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thirty dollars for postage stamps, and
about forty dollars for United States
documentary stamps, besides defraying
other expenses of stationery, printing,
ETC., and the expense of clerk hire.
On careful study Of the insurance
laws l find that they are defective and
at times inconsistent with the require
ments with the business of insurance
and with one another. The general law
organizing the department Of insurance
in Delaware was passed by the Legisla-
ture in 1879; subsequent legislation has
amended the law and given special priv
ileges to certain companies which ma
terialiy conflict with the general law,
and, in the opinion of the present At
torney general, supervene the general
| law.
Inc insurance law specifies that the
insurance commissioner shall grant GER
tilicates Of authority to Delaware COM
panies only when they shall have paid
up capital of 100000. The General As
;embly, at dates later than the passage
Of the general insurance law, has at
various times granted special charters
TO insurance companies with paid-up
.apital OF less tnan 100000; and in some
Instances as low as $25,000 Sin cash or
,ood security" and one company has
been authorized to do business with
capital of $4,000. The chancellor has
ruled that the measure of the duties of
these companies is contained in their
charters. Because one General Assem-
bly, must have equal powers with an
} other General Assembly, and as the
acts of incorporation are the latter, they
are, therefore, the conclusive announce
ment of the will of the law making
, aody. The insurance commissioner, as
: understand and interpret the laws,
, acts under the authority Of the insnr-
) ,nce law, therefore, he cannot grant
: regular licenses to those companies
/. which do not comply Herewith.
: The insurance commissioner cannot
: prevent these companies from doing
:. business, because they have complied
0 with their charters, therefore, these
e companies so organized, are under nc
d direct supervision. l would respectfully
!. recommend that these apparent ant
e Inconsistencies be obviated, which, il
3, my Judgment, can be done by act re
Y vising and re-enacting the general in
8, surance laws of Delaware.
IS Respectfully submitted,
= George w. Marshall,
Insurance Commissioners
n OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE sen
q ATE.
n 4.ead and referred--House bill appro
e. priating s1O0 to defray the expenses 0
ID the colorsd teachers institute.
ne Passed-Senate bill authorizing tn
N town of Seaford to issue bonds to tn
el extent of $4,000 to complete waite
work and electric light plant; Hous
te bill authorizing the Governor to appoir
sh in additional notary public for India
IN. River hundred, Sussex county; Senat
Mt Ill authorizing the Governor to a
ID. point an oyster revenue collector, fl
nv ng his salary at $500; Senate bill in r
he laton to the embezzlement Of mon'
Q or trust funds.
is a resolution was offered by Mr. A
yill bott to appoint joint committee of d
to make arrangements for the Gener
r Assembly to attend the inauguratit
-, ceremonies of President Mckinley
~. Washington. on March 4, which pass,
VI and President Cannon appointed Sen
ms ms tors Abbott and Wright.
'rs Mr.. Knox offered resolution provi
" ing for tine appointment of three la'
y. vers to revise and republish the revis
'rs code.
'as The resolution adopted by the Greg
!, Legislature to elect United States Sen
'ii tor by popular vote, was read at t
ms suggestion of President Cannon Il
''s' afternoon in the Senate.
CHANGERS HAVE A HEARlN'
rE The Delaware State Grange we
given a hearing in the House this aftt
act noon on the subject of railroad ia
the alton. A. N. Brown, former chairm
of of the Kent county Democratic comm
rm tee, made the principle address whi
to was lengthy and consisted of numb
the of statistics which showed that the ia
rs, ation of Delaware both by freight a
be passenger rates, exceeding anything.
the kind in the history of the railroad
his John ]. Rosa, of Milford, did II
md pare the railroads and among 9th
la things said that the people Of Delawa
rs demand that some relief be afford
nal them against the excessive rates NJ
exacted by the railroad companies.
ion LICENSE FOR PEDDLERS.
~ > = In the House the following was tral
on acted:
"a Notice-By Mr.. Robertson, an act
=, .ating to peddlers' license in New u
~ tie county; by Mr.. Dayett, an net app
priating $1,000 to the commissioners
all, school district No. 112, New Castle co,
)re- ty, for the purpose of building sch
fol- house; by Mr.. Robertson, an act rel
ing to the municipal election in the c
sem of Wilmington; by Mr.. Dayett, an
increasing the salary of the coroner
for New Castle county; by Mr.. Roberts
ION IN act to amend section s, chapter
the olume II, Laws of Delaware, in
not ar as it concerns the sale of New j
t is ey produce; by Mr.. Dayett, an
the authorizing tile coroner of New Gas
be ounty to appoint the deputy coron
sent )y Nj. Baynard, an act relating to
With appointment of bailiffs for the cou
Of If New Castle county; by Mr.. Long,
een let consolidating school districts n
the 3 and 121, Sussex county; by Mr.. d
art tt, an act changing the voting place
erti- he Second election district of
om- eleventh representative district of n
the Castle county; by Mr.. Baynard, an
increasing the appropriation to the l
ldit- ,ware Industrial School.
rom Reconsidered and recommitted
find House bill to amend the act reincorT
cas- ,ting the town of Bridgeville.
the Passed-House bill appropriating
70 the colored teachers institute; Ho