Milford chronicle., 1931-03-13
HOUSE PASSES
BILL TO PAY FOR
SCHOOL. BONDS
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Sussex county. Speaker Coy explain
ed that constables in both New Cas-
tie and Kent counties are now re-
ceiving more fees in many cases
than those in Sussex county and
this bill is intended to bring the
Sussex constables up to those of
other counties as to fees.
The House passed Representative
c. A. Hastings bill to vest title in
certain land at Delmar in the Del
aware Baptist State Convention, Inc
lie explained that the bill is only
/ intended to clear title to a prop
erty.
Representative Clark's bill to i'm
! pose a State tax on cigarettes and
| cigarette papers on motion of Mr..
| Clark was stricken from the calen-
dar. This bill did not seem to be
taken seriously by anyone from the
time it was introduced and the gen
eral prediction was that it would
eventually be taken from the calen-
dar or defeated.
Representative Van Sewers bill to
| make some minor changes in the
bill that provides for imposing of
fines in cases of conviction under
court martial cases in the National
Guard was unanimously passed by
the House.
Mr. Van Sewers bill to correct an
error in the present law relative to
awarding of medals to officers and
men of the National Guard for dis
tinguished service, was also unani-
mously passed by the House.
BY a vote of 20 to the House on
Monday afternoon passed Senator
MaulPs bill to make II years the I
age limit of children allowed to |
work in canneries. Under the pres
ent law children - years of age can
work in canneries. The bill was ad-
vocated by Mrs. Petricha Manches-
ter, executive secretary of the Con-
sumcrs' League The nine members |
who voted against the Bill were all |
Democrats.
The House passed Speaker Coy's !
bill to broaden the charter of the /
Sussex Trust Company.
A bill intended to relieve cOnges
ton at voting place in Milford
was passed by the Senate Monday
afternoon, although seven Republi
cans cast negative ballots. The final
vote on the measure was nine yeas
to seven nays.
The bill, which had been intro
duced by Senator Latchum, Demo-
crat, creates a third election district
in the Tenth Representative Dis
trict of Kent county, and makes
voting place at Houston.
Senator Latchum, in explaining
the measure, said it is a peoples
bill. lie then submitted a petition
containing the names of $50 resi-.
stated that the measure is nOn-par S
tisan. 1t was also brought out by
him that at the last general cleo
ton in the Second Election District ;
of the Tenth Representative District
of Kent county, two women tainted '
as they waited their turn in line to
vote at Milford. IL
The vote of the bill follows: Yeas ]
Senators Burton, Downs, Green, /
Hart, Hopkins, Jacobs, Keith, Lat I
chum and Steen. Nays -Grifenberg,
Hollis. Maull, McCaulley, VanSant, {
and President Pro TEN
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Following explanation by L. L. a
Layton, Jr., of Dover, the Senate,
by a vote of 10 to 4, passed Sena- I
tor Keiths bill which, in effect, a
iY0ids double taxation on the indie Il
pendent distributor of merchandise.
Under the present law, the whole i
'aler and retailer, each, pays a State
license tax of One-tenth of one per Il
cent on his sales. The bill eliminates e
he wholesalers tax when he sells :
goods to a retailer in the State.
This bill is aimed at the chain Il
stores to make them pay the same +
icense under all conditions as the Il
ocal merchant.