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tiles agree that the buzzard is a
menace to the livestock industry.
These birds are now protected on
the assumption that they are use
full as scavangers.
Therefore it is recommended
that you enact at the present ses-
sion such legislation as will ensure
the prompt and effectual extermin-
alton Of these birds.
RABIES
The disease Of rabies among
dogs which is prevalent throughout
the State has become a menace to
our citizens and the animal indus
try of our State. It's spread is no
doubt due to the great number of
stray dogs which are running at
large because they have no owners.
In order to effectively stop this
menace I recommend that a State
dog license law be enacted which
will require all dogs to be register
ed with the Clerks of the Peace of
the respective counties, and a fee
Of one dollar be charged for this
registration. These licenses could
be issued by the local Justices of
the Peace in the same manner as
the marriage licenses are handled.
The killing Of all unregistered dogs
running at large by the proper au-
thorities, would give us a better
class of dogs, and tend to consider
ably reduce the cases of rabies.
PUBLIC ARCHIVES COMMISSION
| desire to call your attention to
the work being done by the Public
Archives Commission which has
been engaged during the past two
years in searching for State papers
Of historical interest and value to
the State. Our Revolutionary re-
cords which were supposed to have
been lost have been unearthed, and
within short time all Of the State
records and papers prior to 1850
will be properly and safely filed in
the fre-proof room of the Public
Archives Commission. The Revo-
lutionary Records and those of the
war of 1912 will be in printed form
as a result Of the appropriation
allowed by the last General AS
sembly.
CAESAR RODNEY
[ have been reminded by citi-
zens from without our State that
there is no painting Of Caesar Rod
ney in Independence Hall in Phila-
delphia and that inasmuch as there
is no likeness of sufficient authen-
ticity extant from which a portrait |
could be painted, the State should
erect tablet to commemorate the
patriotic services which this dis
Delawarean rendered
his State and Country.
The expense Of providing a trib-
ute Of this character is so small
that it would seem the State of Del
aware could with propriety express
the patriotic sentiment of her citi-
zens by placing in independence
Hall a tablet to the memory of her
son.
DRAFTING AND REFERENCE SERVICE
The past years a great amount
Of time has been uselessly expend-
ed by members of the General AS
sembly, in considering bills which
after they were enacted into laws
have been found to be unconstitu-
tional, obscure, and defective. In
the drafting Of bills for submission
to the law making body, brevity
and simplicity, consistent with ac-
in the language Of the stat
utes, should be kept constantly in
mind. To provide for the proper
Of bills many states
have established Legislative bureaus
in charge of competent attorney, !
whose duty is not to direct legisla-
ton, but only to advise. The bu-
reau feature would be too exten-
sive for the needs and requirements
of our State. AS a substitute for
it, something akin to the New Jer-
sey plan could be adopted in Della
ware, at minimum expense.
In New Jersey the Attorney Gen
aral apDOintS q cOmDetent cOunSel-
lor at law, of tn estate, to act as
legislative advisor or examiner dur
ing the month Of December, and
during the session of the General
Assembly, and for such further
time as shall be designated by the
president of the Senate and the
speaker of the House, on request Of
either house of the General Assem-
bly,, or any committee or member
thereof. His duty shall be to ex-
anime all bills and resolutions. and