Smyrna times., 1899-07-26
SOME IMPORTANT STATUTES
PASSED BY THE LAST SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
Things Valuable TO Know, Affecting as They
do all Classes of Our
Citizens.

do all Classes of Our
Citizens.
The Dover Hader gives the following
as among the important acts passed by
by the last session of the Legisla
ture:
The Act establishing State Board
of Agriculture.
The Act providing that any citizen
of this State purchasing fertilizers,
may have the ingredients of the same
analyzed by the State chemist upon the
nominal payment of one dollar. The
object is to secure the agriculturist from
impure and injurious phosphates.
The Act requiring, in the case of all
sales of red clover seed containing a
mixture of yellow trefOil, that the
package containing the seed shall be
conspicuOusly stamped as containing
the trefoil.
The Act requiring the weight of all
-four and grain meal to be stamped on
the bag or package.
The Act requiring all thorn hedges
to be trimmed at least once year to
height not exceeding five feet, except
where the hedge is cut down for the
purpose of thickening, when it may be
left untrimmed for three years; and re-
quiring that the trimmings should not
be suffered to remain ON the road for
longer than two week except under
certain conditions.
The Act apprOpriating $1,000 a year
to the Delaware Agricultural So
ciety.
The Act establishing a bacteriologi-
cal and pathological station at Della
ware College, for the purpose of pre-
venting the spread of disease; and ap-
propriating $1,000 annually for it's main
tenance.
The Act comforting upon the Court
of General Sessions in each county
jurisdiction to lay out public roads
and also to widen, change and vacate
the same in all cases, whether laid out
under that Act or by special act of the
General Assembly.
The Act establishing the work house
for New Castle county.
The Act (the only one passed affect
ing the pnblic schools generally afford
ing children in rural districts the CD.
portunity of attending graded schools
in other school districts without any
extra expense to their parents; the
State bearing the cost.
The Act stBrting the neucleus OF
travelling libraries under the auspices
of the State Federation of Women's
Clubs. The idea being to circulate
throughout the State different sets OF
the best, most interesting and mos
instructive books, to be used, free OF
charge by anyone desiring them.
The Act making it a misdeameanol
for any person to give or issue worth.
less ceecks or drafts, subject to fine or
Imprisonment in the discretion of the
Court; providing, however, that its
provisions shall not extend to mere
over drafts by persons having bona
tide bank accounts.
The Act makingit misdemeanor for
any barber to cut hair or shave on Sun
day, subject to a fine between $40 and
$40 for each violation.
The General Corporation law, which
has been treated editorially in former
issues.
The Superior Court in each county
is given the power to change the name
of a wife, or of any child of the parties
while it is considering a divorce
case.
An appeal from the Superior Court
In all divorce cases. The constitution
ality of this last Act is, however, now
being questioned in our courts; an an.
peal having been taken, but the Su.
preme Court not having yet determin-
ed whether it has jurisdiction under
the new constitution.
The Act termed the ''BOtkin Act. >
giving jurisdiction in the case of crimes
begun in this State, but accomplished
in another.
The Act which virtually prevents
gypsies from coming into this State by
compelling them to take out license
at the cost of $50.
The various appropriation acts
$45, 900 to Farnhurst; $500 annually tc
Delaware Historical Society; 81 800 tc
the Delaware Society for the Proven
tion of Cruelty TO Children; $500 to St
Michael's Day Nursery and Baby't
Hospital; appropriation to the Della
ware Industrial School for Girls in
creased to $4,000. In the case of the
Day Nursery and the Industrial Schoo
New Castle county had been contribu
ting to each in the past, but after tn,
PRONUNCIATION of the new constitution
it was held unlawful for the county tC