Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-14
FOUND TWO SNAKE BILLS
Were Enrolled as Though They
Had Been Passed.
HAD BEEN DEFEATED IN SENATE
One Was To Legalize Divorce
Records.


Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Dover, March u. While the records
OF the late General Assembly we're
being compared, yesterday, Secretary
Cain of the Senate discovered two
Snakes as follows:
House bill No. T2, an act to repeal
chapter 122, Vol. XXX, Laws of Della
ware, an act to repeal the act entitled
IAN act limiting Judgment liens upon
real estate and for other PURPOSES, =
passed May 4th, 1893, and to restore
the said act as it relates to Kent and
Sussex counties.
House bill No. 354, an act for the
protection of fish in Moore's millpond,
near Dover.
Judgment liens upon real estate are
limited to 10 years in New Castle
county, and to 20 years in Kent aud
Sussex counties. House bill No. 70
made the limit 10 the two lower coun-
ties the same as in New Castle county.
The intent Of the bill, it is alleged,
was to legalIze the record of certain
divorce proceedings inl Sussex county
that were not recorded ut the proper
time. s
House bill No. 354 Authorized Henry
Moore, an owner of prbperty sd diacent
TO Moore's millpond. to say who shall
fish in that pond. t
Neither bill was concurred in by the
Senate, but Notwithstanding, while
bills we're being railroaded last Friday.
enrolled copies of both were carried to
the President pro tenn of the Senate
aud, after his signature had been
obtained thereto, were Ihessaged to the
House, to receive the signature of the
Speaker Of that body, after which they
were delivered to hesecretary Of State.
A prominent lawyer OF Dover volun-
tered to serve as messenger, and his
sery ices were accepted. The original
bills are not endorsed by the secretary
of the Senate. and the Senate records
show that they were non -conourred in
by the Senate. II the governor has
signed the fraudulently enrolled copies,
he will doubtless destroy them when
he has been informed Of the deception.
The following bills were passed by
both branches OF the General "A ssembly
during the railroadina last Friday;
but owing to neglect I'd enroll them,
they are null and void Jas7Ii
Senate bill requiring exporters OF
oysters to pay State license. a
Senate bill enabling applicants for
liquor licenses to make afiidayit out of
court. ks.. ~. ~,
Senate bill requiring the secretary of
State to settle with the State treasurer
quarterly. a =
Senate bill increasing the official
bond of the secretary of State. s..
Among the bills railroaded at express
speed was House bill No. 800, an act
to re enact and revise the Insurance
laws OF Delaware, in order to make
them conform with the requirements of
the amended Constitution and of tho
General Corporation law. Because OF
the enormous size of the bill, its
reading was curtailed. and the sxpIana-
tion made by the insurance com mis-.
sioner was accepted as sufficient. Now,
there are whispers that the bill is
loaded. One of the features heretofore
unknown, it is said, enables the com.
missioner to employ clerk at a salary
of $500 year, and 1t is added that he
will give the job to his son. The
whisperers imagine that the bill also
increases the comm issioner's salary.
They say further that it permits him to
occupy one-half of the Office of the State
auditor. t5 ~
During the hurly -burly last Friday
afternoon, u long amendment was IN
serted In House bill No. 13l, an act to
amend chapter "a, Vol. XIV, Laws of
Delaware, as supplemented by chapter
1854, Vol. XIV, an act to raise rerenue
for the State by taking manufacturers
and for other purposes. This is a bill
that was sent here by the Board CT
Trade of Wilmington. Timid persons
express the fear that the amendment is
loaded; others assert that itjoures a
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