Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-24

elected by II being shown that money
was spent Illegally in his behalf Re
preventative Owens introduced but
evidently lost his nerve and failed to
call up the Jim Grow Car" bill
Other important bills defeated were
the employers liability bill. the
amendments TO the boulevard cor
porations law. the Law Examining
Board bill many measures advocated
by the State Revenue and Taxation
Commission including that to license
sideboard clubs, Senator Ellison's bill
requiring all vehicles to display a
light at night. the proposed amend
ment to the constitution providing for
local option in single tax, appropriat-
ing $4,000 to the Girls Industrial
School, and giving the Superior Court
the appointment OF county assessors.
Bills passed included the following;
Authorizing Delaware Commission
for the Blind to buy, hold and sell
real estate and receive legacies.
Authorizing state treasurer to pay
SO TO each INDECENT blind person learn
ing a trade
Three bills authorizing Rehoboth TO
borrow $4,000 for water works sys-
tenn and empowering town commits
sioners to levy special tax for sup
port of same.
Providing for adoption Of persons
over q years of age.
To incorporate Clayton Bank.
To relncorporate the town of Bethel
providing for an annual audit
/ To increase a days game bag OF
birds from ~ to Is, and rabbits from
to TO-
To exempt new manufacturing IN
duetries in Delaware City from taxa
ton for 10 years.
To require the sanction OF two
thirds Of the taxables OF ditch com.
panies to transact business
To amend the charter of New Cas-
tie.
Permitting Camden to raise 81 zoe
annually by taxation.
Authorizing the governor 10 place
on retired list, names of Captain p
! T. Holcomb, Jr., and Lieutenant Johr
A. Jordan.
Providing appropriation for non
resident students in Wilmington pub
/ lie schools.
Providing stipulated sum to be paiG
into teachers retirement sum.
To abolish enrolling bills and pro
viding FOR preservation of origina
copies in typewriter form.
/ Concurrent resolution to ratify in
come tax amendment TO the Fedora
Constitution
Providing for bond issue to liqui
date floating debt of New Castle
To compel county treasurer OF Sus
sex county to attend meetings o
Trustees OF Poor
To increase allowance Of Trustee
of Poor of Sussex county for attend
ing meetings.
Authorizing banks to hold minors
accounts for their exclusive use sub
iect to being drawn on by minors
Authorizing Board of Education o
Harrington to sell old school prop
erty.
; To change numbers of school dis
tricts Nos. %. % IL, 161 and 161 l.
J in Sussex county.
T Amendment TO act incorporatin
2 Mercantile Trust and Safe Depos
Co.
Amending incorporation act OF De
aware Industrial School, by proyid
? ing perpetual charter.
To put half blood heirs in sam
I class as full blood heirs.
Providing appropriation for Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst.
Repeating Georgetown ditch law.
Authorizing Street and Sewer De
partment of Wilmington to retail
sewer lien receipts.
Authorizing the Fish and Gam
Commission to appoint chief wal
den.
Providing an appropriation for Sea
ford graded school districts.
House Joint resolution to ar
propriate $1,000 to encourage graf
growing
Permitting Georgetown to raise b
taxes $4,000 instead Of $4,000.
Recurring fines heretofore paid
, the Audubon Society to be paid {
Fish and Game Commission.
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