The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-19
70 DAM THE DELAWARE.
Governor Griggs Signs a Bill to
That Effect.
JERSEYS NEW MARRIAGE LAWS.

Runaway Couples From Nearby States
VIII Find 1t Necessary to Secure a
Marriage License - Minors Must
Have Parental Consent.
Trenton, May Ex-Governor Griggs
yesterday signed the Lloyd marriage
license bill passed by the recent legis-
lature. The new law provides that in
cases where both the contracting par
ties are non-residents of the state they
must, in order to get married In New
Jersey, procure license from the clerk
of the county in which the ceremony
is to take place, for which fee of so
cents must be paid. 1t must be estab-
lished that there are no legal impedi-
ments to the marriage, and in case Of
minors the consent of parents or guar
dams must be obtained. No license Is
required where one or both of the con-
tracing parties reside in the state. The
bill goes into effect July /.
In all Governor Griggs approved 13
and disapproved IS of the bills passed
by the recent Legislature This prac-
tically finishes up the governors work
of passing on the legislatures work,
as he has now less than half dozen
bills in his hands. Besides the mar
riage license bill signed the list in
cludes the Delaware dam bill, the gen.
eral appropriation act, the bill provid-
ing for separate boards Of managers
for the Trenton and Morris Plains asy-
iums and the bill authorizing the con-
structior of a drawbridge across the
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Bristol
The Delaware dam bill signed by the
governor authorizes the damming of
any stream in the state. under certain
restrictions, for the purpose of securing
power. 1t is designed primarily to au-
thoriZe the damming of the Delaware
river at Trenton, and was pushed by
the Trenton board of trade The bill
provides for the acquiring of land for
raceWays by condemnation proceed
ings. In the bill it is stipulated that
fishWay must be constructed. to per-
nit the fish to pass up and down the
river Any company erecting a dam
must not pollute any water, and the
rights of any company are limited, 50
as not to restrain municipalities from
ing purposes, and it is further pro-
Vlded that no dam company shall have
any right to proceed against any
municipality for damages because of
taking for drinking purposes any water
that has been damned. A number of
Trenton men stand ready to build
dam just as soon as consent can be
obtained from the Pennsylvania legis-
lature. A bill conveying the same
privileges as the one signed yesterday
is pending in Pennsylvania. 1t is es-
timated that the contemplated dam
will produce about 10000 horse power,
In disappearing the bill to prohibit
the managers of. the soldiers home
from deducting part of the pension
money of the inmates the governor
said that where the inmates had no one
outside dependent upon them they
should contribute a portion of the cost
of their maintenance, and that whore
the inmate had relatives outside who
needed all their pension money he hop
ed the managers would make a rule
that such inmate need not contribute
anything to the home. This will un-
doubtedly be done, and will meet the
objections to the present practice of
retaining portion of all pensions.