Smyrna times., 1929-01-16
GOVERNOR c. DOUGLAS BUCK
To BE NEW HIGHWAY MEMBER
MEASURES CONQUERED IN BY
HOUSE. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

HOUSE. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Sign Stock Shares With Rubber Stamp
Relieve Officer From Signing by
Hand Millions of Stock Certificates
es of the Legislature adjourned Tues
day afternoon until noon Monday AT
ter hearing the final message of Gov
ernor Robinson and transacting some
routine business there remained little
business that could be transacted be
fore Governor-elect C. Douglass Buck
is inaugurated on Tuesday and conse-
quently it was decided to adjourn un-
til Monday. Without any opposition
the House passed Senator Simonton's
bill to make the Governor member
of the State Highway Commission in
place Of the Secretary of State. Rep
resentative Brewer who explained the
bill stated the purpose was to get for
the highway commission the benefit of
the wide experience Of Governor-elect
Buck in road building, he having been
chief engineer Of the highway depart
ment for some years. This bill will
make the Governor a voting member
Of the commission, the Secretary Of
State under the present law only be-
ing an ex-officio member. There still
remains on the House calendar the bill
introduced on Tuesday by Representa-
tive West to substitute the Governor
for the Secretary Of State on the high
way commission but only making him
an eX-officio member. Now that the
Simonton bill has passed both Houses
the West bill will not likely ever be
pressed for a vote.
Sign Stocks With Rubber Stamp
The House also passed Senator Sim
onton's bill to allow the facsimile sig
nature Of an officer required to sign
stock to be stamped on the certificates
by the transfer clerk or registrar. Mr..
Brewer, who also explained this bill,
said the purpose was to relieve an i'm
portant officer Of company from the
detailed work Of signing by hand mil
lions of stock certificates. Represen-
tative Conwell said he did not know
whether or not there was any danger
in such bill. IT don't like too much
Of this rubber stamp business" Mr.
Conwell remarked and added that It
might open the door for abuses. Rep
resentatives McIntire, Hynson and
Virden advocated passage of the bill.
It was passed by vote Of 28 to 4,
Representative Cook voting against it.
Representative Conwell and Derrick
son answered mot voting" to the roll
call This law will be Of great benefit
to the dupont Company and many
other corporations where the stock
has been divided and there are thous-
ands and in some cases millions Of
certificates to be signed. Governor
Robinson signed both of the above
bills before leaving Dover and both
are now laws The House concurred
in the Senate substitute for the House
joint resolution appointing the bill
clerks for the two Houses. The sub
stitute names Werner Van Fleet of
Marshallton, as the Senate bill clerk
in place of Montgomery McVaughn,
originally named in the House joint
resolution but who notified the Senate
because Of business reasons he would
be unable to serve as bill clerk. Thorn
as w. Records Of Laurel is the House
bill clerk.
Secretary of State Salary
In the Senate bill was introduced
BY Senator Simonton to fix the salary
of the Secretary of tSate at $4,000.
This would not in fact mean any more
pay for the present Secretary Of State
although his salary as such is but
$4,000 a year but he is allowed $1,000
additional for his work as secretary
of the State Board of Supplies. There
is said to be a movement on foot to
abolish the State Board of Supplies,
and if that should be done without
any other action it would leave the
Secretary of State receiving but $4,000
q year for the same work that he now
receives $4,000 for, as much of the
work of the State Board of Supplies
would still be done by him. The Sen
ate concurred in House concurrent
resolution to urge Delaware's repre-
sentatives in Congress to use their ut
most endeavor to secure the passage
Of legislation for relief of agriculture
at the present session. The vote was
unanimous, but Senator H. NJ. Deputy
said he was voting for the resolution
in courtesy to the House. III 10 not
think it timely" he said. at seems
pretty we'll settled that no farm relief
can be offered without an extra ses-
sion of Congress, and it does not look
as if they will have any relief"