Middletown transcript., 1915-02-06
the State ArmOry at Newark.

Dy representative NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
bills in relation to Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics of the state.
STATE REVENUE COMMISSION
By Representative Providing
for a commission of five persons to be
appointed by the governor and to be
known as the State Revenue and Taxa
tion Commission to. consider sources of
state and county revenue and taxation.
By Representative Rash Empower
ing the Mayor and Council of Whining
ton to impose a tax up to one per cent
of gross receipts upon any fire insur-
ance company doing business within
the limits of the city of Wilmington
By Representative Rash-Providing
for the appointment of Public Build
ings Commission of three members re-
presenting the city and county to take
charge of the joint city and county
public building in Wilmington, after it
shall have been completed.
MILK INSPECTION COMMISSION
By Representative Vaughan-Join
resolution providing for the appoint
ment by the Governor of commission
of five persons, to serve without COM
pensation, who shall investigate tie
subject of milk production and inspec-
tion in an about the city of Wilmington
and report to the next legislature.
1O-HoUR LAW AMENDMENT
By Representative Rash-To amend
the 10 hour woman's employment law
by giving the governor instead of the
chancellor the appointment of the fe-
male factory inspector and providing
that the appointee of the governor shall
take Office on or before May l, 1915,
the appointment to be for two years.
POLICE COMMISSION BILL
By Representative Downward
amend the laws relative to the author
lty of the Board of Police Commission
ers of Wilmington and compelling the
attendance of witnesses and fixing the
fees of the same at 81 per diem ant
three cents per mile to and from the
place of attendance.
By Representative Downward-TC
compel pawnbrokers and junk dealers
in the City of Wilmington to report
daily to the police instead of once s
week, as present.
ASSESSMENT MEASURE
By Representative Downward -Tc
ratify the act of the City Council Of
Wilmington in paying $1,5OO to the
members of the Board of Assessment
Revision and Appeal and authorizing
council to allow such additional com
pensation to the board for extra worl
as council may deem proper.
CITY UTILITY BILL
By Representative Downward-A
bill to create the Board of Public Util
ity Commissioners of which shall bt
the members of the present Board o.
Public Utility Commissioners but the bill
provides no powers for the same anC
would repeal all laws relative to sucl
commission.
'HoME RULE" Bill
By Representative Downward-T
authorize council and the Mayor o.
Wilmington, by ordinance, to borrow
money for public work or public i'm
provement to an amount not exceeding
in the aggregate 10 per centum of thu
assessed value of the real estate in tht
city.
By Representative Williams-Author
izing the State Treasurer to pay tn,
New Castle county Levy Court $500 tt
compensate the assessors of Whining
ton for making mercantile assessment
for the state.
By representative Williams-Increas
ing salary of the State COMMISSIONS
of Education from $4,000 to 5000 ;
year.
By Representative Letherbury Re
quiring The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to provide bell signal at tn,
crossing at Kirkwood.
By Representative Letherbury-
House joint resolution providing that
each member of the legislature shall bt
provided with copy of the Revised
Statutes of the state of Delaware
the same to be permanently bound.
By Representative Bender Amend
ing the laws relative to the size O
sturgeon or mammoose that may b.
caught.
PROPOSED LAWS TO PRIM. ELEC. LAWS
By Representative Letherbury-T,
amend the primary election laws by re
quiring all political parties to hold theil
primary election to nominate county
legislative and district officers on the
same day, the first Saturday in Sep
tember in years in which a genera
election shall be held.
By Representative Schwatka Pro
viding a penalty of from $50 to $40
fine upon the captain of the oyste
guard boat should he refuse to perform
any of the duties required of him.
By Representative Hall-Prohibitint
the holding of campmeetingsw wi thin tn,
state unless a permit shall first hav,
been obtained from the proper authori
ties for holding such meeting.
By Representative Dailey-To ament
the Constitution by providing that any