Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
TOTAL OF 53S BILLS
LISTED IN ASSEMBLY
tcont,nusd from r,rst rar.,

er fered the skeleton bill to raise rev
ar enue for the state through lot
or terry
A sekeletOn bill was introduce
by Senator John r. Kitchens OR
N Georgetown to create a Motor We
hicle Commission to manage an,
DO control the Motor Vehicle Depart
is ment, while Senator Harry II
Jones (R-MagnoliO presented tn
= skeleton measure to create tn,
State Police Commission to manag,
!, and control the State Police.
Representative Albert r. Hus
bands R-Wilmington) introduced
i the bill to limit the number of mag
i. istrates in the state to II and tC
!. set the annual salary of each al
J. $500. 1t would establish an eX-
amining board for justices of the
peace to pass on the eligibility OF
applicants for appointment. There
are now 30 magistrates in the state.
Six Magistrates Named
= Under the provisions of the bill,
six magistrates would he named in
New Castle county, including two
from Wilmington; three in Kent
county and five in Sussex county.
Not more than three in New Castle
county. two i'm Kent county and
three in Sussex county would be of
the same political party.
The proposed examining board
would consist of six members. not
more than three from the same po-
litical party. serving without COM
pensation. Two members would
come from each county.
Further allowance for expenses
would be received from the Levy
Court by each magistrate of not
less than $3.50 per year.
Representative George a. Swain
(R-MilfOrd) introduced the bill to,
create civil service commission
for Delaware. Representative Swain
said the bill was drawn by the
State Highway Department and has
no connection with the civil service
bill offered in the Senate last week.
The purpose of the bill is given
as the promotion and increasing of
efficiency in the state service and
to provide a comprehensive system
for the state civil service.
The hill provides for non-salar-
led Civil Service Commission OF
five persons appointed by the gov
ernOr for 10 year overlapping
terms. One member would he the
president of the Farmers Bank of
Delaware and one would be the
president of the University of Del
aware. The governor would ap-
point the other three members.
who would have TO he senior Off
GERS in recognized firm or bust
ness and shall not have held any
political office within a period of
five years.
Salary Oi Director
The measure would create the of
fee of director of state civil service.
to he appointed hy the commission
from an open competitive eXamina-
ton. at a salary of from $4,000 to
$4,000 per year.
All employees of the state would
he divided into unclassified and
classified branches. The former
would comprise all those elected or
required to be appointed and a long
list of persons serving in capaci-
ties not ordinarily covered by civil
service. The classified branch
would comprise all other positions.
Representative Clarence +. Nc
Ncy tR- Stanton, in behalf of Rep
resentative Samuel B Bird tR-
Bancroft Mills. who was absent ;
because of illness, introduced the
skeleton bill to abolish the Board I
of Game and Fish commissioners '
and to provide for the Department I
of Delaware Wildlile Conservation. d
The title of the measure provides
for the appointment of commits s
sioner to direct the work of the de f
partment. an educational director /
and an honorary advisory board
from each of the three counties v
and for other requisite agents and S
a
Board Of Welfare {
Representative H. II. LeaSurc tR- r
Newark r. ID offered Il series of
nine bills affecting the State Board fl
Of Charities and institutions under "
its supervision. b
They would: change the name of s
he board 10 the State Board of fl
Welfare: change the name of the
Ferris Industrial School to the Fer
is School for Boys and give the II
school authority to release boys 81
lndcr Is years of age; change the o
Iame OF the Delaware Industrial tC
school for Girls at Claymont to the
Woods Haven School for Girls; b
How change in the name of the o.
Industrial School for COlOred Girls IL
/ Marshallton. with authority to az
elease girls under is years old;
bandon present visitations and in re
pectiOns OF subordinate agencies V;
v the State Board of Charities; a!
lovide for the licensing of child 81
are agencies TO include day nur- ca
cries and day care centers and
hree other measures to provide for to
ne changing of responsibility for m
he transfer and return to the state II
f adult INDECENT persons in other fit
lates from the board to the Old ql
ge Welfare Commission. OF
Two Republicans and Demo- tn
rat in the Senate offered bills to is
rovide for the election of school hs
cards and trustees. Senator nj
erkes introduced one for Kent sf
Dunty and Senator Kitchens pre-
ented one for Sussex county Sen b
tor Frank AttiX (D-KentonD also hi
resented a school election bill. l.,
VINO Measure al
A skeleton bill was introduced by m
enator Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr., tn
D-Townsend r. d. to create a od
lar Manpower Commission while tn
mother skeleton measure was Of en-