Evening journal., 1915-02-27
LEGISLATURE WILL KEEP UP BARS
AGAINST ELOPERS; MEASURE FOR
VESTS BOULEVARD FOR CITY
House Votes Down Bill 10 Increase County School
Superinfendenfs' Salaries. Newport TO Have
Sewerage System. Pennington Women May
Gel Right TO Hold Office.
MANY OTHER MEASURES PASSED
BY SENATE AND HOUSE YESTERDAY

ers.
Wants Women in Onice.
Representative Hoch's bill to amend .
the charter OF Pennington by giving
all taNablos above the legal age who
have been residents of the town one
year the right to vote for and to
hold the office of commissioners Of |
that town was passed by the House. /
This would permit women to become !
! Town Commissioners.
Pennington is ladies' town and |
/ we desire to give the ladies the right |
to vote and hold Office" explained /
Representative Hoch
To Print Fewer Ballots
The Senate also passed the House bill
for the relief of heirs OF James T.. Walls,
which releases the sum Of SiaO.25 which,
has been tied up in bank by litigation
for more than twenty years
The Senate also passed the House bill
TO require the clerk OF the peace IN each
county 10 have eight ballots printed forl
each voter in each election district, in
stead OF fifteen ballots, as at present.
Senators Anderson and Gornlcy explain
eel that the bill was drawn in the inter
est of economy, and would save much
money TO the State
Pawnbrokers to Report.
The House bill. which was prepared
by the Wilmington Police Department,
to require pawnbrokers and junk dealer.
10 report daily insto.. Of weekly TO the
chief of police of Wilmington, was
passed by the Senate unanimously.
Consolidated Schools.
Upon motion of Senator Anderson the
House bill providing for the consolda-
tion of school districts of the State was
made the special order of business for
Monday at , p. m.
More Land for School.
The House bill to empower the Board
Of Education of Smyrna TO acquire title
10 property in that town for school pur-
poses, was passed by the Senate with
out opposition.
Record Dissolved Charters.
The House passed the Senate bill
which requires the Secretary of State in
cases where corporations have been dis
solved for failure to pay the State H.
ccnse by proclamation of the Governor,
TO transmit a record Of such action 20
the recorder OF deeds of each county. The
, dissolution shall be entered in the re-
+ corders' books. alongside the charter rec
ord which will ohViate necessity foi
writing to the Secretary of state for
q that information.
: More Room for Secretary.
{ Representative Evans Joint resolution
: authorizing the Secretary of state 30 re
= move old charters ami certificates Of in
y corporation from his Once 10 vaults in
r the State House basement also was
adopted Mr. Evans explained that room
is needed in the Secretary of States
office.
To Help Trout Fishermen.
Senator Frazier's bill 10 change
E the size Of net that may be used in
taking trout and woakfish along the
- shores of Delaware River and Bay
was concurred in by the House. At
5 present nets with a mesh at least
1-2 inches across are legaized. but
p the mesh is too large, and Senator
! Frazier's bill will lcgalize use Of two
s inch mesh nets.
Senator Barnard's bill 10 authorize
{ the Wyoming Methodist Episcopal
e. Church 10 sell certain property also
4 was concurred in by the House.
e. Amend Wyoming Charter.
4 Representative Hoch's bill amend
0 ing the charter of the town Of Wyom-
e ing by giving the town authority TO
C build sewers, increasing from $1,000
10 Sl.500. that can be raised by tax
alton. and also giving the town au-
S thority TO tax telegraph and telephone
G poles within the town limits was
S passed by tho House.
= Constable For Georgetown.
Q Representative Roach's bill author
izing the appointment of an additional
@ constable for Georgetown hundred
Il was passed by the House. There are
s two justices Of the peace and hut
@ one constable in the hundred al
y present
v Another OF Mr.. Roach's bills. IA
leave il TO the discretion OF the resi-.
d dent judge in each county whether
i he shall have published the county
q cOmptrollers report. and the manner
IS in which It shall be published. also
% was passel by the House. The bill
was suggested by Judge Henry c
j, Conrad. and is TO meet conditions in
N the lower counties.
. Bills reported favorably during tho
II afternoon we're as follows: Hous,
10 bill 10 provide a contingent fund o
Sl0O for the Collector of Oyster Rev
enue; House bill. 10 authorize Oyster
II Revenue Collector TO plant snub post.
M on each side of Mahons river: Sen
Il ator Frazier's bill, TO increase salarie,
~ os the crew of the oyster watch boa
"A Governor S. S. Pennewill: House bill
- to provide a half holiday for the Stat,
- Librarian on Saturday afternoons ex
~ cept during the sessions Of Court anC
" the Legislature; House bill. providins
for the auditing of the accounts o
u the State Board of Health