Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1923-01-04
AVOIDED DEFICIT
ON PRINTING BILLS
BY AMPLE SURPLUS
Last Assembly Authorized Work
Without Providing for
Payment.
FIRST BILL OF THE SESSION

state House. Dover, Jan. 4.

state House. Dover. Jan. 4.
Because tho General Assembly OF
1921. after paesirW the budget, au-
thorized printing and supplies for GER
tain State officials and departments,
but made no appropriations therefor,
the state Board of Supplies had 20
meet an extra expense ~ s1o,ssi az
during the past two years. Frtu-
na,ely. this board had an ample con-
tlngent fund; otherwise tho present
Legislature would have been asked
To provide 10Y deficit.
The extra Items " expense were as
follows: state Highway Department.
Sa;.Gg: state Roard OF Education.
S3.62I4G: state treasurer. ss33.lb:
auditor ~ accounts. S.2o72s; state
hank -cmmissioner. t2stSo; Insurance.
commissioners. tlbT.Tb; state Library
Commission. tGbTb: Public Archives
Commission, 500; state Board of
Health, 81. Supreme Court docket,
sa2: New Castle county. t3.76h.sG ;
Kent county sbo4 Suseex county
sS3l 60.
Ehc First mn.
Senator Hardce,y presented to Che
Senate yesterday afternoon tho first
bill introduced at this session Of thu
valid the record OF certain deeds hay
| ing defective actno wleigmeni. which
/ the Legislature pees~s biennially
Senator Walker, who wps temporarily
1 presidins. referred u Co the committee
/ On Judiciary.
Tho bill provides. That the recor'
NJ any decd dated prior 10 January I
| 1929. and which wa. duly sisned an,
sealed by tho psrties therein named y.
Rrantcrs Notwithstanding s,id dee'
had not been properly Acknowledged
or tho private examination of an
married woman, party thereto or en-
said actno wledament or private er
! animation had not boon taken an'
certified IN conformity with the re-
qnirements of tho laws ~ this stat
IN force at the time of ia execution
shall be and the same ia hereby mad
valid and effective IN law ~ III sa,'
deed had been correctly acknowledge
and certified, and the said record. ~
any official copy thereof shall be al
mitted az evidence IN all courts q
this state and shall be valid and con
elusive evidence. IA n seid decd he
been in all respects acknowledged an
tho Acknowledgment certified In a.
cordancs With the 'hen existing law
For n Parole Law.
J, Albert oliver. probation officer g
the Court ~ General Sessions. cam
To Dover last night and urged the fr'
legislators who were IN town to suI
port a bill drafted ny tho Prisoner
Aid Society and providing for th
60 bo confined in the Now Cast
County Worlshoure
The fr-t two section. ~ the propo,
Cd bill are a. foilows.
That every prisoner. who II or ma
hereafter be sentenced "a impr1s y
ment FOR one year or longer for al
offeuse against tho state. except q
rape. assault with intent 20 comm
I. rape, incest or eodomy. and To- or aha
he confined In execution q the ga
sentence IN the New Castle Count
, Workhouse. after serving ono hall
the entire term or term. for which
or she has been sentenced. may No r
leased on parole whom in tho Judi
ment - tho BOARD Of Parole The col
: di,ions herein provided for such r
lease have boen fully met,
That every prisoner. who II
may hereafter he sentenced ~ IN
prlsonment for life for any oNen
y. against the State after serving
i. years % tho sentence, may he relcas'
!. on parole whom In tho Judgment
I, the BOARD q Parole tho condition
been fully met
should the proposed hi become
=. law. tho Judges % the Supreme Cou'
within SO days thereafter. would n
point three persons to form the Boa
! { Parole. one OF whom would he n
: pointed for ono year. ono for two Yea
and one for three years. and afterwa
:, annually the said judges would a
point one person FOR the term OF thr
years 10 succeed the member who
: term had expired.
The Beard 81 Parole would meet
, the New Castle County workhou
: once a month for at beast 10 mont
~ each year and a; such other tin
and places as q decided. The boa
would am ually elect one o. - mel
bers 20 DE president. and tho par,
officer .r a member z the boa
would %. secretary. Each member
!, tho board would receive as compens
ton FOR services the sum Of $40 7
diem Tor attendance a. meetings ,
exceeding IS meetings each year. q
IN addition thereto actual expenses
CURED "a attending such meoCa
- The salary 81 the parole officer Wei
not exceed s2.4o0 per annum, and
would be paid actual expenses
- curred IN the performance Of d,
- duties.