Milford chronicle., 1931-02-20
ASSEMBLY BUSY
AS DEADLINE FOR
new BILLS NEARS
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crowded and unsanitary conditions
, of the Jail.
The Senate passed Representative
Jacobs bill increasing the capita
stock of the Peoples Bank at Har
rington to 800 shares at $25 each
or a total of $4,000. This may bt
increased to 100000 under the pro
visions of the bill. 1t further pro
vides for an assistant cashier anC
an assistant secretary.
Senator Jacobs pointed out thai
the bank is planning to start work
on the erection of new building
soon.
The Senate unanimously passed
Representative Clarks substitute
bill making it unlawful for anyone
other than the State military forces
or duly authorized police depart
ments to possess a machine gun. The
original bill included automatic
rifles. Senator VanSant explained
the measure, stating he understood
it was offered on the advice of State
police.
Representative Stevens bill pro-
viding for a new charter for Selby-
vile, was passed by the House by
a vote of 80 to 3, Representatives
Cooper, Schiefele and f. S. Webb
voting against il.
This in some ways is the most
unique municipal charter bill that
| has been offered in a Delaware leg
! islature in recent years. The last
section of the bill as though it was
an afterthought provides for what
are really in fact some features of
the old blue laws. This section
makes it unlawful to hold boxing or
boxing exhibitions in the town or
within two miles of the corporate
limits of the town. 1t provides that
all pool rooms, dance halls and
places of amusements must be clos
ed at 12 o'clock II also makes con-
gregating or lounging on the streets
unlawful as well as selling mer-
chandise on Sundays.
Town charters usually do not con-
tain such matters, but the Town
Councils are usually given the au-
thOrity to pass ordinances governing
all such subjects. The trainers of
this bill apparently decided to take
no chance with any Town Council.
Heavy fines and Imprisonment are
provided for violations of the above
provisions.
The bill names Roland f. Scott, as
mayor and Thomas TimmOns,
George C. Goodwin, Edward L. Bra
sure and Charles J. Baker, as mem
bers of Council. The first three
would serve until the first Saturday
in March when the first town cleo
tion would be held under the new
charter and the last two would serve
until the first Saturday in March,
1882.
Mr.. COy's bill to bring county en-
ployees of Sussex county under the
provisions of the WOrkmen's Com
pensation act and Representative r.
A. Davis bill to change the bounda-
ries of Hartly to bring in three pro-
perties that were originally through |
mistake left out of the charter were
both passed by the House.
Senator McIntire introduced a bill |
granting to municipalities and coun-
ties of Delaware authority to acquire
lands for airports and landing |
fields. The measure further allows |
the legislative bodies of cities and
towns to operate and regulate the
airports or landing fields.
The bill was fully explained in a
report submitted by Governor c.
Douglass Buck to the legislature,
Details of the report, which
was submitted to Governor Buck by
a special commission which he APP
pointed, were published in the local
President Pro Tenn Simonton Of
fered a bill for the appropriation of
S125,000 for the acquisition of land,
erection of a modern dormitory and
and suitable equipment
for the Delaware Commission for
the Blind.
Needs of the blind in this State
were revealed during a hearing of
he commission before the Joint
Budget Committee. Sen
ltor Griffenberg presided, while
Senator Simonton offered the bill. ,
Monday will be the last day on
which new business will be received
n the legislature. Z
A new charter bill for the Town
If Milford was introduced this week.
Carey also introduc
ID bill which will incorporate the
Town of Slaughter Beach. Z
Representative Van Solver intro
luced a bill to place control over
he erection of billboards along the :
highways outside of incorporated
owns under the jurisdiction of the
tate Highway Department. This
ill follows recommendations for a
aw of this kind made by Governor
suck in his message to the legisla- 4
lre last month.
The bill would impose license of
200 annually on firms doing out 8
ide billboard advertising outside of !
cities and towns. The &
cense would be obtained from the 9
hief Engineer of the Highway De- 3
The bill would become eff z
ective after January l, 1882. z
Those erecting billboards would {
e required to file with the Highway Y
apartment the location of each Q
illboard to be erected. Any firm 8
ltside of the State or with offices q
utside of the State would be requir- {
/ to file a bond for $1,000 before 3
ley could erect any billboards. q