Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
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Dover, Feb. 2i.
William II. Head and John S. Ros-
sell, two of the accountants employed |
by the House committee on private |
corporations to investigate the affairs
Of the Farmers Bank SO far as they |
relate to the States interests in the |
discontinuance of the New Castle |
branch of that bank, entered upon
their duties yesterday. j. I. Smith of
Milford, who also was employed to per-
form part of the work, could not serve,
and George ID. Kelley, comptroller of
New Castle county, has been engaged
to take his place. 1t is not known how
long the accountants will be employed.
They will probably be allowed 525 each
per day.
SALE OF LIQUOR BY CLUBS.
Representation Donahoe has given
notice Of an act amending chapter AIS,
Vol. XIV, Laws of Delaware. 1t is as
follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any corporation, company, club, society
or association Of any kind, or for the
officers, servants or agents thereof, to
sell, give away or dispense any intoxi-
eating liquors to or for any other person
or persons than bona fide members
thereof; and no corporation, company,
club, society or association of any
kind, or the officers. servants or agents
thereof, shall sell. give away or dis
pense, whether by ticket or by any
other method or device, any intoxi
eating liquors to bona fde members
thereof without license for the same
first had and obtained as provided by
law, the application in the case of a
L.s 10 hx,t El. rnr.
dent or other head officer of the cor.
poration; and the officers and managers
Of any corporation, company, club,
society or association may be indicted,
either jointly or seyeraily, for any
violation of this section or any other
provision of the laws Of Delaware regu
lating the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
by any officer, manager, servant or
agent of any such corporation, COM
pany, club, society or association upon
the premises used OF occupied by sNch
corporation, company, club, society
or association; and any person who
shall violate any of the provisions of
this section, or of any other pro-
vision of the laws of Delaware regu-
lating the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
and the officers and managers of any
corporation, company, club, society or
association any officer, servant or agent
of which shall violate any of said pro-
visions shall be deemed guilty of "a mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less
than 500 nor more than $1,000, to-
gether with costs of prosecution, or be
imprisoned for term of not less than
one month nor more than IL months,
or both, at the discretion of the court.
N1ehs,,er IL, III &c d1,all mt ,1e
the sale or furnishing of Intoxicating
liquors to any person to whom it is
now unlawful, under the laws of Della
ware, for licensed liquor dealer o.
this State to sell or furnish intoxi
eating liquors.
WITNESS FEES IN CERTAIN CAUSES
Representative Robertson will intro
duce an act in relation to the paymen
of witness fees in certain causes. 1t il
as follows:
Section l. No subpoena for any wit
ness or witnesses in any litigation
cause or controversy in any court
either at law or in equity, shall issue
or be issued, or be served, by any per
son commanding any person or person
to appear and testify in such litiga
iion, cause OF controversy, or shall an
such person or persons be required t
appear or testify, unless, at the tim
the SUBPOENA is issued, the sum of
for each person named in the subpmn
is deposited with the prothonotary,
the cause be depending in the Superic
Court, or with the register in CHANGER,
if the cause be depending in chancery
or with the clerk of the court in whic
the litigation, cause or controversy
depending.
Sec. 2. The sum so deposited shall |
retained by the officer receiving IL
same, and so much. thereof as may
necessary be Paid, within 30 days aft
the subpoena was made rcturnable,
the witnesses summoned by the part
aepositing the same, and the overpll
)r balance remaining shall DO ropa
TO the party depositing the same.
Sec. 3. When the litigation. cause
controversy in which any persons a
summoned to testify as aforesaid
ended, the court shall order the wi
ness fees paid under the provisio
hereof, taxed against the upsuccessf
party, by whom the same shall DO pa
TO tho party who made the depos
aforesaid, and, in case of default
such payment for 30 days, execute
may be had by said party to recoy
the same.
Sec. 4. Any subpoena issued or sery
in violation Of the foregoing provisio
shall be Illegal and void, and Of
force or effect.
INDIoEs OF RECORDS OF DEEDS.
Representative Shallcross has Civ
notice of an act authorizing the
corder Of deeds for New Castle cour
to make certain indices. The preaml
says: "Courtland Q Montgomery, [
late recorder in and for New Cas-
county, in pursuance of an act of l
General Assembly, did make, or cal
to be made, certain direct and indir
induces to the records Of deeds in
recorders office Of said county fir
1874 to january LIST, 1897, using wi
is known as tho Campbell system.
is DESTROYS that this system of ind
ing, which now covers a period fir
1910 to December 3lst, 1896, inclusi
shall be continued and used in c,
nection with the current business
the said Office, and that tho deeds
corded from day to day shall be SO
dexed at once. BY so doing, cons
cradle amount of money will be sa
to New Castle county, and the gr
expense incurred in preparing these
dices from time to time will be
longer necessary. The bill is as
lows.
Section l. That the recorder in
for New Castle county be, and he
hereby, authorized and required
make, or cause to be made, pursu
to the Campbell system Of indies
true and correct copy OF the indice
deeds recorded in his Office subsequ
to December 31st. 1896, and prior
the day of the date of the passag
this act, and to continue said ind