Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-17

$500 to $1,000 the amount that the
town Of Harrington may raise by tax
alton.
Tax on Bachelors.
BY Senator Joseph, TO provide for
a capitation tax of IS upon bachelors;
to create commission OF Ave mem
bers, to be appointed by the COVER
nor. to harmonize, unity and revise
the school laws; providing that the
State of Delaware accept the bene-
fts Of an act passed by the Con-
gress OF the United States, known
as the Smith Hughes Vocational Ed
vocational bill, which provides Fed
eral aid for vocational education and
appropriating $4,000, which is the
amount required to order to receive
the Federal appropriation of $1,000.
BY Senator Hickman, providing q
uniform law for warehouse receipts
BY Senator Barnard, to appropriate
81, 900 to rebuild and equip the col
ored school in School District No
14s, in Dover.
BY Senator Hoffecker. providing
that when an assessor is unable &c
sit TO hear appeals on account OF
sickness he may designate another
day as appeal day.
state Highway Commission.
BY Senator Pool. providing STATE
Highway Commission; TO require eacf
collector and receiver of taxes to
deliver duplicate to the Levy Cour
at the end of each year.
BY Senator Brown. TO change thu
name OF the Sussex National Bank o
Seaford to Farmers and Merchants
Trust Company, and to give it trus
company powers.
BY Senator Wharton, to authorize
1 the State Armory Commission to maxi
repairs and renovations to the armor'
at Dover. and appropriating $500 Z
cover cost of same; providing for tn
maintenance Of Legitimate children
/ BY Senator Newton, providing 70
the grading. packing, marking, ship
ping and marketing OF apples in Del
aware, and TO regulate same; provid
= ing for a state experimental and dem
onstration farm in Sussex county, L
be conducted under the supervision
OF the State Board OF Agriculture, an
appropriating $1,000 annually 70
maintenance of same.
Bills introduced in the Senate thi
morning were as follows:
BY Senator Murphy, providing 10
tho continued maintenance of per
manent improved roads in Kent coun
/ ty by authorizing -tihe Kent Count
Engineer to appoint a suitable mum
Der of persons living along the road
TO take care Of them. The bill ais
authorizes the appointment of tw
road supervisors in place of one a
at present, and provides that the su
pervisors themselves must work upo
tho roads when necessary instead
simply overseeing the work.
BY Senator Hickman, state-wid
prohibition bill similar TO the on
introduced in the House.
BY Senator Mitchell, to give Ju'
tees OF the peace jurisdiction in cast
OF trespass of turkeys, geese, chicl
ems and other fowls.
BY Senator Hoffecker, to change Il
boundaries of two election districts
, White Clay Creek hundred ana adj
ing a new district thereby.
BY Senator Newton, providing tn
! defendants in suits on a writ Of 70
:. eign attachment do not have TO gi'
a security.
BY Senator Barnard, TO increase Il
= power Of the Town Council of Dover
. the maintenance 81 the municip
electric light plant of that town.
/, BY Senator Brown, to authorize II
: Council of Seaford to borrow SIS
: 600 to be expended for street in
provement purposes.
BY Senator Hollett. to amend q
act incorporating the Clayton Bar
by comforting trust company powe
- upon that institution.