Evening journal., 1901-03-12
BILLS PASSED
BY LEGISLATURE
Twelve Of Them Directly Af-
feet This City
SEVERAL MORE INDIRECTLY
In All, There We're 23S Bills Passed
by the Last Session Of the
General Assembly
Special to The Evening Journal.

Dover, March 12.-Tnese are among
the 23S bills passed by the Legislature
TO extend the terms OF office OF the
members of the Board of Education
of Wilmington.
Providing for the appointment of
deputy municipal judge for Whining
ton.
For the Improvement Of the Christi
ana river.
Concerning railways on West Ninth
street in the city of Wilmington.
Regulating the business CT BARRIERS
in the city Of Wilmington.
Authorizing the Levy Court of New
Castle county TO borrow $4,000 to COM
plebe Seventh street bridge, Whining
ton.
Fixing bulkhead, per and wharf
lines on the Delaware river opposite
Wilmington.
Wilmington High School loan bill,
authorizing the borrowing OF $50 000
Authorizing the mayor and Council
to borrow $4,000.
Authorizing a loan Of $4,000 for the
streets and sewers of Wilmington.
Authorizing a loan of $4,000 for the
parks of Wilmington.
Increasing the membership Of the
Department of Elections Of Wilmington
to five
Making Lncoln's birthday a legal
holiday.
Providing a new method for appor-
tiOnlng the school fund.
Amendments 10 the general incOrpO-
ration law, and the law to provide
revenue for the State
Fixing the time for holding school
elections in the various districts on
the last Saturday in Tllnn
Taxing unimprOved vacant lots. in
Harrington.
Abolishing the age and cOtor col
umns in the registration books.
Repeating tha law appropriating ST.
coo annually to the Delaware State
Fair.
Increasing the maximum tax for road
purposes in Brandywine hundred.
TO increase the salary Of the Levy
Court commissioners Of Kent county
Requiring ro5d commissioners in
New Castle county to keep itemized
accounts Of expenditures.
Fixing q years as the minimum age
qualification for voting for church
trustees.
Fixing the salary Of the sheriff oi
New Castle county at $4,000 a year.
Enabling applicants for liquor IL
censes to make affidavit out CT court.
Increasing bond of the secretary OF
State to s25,000
Requiring exporters Of oysters tc
pay a State license.
Concerning the embezzlement Of
trust funds.
To appoint two State detectives.
Authorizing the satisfaction Of mort.
cages by the duly-accred.ted attor-
neys of corporations.
To increase the salaries Of the mem.
bsrs of the Stats judiciary.
To authorize the road commissioners
Of St Georges hundred to borrow $40.
500 to fund the floating debt
Appropriating $4,000 to Delaware
College for building purposes.
To increase to $4,000 the annual ap
preparation OF the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls.
Legalizing corporate surety for State
county and municipal Officers.
To amend the law taxing manufac
turers (Board of Trade bilD.
In relation to actions for injuries o.
death from negligence or violence.
To give cities and town one-third o
the liquor license fees collected by th'
State therein.
Concerning water and light commits
sion for Georgetown.
Protesting the property of railroa,
companies from trespassers.
Fer the protection of birds and thei
eggs and nests.
Appropriating money TO pay sundr,
claims.
Providing for the appointment Of
deputy coroner for New Castle county
Appropriaung $6O1.6l to the late sec
retary Of State.
Authorizing the sale Of county LAM
at Georgetown.
Fixing the Delaware Railroad Com
panys State tax at $4,000 a year.
Fixing the Delaware, Maryland AM
Virginia Railroad Company's Stat
tax at $500 a year.
Fixing the Wilmington and Northern
Railroad Companys State tax at $500
year.
Taxing the Kent county almshous
for school purposes.
Relieving the city of New Castle O
the payment of taxes to the road com
missioners Of New Castle hundred.
Changing the terms of grade certif
Gates of teachers and abolishing pro
yis'onal certificates.
Extending the time for the compile
tion of the New Castle County Worl,
house.
Appropliating $1,000 for the i'm
provement of schoolhouses fer colcrs
children
Incorporating the Delaware Guar
anty and Trust Company.
ApprOpIlating $500 annually to IN
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelt
to Children.
Extending the time for collecting un
paid taxes in New Castle for 1898.
Prohibiting carp fishing in the De-
aware river and tributaries in June
July and August.