Evening journal., 1899-02-08
FOR PRISON REFORM.
Two New Bills TO Be Offered
in Its Interest.
ONE APPLICABLE TO WHOLE STATE
TINE OTHER, I'M THE HANDS OF
SENATOR PYLE, APPLIES ONLY
TO NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
TEXT OF BOTH MEASURES.

~ NtNN NtANlu@h tOON I.
TEXT OF BOTH MEASURES.
Stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb. s,-The prison reform
propaganda In Delaware will not be
without practical effect. even though
II does NOT result in state or county
workhouse. TwD new bills made their
appearance here yesterday one being
in the hands OF Senator Lewis. appl-
cable to the entire state, and the other
In the hands OF Senator Pyle, and ap-
pllcahle to New Castle county. SEN
ator Lewis bill, which is subject to
amendment before Introduction, is as
fellows:
An act providing for the permanent
Improvement OF the public roads.
highways and bridges in the State OF
Delaware.
BE IL enacfed by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the State
OF Delaware in General Assembly met.
Section l. That from and after the
first day OF July. A. ID. lS99 the offices
OF road commissioners and road su-
pervisors for the several hundreds OF
New Castle county, and those held by
all persons appointed or employed by
the said road commissioners or rcad
supervisors be and are hereby abOl-
ished and the employment Of all such
Is hereby terminated.
Sc-t.pn 2. The said road commits
sloners In each and every hundred
shall. on the twenty seventh day OF
june A. ID. 1899. turn over and de-
liver TO the Levy Court OF New Castle
county all books, papers. moneys and
vouchers In their possession relating
or belonging TO roads and road taxes
In said hundreds, and II the said road
commissioners shall fail TO comply
with this provision the county treas
urer. after receiving from the Levy
| Court notice Of such failure, shall pro-
ceed in his own name FOR the use OF
the hundred for which the said parties
are road commissioners, to recover
and collect the same by proper and
appropriate legal proceedings.
Section 3. That from and after the
first day OF July, A. ID. 1899, all the
roads in New Castle county now under
the control OF the road commissioners,
supervisors or other persons OF the
several hundreds, or which may here
after be opened according 10 law, and
an bridges new under the control Of
said road commissioners. shall be un-
der care and control Of the Levy Court
commissioners OF New Castle county
Section A. That on and after the
FIRST day Of July, A. d. 1899 all public
roads and highways in New Castle
county. excepting those situate in in
corporaRed cities and towns, shall be
under the control and management OF
the Levy Court OF said county.
Ihat on and after the first day Of
July, A. ID. 1893, all public roads and
highways In Kent county. excepting
those situate in Incorporated cities and
towns, shall be under the control and
management Of the Levy Court OF
Kent county.
That on and after the first day Of
Ju.y, A. ID. 1899. all public roads and
highways In Sussex county excepting
those situate In incorporated cities
and towns shall be under the control
and management Of the Levy Court OF
Sussex county.
Section 8. The Levy Court commits
sioners shall. daring the month OF
April and annually thereafter, prepare
detailed estimates and make return
thereof to the Levy Court Of their re-
spective county OF the amount OF
, money which will be required for the
l falrs lfu
r which by this act are placed in their
control, and the said Levy Court shall
G consider such estimates and returns In
Z open session and disallow, modify
2 change, lessen or increase the esti.
Q mates or amounts to be applied to The
G ctjClts requiring appropriations, anC
e when fixing the tax levy and rate e
4 be ,aid for said road tax in each Of thu
). hundreds or districts (Which said tai
j. shall be collected as other county taxei
!, are). make said rate sufficient to rais
j. the amounts to be applied to such pur
e | poses. Provided that nothing in thi
i section shall authorize the leyying an
d | collection Of any road tax in any cit
s or town where the said city or tow
has been granted power by law to lev
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ID and provided further, that any cit
le OF town, as aforesaid, that is now CON
pelled by law to pay any moneys
the present road authorities, shall, o
ar and AFTER the twenty-seventh day {
- June, A. d. 1899, pay over the sal
~ moneys TO the county treasurer for III
le. use of the hundred or district in whic
n said cry or town is located.
We Section 6. The county reasur'
re shall keep a separate book for eaC
= hundred or district in which shall
clearly and explicitly set down ar
De stated the amount OF road tax 50 +
ad ceived on account Of each hundred
dis district and the amounts paid out
Wv account OF the same.
Section z All bills shall be paid
orders OF the Levy Court on the coun
N treasurer, which said bills and o
All counts shall be passed in open sessi
The and examined and audited as other 3
counts by the said Levy Court.
ro Section s. All taxes levied a
raised in any hundred or district
Ds road purposes as aforesaid shall
ier- exnended in and for the benefit OF