The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-25
THE TRADING STAMPS TO GO
Representative Donaldson Has Charge Of
the Bill to Make Giving Away Trading
-. =, Stamys Nisdemeanor Punishable
-. With Imprisonment and Fine.

Tho general Assembly met in Dover on
Monday morning, after week 5 absence
The three lawyers having the enactment Of
the new Constitution in hand were pres.
ent. Mr.. Donaldson, in tho House gave
notice of two bills
One was an act in relation to the per.
manent improvement OF the Christiana
river the outline of which has been pub
lished in the REPUBLICAN,
/ The other bill in which every store keep
or in Wilmington is interested is known
~ an act for the protection OF trade. The
bills are is follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of Della
ware in General Assembly met:
Section /. That from and after the
passage of this act any person or persons,
merchant, manufacturer, importer, re.
taller or dealer doing business in this
state. who shall offer, give or sell or auth
orize or permit any agent, salesman or en-.
p!oye to offer, give or sell any patron, pur-
chaser, or customer any ticket or tickets
stamp or stamps, cheek or checks, or
other token or memoranda emitting such
patron, customer or purchaser to demand
or receive money or any other article of
value, or other thing shall be deemed
guilty of o misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be sentenced topay
fine Of not less than twenty. live dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars or be i'm
prisoncd for term Of not exceeding six
months. or either or both, at the discro
tion of the court
Section 2. That from ,and after the
passage of this ac5 any person concerned |
or interested in offering, giving or selling |
any ticket or tickets, stamp or stamps |
check or checks, or other tokens or mem
oranda, whereby any person whatsoever,
shall be entitled to demand or receive |
np m hn fipla fNf pnlI IN
other thing shall be deemed guilty of II
misdemcanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall bo sentenced to pay a fine Of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
S!G0, or be imprisoned for u term not ex.
ceeding six months, or either Or both at
the discretion of the court"
Speaker Riggin gave notice Of n bill to
amend the charter of tho town OF Laurel.
which will empower the city tax collec
tor with the same power as u county tax
collector. John f. Salisbury and Alex
ander Nj. DAILY were given hearing by
tho committee on Taxation yesterday af.
ternoon on the proposed amendment to
the Adams tax law, framed at the last
ses sion, but which has never been en-
forced, owing to its provisions being SO
crude that lawyer lik1 John +. Rodney
was afraid to undertake to interpret 1t,
and when called upon by the Levy Court
Commissioners, refused to undertake to
instruct the collectors and they went
ahead and made their assessments 1t Is
likely that all Of the defects will be reme-
died In the new bill, which is to be drawn
by the commission attorneys.
The commission of attorneys presented
four bills, some of which had been prepar-
cd before tho commission was appointed.
Notice of the bills was given in tho House
by Mr. Hazell. One provides for the ap-
pointment ofa clerk for the Supreme Court
the first appointee to hold Office until 1893
aid be appointed each four years thereafter
The same hill says the Sheriff of Kent
county shall servo the processes of the Su-
premo Court.
Another measnre provides that the seals
Of the various courts be fixed. A third bill
provides terms for the supreme Court.
Tho bill to fix tho Judges salaries was
discussed. The salaries OF the Chief Justice
and Chancellor will each be- fixed at $4,000,
and the salaries of the associate Justices at
$500 each u year, Notice was given by |
Mr.. HAZEL in tile House yesterday after
noon.
PASSED A SENATE BILL.
In tho House this afternoon Representa-
tive Thompson called upa Sentate bill |
left over from the last session. 1t provides |
that no State officer, such as constable \
or sheriff, shall receive mileage when at |
tending court as witness for moro than |
one prisoner, and when more than one
person is arrested the officer is to receive |
one fee. The bill was intended to stop the
wholesale tramp raids, so frequently made
In the lower part of the State.
When the bill was called up there was
general inquiry us to what it meant and
when it was passed. 1t was also found
that the proposed bill reduced the term to
which Migrants may ho sentenced from
sixty to ten days. The bill was read and
placed on its final passage.
After this bill had been passed Mr.
Short called up the House bill left over
from the last session to prevent tho adul
teratiOn Of butter. 1t amends the law al
ready in existence, and merely makes tho
State law conform to the national law.
The law also'allows olcomargurine to be
colored, but not to be sold rs butter.