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son entitled during life TO said fund.
anu the receipt Of the person entitled
absolutely to said fund shall discharge
and release the trustee from all lia-
idlity for or concerning the same.
Section 6. The chancellor upon pc
tition being presented to him, as pro-
vdded in section 5. shall appoint al
trustee TO receive, manage and invest
said fund, and the trustee shall give
bond as the chancellor may order and
direct
Section Z. The receipt of such trus-
tee. to the executor or administrator
cum testamento annexo, for said fund
shall release and discharge said ex-
ecutor or administrator cam testa-
mento annexo of and from all liability
for or concerning same
SectionS That when such executor
or administrator cum testamento an
neXO in cases where the viii so pro-
vides. shall leave in the possession of
the person entitled for life, live stock
household goods and farming lmple
ments. together with the crops saved
for the maintenance OF such stock and
family stores, the receipt of such per-
son. entitled for life to such executor
or administrator cum testamento an
nexo, when passed in his account be-
fore the register OF wills shall release
and discharge such executor or admin
istratOr cum testamentO annexo Of and
from all liability for or concerning
said articles in this section mentioned
or the appraised value thereof.
An act to amend chapter "a, Re
vised Statutes, in relation to sAeriff's
bond, will be introduced in the Senate
1t is as follows:
Section l. That chapter "a, Revised
Statutes, be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out all of section
and 10 OF said chapter "a, and in
serung in lieu thereof the following,
which shall be sections and 10, Of
said chapter:
Section 9. Every sheriff elected or
appointed in either OF the counties Of
this state, before entering upon his
Office, shall, with sufficient surety or
sureties. become bound to the State of
Delaware, by joint and several OBJ
legation TO be, with the surety or
sureties therein, approved by the asso-
ciate judge resident in the county, for
which said sheriff shalt have been
elented. namely; the sheriff of New
Castle county in fifty thousand dol
lars; the sheriff ofKent county in four
teen thousand dollars and the sheriff OF
SUSSEX county in twelve thousand dol
lars, upon condition, that il the said
sheriff shall and do well and truly
serve and execute all writs and pro-
cesses to him directed, without delay
and shall, from time to time, upon re-
quest to him made for that purpose
well and truly pay or cause to be paid
to the several suitors and parties in
terested therein, their lawful agent
factors or assigns, and 10 the several
officers all and every sum or sums oI
money to them respectively belonging
which shall come to his hands ol
which il shall be his duty to collec
and receive; and receive, collect anC
pay over all public taxes whatsoever
committed TO him for collection ant
shall and do from time to time and a
all times during his continuation il
office, and perform in everything th'
duty in him reposed, then the sais
bond 10 be void, otherwise to be an,
remain in full force and virtue. Thi
bond shall be entered al large upoi
she continuance record in the Superio
Court of the same county at the tim
II is taken and the approval Of tn
surety or sureties and OF the bon
shall appear on the record
Section TO- That if any such sherii
shall neglect so to enter into sue
bond he shall pso factO, forfeit hi
office: and the prOthOnotary shal
forthwith certify such NEGLECT to tn
governor. who shall thereupOn an
point another person. being an inhabl
tant of the same county, to FIJI the va
cancy until the next general electio
and the qualification Of successor.
The governor shall duly notify IN
said prothonotary of every appoint
ment Of a sheriff to fill a vacancy
SEHBYVILIlES FIGHT WON.
The fight over the s6O5.O7 elaine
from the state by the selbyvi.le publi
schools was -enewed in the senat
yesterday morning. 1t being the ep'
c1al order When Senator Brasur
father of the bill called it up, th
Committee on Education submitted a
acceptable amendment, reducing IN
sum to S55S.62. Senator Pyle attaeke
it,and presented from the state auditC
q letter stating that he knew Of I
sum Of money due the SeIbyVil
schools. and it would, in his opinio-
be dangerous 10 establish precedea
by passing the bill. He expressed Il
belief that the alleged shortage W,
imaginary and due TO a misunde
standing Of the effect OF the redistr
bution act In 1893.
Henry Ridgely. Jr.. who prepar,
the bill. was given the privileges
the floor and explained that he hi
examined INTO the matter thorough
and found that the shortage did exi.
and that it existed prior to the passa,
of the redistribution act. He was i
terrupted by the Joint ha1ln+ and ~