Milford chronicle., 1917-03-02
KENT And SUSSEX DRY
LAW IS NOW IN EFFECT
Governor Townsend Signed Loose
Anti-Shipping Law On Tuesday.
Went Into Effect Immediately.
Allows One Quart In Pos
session.

Iiouor into dry" territory in Della
ware. The friends of the new law
are more than pleased that they have
succeeded in stopping the import OF
wet goods" into Kent and Sussex
counties. The law, generally speak
ing. meets with the approval of the
majority of the people in this section.
number of persons who had ord
cred liquors shipped to them for de-
livery Yesterday, were disappointed
when they went to the local express
office for their orders. While in some
instances the liquor was in the offices
the agents refused to make delivery,
owing to orders received from the
officials of the company. Under the
new law both fines and imprison-
ments. as well as confscation of We
hicles used in bringing in more than.
one quart of liquor, are provided.
Legislature Against Suffrage.
In the House last Friday the bill
nroviding suffrage for women was de-
feated by the vote of II to 21. In the
Senate on Monday a bill came up
which would have granted suffrage
to women. This measure met the
fate of its mate in the House, the vote
being 8 yeas and nays. 1t was ne
eessary that there be IL yeas to car
rv il. This dispOses Of the question
until two years hence when the wo-
men will in all probability make an
other fight.
Want Road Laws.
When the hearing on the good road
bills before the House were heard last
Friday, an unusually large number
of persons from Sussex county was
in attendance to urge the passage of
the bill providing for the bonding or
Sussex County for $1.000,000 for the
building of permanent roads. Another
bill which is creating much interest,
is that creating a Highway Depart
ment and clothing it with the author
ity to build, take over and maintain
a system of permanent roads through
out the State; there are three attiliat-
ed bills, as follows:
Making it possible for the State to
accept the Federal aid that is offered !
in this behalf.
Increasing and graduating the mo-
tor license fees, so as to give more
revenue. (The revenue last year was
upwards of $S5,O00, while for this
year it is likely to be $4,000 more. f
It is specified in the act that of this
years motor receipts $4,000 remains 1
with the State, the Highway Commits
sion getting the balance). il
Amending the Boulevard law so as a
o make it possible for the Highway t
Department to take over, if it should t.
zee fit, all or any portion of the du- a
0Ont boulevard now or hereafter to o
,e constructed. n
The Senate, by vote of IA yeas to 1 Il
lay, passed Senator Hart's bill provid il
ng for an appropriation of $1,000 p
ear for two years to improve the col n
red schools of the state. il
The Senate passed Senator Hollett's
i'll authorizing the Clayton public
chools to borrow $1,5O0 for school
urpOses.
The House committee on public in
ighways also reported favorable a m
cries of bills introduced by Mr.. IL
1ebster and advocated by the Levy 70
ourt of New Castle County, to i'm ic
rove the methods of building and ri
airing for new roads. m
On motion of Representative Down nv
ard, the bill to abolish the whipping mr.
lst was stricken from the House bs
llendar. Mr.. Downward stated that tn
ose interested in the bill had re- Az
tested him to take this action in ev
ew of the fact that the committee os
/ crimes and punishments unani- -
Ously reported the bill unfaVorably.
The following bills passed the MI
Ouse: sal
Mr. Prettvman's hill authorizing OF
lendale to borrow $1,000 for fire 1t
election. ert
Mr.. Tindall's bill increasing from
to 500 the amount that school
stricts in Sussex County may raise rer
r school purposes. ed
Senator Browns bill changing the sun
lines of Seaford was passed or,
the Senate, as was also Senator Mi
azieT's bill to change the First Ma ed
nal Bank Of Milford to a state cha
nix. ALI
The Senate also passed Senator exr
owns bill to make the First Nation the
Bank of Seaford a State bank. tbe
Fhe House passed the bill prohibit is [
/. the holding of campmeetings with adv
permits obtained at 81 each, from Ian
president of the levy court, the r
,riff OF the clerk of the peace. the
'peaKer Hail at whose instance 'I' .lie stal
"as init OuuOSu' SOFT = = ~ yea
Dy laWlessness at some Ol Ine his
npmeetings; he calieo II nu app
nltarlan Dill. camps are not pro T
tied They are merely put under arv
control OF the authorities. cler
ehOOl Superintendent Bill Killed. coul
he House bill providing for the evel
,tion of county school superintend- was
5, introduced by Mr.. DAILY. which burt
been reported unfavorably by the Cou
lmittee on education. of which Mr.. A
ce is chairman. was killed by the couI
Use yesterday afternoon. The
he House passed the bill exempt sick
from taxation property owned By liar
Inteer fremen relief associations. for