Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-19
IN THELEGISLATURE.
House Committees Selected -Burton-Ma uii
contest DISMISSED.

session two hours and half yesterday,
but the time was devoted entirely TO
routine business.
The Senate claims the honor Of being
the first body to pass bill duringethe
legislative session of 1899. This bill is
the act authorizing the school commits
sioners of District No. Il, Kent county,
to borrow 5000 for building purposes,
which was introduced by Senator
| Meredith.
Dover, Jan. 10. After recess Of
| two days, the House settled down 10
| hard work yesterday, and made cred
| liable showing. Lnte in the morning,
! Speaker Clark announced the standing
committees, which are as follows;
Rules Messrs. Pilling, Donahoe and
Theodore r. Clark,
Revenue and Taxation -Messrs. Pill
| ing, Sattertield, Kitchen, Dennison,
Rose, Donahoe and King.
Judiciary Mpssrs Robertson, Haz-
card, Pilling, Taylor and Donahoe.
Federal Relations -Messrs. West,
Frizzell, Frazier, Wagamon and J. b.
| Clark
Grimes and Punishments = Messrs
Frizzell, Conoway, Short, j. b. Clark
and Cottingham.
Agriculture -Messrs. Hazard, Don
nison, FAIRIES, Shallcross and Jester.
temperance Messrs. Jenkins, Tharp,
Dennison, Shalicross and Donahoe.
Revised Statutes -Messrs. Ewing,
Burns, Hunter. Cottingham and Rose.
Printing Messrs. Dennison, Ewing,
Jenkins, Hazard and Wagamon.
Fish, Oysters and Game -Messrs,
Shalcross, Lattomus, Buell., Herring
and Taylor.
Elections Messrs. Kitchen, Burns,
Hazard. Donahos and O'Day.
Education Messrs. Donahoe, Davis,
Herring, Tharp and O'Day.
Appropriations Messrs. Rose, West,
pilling, MeNulty and Taylor.
Stationery and Supplies Messrs.
Herring, Hushebeck, Ewing, Jester and
Cottingham.
Miscellaneous Business Messrs Sat
tertield, Dennison, Hazard, Rose and
King.
Accounts Messrs. Hunter, Burns
Kitchen, McNulty and King.
Claims Messrs. Lattomus, West
Buell., Donahoe and j. B. Clark.
Enrolment Messrs. Davis, Herring
Robertson, Hazard Wagamon, O'Da,
and Dennison.
! Municipal Corporations = Messrs
Burns, Robertson, Kitchen, Hazard
McNulty, Donahoe and Jester.
, Private Corporations -Mcssrs. Tharp
Burns, FAIRIES, Lattomus, Wagamon
Shallcross and MeNulty.
GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.
: Representative Davis has the homo
of having introduced the first Hous
bill. 1t was drawn by Walter II. Hayes
and is entitled an ''Act providing 70
: u General Corporation Law Its Ii
sections, typewritten, fill 93 pages c
: legal cap. In reading it to the House
7 the CLERK consumed more than on
hour. Mr.. Davis desired that tho cler
3 be instructed to have 500 copie
Y printed, but, at the suggestion of Mr.
I Burns, who stated that the cost woul
not be less than $50, the printing com
; mittee was requested to obtain bids fc
. printing it. The following summar
, will give meager idea Of the prov!
g sions of the bill
{ "Any number of persons, not les
e than three, may associate TO establis
: corporation for the transaction of an
g lawful business, or to promote or cor
r duct any Legitimate object or purpos
Y under the provisions of and subject
S the requirement of this act, exceptin
: for such purposes as are excluded froi
II the operation of the general law /
section l Of article 0 of the Constiti
. tion Of this State, upon making nm
. filing certificate of incorporation
n writing, in manner hereinafter mer
toned. Any corporation created und'
4 this act for the purpose Of constructor
Il q railroad shall commence the PROPOSE
o construction within six months fro
It the datc Of its organization, and con
y plete at least one track of said rot
VI within three years from the date
10 commencement. Any corporation o
n ganized under this act for tho col
Ie struction and operation of a railroi
shall have power to borrow sums
money from time to time not exceo,
ing in the aggregate double the amour
ID OF its full paid capital stock, as shs
be necessary to build, construct or +
% pair its road, and for its general mai
ID tenance. 1t shall secure the repayme
Ks thereof by bonds and mortgages.
he any person or persons shall issue SUI
IS bonds to any greater amount tn
double the amount, at the time of SUI
I, issue, that shall have been actual
J0 paid up on the capital stock of su,
re railroad, he, she or they shall be gull
~ vi q fltSAltlttfsubT. IlNtFJ tOIDDTdbN
n created under this act, or eXistil
under the laws of this State, for L
is construction of y railroad shall ere
Us and maintain fences on both sides
p the road. A full report of tho oper
a tions of each railroad shall be ma
annually to the stockholders. Any Il
or more railroad corporations Great
under this act, or any one of SUI
n corporations, or corporation n,
st. existing, for the construction a
operation of railroad, who
ed charter does not prohibit merger
NJ consolidation, may consolidate into
OIL single corporation by an agreeme
at signed by the majority of tho directo
IA. No railroad corporation or railway
C. ganiZed under this act shall chars
ed demand or receive from any persc
company or corporation, for the tran
Ia portation of passengers or property
nd greater sum than it shall charge or
IT. coive from any other person, compa
nj or corporation for like service from I
rs same place, under like conditions, unt
on similar circumstances, and Tor the sa
lie. period of time. Every railroad corr
ration organized under the provisit
of this act shall DO required, III
TO filing certificate, to pay to the Sec
ct, tary of State fees hereinafter proyiC
en- for; also, pay to the State treasur
10 for the use Of the State, such tax rs
me required in the laws of this State
M titled TO raise revenue for this Sta
M and Taxing railroad and canal co
TO panies in this State. Any railway c
'ed poration created or existing under
re- laws of this State, which, shall hi
ely located tho route of its railway b
IN survey deposited in the Office of