Evening journal., 1913-02-10

or State shall pay the damages so
caused; to renew the law concern
ing the maintenance Of the banks,
dams and sluices OF Conrad's cripple
or marsh, near Newport; providing
for the renewal Of the charter Of any
corporation which was in existence
prior to March 10. 1899. and whose
charter had expired by reason of
oversight or inadvertence.
Newark Sewer Bill In.
BY Representative Hoffecker: To
give banking powers to the Farmers
Trust Company. Of Newark: to re-
quire the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company TO maintain a watchman at
LumbrOok crossing. authorizing New
ark to borrow 100000 for installation
Of sewers and disposal system at
Newark; appropriating $500 TO re-
munerate members of employers LA
bility commission.
BY Representative Swan: To amend
the charter Of New Castle: to compel
the Delaware Railroad Company tC
maintain a watchman at State RoaC
crossing; authorizing New Castle tC
borrow 100000 for street improve
ments.
Protection For Milk Dealers.
BY Representative Pool: To prOhih
one milk dealer using the receptaclel
or bottles bearing the name Of an
other dealer. permitting trolley com
panies to lay tracks on Ninth street
west of Grant avenue, i'm Whining
ton; permitting the commissioners o
Middetown to borrow up to $500 an
nually.
BY Representative Reynolds: In
creasing to $4,000 year the amour
Smyrna may raise by taxation. S4,00
is now raised.
by Representative Arthurs: To re
peal the law under which the Stat
/ Highway Commissioner for Kent coun
ty is appointed; increasing the Attor
ney Generals contingency fund 4
/ $4,000 a year; for the regulation .
private roads
$4,000 For Dover Armory.
BY Representative Houston. appro
priating $4,000 TO furnish the New
State Armory in Dover.
BY Representative Barnard: to pro
hibit more than eight telephones L
be on one party line; creating tn
Office Of milk inspector of Ken
county at $1,000 a year. to be electe'
by the Kent Levy court; prohibiting
the removal of hay straw corn husl
etc. from demised premises withou
the consent of the o~ner in writing
limiting the number OF coroner's jur
ors in any case 10 seven; reducini
the number of Trustees of the Poor il
Kent and Sussex counties to fiv
(now ten) reducing the Kent count
Levy Court to five members one iron
each senatorial ditrict; to incorporat
Viola
BY Representative Allen: to ta
bonds, mortgages and investments
the proceeds to be applied to roa
maintenance tassessors to make re
turn of all such investments on tn
> basis Of three fourths of their cas-
, value).
The act also empowers the Coy
ernor to appoint three State Highwa
Commissioners~ for each count
at 1880 a year to expend the II
vestment tax on road improvement
BY Representative Phillips: Pre-
viding for the erection Of a new draw
bridge at Laurel
: BY Representative Dickerson: I
amend the charter of Bethany Beacl
Direct Nomination OF Senators.
BY Representative Hammond. Al
thorizing Georgetown to borrow $50
600 for water works; providing fC
the direct nomination by voters
United States Senators i'm Delaware
providing for a tax on. inheritancei
creating a public service commissio
for the State, (three commissioner
to be appointed by the Governor
draw lots for two, four and six-yei
terms at S2500 a years. providir
for the direct nomination Of all cal
didates for public office i'm Delaware
providing for a uniform system
taxation on railroad and railway cor
panies in Delaware; providing for
tax on incomes.
Change Of Election Hours.
BY Representative Grantland: r
Quiring the Clerks of the Peace
deliver registration books TO the ID
partment of Elections in WilmingtC
to be copied; providing that polls
elections in Wilmington shall be opi
from 7.30 a. m. to 6 D. m; providil
that the registrars in WilmingtI
shall deliver the duplicate registrati'
books to the Department of Electio
to be kept open for public inspection
= requiring inspectors to deliver @
registration books to the Departme
of Elections following city elections.
Rival Marriage Bill In.
BY Representative Mcdonald:
amend the marriage laws by requiri
that at least one of the contracti
parties shall apply for the license, 7
curing all information as to the
cense issued. names, etc, to be post
forty-eight hours Immediately fC
lowing its issuance and requiring /
turns of marriages to be made with
two days. (Under this act the Cler
of the Peace and Justices of the Pea
would issue licenses); four preca
tionary bills relating TO the New ca
tie County Workhouse and the assie
ment of property, the text of the bi
l.. not being included.
BY Representative Smith: Prov
ing for a rebate of taxes 10 users
III tires of four inch width or more
at vehicles using the public roads.
d. school Law Amendment.
VS. BY Representative Owens:
: amend the State law taxing corp
y ations: amending the present sch'
lh laws as recommended by the ST
r Board of Education; abolishing f.
pr as part of compensation for Suss
4 county officers; appropriating $6l
~ for a commission to secure histo
~ paintings for the State House.
he A communication was read fr'
te Delaware Tribe, /. o r. NJ. CONNER
ing the Ten Hour Women's EmplC
mont hill