Milford chronicle., 1915-03-19
The LEGISLATURE MAKES
some CHANGES In sussex

For consideration only of the general
] appropriations and claims bill, the Leg
islature reconvened Monday morning and
adjourned sine die Tuesday.
Generally, most of the members were
satisfied with the result of their delib-
eratiOns since January 5, although there
were some disappointments as might be
expected. In the closing week of the
session the Republicans were handicap
ped in the House by the illness of Repre-
sentative Warrington and the accident
to Representative Evans. of Newark,
who broke his leg in getting off a NOV
ing train at Dover station. Absence of
these members deprived the Republicans
of control of the House and made i'm
possible the passage of any bills that
were regarded by the Democrats as
partisan measures.
Two of the bills that the Republicans
had hoped to pass, but which the alb
sence of Messrs. Warrington and Evans
forestalled, were Senator Barnard's to
reorganize the Kent County Levy Court
and also to reform the tax collection
system of that county. When the Re
publican control of the House passed
away it was deemed useless to put
Senator Barnard's Kent County bills
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lowed to die on the Senate CALENDARS.
sussex County will get a complete
change in its governmental system as a
result of enactment by the Legislature.
Four important bills affecting that
county that were passed will abolish the
present ten-member Levy Court two
years hence and create a three-member
body to be elected from the county at
large will abolish the office of tax col
leetOrs in the ten hundreds of the county
and vest the tax collecting authority in
the newly-created official known as Re
ceiver of Taxes and County Treasurer,
who must visit all sections of the county
to receive tax moneys |; and also viii
provide that the Levy Court shall have
control of rOad-building operations and
shall use State appropriations and hun
dred road taxes for the improvements
Of continuous highways between towns,
thus doing away with the haphazard
road repairing and building. A new as
'sessment system also was provided for
in bill passed.
The legislation placed by the Repub-
licans for Kent County was along SINH
lar lines, but was opposed vigorously by
the Democrats.
AS was predicted frequently by those
in close touch with the situation, the
Legislature has finished its general busi-
ness deliberations without passing any
bills affecting the liquor business, ex-
cepting Representative Rash's bill 70
repeal the Hazel anti-shipping law.
Not enough signers could be secured for
resubmission in Kent and Sussex cOun-
ties, and efforts to get through the Hi
gallon a month shipping bill and some
measures advocated by the liquor deal
ers themselves failed. However, the
clash ever liquor legislation during the
closing day of the session furnished one
of its most exciting episodes.
Among the bills left on the Senate
calendar, as the Legislature wound up
general business was Representative
Hills to provide for ballots to be burned
Immediately after the judges finished
the official canvass. For some reason,
the Senate did not act on the bill, de
signed to minimize possibility of contests
for seats in the Legislature before that
body.
Efforts to make serious changes in
the marriage laws and the Ten Hour
WOmen's Employment Law failed in the
Legislature, but the Child Labor Com
mission was abolished and a new com
mission of five members, to be appointed
by the Governor. was authorized. Gov
ernor Miller is to name the commissions
by April l.
The bill to legalize ten-round boxing
bouts in Wilmington died in the Senate