Evening journal., 1899-01-13
Mr.. BRASURE'S BILL
Governing Secret Organiza-
tions Has Strong Backing,
MEMBERS APPARENTLY AT SEA

REGAhtDlNG DJl lIo Ot liE Gh-N-
ERAL ASSEMBLY IN CONNIEC-
TTON WITH CORPORATIONS.
sENATE's DUTY COMPLETED
HAS NAMED A COMMITTEE TOI
SETTLE WITH sTAuE TREAS
URa1R AND AUDITOR.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover Jan. 13.-senator Brasure's
bill reiaung to secret societies and as
.sociations win have some strong back,
ing in the General Assembly. The
senator is great sachem Of the Req
Men Of Delaware. Clerk OF the Senate
Kenney is Grand Washington OF the
Brotherhood Of the Union; Representa-
tive David Rose is past grand sacheu
Of the Delaware reservation, and Sen
ator Farlow, Senator Moore, and Rep
resenthtive King are past grind officers
and all earnestly in favor Of the bill.
CORPORATION PROVISIONS.
Some Of the members appear to be
completely befuddled with respect 10
the rights and duties Of the General
Assembly in dealing with corporations.
Article OF the new Constitution
contains these provisions:
Section ]. No corporation shall here
after be created, amended, renewed OF
revived by special act, but only by OF
under general law, nor shall any eX-
listing corporate charter be amended,
renewed or revived by special act. but
only by or under general law; but the
foregoing provisions shall not apply 70
municipal corporations, banks or cor
porations for charitable. penal, re-
formatory. CT educational purposes,
sustained in whole or in part by the
state. The General Assembly shall, by
general law, provide for the revocation
or forfeiture Of the charters Of all cor
porations for the abuse. misuse or non
user OF their corporate powers, privi-
seges or franchises. Amy proceeding
for such revocation or forfeiture shall
be taken by the attorney-general, as
may be provided by law. No genera
Incorporation law, nor any special act
Of Incorporation. shall be enacted with
out the concurrence OF twO-thirds oI
all the members elected 10 each house
of the General Assembly.
Section 2. No corporation ia exist
ence at the adoption Of this Constitu
ton shall have its charter amended o.
renewed without first filing, under tn
corporate seal Of said corporation, ant
duly attested, in the office Of the secre
tary Of state, an acceptance Of the pro
visions Of this Constitution.
Section 4. The rights, privileges
immunities and estates Of religious so
cieties and corporate bodies, eTceD
as herein otherwise provided, SHAH re
main as il the Constitution Of thi
state had not been altered.
Section IA Of the constitutions
schedule says:
Section 14.-Unul the General As
sembly shall enact a general incorpoI
alton law as provided for in sectio
b 1 Of article TX Of this amended Consti
tuition, existing corporations may b
renewed for a period not exceedin
four years, without change or enlarge
S ment OF their corporate powers
duties, in the manner lawful befol
{ this amended Constitution shall tai
t effect.
+ SENATE1S DUTY DONE.
If the House OF Representative
a does its duty promptly the state trea
?, urer will soon be in a position to me
i all demands made upon him by Il
o. several school districts. Yesterday Il
It Senate passed the bill diverting fro
.e the school fund to the general ful
the $4,000 accumulated. Acting und
n advice Of three Of the judges Of d
g state, the state treasurer has refrai
l. ed from using this fund until Z
IN General Assembly should authori
s. It's reVerslon.
te LIBRARIANS SETTLEMENT.
n The Senate adopted a joint resol
ton appointing a joint committee
to settle with the STATE librarian. Mess
Id Pyle and Abbott were appointed
Id committee on behalf Of the Senate
ed SAME COMMITTEE NAMED.
The Senate eoncurred in the Hou
jOind committee appointing joi
committee to settle with the sti
Mt treasurer and state auditor, and Pre-
n, dent salmons named the same comm
Dr. tee as was named under the Sen.
Ell resolution-AIessrs Bikaeiy and Moo
If. The Senate resolution will fall in
er. House.
lie TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS.
in The Senate appointed Messrs. P
ty. and B.akely to audit the accounts
be the state librarian. Megsrs. Robe
ne son, Ewing and Benn.son were nan
on the part OF the House.
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