Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-09
TWO IMPORTANT BILLS.
An Act Regulating the sale nj Trefoi' and
Red Clover - An Act iu Relation to The
CHANGING of Names. .+Yy. aN. ~

An Act Regulating the Sale nj Treioi' ana
Red Glover - An Act iD Reiution to The
Changing of Names. slyt
Dover, Feb. Representative Shall
cross has introduced an act regulating
the sale of yellow trefoil mixed with
red clover. Its provisions include the
following: elcf sS.
Every person who shall sell, OF offer
or expose for sale, red clover seed with
which there has been mixed in any way
what is commonly known as yellow
trefoil seed shall prominently, dis
tinctly and durably stamp, brand or
stencil upon the top or tops. side or
sides and bottom or bottoms of every
box, bag or package of such article
or substance tho words Containing
yellow trefoi seeds In plain Roman
letters lot less than one-half inch
square, placed horizontally. Ia proper
order, so rs TO be conspicuous in any
position in which the package or pack
ages my be placed; and every sale of
such mixture of rcd clover and yellow
trefoil seeds, whatever name be given
or applied, either wholesale or retail,
not so stamped, branded, stenoiled,
marked or labeled shall be void, and
no action or actions shall be main
tanned for the price thereof. 4fs
Any person who shall neglect to com
ply with the provisions Of this, act, and
any person who shall render illegible,
conceal or hide in any manner the in
scription, shall be Imprisoned not less
than five nor more than 30 days and BIO
fined $50. for the first offence, and
shall be imprisoned not less than 60
nor more than 80 days and be fined
Sl00, for the second offence. One half
of tho fine shall go to the informer.
On the trial OF any one violating the
provisions of this,act, proof of the sale,
or offer to sell or expose for sale the
mixture mentioned in this act shall be
presumptive. knowledge Of the char.
acter of the article so sold, or offered
or exposed. I'll i
Alfred cover seed mixed with yellow
trefoil seed sold in this State, shall be
in conformity with the above, and any
person selling, or Offering or exposing
red clover seed mixed with yellow, ire
foil seed for sale not in accord with
| this act shall forfeit the same, and ii
shall be seized and taken by the sheriff
or constaples of any county and sold for
the use of the public school fund in
the district or city where such seizure
| was made. f.'
Representative Shallcross says the
| bill, il it becomes law, will save the
| farmers thousands of dollars.
CHANGING NAMES. ~
Senator Hart has given notice of an
act authorizing the Superior Court
| within any of the counties of this
State to change the names of the wife
and children in divorce cases.
The Superior Court within any oil
the counties Of this State, it says, q
hereby authorized and empowered, in
its discretion, in causes ofjdivorce now
pending or hereafter brought before
said court, and in which divorce i.
granted by said court, to change thu
name of any wife party In such suit,
and the name or names of any or al
issue born during the continuance O
the marriage sought to be dissolved
by such proceedings. VI
The said court shall, in its discretion,
dissolve any marriage, when any nam,
is changed as provided in this act, SCI
forth the name or names by which sucf
4 wife or child shall hereafter be known.
From and after said Superior Court
has changed the name of any. wife o.
child as provided in this act, the nam,
I
filed by the decree mentioned in thi
act shall be, for all intents aud pur
poses, the legal name of such wife o
child. ssst5 oalt {4
ACTIONS EX DEIIcTo. tFg
Senator Shakespeare has given motto
of an act providing that actions o,
delicto may be commenced by foreigi
attachment process. provisions ar
as follows: +. Pm
A writ of foreign attachment may b
Il issued, in any action ex delicto, agains
any person, firm or corporation not al
inhabitant of this State, after returl
to q summons or capias, issued ant
delivered to the sheriff or coroner, II
days before the return thereof, shown.
that tho defendant cannot be found
and proof satisfactory to tho court o
the cause of action; or upon affidavit
made by tho plaintiff, or some othe
credible person, and filed with tn
prothonotary, that the defendant reside
out of this State and has peen guilt,
of a tort TO the plaintiff. by which sal,
plaintiff has heen damaged in al
amount exceeding 500. And whel
there arc two or more defendants, on
q resident in this State, but withou
available means to pay the plaintiff
claim, the fact may be so stated ii
such affidavit, and the attaehinen
thereon may issue against the non
resident defendant or defendants will
the Same effect as if such non-residen
defendant or defendants was or wer
the only defendant in the cause. .
Tho said writ shall be framed
directed, issued, executed and returned
and like proceedings had, as in case
of foreign attachments now authorize,
by law. Every such writ, issued unde
tho provisions of this act. shall hav
endorsed thereon by the plaintiff or hi
attorney the amount OF bail to be takel
in such action. Any prothonotary o
other person taking bail in any pro
ceedings under, this act shall requir
the person going bail to Justify In th
amount so endorsed on said writ r