Evening journal., 1913-02-04

night on Saturday and midnight on
Sunday.
Could Adopt Adults.
Representative Taylor introduced a
bill to permit of the adoption OF
adult persons. Under the present law
person under twenty-one years OF
age can be adopted. and Mr.. Taylor
thinks there should be no legal obsta-
Gle to the adoption of persons more
than twenty-one years of age He
has no particular case in mind that
would be affected by the bill, he
says
Status of Corporations.
Representative Owens gave notice
of a bill to fix the legal status OF
Delaware corporations that have be-
come delinquent in paying their taxes
to the State but pay such taxes with
I'm six months after being published
as delinquents. Under the present
law delinquent corporations are pub
lished as to be dissolved by the Sec
retary OF State, but they have six
months within which to pay arrear-
ages of taxes and be restored to valid
standing There is some doubt as 10
the status of such corporations under
the present law, and the amendment
TO the general corporation law is to
remove this doubt. It is explained.
Fractional Auto Licenses.
Senator Williams yesterday gave
notice OF a bill to provide for the is
suance Of fractional automobile IL
censes. AT present only yearly IL
censes are issued, and II a man
should purchase car within three
or four months of the end of the year
he would be required to pay an an
nual license fee Senator Williams
proposes that in such instances the
fee shall be IN proportion to the num-
Der of months the license has 10 run.
Money for Colleges.
Senator Marshall introduced a bill
appropriating $4,000 annually to the
State College for Colored Students
near Dover. DR. Marshall is a trustee
of that institution, and the appropria-
ton desired is the same as that given
for several years.
Senator Marshall also gave notice
OF bill for continuance of the ap.
! preparation TO Delaware College fol
, maintaining the chair OF Delaware
+ history and providing that the appro.
priation shall be paid the first OF
January OF each year. AS the chaii
: Is already established. the principal
feature Of the bill is that the appro.
priatlon shall be available at the be.
! ginning OF each year so that the work
r ahead can be outlined. DR., Marshall
Is trustee OF Delaware College an,
= greatly Interested IN its activities
and especially In the department oi
B history which was established undel
Representative Everett Q. Johnson'i
bill two yenrs ago,
! Money for Parks.
: Senator Relnhardt gave notice thai
I he will introduce a bill relating C
= desertion and non-support procedure
Z IN the courts. II Is the uniform Law
which the States are being requested
p TO adopt. but has been adapted 70 tn,
y Delaware practice by Judge Philip Q
e. Churchman of Wilmington.
Senator Reinhardt also gave notice
g Of the Park Commissions bill seeking
s legal sanction for the issuance o
: S25O,00 of bonds for park extensions
I playground and improvements to thu
{ present park system
! Mercantile Assessment.
I Favorable report was made on tn
Revenue Commission bill to requir
county assessors TO make a return o
. persons engaged in mercantile bust
4 ness and subject to State license, a
y the same time that the county assess
! ment IS made.
other bills reported favorably I
the House yesterday afternoon were
4, House Bill empowering town Of Nil
= ton to borrow money; bill to allo'
4 the Street and Sewer Department c
l. Wilmington TO retain receipts froI
II sewer liens: bill to change name {
n Alfred Victor dupont to Dorsey Gaze
m move DUPONT; House bill for secon
le edition Houston's report