Milford chronicle., 1913-03-28
LEGISLATURE PASSED
NUMBER OF BILLS
Some Real Progressive Measure Among
them. Other Matters OF Only Local
Interert. List Of Bills.

number Of bills at the present session
among the most prominent ones whicl
were passed were those relating to tn
Simpiifed Ballot, Ten Hour Law, Chill
Labor and Marriage laws, Good Roads
for an affiliated college al Newark 70
women, and others. The womans bil
and the initiative and referendum bll
both died during the session. Three i'm
poTtant amendments were made TO th'
constitution. One authorizes the STATE
to lay out and build roads that extenc
through two counties Of the State
Another provides that one Judge may
conduct sessions Of General Session.
Court or Superior Court, except in cap
itol or election cases.
Bill passed included the following:
Authorizing Delaware Commission for
the Blind 70 buy, hold and sell real es-
tate and receive legaCes.
Authorizing state treasurer TO pay S3
10 each INDECENT blind person learning
a trade.
Three bills Authorizing Rehoboth TO
borrow $50. COO for a water works system
and empowering town commissioners 10
levy special tax tor support Of same.
Providing for adoption Of persons over
p years Of age
To incorporate Clayton Bank.
To reincorporate the town Of Bethel,
providing for an annual audit.
To increase a days game bag Of birds
from L 10 IS, and rabbits from 70 10.
To exempt new manufacturing indus
tries in Delaware City from taxation for
10 years.
To require the sanction Of two-thirds
of the taxables OF ditch companies 20
transact business
To amend the charter Of New Castle.
Permitting Camden to raise 81 200 an
nually by taxation.
Authorizing the governor to place on
retired list, names of Captain B. 7. Hol-
comb, Jr., and Lieutenant John A. Jordan.
Providing Appropriation for nonresident
students in Wilmington public schools.
Providing stipulated sum to be paid
into teacher retirement sum.
To abolish enrolling bills and proyid
ing for preservation Of original copies in
typewriter form.
Concurrent resolution 70 ratify income
tax amendment to the Federal Constitu
ton.
Providing for bond issue to liquidate
floating debt of New Castle.
To compel county treasurer Of Sussex /
county to attend meetings of Trustees of 1
Poor.
To increase allowance Of Trustees Of
Poor Of Sussex county for attending
meetings.
Authorizing banks to hold minors ac- /
counts for their exclusive use subject TO .
being drawn on by minors
Authorizing Board of Education Of
Harrington to sell old school property.
To change numbers of school districts
Nos. ., . II, l6l, l61 II in Sussex
county
Amendment to act incorporating Mer-
camille Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
Amending incorporation act Of Della
ware Industrial School, by proving per- i1
petual charter.
To put half-blood heirs in same class
as full-blood heirs
Providing appropriation for Delaware +
State Hospital at Farnhurst.
Repeating Georgetown ditch law.
Authorizing Street and Sewer Depart ,
ment of Wilmington to retain sewer lien
receipts.
Authorizing the Fish and Game Com
mission to appoint a chief warden. 4
Providing an appropriation for Seaford
graded school districts.
House joint resolution to appropriate
81 600 to encourage grain growing
Permitting Georgetown to raise by 7
taxes s., 500 instead of 81 500.
Requiring fines heretofore paid to the &
Audubon Society TO be paid to Fish and
Game Commission. q
Prescribing indefinite closed season for
partridges and pheasants. II
Providing bond issue of $500 900 for
new municipal building in Wilmington e.
Providing bond issue Of $500, 900 for e
new court building for New Castle county.
Providing bond issue of 500, 900 TO n
purchase the Court House plot
To perpetuate the charter of the Farm
ers Bank of Delaware ~
Dividing the Tenth Representative dis
.rict Of New Castle county into FIVE cleo Il
ion districts.
Prescribing uniform law in cases Of II
iesertion and nonsupport of wives by Il
husbands.
Providing that the town Of Smyrna a,
nay raise $ 600 annually by taxation
Providing three commissioners for the Of
of land for county roads
md bridges n.
To incorporate the Farmers Trust Co. ie
II Newark
Appropriating 900 annually to the d,
'almer Home for Old Folks at Dover.
Appropriating s. 600 to State College f.
or Colored Students. ce
Appropriating $500 10 the Robbins
Hose Co. OF Dover 90
Appropriating 81, 500 a year for two to
ears towards maintenance Of Delaware
,ollege o.;
Appropriating $500 for shortening Fl
curse Of Smyrna River.
Appropriating $50 for shortening gi
curse Of AIispillion River. Of
Prohibiting the hunting Of muskrats
18th dogs. mi
Requiring the clerks of peace to fur
lsh the revenue collector with the names su
persons falling to pay State license. -
Providing for clerks of the peace to
eep alphabetical books of mercantile su
ceuses issued.
Providing that S per cent a month be tio
ided to delinquent State licenses.
Providing a SO license fee for branch 70,
ores, depots and distributing ware
buses. 20
Providing an annual license fee of $40 so
r mercantile agencies. !
To classify merchant tailors as ner- for
ants and not manufacturers for taxing {
rposes. for
Requiring the secretary Of State to fur !
sh public officers with certified copies i
acts affecting their duties sex
Requiring assessors to compile lists of ?