Evening journal., 1915-02-01
SENATE Gets Bills
FROM Wilmington
GOrmley Would Provide
Appeal From City Court
in Numerous Cases
WOULD CHANGE LAW
ON ELECTION BOARD
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
STATE HOUSE. DOVER. Del. Feb.
$50 busy was the House with the
reading of new bills that Il took no
recess for lunch this afternoon Dr.
n. G.. Buckmaster member of the
Wilmington Board of Education, was
at the legislature this morning
against the Alumni Board of Education
REORGANIZATION bill and advocating
bill introduced boy Representative El-
lott To remove the limit of Councils
annual appropriation TO the board
Some of the bills introduced this af-
ternoon were
Bill prescribing that the meshcs of
nets used to take shad shall be not
less than five and threc-eighths
inches stretched measure. and thar
exceed five hundred and nifty fathoms,
and fixing the open season for shad
from March I TO May 81
( Bill prescribing that FIVE per cent
shall be added 10 State licenses not
paid I'm June ton per cent i'm July.
and ten per cent in August making
twenty-five per cent added TO IL
censes not paid before the end of
August
4 BY Senator Gormley, providing
that there shall be a right of appeal
TO the Court of General Sessions of
New Castle county from every judg
ment. order or decree rendered in the
/ Municipal Court of Wilmington, whorc
/ the sentence imposed shall exceed a
/ fine of $40 or Imprisonment exceeding
l twenty days
BY Senator Hickman two bills TO
amend the law TO revise and consoli-
date the statutes relating to the city
of Wilmington.
BY Senator Gormley. to provide that
not more than three of the FIVE mem
bers of the department of elections in
the city Of Wilmington shall be of the
same political faith.
Bv Senator Barnard, TO authorize tho
insurance commissioner to appoint q
deputy 10 examine state banks and
TRUST companies when such examination
Is deemed necessary.
Bin TO define the taxable gross pre-
mims collected by insurance companies
Bin defining the power and duties OF
the insurance commissioner
Bv Representative Elliott proyidin.
for general reconstruction of voter.
every ten years. with one day every
two years for revision of registration
lists.
| Ry Representative Elliott-Provid-
ing for the appointment by the Mayor
of a Board of Fire Protection in Will
mngton at $500 a year, TO have full
charge of the fire department. There
shall be three members of the board
They shall make contracts with the
fire companies and shall elect the OF
fcers for the fire department In
event of disagreement with fire com
panv. the board may purchase tho
companys apparatus at the appraised
value for the city.
BY Mr.. Downward-ln Increasing sal
aries Of county comptroller Of New
Castle county from S2.500 TO $4,000 n
year
Authorizing the Levy Court of New
Castle county TO appoint additional
clerks for the county treasurer and
receiver of taxes. and fixing their
salary at $500 a year.
Providing for the reduction of the
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County Treasurer OF New Castle
county from $4,000 to $4,000 year.
House joint resolution providing
for the Governor 10 name a commits
sion of five persons, representing the
manufacturing commercial. labor, ag-
ricultural and educational interests
of the State to he known as the Com
mission on Vocational Education and
after investigation report to the next
General Assembly
Amending the marriage laws, "a
make it necessary for non-residents
10 remain i'm tho state only six hours
after securing a license before beine
married. mow ninety-siX hours must
elapse before non-residents can
! marry1
i BY Representative Vaughan Pro
viding for the Police Commission of
Wilmington to appoint a secretary.
Increasing the salaries Of the
deputies of the clerk Of the peace.
prothonotary and county treasurer oil
Now Castle county TO S125 per month
end tho deputy county comptroller to
S10o monthly
Providing for the appointment Of q
state Athletic Commission I'm viii
mington by the Mayor to regulate
athletic events.