Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-02
FAVOR Change in
Law
Senate Passes Simonton
Bills Regarding Danger
Gus Occupations
BAN CARFARE OUT OF
CONTINGENT FUNDS
STAR Correspondent.

( STAR Correspondent.
STATE HOUSE. Dover. Del. Feb.
Senator BeNs today introduced
a bin that the State Board OF Ed
ucation be given power 10 provide
for the care. maintenance and in
struction OF blind babies and the
children too small or too backward
10 enter the school for the blind.
II would give the Board OF Edu-
cation power 20 contract vita any
institution having or furnishing ia
cilities for such care. IN this or any
other State. arrange the contract
price per day. and pay trhnspor-
tation TO and from the school.
This contract would continue In
force until tho child reaches the age
of years. provided however. the
Board OF Education may IN Its dis
erection cancel the contract and re-
move the child from the institution
II in It's judgment the child does not
improve IN such way a. 20 warrant
il continuing IN the school. or 10 ex-
tend the time n the progress OF the
child should require - 70 stay longer.
The Senate passed Senator Simon
toms bill providing that any trustee
named IN will may file written re-
nunciation with the Court OF Chan F..
Gerry n unwilling TO serve.
Pass Child Labor Bills.
The Senate also passed Senator .
Simontons bill providing that no .
child under ls years OF age shall be .
employed 10 dangerous occupations.
and another bill OF Senator Simonton
repeating the law permitting chill
dren under - yeare OF age 20 leave
school and work IN certain ocoupa-
lions.
Miss southwiok. representing the
Child Labor Com nj sSion. was given
the privilege OF the floor and eT-
peined that statistics showed that
"a years was the minimum age
which q child should he permitted 20
cave school and go 10 work.
ST ADD SCHOOL
Senator Simonton'- bill. also an
amendment 20 the child labor laws
providing that no boy under y and
10 girl under "a in any city OF the
state having population OF over
20 900 shsll expose or ofter for sale
my Newspaper. magazine. periOfosls.
u any othsr articles OF merchandise
v any description on the street OF
n any public place. was passed by
he state.
Senator Hopkins introduced a bill
directing the Levy Court OF Kent
'ounty 20 make a special appropria-
ion OF 500 TO the town OF kenton.
O Be expended in street improve
nents. $3.50. In 1923 and $3.50 In
924.
A bill introduced by Senator Mo
ntire would give each Levy Court
ommissioner power TO appoint
very two years a tax collector IN
r. district instead OF the Levy
curt a. body. IS AZ present.
A bill introduced by Senator Truitt .,
rohibits state officers. members OF Of
he State boards and commissioners J
nd state employees from using or b
money from any contin-
ent fund for the payment OF trsv- q,
liz expenses from the place OF res
encs 10 the locality OF the ONCE or "
sewhere or for personal mainte- n
ance without express authority OF
W. provided. however. the act does 81
y apply 20 allowances made by the u
enersl Assembly or either branch
Isreof n
ANY person violating any provision T
the act shall no guilty ~ em- NJ
vehement and punished according Al
ent Primary Elections.
A bill 20 amend the primary eiHc-
On laws so far as Il relates 70 RI
snt county. was introduced by fe
nstor Murphy. II would author OF
, and empower political party or "a
n cations or associations 10 make az
les and regulations governing pa
rty nominations and party man NJ
ement. The first rules and recu- be
ions shall he made by the party's an
gularly constituted county COM
ttee. 70
Another bin ot. Senator Murphy n
'uld permit the town OF Farming IA
n 70 impose a head tax OF not. less tr'