Milford chronicle., 1903-02-20
NEWS Of
THE LEGISLATURE.
DOINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO OUR
CITIZENS.

counties OF the state. Inc act III par
is as follows:
WHEREAS, The unequal burden Oi
taxation resulting for an unjust levy
upon the real ard personal property
situated in the State, it is a hardship
upon those tax payers who willingly
and honestly pay taxes upon fair real
ity and personal values; ard
WHEREAS, A large number of tax
payers of this State do not pay the
amount Of tax that is just and right
that they should pay according to a
fair valuation of real and personal
property; and
WHEREAS The publication in the
newspapers of this State of the amount
of real personal and poll rate paid by
each Of the tax payers will cause, or
tend to cause, a more equal assessment;
now therefore he il enacted etc.
That ever assessor in any Of the
three counties of the State shall COM
plete the assessment of his representa-
tive district. making a separate assess
ment for each election district thereof,
and every year cause the separate as
sessment made by him to be published
. in one issue of one paper which office
shall be in the representative district
for which the said assessor shall make
the assessment
That in assessing the real property
the assessor must accurate and cor
siselv describe the same stating therein
the number of acres Of farm land and
the area Of city and town property.
Representative Tyres bill for graded
schools in rural districts provides that
each of the county school commits
sioners in this State, in conjunction
with superintendents of public schools
for the county over which the com
mission has Jurisdiction. be, and it is
hereby authorized and empowered to
select any two or more of the rural
school districts in said county. and to
unite them in the centralized district to
continue as such for a period of two
years from the date of such selection.
for the purpose of securing to the child
rem living in said districts the advan-
tages of graded schools.
The State Board of Education favor
the bill and if the preliminary expert
ment is successful the plan may be
adopted widely. Under it poorly at
tended isolated schools may be aband-
Oned, and central schools established
with modern facilities for teaching, the
children of the districts to be conveyed
each day in hacks and carry-alls, maxi
ing it possible for the smallest children
to thus enjoy public school advantages.
Only normal trained teachers are 10 be
employed, that the new schools may
be brought to the highest degree Of
perfection.
Representative COuneliy. of vii
mington, is desiriOus to secure a larger
legislative delegation for that
city. To that end, he gave notice of
an amendment to the constitution His
plan is to increase Wilmington 5 Sena-
tors from two to five and have them
come from the present representative
districts. Then he would make tot4l
of ten Representative districts. giving
Wilmington a total representation at
Dover Of fifteen instead of seven. Mr.
Connolly in speaking of the plan, said
that in few more years Wilmington
would be a city of lCO 600. He believes it
should have a larger force in the Legis-
lature.
The House by a vote of y to l3 pass
ed Mr.. Connelly's "Single Tax" bill
that each district might pass /
upon the question whether or not to
exempt any property from taxation.
The vote is to be taken at general cleo /
tions and the words "fOr exemption" .
and against exemption" are to be on
the official ballot. When Speaker
announced that a favorable
report on the bill had been made by
the committee Mr.. Connolly looked
He explained the bill briefly
The House passed the Paradee bill
making a penalty Of IS for each musk
rat killed by gunners when the rodents
are forced from their homes by the
high tides
The Senate adopted a resolution offer
d by Mr.. Wright for the appointment
If Joint committee to learn the statues
If Delawa'e's ownership in Delaware
College. Senator Wright gave the fol-
O wing statement on the sabject:
The Board of Directors of Delaware
College now consists of thirty MEM
,ers. fifteen appointed by the governor
md fifteen representing the old corpOr-
.tion of Delaware College. In 1867 the
State of Delaware accepted the offer of
he board of trustees of Delaware Col
ege to convey to the State Delaware
Joint and equal interest in the