Evening journal., 1902-01-14
LEVY COURTMEN
ADOPT RULES
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such reference. He shall not permit
any record or paper belonging to the
court to be taken out of his custody by
any member of the court, or other per-
sons, without, a written acknowledge
/ ment of the same He ehall call the
yeas and nays upon the request OF any
member, and write same upon the min
utes. The clerk shall receive all bids
for work. material and merchandise.
which shall be opened and read I'm
open court before being passed upon
by this court.
Rule 15-When a question is under
debate the only motion in order shall
be, first, to adjourn; second, the pre-
vious question; third, to lay on the
table; fourth. to postpone; fifth, to ad-
journ to a certain day; sixth. to refer;
seventh, ITO amend, and such motion
lshall have precedence in the order here
in arranged; the first three to be de-
cided without debate. The president
shall be an ex-offioio member of all
committees.
Rule ia motion to adjourn the
court shall always be in order. except,
first, when a member is in possession
of THE floor; second, while the yeas
and nays are being recorded; third,
when it has been decided that the pre-
lviOus question shall be taken
> Rule 17-All bills must be presented
to the comptroller at least one week
before they are presented to the court
for action; an bills for work material
The comptroller to the member from
the district for which the same was or
ldered, Or to the proper committee hav-
ing charge Of the accounts.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
AT the appointed time for the meet
ing the president shall call the court
to order. and call for the business in
the order that follows:
1. The clerk shall call the roll of
members
O. Reading Of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting.
8. Report of special committees.
A. Report of standing committees.
8. Unfinished business.
g. New business.
Permanent committees appointed.
and elect an attorney i'm the month Of
January for one year
COMMITTEES
Finance Committee three members.
Public Building Committee, three
members.
Printing and Stationery Committee,
three members.
Coroner and Physicians, three mem
bers
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Attorney, Clerk and Sheriff three
lmembers.
Approval of Bonds. three members.
MagisMnte and Constable three mem
lbcrs
Assessors and Inspectors, three mom-
bers.
Wilmington Hundred Bridges, five
members.
Revising Assessment in Each Dis
Itrict two members.
ARTICLES IN THE JAIL
On motion of Mr. Megginson a list
Of articles left in the New Castle jail
was read. and Messrs. Megginson
Chandler and Ewart were appointed a
committee 10 dispose of them
Mr. Ewart reported on two bills that
were contracted by Mr.. Lynn, and tho
lcourt instructed him so look into the
matter before he approved the bills.
Mr. Elliott also had one bin for 81
which Mr.. Lynn had contracted. The
} bill had been investigated, and Mr.. El-
lhott approved it.
Mir Ewart approved of the following
, resolution, on which action was post
, poned.
BE it resolved by the Levy Court OF
/ New Castle county, this 18th day OF
lJaunary, A. d., 1902. That, in order to
lencourage the study OF law and the sci
lence of civic institution. permission is
thereby granted to the Law Academy OF
delaware to hold its weekly meetings
lin the court room of the county build
ings. when the same is not otherwise
in use
After adiourning the regular session
1.-THE Republican members held a caucus
land decided upon an election of an at
ltorney.
Although the commissioners are
Sworn TO secrecy concerning the court
attorneyship. one member of the body
lsaid this morning that the new attOr-
ney would neither be William S. Hilles
Walter II. Hayes. nor Horace c.
Knowles. There developed fight over
the question and in consequence, at
least six names were spoken Of for
1.-THE position AS a result of this con-
dition of affairs a dark horse must
be named.
The committees will be named this
AFTERNOON.
BANKS NAME DIREC TORS