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political committees or organizations.
This bill was explained recently IN
these columns. It requires that a
record be kept by the political COM
mittees of all contributions, receipts
and expenditures, and candidates also
must account for their expenditures.
The use OF money except for legiti-
mate purposes is prohibited. Severe
penalties are provided, including
heavy fine and Imprisonment and for
feiture OF Office II a candidate fails
to file his sworn statement of re-
ceipts and expenditures. Defeated
candidates at primaries and election
also must make public their campaign
expenses.
More Revenue Bills.
Representative Swan introduced his
bill to provide a method for the re-
vival and renewal Of charters Of cor
porations that have expired. Senator
Fooks introduced bill relating to the
collection OF school taxes in the
school districts of Laurel.
Several revenue and taxation bills
we're introduced yesterday. Repre-
sentative Hoffecker put in a bill to
tax mercantile agencies $40 a year,
and Representative. Wilson introduced
bills fixing dyers and scourers, H.
censes at $40 a year; laundries at
$40 a year; making merchant tailors
subject to manufacturers tax; to Ii
cense certain amusements, making q
circus license $500 in Wilmington
and 500 outside; theatres and NOV
ing picture places 800 in Wilmington
and $25 outside; amusement parks,
$500, including all amusements there
in, or SIS for each separate amuse-
ment I'm the park. If that is pre-
ferred to the $500 fat rate.
Representative Tebo introduced his
bill to amend the general insurance
laws.
Representative Marvel introduced a
bill to impose a fine up TO $500 o.
Imprisonment up to two years FOL
anybody convicted Of adultery.
Representative Locates introduced
his bill to reincOrporate Delmar Sen
ator buttons bill authorizing Seafort
to borrow money for the extension o
its sewer and water works system
was passed by the Senate unanimous
! ly yesterday, and today was read AM
referred In the House. Senator Dut
ton is IN favor Of his town taking for
ward strides.
Senator Miller Busy.
Senator Miller yesterday got a fav
orable report In the Senate on hi
bill providing that the Street am
Sewer directors of Wilmington mus
enter into competitive bidding 70
the purchase Of supplies for that de
| partment.
Senator Miller in addition to intro
ducing his Juvenile court bill 70
Wilmington, which provides for
Judge and two probation officers, ais
Introduced tho bills sent to him b
the State Board of Health, providin
new law for the registration c
deaths, births and marriages, and IN
creasing the appropriation to tn
State Board OF Health and to tn
State Laboratory at Newark
Senator Monaghan introduced hi
bill to authorize municipalities an
counties TO appropriate money to tn
Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Commis
sion. Mr.. Monaghan presided owe
the Senate yesterday and Senate
Dutton put the bill in for him.
Representatives Gillis and Whit
introduced their bills providing fo
the clerk of the peace and registratio
offices in Wilmington to turn the re,
istration books over to the Depar
ment Of Elections, to dispense wit
copying the lists for city elections.
Representative Hoffecker introduce
his bill to continue the Revenue an
Taxation Commission for two moi
ears.
Representative Alexander intr,
duced his bill to name three Represel
tatives and two Senators as the "li
tie Legislature" to settle with Sta
officers in January, 1912.
Representative Beswick Introduce
7 a bill further defining premiums {
, fire insurance companies.
: Turnpike Company Reports.
, Senator Ewing yesterday present,
the financial statement Of the WI
mington and Kennett Turnpike Con
pany. It shows the company capita
lied at $4,000, all paid in and e
pended, and for the past five wears
has paid S2100 dividends annually.
the rate OF seven per cent, while n
: average of dividends paid since Il
. company was established is 6.56 D.
cent.