Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-09
VAS IN MOOD FOR SLAUGHTER
House Sends Several Bills to
the Legislative Graveyard.
STREET AND SEWER LOAN BILL
Also, Mr.. Robertson's Bill to
Secure Good Roads.


StaG correspondence OF Gazete nnd journal.
..=. .. Dover, March G.
REPRESENTATIVE Herring has introduced
In act regulating the granting Of certifi-
Irates to the teachers in the public
kchoos Of this State.
| II provides for primary, second grade. |
+rst grade and professional certificates.
5The county superintendent shall issue |
urinary certificates to all applicants |
Who shall answer IS per cent of the
Questions asked IN certain branches,
such certificates to DO good for one
Bear. Second grade certificates shall
be issued to applicants who shall answer
7j per cent of the questions asked appli-
cants for primary certificates and, in
addition, 10 per cent of the questions
asked in other branches, such certiti-
tates to be good for two years. First
grade certificates shall be issued to
applicants who shall answer 30 per cent
hi the questions asked applicants for
second grade certificates. such certifi-
tates to be good for three years. Pro-
tessional certificates shall be issued to
applicants who shall meet the require
|Inents for first-grade certificate and,
IN addition. shall answer 10 per cent of
pertain questions, such certificates to
be good Tor nVe wears.
Persons holding diplomas from recog-
bized colleges or normal schools shall
be entitled to teach for one year with
put examination, and ut the end of that
time the county superintendent may
endorse the diploma for five years. Per-
Fons holding primary certificates shall
be eligible to teach only in the first
Jour grades. The county superintend-
Ents shall have power to renew certifi-
oates without examination. They shall
give two days for examinations. No
person who is addicted to the use of
coholic beverages, or who is immoral,
hal he entitled to certificate. The
provisions of the act shall not apply to
Wilmington.
RECORDING PRIVATE ACTS.
representative Davis has introduced
BIZ act reviving and extending the time
# recording private acts.
The preamble says: "Section 3, chap
Ter 1. Revised Statutes, provide that
private statutes shall be recorded in the
ecorder's office in one of the counties
II this State within IL months after
heir passage, or they shall be void.
Several private and unpublished acts
Paye been allowed to become void
through ignorance or neglect Of the
foresaid enactment. The proposed act
for the purpose of relieving the
PARTIES interested Of the embarrass-
lents and disappointments arising
rom such neglect in the promises
The bill provides that all unpublished
lets heretofore passed that have become
old on account of not being duly, re-
orded in compliance with the pro-
isions aforesaid. and that have not by
b,ecial acts been repealed or become
bid by lapse of the time for which
hey are limited, are severally renewed
bud re. enacted, and, together with the
rovisions therein contained. are re-
pectively declared to be in full force
Or the period mentioned in the original
cts, and all transactions performed
Under the provisions of said acts shall
lave the same force and effect and be
Is valid as if the said acts had been
Recorded according to law, provided
That this enactment shall not take
|tfect in the case of any act that has
become void as aforesaid until certi-
led copy thereof, procured from the
\ Secretary of State, shall be recorded in
hc recorders office of one of the coun-
les of this State, and provided that
h0 such copy of voided act shall be
received for record after the expiration
# one year after the passage of this
Fct.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
representative Burns has introduced
u act concerning limited partnership.
1t provides that limited partnership
hay be formed for the transaction o.
\ hny business other than banking or in
2 nrance. All limited partnerships shall
! print on their signboard, after tn,
Partnership name, and upon all sta
ionery upon which the partnership
name is used, and on all advertise
bnents in which the partnership mann
Ps used. after the partnership name
the word Limited" and upon failur
10 do this the partnership shall be con
Ftrued to be general partnership.
SALE OF FARM PRODUCE.
4 Representative Kitchen has intro
kluced an act requiring every perso
Engaged In selling farm products O.
commission in Wilmington to pay t
|, the clerk of the peace of New Castl
a county, for the use of the State, an an
u nna fee of 500, provided that the pre-
q Visions of the act shall not apply I
4 any commission merchant who carrie
4 On business in building owned b
d himself or for which he pays an annu;
4 rent of at least $500. Every perso
h Violating the provisions of the act sha
X pc fined not exceeding 5000, or in
q prisoned not exceeding two months, {
IA both.
Dover, March 7.-Despite the fat
that they decided last week to hol
might sessions this week. the Senai
Al. DID not convene last night, and II
Nd House barely had quorum.
lie The House was in a slaughtefir
X mood yesterday, and consigned sever
III pills to the legislative graveyard.
30 LOAN BILL DEFEATED.
h. One of the acts defeated was II
House bill authorizing the Board
partment of Wilmington to borro
Slo0,000 for the elimination of graz
ih crossings of railroads and the improv
lh' ment of streets. The measure require
rop wo-thirds vote. Representativ
Ia Robertson, McNulty, Burns, Donah
y and Rose spoke in advocacy OF it. Tl
10 vote was as follows:
r., Representatives Burns, J.
:" Slark, Cottinghaln, Dennison, Don
IL zoe, Donovan, Hazard, Kitchen, Jeste
II hhing, Lattomus, McNulty, O'Da
T robertson, Rose, Satterfield, Sha
Gross, Wagamon and West-19.
N = Nay-Representatives Buell., Davi
w living, Frazier, Frizzell, Herin
Nj ssiunter,' Jenkins, Short, Tharp a
III speaker Clark-1l.
Sa The Union Republicans, it is sal
E so,ed against tho bill because ]. Edwa
IA asuaicks has been denied the privile
III u tearing up Wilmington S streets