace officers of the state, with
the same powers for preserving the
peace as the inspectors, and outside OF
Wilmington the challengers shall besta-
toned outside the entrance to the poll
ing room and shall not be allowed in
side Any person resisting the chal-
lengers shall be liable to a fine Of $10C
and Imprisonment not exceeding one
year
In Wilmington the challengers shall
act as clerks All challengers shall b,
appointed by the Democratic and Re
publican county committees, respec
lively.
The county committees of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties in eacl
county shall name a judge OF election
for each election district outside o
Wilmington. Wherever the word.
principal political parties" appear il
the Laws of Delaware, they shall b.
construed toimean Democratic and Re
publican parties.
The Democratic and Republican
county committee in each county shall
select one capable. reputable and scbe
person as a special officer, to stand a
the entrance to each polling place. bu
he must remain not less than thirt.
feet away from the entrance. Such of
ficer shall he clothed with all OF tn
powers OF an officer of the peace a
now given to the inspectors, and an
person resisting them shall be fine
not more than 800. or be imprlsone
not more than one year, or both.
Any person interfering with an eleC
tlon shall be deemed guilty OF a mh
demeanor, and upon conviction sha
pay fine not less than $500. nor MOI
than $500, and may be imprisoned thrC
years.
A nominee of each party may be pres
ent at each election place and assist /
opening the polls and see that It is don
regularly. Ito 1.
~ The several clerks of the peace, 1
addition to the duties now impose,
must cause all OF the ballots distrll
uted throughout the counties, to /
uniformly folded in a convenient fOrl
and so folded that no part Of the faC
shall be exposed. The clerks of ele'
tion shallowrite their initials in in
across the hack Of the ballot as folde
and near the middle thereof; and aft'
the elector has voted he must fold II
ballot as nearly as possible in the shaI
in which he received II, so that no pa
CT the face shall be exposed. but {
that the initials shall be plainly visibl
Any person who may be called in
assist an elector shall be liable to
fine of 500 or three years imprisol
ment, and should any election Offic'
tell how any person voted he shall
liable to a fine of 800 or one years in
prisonment.
Any person secreting himself in
polling place shall be liable to fine
$l00 or one years Imprisonment. an
any clerk OF the peace or election of
Ger violating the provisions OF the a
shall be liable TO a fine of from $500
$500, or two years Imprisonment.
HAWEEY STREET BILL LAID Owe
N The bill to vacate Hawley street
tho city OF Wilmington would ha'
gone through the House yesterday b
for the opposition of Representati
Dempsey. Il was called up by Repr
sentative Cheairs and was about TO
passed when announcement was ma
by. Representative Dempsey that the
was protest against the bill. 1t w
agreed to lay Il over. until Friday
order to allow the opposition to
heard.
NO NIGHT SESSION.
The night session of the House W
not held last evening owing to the a
sence CT a quorum. Those membe
4 present were Messrs. Dempsey, McCr
lough, Mccoy, HAZEL, Adams, Riggi
Johnson, Dukes and Whitney.
INHERITANCE TAX AMENDMENT
s The House committee made a favo
able report on the inheritance tax b
with an amendment providing that re
estate shall be exempt when the succe
e. sor shall be the mother, child, faith
or lineal descendant of the grant,
:. bargainer devisor, donor or intestai
o-.. PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
X Yesterday afternoon the House pas
Cd the following bills:
To allow the town Of Lewes to boz
the town; to incorporate the Wilmin
ton Building Company; to incorpora