Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17
Governor Caryel Approyed
Many Bills On U1ednesday

shall be one-half the truck rate
but in no case shall be less than
$40.
Also signed by the Governor was
the bill sponsored by Representa-
tives Carey and Cool to provide for |
the identification of buses trans
porting school pupils and to
strengthen the law relating to stop |
ping when overtaking such yehi-
cles.
School buses hereafter must have
attached to their left sides an arm,
at least Is inches long, plainly let
tered with the word, STOP" When
the arm is extended operators of
other vehicles on meeting or over
taking the bus must stop and not
proceed un.sl the arm is retracted.
This will not affect other vehicles
being driven on one lane of dual
! highway. The State Highway De-
partment is required to erect signs
on the highways giving notice of
the provisions of the act.
The Governor signed the mea-
sure sponsored by Senator Howard
4 H. Dickerson (D-Laurel) authoriz-
ing the payment of $4,000 annual
| ly to the University of Delaware for
minimum of 20 scholarships. A
scholarship committee of five is to
be appointed by the University's
board of trustees. To be eligible
for the grants students must agree
i in writing to- make themselves
available as public school teachers
, for at least one year after gradua-
i ton.
I Other Senate bill signed permit
the hunting of red fox with dogs on
Sunday in season, extend the jur-
+, isdiction of the Wilmington Munich
: fpal Court to include attempted
3 crimes, add to the number of al
t lowable Interruptions for employ
5 ees under the state employee pen
: sion act, and liberalize the pension
| system for Wilmington city en-
ployees.
/ Among the House bills signed
j was one sponsored by Representa-
: tive Kenneth d. Given (R-Lewes)
: providing for the licensing in two
e categories by the State Board OF
: Agriculture of poultry buyers and
r requiring proof of their financial
y responsibility.
: Another put through by Mr.. Civ.
J, an will place a tax of Is cents {
d bushel to be collected by the Col
: lector of Oyster Revenue on al
oysters taken from the BroadkilI
s River. The person or firm catching
e the oysters is to pay 10 cents ant
II the buyer FIVE cents. Three-fourth
i of the taxes so collected are to b.
g. used to restock the Broadkiln bed
II for the next five years.
If The Governor also signed a bill
e sponsored by Speaker Harvey H
Lawson which is designed to en-
y the practice of filing candidate
y for political Office at the last min
/ ute, even, as it was disclosed dur
le ing discussion of the bill in tn
: House, after the ballots have bee
IS printed.
y The bill provides that "in case G
e. death, resignation or removal c
5, any candidate subsequent to nOmi
:" nation, or upon a change in tn
al name of any candidate for presider
n or vice president, supplement;
ln certificate may be filed by ii
er proper officers of the state, count
IL district or hundred committees.
It's Other House bills signed wou
or liberalize the Workmen's Compel
or sation Law by extending the list
is diseases for which payments mt
u be made; provide for dam aero
ed McCaulley's Mill Pond in Ke
ol- County; provide for bridge aero
sr- Silver Run Creek in st. Georg
Hundred; increase the fees of ma
n istrates, constables and sheriffs
sp- civil cases, for debt; prohibit pot
ct try vaecinators from entering pot
in try premises without first compl
lu- ing with certain sanitary preca
tions; appropriate funds for t
Improvement of floors and equi
ea- ment at Nanticoke Indian Scho
la near Millsboro; authorize the Sta
ro- Highway Department to vaca
for public roads which have been S
led perseded by improved roads
ers highways and amend the laws
of lating to junk dealers and paw
ms brokers.