Evening journal., 1913-02-07
CORRUPT
PRACTICES
BILL IS In
Democratic Measure Would
Keep Tabs on All Cam
paign Expenses
WANT BOXING In THE
STATE UNDER COMMISSION
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

STATE HOUSE, DOVER, Del. Feb.
Representative Mooney this morn
ing introduced in the House a bill, |
advocated by the Democratic organ
ization, designated to prevent corrupt |
practices at elections. 1t prohibits
any candidate for public office spend
ing any campaign money except for
stipulated legitimate expenses, and
requires all campaign contributions
to be expended through the treasurer
OF the party's committee.
. Corporations are prohibited from
contributing 10 campaign funds and
political committees are prohibited
from accepting anonymous contribut-
ions
All candidates, whether or not sue
cessful at primaries or elections, and
all political committees, are required
to file a sgorn detailed list of cam
paign expenditures with the Clerk OF
the Peace and Secretary OF State
within twenty days after the election.
Ten voters may petition the Court
of General Sessions to review and
audit the return filed by any candi-
date and if quo warranto proceedings
instituted by the Attorney General
, shall show that successful candi-
date violated the law his election
shall be declared null and void by the
, court. A fine up to one thousand
dollars or Imprisonment up to one
; year or both is provided also for
violation of the act.
Representative Jester. for speaker
Holcomb. introduced a bill requiring
dncfrnd
+ to be fled on the ticket Of any poll
= tical party not heretofore on the
4 ballot. to file afidavits that they are
S members of that party and desire
: their names to go on the partys
e ticket
r 40-F0Ot Yehicular Driveway.
e Representative Hammond introduc-
e ed a bill to amend the Boulevard cor
porations law under which the du-
Pont boulevard was started by requir-
Ing that at least forty feet of the road
y shall be for vehicular traffic. At pres
4 ent thirty feet Of the road is required
r to be set aside for vehicular traffic
T. The amendment also would require
y title of every ten miles Of the road I,
t. be turned over to the State when
y completed
r. Bills passed by the House this
l. morning included the following.
Senator Furniss bill putting half.
blood heirs on the same basis as ful
O blood heirs for Inheritance tax pur'
T. poses.
4 Representative Grantland's bill
! prohibiting hunting Of muskrats witt
Is dogs
S - Representative Bradford's gam,
% law amendment to permit gunners ts
- carry home twenty birds instead o
dozen and ten rabbits instead o
: six. II also provides that all fnel
e from game law violations shall b'
turned over to the game commission
y part of them having gone TO the Au
ID dubon Society.
81 The Senate and the House adopted
e a resolution appropriating S2306 L
pay all the expenses incident to Gov
E. ernor Milier's inauguration.
ID The House passed Representative
ID Bradford's bill providing an indefinite
'r closed season for Hungarian part
e ridges and pheasants
or Flood Of Bills Comes In.
X To expedite handling OF the iloo
D. of bills to be introduced the Hous
,e today waived the formality of requir
40 ing notices as a preliminary.
"a Tax Bills Introduced.
~ Some of the bills introduced in tn
is House were
- BY Representative King: Four bill
~ unanimously endorsed by the Cit
u Council of Wilmington affecting th
collection Of taxes One provide
n that a rebate OF FIVE per cent. shall b
es allowed on payments in July; the fac
ed of the bill shall be required in Au
90 gust, and during September five pc
gs cent shall be added. After Octobe
IS I and 1-2 of one per cent shall b
C. added for each month until the take
e are paid.
be Another bill would require the al
xt city taxes judgment against proI
tie erty until the bills are satisfied. Unde
ed the bill the Mayor and Council coul
o. sell property for taxes unpaid foui
r. teen months after being due.
- Another bill would require the al
SCISSORS to file a list of tax deliI
g uuents with the City Solicitor who
10 ~ required to enter judgment in the pre-
thonotary's Office.
Boxing Bill Appears.
- Other bills introduced in the Hou'
\ we're:
BY Representative Mooney. To al
ply the New York law regulating boz
II ing exhibitions to Delaware by en-
powering the Governor to appoint
commission of three men to isst
permits for and supervise boxing e.
II hibitions and to give the city or sta
II five per cent Of boxing exhibition r
n ceipts.
n BY Representative Mooney: To pr
n hibit pawnbrokers charging intere
II in excess of two per cent. a month
II loans Interest of eight per cent
/ month is now allowed.
N BY Representative Swan: For sto
/ ping st. Georges creek from draini
II about three thousand acres Of mari
/ ! in st. Georges and Red Lion hundre'
III and for keeping the drains and dyk
III in good repairs.
II BY Representative Stoeckel; To
II thorize Millsboro to borrow $4,000
III street improvements.
m CodificatiOn of Statutes.
i BY Representative Bradford: Je
II resolution authorizing the Senate a
III the House Committees on Revis
II Statutes to sit in vacation and c6
II slider the report Of the Commission
III revise and codify the State laws a
II to report the same to a special sessi
X OF the Legislature to be called by