Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
LEGISLATURES WORK.
Bills and Resolutions Passed and APP
proved by tho Governor.

Bilis and Resolutions Passed and Ap-
proved by tho Governor.
STAFF Correspondents OF Gazette and Journal
Dover, April II. = The following bills
aud joint resolutions ,haya besn pasHed
by tho General Assemly aud approved
by the Governor since a similar report
was made in these columns:
Bills--A Authorizing the town commits
sionerB OF Mi1hletown to refund the
municipal debt Of s}i, 600 at reduced
rate OF interest; provliing for an addi-
tional notary public for Sussex county;
further protecting oysters in Broad
kiln, Mispillion and Leinsic Rivers and
Simons' Creek; providing for clerk
and the service OF process and orders OF
the Supreme Court; regulating the
payment of fees for commissions Of
officers appointed by tho Governor
which are required to be confirmed by
the Senate; amending all acts Of the
General Assembly relating to the courts
and conforming thum to the amended
Constitution; allowing only one fee for
officers arresting more than one person
at time or making service on more
than one witness: amending the Now
Castle county pawnbrokor law: fixing
the compensation of the Chancellor,
Chief Justice una Associate judges;
conforming the appointment OF the
State Librarian to the new Constitn-
tion; conforming the appointment Of
county superintendent of schools 10
the new Constitution; regulating the
payment OF tho salary of the Governor;
providing for compromising the ut
torney- general for extra services for the
State outside of tho State; making con
stitutiuual the law relating to the main
tenBnee of the States INDECENT doaf,
dumb and blind at the Columbia In
stituts at Washington; providing that
the money for treatment of infectious
diseases among lower animals shall
come from the general fund OF the
| State; making the appointment OF the
State House janitor conform to the new
Constitution; regulating the fee to DO
paid by justices of the peace for their
commissions allowing tho town com
missionerH OF Laurel to raise additional
funds by taxation; 10 protect coloren
people against illegal arrests; providing
for the maintenance OF coloreil teachers
institutes making constitutional the
| law relating to the cnre OF idiotic chill
dren; increasing DelawRre's quota of
feeble minded children at the Media
institute; amending an AIT entitled
IAN act for the more efiicieut pro-
lection against crims;" making con
stitutional the appointment of State
detectives; providing for notary
public for the real estate and in
surance business OF William Il. Robin
son, in Wilmington providing for a
stsnographer and Typewriter for the
Governor; making provision for scale
for the courts; amending the charter OF
the town of Milton SO as to allow the
commissioners to raise additional funds
by taxation; regulating the payment OF
the salary of the Secretary of State; Ia
revive aud extend the time for record.
ing private acts; providing for the
better regulation of the Rtreets Of
Delaware City; making provision fol
paying the bills or improvements to the
State armory In Wilmington; changing
the name of Meta Margaret Waller tc
Meta Margaret Hitch; changing the
name of Ida M. Holston to Ida NJ.
Chamberlain; amending the charter o.
the town OF Smyrna GO as TO alter the
election regulations.
Joint resolutions-In relation to ad
iournment; authorizing the appoint
ment of a joint committee to determine
the subdivisions OF the Represen ia 81 VI
districts in the State.
The bill attending the time fo
making and correcting the assessment
for the year 1898 has passed both house
and gone to the Governor, but ho ha
not passed upon it.