Evening journal., 1913-02-07
100000 MORE ASKED
FOR NEW CASTLE ROADS;
FLOOD OF LEGISLATION

as to when night sessions were neces-
sary.
Would Hit Fisheries Co.
Representative Wagamon introduce
ed I'm the House a bill to amend the
general incorporation law and make
Il difficult for some companies en-
gagged I'm the fishing and fish oil bust
ness TO do business in Delaware. His
amendment would prohibit any fish
cries or FISH oil company TO do bust
ness In this State unless II was char
tered under Delaware laws, and also
would require that no such company
could begin the erection or erect
buildings in Delaware unless fifty per
cent of It's stockholeders were Della
wareans and each of its directors
were honahde owners OF $1,000 of stock
For violation of the amendment the
bill carries fine of $4,000 and also
conhscation Of the company's property
by and for the use of the State.
The bill would hit hard a new fish
cries company that has been endeav-
oring for some time to build i'm Lewe3,
where two other companies have been
engaged In the fisheries business for
several years
Bills For Sussex.
Senator Blackstone introduced two
bills OF Importance to Sussex county.
One Is to authorize the Levy Court to
borrow $4,000 with which 20 make
repairs and improvements to the an
tiquated court house. The other is to
authorize the sale of the present
county Jail after a new jail is erected
at or near Georgetown Senator
Blackstone also INTRODUCED a bill 10
make the stealing OF dogs larceny
and punishable by penalties applying
TO larceny
Money For Water Board.
Representative Cooper introduced
bill to require Wilmington City
Council to turn over TO the Water
Commissioners for the next two years
sixty per cent. OF the receipts OF the
Water Board. This has been the Law
for the past two years and the Water
Board wishes Il continued for two
more years.
Signers Must Own Property.
Senator Harris introduced bill
requiring that signers of liquor III
censes shall be owners of property
worth at least $500 above all encum-
brances. This is asked for, he says,
because IL has been dicovered thai
some property Of slight value has been
transferred TO persons whose sigma
/ ture has been desired to liquor H.
cense applications.
Passed by the Senate.
The Senate passed the following
bills:
House bill changing numbers OF
Sussex school districts Nos %, % 1-2
161 and 161 1-2.
Mr.. Reinhardt's bill enabling the
| Delaware Commission for the Blind
to hold and administer property
Mr.. Reinhardts bill making an ap-
preparation of So a week to ten blind
persons being trained In trades and
recommended by the Commission for
the Blind. Senators Reinhardt, Mar
shall and Ellison spoke In behalf OF
the latter bill, which passed unan-
imously
Representative Cooper's bill tc
amend the charter of the Mercantile
Trust Company, was passed by The
Senate
Bills Introduced.
other bills introduced In the Senat,
included the following:
BY Senator Marshall, bill to estab
lish an emergency hospital at Mil
ford, abpropriating $4,000.
BY Dr. Marshall. bill appropriatini
S2,500 annually for the support o.
Delaware College, chair OF Delaware
History.
BY Mr. Blackstone bill TO amenC
charter OF Rehoboth
Br. Mr.. Gormley bill providing fol
Investigations by Collector of Stat,
Revenue at direstion of Secretary o
State and Insurance Commissioner.
BY Mr.. Blackstone, exempting from
examinations pharmacists who hav,
practised for 20 years in order to OBJ
tain a certificate from the Senate
Board.
By Mr. Blackstone, changing nam'
of Lillian May Walls to Lillian MAJ
Roach
BY Mr.. Reinhardt. an act providing
for the renewal Of charters whicl
have expired.
BY Mr. Reinhardt, an act 10 reduc
the registration fee Of foreign cor
porations from $50 to $40.
Bills introduced In the House in
cluded the following
by Mr. Barnard, to amend the char
ter OF Camden.
by Mr. Hirsch, House joint resolu
tions TO appropriate $3.50 to pay Della
wares share for 1912 in Governor
Conference
BY Mr.. Poole, bill to improve color
ed schools in State Appropriatin
$4,000 annually for the next tw
years.
BY Mr. Grantland. appropriatin
4 money to defray Delaware's share @
= cost in Governors Conference in 1871
and 1914.