Middletown transcript., 1911-02-11
LEGISLATURE
Important Bills Under Discus
sion This Week

/ 6l0A aAA0 NHSON
On Monday Representative Tebo gave
notice Of bill prohibiting the shipment
OF any kind OF intoxicating liquors into
either Kent or Sussex counties, she "dry"
counties.
The title OF this act is "An act to pro-
hibit the sals, giving away or other wise
disposing of spurious, vinous malt, fer
mented or other Intoxicating liquors in
Kent or Sussex counties"
Not only this, but the bill will also
prohibit the sale or distribution of any
% medicated bitters or any compound of
which the chief Ingredient is alcohol.
The penalty for the first violation of
the act is imprisonment of not less than
one year, and not more than three years
for each subsequent violation.
The bill makes an exception in cases
where liquor is sold for medicinal
purposes.
Monday the Senate passed the House
bill making it possible for the court to
impose sentence OF life imprisonment
for felonious assault.
This bill was introduced in an effort to
save the life of George Colombo, who is
under life sentence for felonious assault.
The jury that found him guilty recon-
mended to the pardon board that the
senteuse be commuted to life imprison-
ment.
Mr.. Hammond gave notice of a bill to
abolish Gil deputies to county officers in
Sussex county except those in the Office
of sheriff.
A bill providing for the licensing Of
amusements according to a new schedule,
as follows:
Circuses, $500 a year in Wilmington,
$Ioo year outside Of Wilmington.
Theatres and moving picture houses,
500 in Wilmington, $25 outside of Will
mington.
Probably the most interesting is the
one in preparation for the State boulevard
from the north State line to the south,
and this bill, it is proposed, will provide
that such money as the State receives
from the licenses issued to motor vehicles
and motor trucks shall be applied to the
payment of the interest on the $500, 900
or $500, 900 bonds required.
Like all other bills, this one may not
20 through in this shape.
Another measure, however provides for
the assessment of automobiles according
to their value aud that their owners shall
pay taxes the same as they pay for their
houses.
The assessors each month, are to pro-
vide the various clerks of the peace with
a list of the licenses to that date issued by
the State, and the clerks will turn over
the list, containing owners names, auto.
mobile MAKE rs name and number, to
the assessors.
There is another measure which pro- |
vides, in the interest of Delaware automo-
bile owners who desire to travel else.
where, that reciprocal relations be estab-
iished between the States of New York,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, Viz.
ginia, 80 that automobiles from these |
States may use the Delaware highways
free.
In the House Tuesday the following
House bills we're reported .favorably by |
An act to commemorate certain events |
in history of Delaware by erecting mar
BILE tablets in the rotunda of the new
portion of the State House.
An act to exempt veterans OF the Civil |
war from payment OF an auctioneer's
license.
An act to exempt FIRE companies auto
mobiles from license fees.
An act providing for county comp
tIoller for Sussex county.
An act amending the law relative to |
the number of judges required to con-
stitute q quorum.
An act relating to the admission of
insane persons to the State Hospital.
House joint resolution requesting Con-
gress to appropriate money for good
roads under certain conditions was. re-
ported fsvorably.