Evening journal., 1897-03-30

5CHOOD OOMMll hE 10 DONER.
CONTEST FOR STATE LIBRAR-
IAN-MEAsUREs IN HOUSE AND
SENATE.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER. March 0-Representative
HAZEL gave notice of an act in relation
to foreign corporations doing business
in this state. It compels every such
company TO have a representative in
the state upon whom any legal service
may Oe served. The prothonotary Of
each county shall keep n special record
of such agents and shall receive a fee
OF one dollar for each such entry. In
case of the death of an agent another
must be designated within ten days and
his name placed on record. Failure OF
o foreign corporation to comply with
the provisions is made q misdemeanor
punishable with fine of from $500 TO
$500. If an agent evades the law he
also shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and fined from 500 to $500.
Under the present law foreign insur-
ance companies doing business in this
state, are required to designate an
agent, upon whom process can be-
served, and they have to fll a certih-
cate TO that effect with the insurance
commissioner There is another act
which requires all foreign corporations
TO name an agent, but does not provide
that process can be served on such
agents. These acts are all detective In
that they do not provide for the service
upon such agents of anything except
.ne original writ, and this only in case
OF foreign Insurance companies. If, In
addition to the certificate now filed
with either the insurance commissioner
or secretary Of state, all foreign corpo-
rations were required 10 register
their agent with the prothono-
tary in each county, suffers by simply
going to the prothonotary's office could
easily ascertain who the agent Is. and
avoid the delay of writing to the insur-
ance commissioner. Z his bill in addi-
ticn to allowing service on tho
agent of writs, allows service
Of all orders and rules Of court,
and also all notices of any kind. This
latter is very important in insurance
cases. Under the present law proofs of
loss have to be served on the insurance
company. They cannot be served on an
these companies home offices are "a
great distance from Delaware. and the
plaintiffs are compelled to send a man
on there TO serve the notice. Z his Is
attended with great Inconvenience and
expense. The bin imposes no gred,
0urden on the companies.
BACK M Committee.
The House bill TO repeal the law ex-
empring the Cedar Meek district Oi els-
sex county from the operations % thl
general stock law was recOmmttCd hy
the House and its friends and enemie
VIII lave another shor at IL In com
mittee.
PASSED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
The House had a fairly busy session
yesterday afternoon and passed the fol-
lowing bills: House bills, supplement t.
the act regulating the practice OF phar
macy; 10 incorporate Clayton Lodge,
NO. 5, Shield OF Honor; to incorporate
the Peninsula Press Company; IL
amend the title OF the New York and
BAY Head Terminal Company; Senate
bill to amend the charter of the Min
qua Iron and Supply Company; Senatt
dill extending from four days to onl
| year the time for fling mechanics Hens
/ against vessel property; House bill iC
incorporate John NJ. Clayton Council
Jr. o. u. A. NJ.
POLES TO ORGANIZE.
Notice Of a bill to incorporate IN,
Polish-American Club. of Wilmington
was given by Representative Donald.
son. II is 10 be a social and political
club, with headquarters in Whining.
lcn.
CANNOT GET THE VOTES.
Il will be several days yet before tn,
bill extending to the Fall Of 1898 th'
terms of the mayor and other officer.
Of the city of Wilmington comes to {
final vote in the House. They wer
down here in force yesterday, but foun,
that they could not muster the requisite
two-thIrds vote and the bill was re
turned to the calendar.
PASSED THE HOUSE.
Yesterday morning the House passe,
the following bills. Senate bill to re
new the charter Of the Trump Brother
Machine Company: House bills q
transfer the farm Of William 5. Martii
from school district No. 1872 to distric
No. IS, in Sussex county; to incorporat
The New Castle News Publishing Com
pany; to divorce Mary and Paul +. Her
bert.
MR.. HAZELL'S LITTLE BREAK.
j The House bill to divorce Henry +
+ and Luella Stroud was reported favor
ably in the House yesterday but lai
over for one day at the instance of MI
HAZEL, who doubted whether the AS
sembly had the right to pass a bill i
which the desertion was for a shortc
period than three years. He evidentl
thought that the Legislature was boun
by the law which regulates the divorc
work of the Superior Court.
NEWPORT WANTS a RAISE.
Representative Mccullough gave n,
tice Of an act TO amend the charter {
The town of Newport. Il increases froi
$3.50 10 $500 the amount Of money to I
! raised for town purposes.
] CONQUERED IN THE LIMIT.
The House concurred in the Senai
amendments to the bill authorizing III
, clerk of the Orphans Court, of Ne
y Castle county. TO make an index of III