Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-03-18
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.


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enne aud Taxation.
Stan Correspondence o. Gazette and Journal
Dover March III. - Committee work
wac the order Of the day in tho Consti-
tuti0nal Convention yesterday. The
only business done at the morning ses-
sim was tire audition OF Messrs. Brad.
ford and Cooper TO the committee on
I corporations.
Mr. Moore, at the afternoo, session,
presented a petition from the Winning
ton Preachers meeting asking that a
clause be Incorporated in the new Con
stitution providing for the abolition oil
/ tins whipping post and piilory as In.
stfnments Of punishment In this State
except In caseg OF assaults upon women
by men. The petition was referred to
the committee on crimes, punishmenrs
and impeacbments.
Dover, March u. Bishop Walden
oificistsd as chaplain in the Copstitu-
ttonai Convention yesterday morning.
He wac in, Dover over night. the
guest of the Rev. Walter Z. Avery Of
Wesley Church, where he had lectured
on Wednesday evening.
The citizens of Nanticoke hundred,
through Mr. Ellegood, presented a
mamofiai and petition in favor of tho
referendum, which was referred to the
committee on the manufa ,ture and sale
of Intoxicating liquors.
A communication was presented TO
the convention by Mr.. Salisbury, en-
bndyiDg request from William I.
Smithers that an advance OF sl75 on bis
salary as member be allowed. Mr..
salisbury moved its reference TO the
committee on accounts, which after
wards reported fasorRbly and the preBi-
dent was authorized to draw a warrant
for the amount.
Capt. Dasey handed up a commune
cation from Mrs. Annie Wilson Hearne,
which was read and ordered spread
upon the minutes. The communica-
tioo thanked the members for their
wedding gift.
Tbs afternoon session of the coyen-
tim lasted but 10 minutes. Bills aggre-
eating about 5000 were approved, and
the convention adjourned until TO- 30
to-day, after adopting the following
resolution on motion of Mr.. johnson
Resolved, That the secretary Of this
convention be and be is hereby in
slructed to suitably acknowledge receipt
| OF the courteous invitation received
this morning from the secretary of the
Democratic League Of Wilmington 10
hear an address by Senator Tiilman Of
South Carolina and inform him that
the convention finds it inconvenient to
attend.
This committee on the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors during
the noon recess hud meeting and as
result there were two reports rre-
scented to-day. The majority report is
as follows:
Sec. ]. The citizens of thia State
who shall be qualified to vote under
the provisions of this Constitution,
may vote by districts as hereinafter
provided, for or against the licensing
of any person or persons. firm or firms,
corporation or corporations to manu-
facture or to sell intoxicating liquors,
either Hpirituous, vinnus or malt. In
said districts respectively, and il a
majority of votes cast in any district
be against granting license, no intoxi-
eating liquors, either spirituous pinous
or malt, shall DO manufactured or sold
within tho limits OF said district until
the will Of the people expressed as
hereinafter provided, shall be shown
to he in favor of granting such license.
Sec. .. The first vote under the pro
visions of this article shall be taken at
tne general election to be hold on TueH-
day next after the first Monday in
November, A. d. 1893, and the will of
the people rs then expressed by the
majority of the votes cast at such
general election shall control the grant
ny of tr,
facture, or sell intoxicating liquor,
either spirituOuH, vinous or malt, within
the limits OF said district, until thu
General Assembly. upun the petition
of une-fnurth of the registered voters
of any district shall provide for vote
for or against license at the general
election, next after the session OF the
General Assembly, and the will of the
people as then expressed by the ma
jority of the votes cast ut such general
election shall control the granting or
Withholding OF license to manufacture
or to sell Intoxicating liquor, either
spirituous, Vinous or malt. within the
limits of said district, and it shall be
the duty of the General Assembly,
upon tho petition of one-fourth of the
registered voters Of any district to pro
FiNu fOi q tbid uht db lub pHU1fHI
election neXt after tho session OF the
General Assembly, and the will of thu
people as expressed by the majority of
votes cast at such general election shall
control the granting or withholding of
license to manufacture or 10 sell in
toxicating liquor, eithsr spirituous,
vinous or malt, within the limits Of
said district.
Sec. 8. Under the provisions of this
article Sussex county shall comprise
one district, Kent county ore district,
the city Of Wilmington as it's corporate
limits now are or as they may hereafter
be extended, one district, and tho re-
naming part of New Castle county one
district.
Sec. A. The provisions Of this article
of the Constitution shall not aprly to
druggists, who may be licensed to sell
Intoxicating liquors for sapramental
purposes or for medicinal purposes
under a prescription from rracticing
physician in this State, subject to such
regulations aa shall to prescribed by
law. Provided, however, no one shall
bs considered druggist within tho
meaning OF this article except such per-
SOD or persons as shall have at the time
OF application and during the time for
which license is granted stock of
drugs OF tho value Ut $1,000 and shall
file with the application for license n
statement showing the value Of the