Evening journal., 1899-02-20

LEGISLATION FOR LEWES.
Senator Maull continues TO look with
vgilant eye after the interests Of his
constituents in the Fifth district OF
Sussex county. He has in hand for
introduction three bills which affect
the town Of D.wes. They are as TO-
lows:
An act to amend chapter ia. yo.-
ume IA, OF the Laws OF Delaware, en-
titled AN act to incorporate the town
of Lewes, and for other purposes. and
the acts amendat0ry thereof, by a,ter-
ing the qualifications and terms of Of
fee OF the commissioners, and provid-
ing FOR filling vacancies in said office.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the state
OF Delaware, in General Assembly met.
(two-thirds OF the members OF each
branch thereof ooncurring therein):
Section /. The four commissioners
Of Lewes now serving shall continue
in Office until the first Saturday in
January, A. D., 1901, and until their
successors shah be elected.
SEction 9 That at the annual cleo
tion OF commissioners and other offl-
GERS OF the said town, to be held on
the first Saturday in January, A. D.,
1901, the four commissioners OF said
town shall be elected in manner fol-
lowing: One Of said comm missioners
shall be chosen by the qualified voters
OF school district No. 10, to serve for a
term Of two years and until his sue
cesscr shall be elected; one commits
s.oner shall be chosen by the qualified
voters OF school district No. no. to
serve for a term Of two years, and un-
Ill his successor shall be elected; one
commissioner shall be chosen by the
qualified voters OF school district No.
a. TO serve for a term Of one year,
and until his successor shall be elect
ed. and one commissioner shall be
chosen by the qualified voters Of
school district No. 112, TO serve for the
term OF one year and until his success
sor shall be elected; and on the first
Saturday in January annually thereaf-
ter successors TO the commissioners
whose terms OF office shall then expire
shall be chosen by the qualified voters
Of their respective districts to serve
for the term of two years; that Is to
say until the annual election two years
thereafter and UNTIL their successors
shall be elected. AT each annual elec-
tien the qualified voters of their re-
spective districts shall I'm like manner
elect a commissioner or commissioners
20 serve for the une1pired term or
terms OF any commissioner or commits
sicners whose office shall have been
rendered vacant in any manner what
soever. Each commissioner shall be.
az the time Of his election, and during
his term Of office, a resident Of the
school district for which he is chosen.
and the removal from his district dur
ing his term shall. ipso facto. vacate
his office. No perEOn shall be elected
or act as commissioner who Is not a
substantial freeholder Of the town.
Section 3. That in the event OF a
vacancy in the Office OF commission
En-, during his term Of office. the beard
OF commissioners, or a majority OF
them for the tme being, shalt appoint
some substantial freeholder OF the
town to fill such vacancy until the next
annual election. The qualification as
to residence shall be the same as In
the case OF an election.
Section 4. That noshtng herein con-
tained shall be construed to amend or
modify the said act, entitled "An act
to incorporate the town OF Lewes and
for other purposes" or the amend
ments thereto. except so far as the pro
visions thereof are inconsistent with
this act.
An act to ari,hd chepter llt. volume
IL, CT lho Laws OF Dc.rware entitled
AN acl to incorporate TIN .own of
Lcwes. and for other purposes, and the
acts amendatory thereof. by authoriz-
ing The comn.s; 1Lcrs Of said town To
appropriate money II pSvtmcnts II
prescribed ma;,f'al, ami 20 incrcaso
The amount to b.. raisc1 by taxation
BE Il. enacted by the Senate and
House OF Reg.4, .Ltatves Of ;ho stats
Of Delaware. In General Assembly met,
(twp-thirds pf the members Of each
branch thereof concurring thereinJ
Section l. Tha' section IN OF chap
ter ia, of gJiu NJ IA Of the Laws ul
Delaware. as ana ldsl by chapter ~
OF volume a. Of the Laws OF Dela-
ware, and as rspublished in chapts
536 Of the same voluns. be, and Il is
hereby amended by inserting in the
seventh line Of said section, as repuD-
lished as aforesaid, between the word
brick" and the word "or" the word
cement"
Section >. That the said secticu Il
OF said chapter, republished as a'ore.
said. be- and it is hereby further
amended by adding at the end Of said
section the words following, to vic.
Wherever a pavement shall he LAID
before or in front OF any house or LAND
pursuant to the provisions Of this sec
tion. the commissioners. If satisie,
that such pavement has been made il
accordance with their directions an,
specifications as aforesaid, out Of thN
funds Of the town, a sum not exceed
ing one-third Of the cost Of said pave
ment."
Section 8. That the words CIV
hundred" in the third line OF sectiol
IS OF said chapter, as reDubAshed a
aforesaid, which were restored b.
chapter Ill Of volume 20, OF the law
Of Delaware, be and the same are here
by stricken out, and the words ''on
thousand" inserted in lieu thereof. Al
that part Of said section Is inoOnsis'
emf horoxrfth ic hof.ai,v rpnnq ed