Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-19

business Of a peddler within the limits
OF said city shall, before commencing
business, apply In his or her own name
to the clerk Of the peace Of New Castle
county fbrlproper peddlers' license, and
shall enter into a bond to the State in
the sum Of $500, to be filed IN the
Office Of snid clerk, with surety
to be approved by him, to which bond
there shall be annexed power Of
attorney for the confession Of Judgment
In the Superior Court for said county,
and which shall be entered. in said
court BY said clerk of the peace and
execution issued thereon upon any
noncompliance with or violation Of
this act by the person giving the same.
The proceeds arising upon any judg-
ment entered under this act shall be
one-half for the use of New Castle
county, and the other half for the use
of the person upon whose complaint
such, peddler has been arrested for
violation of the law.
Every person who complies with the
requirements Of this act may have n
peddler's license issued to him or her
for . period Of, three months, six
months Or one year. Such license shall
entitle the holder to personally engage
period for which it Is issued within
he limits Of the city of Wilmington
only. 1t shall be neither transferred,
4 the one TO whom ii was issued. Every
such peddlcr shall carry with him or
her. whom engaged in such business,
his or her license for the inspection of
any police officer, constable or other
peace officer within the city of Will
nlington.
Applicants for peddler's liconse,
having been bona fide residents of
this State for six months at the time
OF application, shall pay therefor as
follows: Foot peddlers, at the rate OF
$40 per year; for license to use ono
horse and wagon, at the rate of $50 per
years; to use two horses and two
wagons, S75 per year. Every other
peddlershall pay double the said rates.
Every peddler within the said city
who shall fail or neglect to procure. the
proper license for ~ days after he shall
have commenced business shall forfeit
and pay to said clerk Of the peace the
sum OF Is per cent, In addition to the
amount hereby required for such
license. b#.
Any person who shall, within tho
limits Of said city, carry on tho bust
ness of a peddler without having a
license shall, upon conviction. be
punished by fine /. For the first
| offence, Of not less than S5 nor more
than so; for the second offence, not
less than $40 nor more than $40, and
for tho third and all subsequent
offences, not less than s25 nor more
than 500.
Any licensed peddler under this act
who shall carry gu such business with
out having his or her license with him
or her at the time shall, upon con
| viction, be fined 81.
| Any peddler licensed under the pro-
visions " this act who shall loan, give,
sell, assign or transfer such license to
be used by any other person shall be
fined thes sum Of $50, and his or her
license shall be forfei red, VIA
| All violations Of tn $ act, and offences
against the same, IRE misdemeanors,
and the Municipal Court OF said city
shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
hear, try and determine them upon
Information fled by the attorney
general Of this State, his deputy OF
the prosecuting officer of said court,
4 The duties Of the clerk of the peace
for New Castle county in issuing
Licenses under this act shall be as
nearly as possible the same as they now
| are Ii issuing peddlers''. licenses for New
Castle county under the provisions oil
section =, chapter 90, page 549, Revised
Code, Laws Of Delaware, 1893.
The provisions of this act shall moi
apply TO any peddler's license nov 4
force in New Castle COUNTY, 1t shal
II 4oirn <H..t fr.s., &t., ,5,ta ~ ;ts q.
psoyal by the governor.
i II find your letter IN the outside
box, The box was emptied at $40.
Tho office was open at that time, This
boy " generally emptied a little aftel
s in the morning. y
! During the afternoon, the GORE
spondent called upon the postmaster
and the latter said he was skrry this
letter had been delayed and added: ~
wish / had thopght about 1t in time
II had thought, would have sug
gested that you telegraph the contents
Of the letter tmore than 1000 words
aud | would have paid the cost OF teler
graphing When the correspondent
called attention to tho time when,
according to the postnlaster's note, thi
outside box is cmptied, a little after
generally and $40 yesterday, and thu
time when tho mail is taken to III,
railroad station, GAO, d difference q
nearly one hour and a half, and asked
II he did not think it was poor manage
nent not to empty the box more thar
Il once, when, at such an early hour
strangers would be likely to put letter
in the outside box, the postmaster re
Piled that, owing to his manifolt
duties, he had not thought of tn,
question, but, since the question has
been put to him, he believed the idet
, il conveyed was a good one, and h
! said hereafter the box would b,
emptied moro than once.
ODDS AND ENDS
Senator Knox will introduce an ac
in relation to the collection Of taxes II
| New Castle county. 1t is tho bill pre-
pared BY the Board Of Trade Of VIII
Iinington, and designed to decrease TIL
number OF tax collectors. n.
|, | Senator Farjow will introduce an ac
] i to amend the charter OF the town 0
Laurel. y 1t will provide for taxinl
, electric light, telegraph and telephon
poles. ,.,,ss3
an act repeating the law which require
uysterrnen living on boats or shantie
on Simon's, Leipsic, Mispillion anc
: Crosscut Greeks to pay a license
. $50,
The Senate has passed (amended
the House bill in relation to legislativ
printing, The amendment provide
!, that each house shall have control 9
!, its printing. st 4,
Tha' House has created q new stand
ipg committee. on. copstitutionai rs
Q form, LTD which will be referred tn