Milford chronicle., 1905-03-31
BILLS PASSED
BY LEGISLATURE.
Some Of the Most Important Measures
That Become Laws With the Gov
eFnOr's Approval.
THIRTY DAYS TO CONSIDER.

Some Of the important bills passed by tn
Legislature that adjourned Thursday are ap
pended. The titles are summarized brief,
so as to give a general idea OF the intent o
the measures. Many of them await the sig
nature OF Governor Lea
The Governor has thirty days in which tC
sign bills now before him. All will be care
fully examined by the governor before final
action is taken on them. The more impor
tant bills enacted are as follows:
For the commitment OF long-term prison.
ers Serving six months and longer from
Kent and Sussex counties to the New Castle
county workhouse, taking effect in January
1907.
Amendment to the constitution abolishing
the dollar registration fee. (Requires the
concurrence OF the Legislature two years
hencel
Establishing mOrgue and superintendent
for New Castle county. Superintendent to
get 81 200 year,.
Kent county local option bill.
Appropriating $4,000 for Delaware College
and $1,000 for State College for colored stu
dents.
Authorizing a stenographer for the Court
Of Chancery. $500 year.
Re-eAacting and revising the insurance
laws.
Returning $4,000 to John B. Wharton, trus-
tee, and the Delaware Electric Railway Com
pany.
Amending the law for the protection Of
birds and their nests.
Renewing the charter of the Ferris Indus
trial School.
Enabling unnaturalized persons to acquire
title to real estate in Delaware.
Changing the opening Of the reed bird season
to September l.
Authorizing special constables, to be ap-
pointed by the governor, for individuals,
firms or corporations.
Regulate the use OF automobiles and motor
vehicles.
New charter for the Wilmington Beard OF
Authorizing the Board Of Education to
borrow 5000 annually for the next seven
years.
Ratifying compact settling the Delaware
New Jersey boundary dispute
Appointing William S. Hiles, Walter H.
Hayes and Alexander B. Cooper commission
ers en- the part Of Delaware to act with Com
missioners on the part OF New Jersey in
drafting uniform fisheries laws.
Three bills repeating the good roads law
and enacting good roads laws for New Cas-
lie, Kent and Sussex counties, separately.
Increasing the court stenographer's salary
70 $1,000 year
Regulating the practice Of chiropody.
Placing the making Of new indices in New
Castle county offices in charge Of the resident
udge and Levy Court.
Increasing the attorney-general's salery.
Making iilegitimate children heirs OF their
mother.
Appropriating 500 for the relief of INDECENT
Ioldiers and sailors
Refunding to New Castle county the Adams |
ak money turned over by it to the State.
Authorizing the borrowing OF 100000 by |
he Street and Sewer Department of Wilming- |
on.
Exempting Grand Army Veterans from |
'aylng peddler's licenses.
Bill for the relief OF Stewart & Donahoe, for
building the Middletown-Odessa road.
For the protection OF telephone companies
gainst the use Of their systems by fraud or
alse pretenses.
Increasing the fire test for Illuminating oils.
For the protection Ofthe natural oyster bed.
For the protection OF holly trees and saplings
Exempting leased pianos and organs nom
ttacbmeRt or execution process for rent
AppropriatiAg $1,000 for the Daughters OF
.merican Revolution memorial at Washing
On.
Requiring Industrial insurance companies
D pay for licenses for their agents.
Increasing the salaries OF future governors
} $4,000 year.
Fixing the salaries OF future secretaries OF
ate at 5000 year. 8
Anti-child labor bill
Requiring the trustees Of the state hospital
Farnhurst to turn money from the board
patients into the state treasury.
Regulating the admission OF insane patients
ON Wilmington into the Delaware Stale
ospital. G
Yesting the hanging Of prisoners in New
lstle county In the trustees Of the county
orkhouse, who are to designate the execu-
)ner.