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LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER
On Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- THIRD.
VOLUME XXV.- PART I.
" t* I MILFORD CHRONICLE POWER PRINT,
MILFORD, DEL.
1909.
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| Title | Laws of the State of Delaware - Volume 25 |
| Date Original | 1909 |
| Description | Laws of the State of Delaware, Passed at a Session of the General Assembly, Commenced and Held at Dover, on Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909. Volume XXV. |
| Creator | Delaware |
| Creator2 | Delaware General Assembly |
| Contributors | Milford Chronicle Power Print |
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| Full Text | LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PASSED AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER On Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909 AND IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD. VOLUME XXV.-PART I. "t*I MILFORD CHRONICLE POWER PRINT, MILFORD, DEL. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE TITLE FIRST Of the Jurisdiction and Property of the State ; Its Legislation and Laws. CHAPTER 1. Of the Sovereignty, Jurisdiction and Limits. .AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE BOUNDARY STONES BETWEEN TIIE STATE OF DELAWARE AND TIIE Sil'ATE oE MARYLAND. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the .S.tate of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section That the Governor of Delaware be and he is here-by authorized and requested to communicate with the Governor of the State of Maryland with reference to replacing and reset- of lk ling the stones marking the boundary line between the State of Delaware and the State of Maryland, and that in pursuance of the arrangement that may be agreed to, the Governor aforesaid is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to replaceGovernor to take steps L3 any such boundary stones as may _have been removed and to reset the reset any of said boundary stones that may need resetting. sbtoounnedsa ry Approved April 15, A. D. 19o9. 4 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF PUBLIC LANDS. CHAPTER 2. Of Public Lands. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO SURVEY THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE STATE, AND FOR AN APPRO-PRIATION TO PAY THE EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION THEREOF. Whereas, There was created by Chapter 12, Volume 24, Laws of Delaware, a Commission to ascertain the location and have surveyed certain public lands belonging to the State of Dela-ware, and, Whereas, Said Commission has partially performed said duties, and made a return of their proceedings accompanied by a plot or survey to the Governor, and, Whereas, They were unable to proceed further in said work on account of a lack of funds ; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Slate of Delaware in General Assembly met: Commission Section r. That John M. Mendinhall, D. Mifflin Wilson, Ebc W. Tunnel! and two other persons to be appointed by the Gov-ernor of the State of Delaware within ten days after the pas-sage of this Act, be and they are hereby created and constituted To ascertain lora t Ion of a Commission to ascertain the location of and have surveyed hind the lands of the State of Delaware lying near the ocean in Sus-sex County between the State of Maryland on the ,South and Cape Henlopen on the ,,North. Vacancies in the said Commis-sion by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the Vinuineles, how lined Governor. rouse WO to he surveyed Designating the land and owners Section 2. That it shall be the duty of the said Commission to ascertain the location And quantity of said public lands and to cause the same to be surveyed by a careful and skillful sur-veyor to be by them selected, and to cause a plot of the same to be made, designating the said lands and all lands of adjoin-ing owners, also designating such lands as are now claimed by any persons and such lands as are now occupied and enclosed and the names of the persons by whom they are occupied or LAWS OF DELAWARE. 5 OF PUBLIC LANDS. enclosed. For this purpose said Commission shall have author- To employ it ity to engage a surveyor, counsel learned in the law, and such surveyor other assistants as it shall deem advisable; Section 3. Said Commission shall ,make return of their pro- ttatglimtaokL ceedings, accompanied by a plot or survey of the said lands as Governor with aforesaid to the Governor, who shall lay The same before the Mot next session of the General Assembly. Such return shall set out in detail all the proceedings) of the said Commission and surveyor and all items of expense connected with the making of such survey. Section 4. The said Commissioners shall each be paid a Compensation compensation of Five Dollars for each day actually spent on said work, and their counsel, surveyor and assistants shall re-ceive for their compensation such sum as shall be fixed and al-lowed by said Commission. Section 5. For the payment of the compensation ,of said Commissioners, their counsel, surveyor and assistants and all A ppropriation other expenses of said Commission, the sum of (Five Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated, and the State Treasurer is here-by authorized to pay, from time to time out of said appropria-tion, orders on account of said expenditures signed by the Presi-dent and Secretary of said Commission and approved by the Governor. Approved April 7, A. D. 1909. 6 LAWS OF DELAWARE. Commission Authority Compensation Wocanelea Duties A rch I t ect OF TIIE STATE FIDUSL, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES. CHAPTER 3. Of the State House, Library and Public Offices AN ACT pR"VIDING Raz rilE ERECTION AND Eow pmENT OF A FIRE PRDDIP STATE Anm INtsTRATIoN AND LIBRARY BUILDING AT MYER, AND FOR TIIE LTERATioNs To THE STATE HOUSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That Simeon S. Pennewill,'Preston Lea, Thomas M. Monap;han\lexander P. Corbit, Alvin 13. Conner, Ebe W. Tunnel, Timothy E. Townsend, James F. Lafferty and Thomas 0. Cooper he and are hereby appointed and constituted a com-mission and are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to construct, build, and complete a fire proof State Administration and Library Building- for the State of Delaware, at Dover, and for the alterations to the State House of sufficient capacity and to satisfactorily supply the needs of State offices and depart-ments and the State Library. Said Commissioners shall re-ceive no compensation whatever for their services, and shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in connection with the duties of said commission. Any vacancies occurring in the number of the commission shall be filled by appointment by the then Governor of the State. The 'duties of said commission 11;111 include the erection and completion of a fire proof Ad-ministration and Library Building- upott a location in the Town of Dover selected by said commission, the equipment of said building with necessary fixtures for heating, lighting and fur-nishing- the same, and the destruction and removal of any build-ing now occupying- the said site selected -for said new building, excepting the present State I louse Building. Section 2. On- the passage of this Act and the organization of said commission, said commission shall employ a capable architect and proceed as speedily as possible to have necessary drawings and specifications prepared and to let contracts for the execution of the work authorized by this Act. Said Corn- LAWS OF DELAWARE. 7 OF THE STATE HOUSE, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES. mission shall let contracts by public advertising to the lowest, contracts best and most responsible bidder and shall have the right to reject any and all bids ; and shall require all contractors to give bonds, satisfactory to said commission, equal to one-half theContractors to give bond amount of the respective contracts. Section 3. The total aggregate cost for the construction of said Administration and Library Building, and for the altera-tions to the State House, the performance of all other work hereby authorized, including all fees, commissions, salaries an'l expenses of all kinds for the commission, counsellors and at-torneys, engineers, experts, architects, superintendents, clerks and other employes shall not exceed the sum of sixty-two thou-sand and five hundred dollars. All payments on account of said work shall be :made by the State Treasurer upon warrants drawn by the State Auditor from time to time upon the presentation to him of specifically itemized vouchers, approved by the proper officers of said commission. Section 4. Said commission shall use its best endeavor to complete said Administration and Library Building, and for the alterations to the State House by the first day of January, 1911, and shall render to the next General Assembly sitting in the year 1911 a full report of its proceedings under the provisions of said Act. State Treasurer to transfer funds from he Slaking Piaui Section 5. To supply the necessary funds to perform the work hereby authorized, the State Treasurer, as the Sinking Fund Commissioner, is hereby authorized, empowered and di-rected to transfer the sum of sixty-two thousand live hundred dollars from the sinking fund to the general fund. Section 6. The said sum of sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars transferred as aforesaid to the general fund is hereby Appropriation appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the same or so much ,thereof as is necessary to carry but the pro-visions of this Act, upon the warrants of the State Auditor as is hereinbefore provided. Approved April 5, A. D. 1909. Total cost Warrants To be completed by Jan. 1, 1911 8 LAWS OF DELAWARE. Unpublished acts Renewed OF TIIE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS. CHAPTER 4. Of the Passing and Publication of Laws. AN ACT TO REVIVE AND EXTEND THE TIME FOR RECORDING PRIVATE ACTS. Whereas, By Section 3 of Chapter 4 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Delaware, it is provided that private statutes (namely such as are not of (a public nature or published as such) shall be recorded in the Recorder's Office in one of the counties of this State within twelve months after their passage or they shall be void ; and Whereas, A number of private and unpublished acts hereto-fore passed have been allowed to become void through igno-rance of the aforesaid enactment ; therefore, for the purpose of relieving the parties interested of the embarrassments and dis-appointments arising from such neglect in the premises; there-fore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of each, Branch concurring therein): Section r. That all unpublished acts heretofore passed that have become void on account of not being duly recorded in compliance 'with the provisions aforesaid and that have not by special acts been repealed or become void by lapse of the time for which they were limited, be and the ,same are hereby sev-erally renewed and re-enacted, and together with the provisions therein contained are respectively declared to be in ifull force for the period mentioned in the original acts, and to have the same force and effect as f the said acts had been severally re-corded according to law, and all acts and transactions done and performed under the provisions of said acts and property ,and other rights approved thereunder, shall have the same force and effect and be as valid to iall intents and purposes as if the said acts had been severally recorded according to law ; provided, that this enactment shall not take effect in the case of any act LAWS OF DELAWARE. 9 OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS. that has become void as aforesaid, until a certified copy there-of shall be duly recorded in the Recorder's Office of one of the Counties of this State ; and, provided further, that no such copy Not lo take of a voided act shall be received for record after the expiration ecorrergiourciolp, of one year from the passage of this act. Is recorded Section 2. That this act shall be deemed and taken to be a Public act public act and shall be published as such. Approved February io, A. D. 1909. 10 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS. CHAPTER 5. Of the Passing and Publication of Laws. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE PUBLICATION OE CERTAIN EOUITY CASES, AND JUDICIAL REPORTS WII EN NOT PUBLISHED BY THE CHANCELLOR OR ASSOCIATE JUDGE RESIDENT IN KENT COUNTY, RESPECTIVELY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That the cases and decisions which the Associate Judge of the Superior Court resident in Kent .:County, or the Chancellor, shall not have published during their respective terms of office, shall be published by them respectively within the period of two years after the expiration, either by resigna lion or limitation, of their respective terms of office. Section 2. That all provisions of law relating to the publica- Laws relating tion of judicial reports by the Associate Judge resident in ;Kent County and of equity cases by the Chancellor shall hereafter apply to reports published by them individually as aforesaid, after the expiration of their respective terms of office. Approved April 5, A. D. 1909. Reports by as sociale Judge and Chancellor Publication of TITLE SECOND TITLE SECOND. Of the Public Revenue, and the Assessment, Collection and Appropriation of Taxes. CHAPTER 6. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE TAXATION OF TIIOSE ENGAGED IN A TELEPHONIC BUSINESS IN TIIIS STATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That every individual, association of persons, firm or Pereus, ono-datisona, corpor. corporation engaged in the telephonic business and owning, leas-gaatigoends Ine n- ing, controlling or operating any line or lines of wire in this State telephonic which said individual, association, firm or corporation, or any business mule jeet to other person or party, uses, or is entitled to use, either for the taxation transmission of telephonic messages from any place in another State across any portion of this State to a place in another State, or for the transmission of telephonic messages between any two places wheresoever, shall be subject to taxation for the use of Shall annually the State, in manner following, viz: Each said individual, asso- ,Td,13,?,1e0Y elation, firm, or corporation, shall annually hereafter on the Trcaanrer first day of July, commencing with the first day of July, A. D. 19139, pay to the State Treasurer for the use of the State, a tax of sixty cents per mile of wire for the longest wire within this State, a tax of thirty cents per mile of wire for the next longest Rate of tax wire within this State, and twenty cents per mile of wire for each and every other wire within this State, owned, leased, controlled LAWS OF DELAWARE. I3 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE or Operated by such individual, association, firm or corporation on the first day of June then last past, and which such individual, association, firm or corporation, or any other person or party, then used or was entitled to use, either for the transmission of telephonic messages from any place in another State across any portion of this State to a place in another State, or for the transmission of telephonic messages between any two places wheresoever; and shall also pay a further tax to the State Itaitaiet tittx on Treasurer for the use of the State of twenty-five cents upon ternelfsnillr each and every telephonic transmitter in this State furnished or rented to any person or party whomsoever by such individual, association, firm or corporation. Section 2. That it shall be the duty of every individual, asso- shall the ciation of persons, firm or corporation engaged in the telephonic mwtenTeanntdly business and owning, leasing, controlling or operating any line whom made or lines of wire as set forth in Section x of this act, annually hereafter on or before the first day of June, commencing with the first day of June, A. D. 1909, to make and deliver to the State Treasurer a statement in writing verified by the oath or affirmation of such individual, or of one of the members of such firm, or the President, General Manager, or Treasurer of such association or corporation, showing the total number of What state telephonic transmitters used in this State on the first day of :eon,'" May then last past and which telephonic transmitters were furnished or rented by said individual, association, firm or cor-poration, to any person or party for telephonic purposes, and also showing the number of miles of wire owned, leased, con-trolled or operated by said individual, association, firm, or cor-poration within this State on the first day of May then last past, which such individual, association, firm or corporation, or any other person or party then used or was entitled to use either for the transmission of telephonic messages, from any place in another State across any portion of this State to a place in another State, or for the transmission of telephonic messages be-tween any two places wheresoever, and designating the length and location of the longest and of each and every other wire. Section 3. That in case of the refusal or omission of any Refusal or individual, firm, association or corporation as aforesaid, to make ommarBoratoto. and deliver the statement in accordance with the provisions of In't 14 LAws OF DELAwARE. OF TUE R EVEN LIES oi."rii F STATE Section 2 of this act and within the time therein prescribed, State Treasurer the State Treasurer shall be and he is hereby authorized, em-to make assess-ment on best powered and directed to make an assessment of the tax hereby information . 1111pOtied, upon the best information he may be able to obtain reminy and to add to the sum of the tax so assessed, a penalty of 25% and to demand payment of the whole from the individual, tiltite association, firm or corporation, so in default. The estimate so ones estimate float made by the State Treasurer in such case shall be final and con-clusive on the party so in default. ueruso pily Section 4. That in case of the omission or refusal of any lox individual, association, firm or corporation, subject to the pro- Visions of this act to pay the tax by this act imposed, \within thirty days after it is due, the State Treasurer shall be and he Slate Treasurer , - - to clIstraln is hereby authorized, empowered and directed, to distrain upon upon property any property in this State of the party so in default, and having given notice in writing of such seizure and distress, to sell the said property so seized and distrained on, ten days notice by ad-vertisement posted in five public places of the County wherein such property shall have been seized. Section 5. That the Act entitled "An Act Taxing Tele-graph Companies Doing Ilusiness in This State" passed at Dover, April 18, 188o, being Chapter 460 of Volume IS of the Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the wor,h, "or telephone.' in the third line of Section i of said act. i\pproved :\larch 26, A. l). I6o9. Notice Power to sell Sect Ion I of Chapter .180, Vol. 18 animated LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 7. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT IN RELATION TO TIIK TAXATION OF THOSE ENGAGED IN TIIE BUSINESS OF TIlE MANUFACTURE OR PRODUCTION OF STEAM, GAS OR ELEcrittcyry Foa HEAT, Luarr.oa PowER. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section i. That from and after the first day of June 1909, Pigeons, limo. Mations or cot, it shall be unlawful for tiny individual, association of persons, ',orations to take out firm or corporation; to carry on the business of the manufacture He ms° to or production of steam, gas or electricity for heat, ;ight or cbuusrrinye os»s othf e power in this State for sale unless such individual, association, oztftta::,tit.ring firm or corporation, shall hold an unexpired license issued b,v electricity, sale etc.,for the State Treasurer authorizing the conduct of such business. Every such individual, association, firm or corporation engaged in the business aforesaid, and desiring to continue in such busi-ness, shall on or before the first Monday in May in each year hereafter, beginning with the first Monday in May in the year Statement Filed when 1909, file with the State Treasurer a statement in writing veri- ity whom fled by the oath or affirmation of such individual, or one mem- made her of such firm, or the treasurer or general manager of such association or corporation, showing the amount of the gross receipts from such business during the twelve months then next preceding. Upon the filing of the ,said statement at the time Vliut prescribed, and upon the payment by the individual, firm, as- otite. sociation or corporation last aforesaid to the State Treasurer bh°w for the use of the State a sum equal to one mill on each dollar of the amount of the gross receipts from the said business of Hate of tux the said individual, firm, association or corporation as shown by the statement aforesaid, the said State Treasurer shall issue a license authorizing the conduct of said business by such in- State Treasurer dividual, 'firm, association or corporation. Such license shall ltioe eisnseuee for one be valid for one year only from its date. year LAWS OF DELAWARE. OR THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Section 2.- Every individual, firm, association or corpora tion not having been engaged in the business aforesaid, and de-siring to obtain a license authorizing the conduct of such busi-ness, shall pay to the State Treasurer for the use of the State the sum of Fifty Dollars, and thereupon the said State Treas-urer shall issue a license authorizing such individual, firm, asso-ciation or corporation to become engaged in said business un-til the first Monday in June, thence next ensuing. Section 3. That from and after the first day of June, 1909, every individual, and every member of an association of per-sons or firm and every director and officer of a corporation carrying on the business of the manufacture or production of steam, gas or electricity for heat, light or power in this State for sale or profit, without holding an unexpired license as afore-said, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-viction thereof by indictment, shall be fined in any sum not ex cecding Five Thousand Dollars, or be imprisoned for any term not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court. Section 4. Nothing in this Act shall be so construed to re-quire any incorporated town, city or municipality to pay a tax as 'mentioned in Section 1 on account of the production or manufacture of steam, gas or electricity by it. Approved April 7, A, D. 1909. 16 Rote of lox when begin-rang Venally tneorpornted t"wns nod cities exempt LAWS OF DELAWARE, OF THE REVENUEC OF THE STATE CHAPTER 8. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT IN RELATION TO TIIE TAXATION AND LICENSING OF BREWERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly wet: Section r. That hereafter every individual, association of Verso:is, IMO-elatIons and persons, firm or corporation, engaged in the business of brew- corporations mg malt or other brewed liquors in any County of this State engaged in Brewing Malt where the same is not prohibited by law, and desiring to con- to pay tax tinue in such business, shall annually hereafter on or before the first day of June file with the Clerk of the Peace of the County in which such business is conducted, a statement in writing verified st,e,,, by the oath or Affirmation of such individual, or of one of the Wan'in filed by whom members of such firm, or the President, General Manager or made Treasurer of such association or corporation, setting forth the number of gallons of malt or brewed liquors brewed by such {IliTItslaolvement individual, association of ,persons, firm or corporation during the year then next preceding, and shall produce such other evi-dence as the said Clerk of the Peace may require as to the quantity of said liquor brewed by such individual, association of persons, firm or corporation, during said last preceding year ; and shall pay %the said Clerk of the Peace for the use of the Rate State, a sum at the rate of five cents for every thirty-one gal-lons of the said liquors_brewed during the year then last pre-ceding by such individual, association of persons, firm or cor- ;7L, rl icfsute,euce poration. Upon the filing of said statement and upon the pro- license duction of such other evidence as may be required as afore-said, together with the payment of the sum aforesaid, the said Limns° tor Clerk of the Peace shall issue a license authorizing the conduct one year of the business aforesaid in the County aforesaid for one year next ensuing the date thereof, and such license shall be deemed and taken to authorize the sale and delivery by the holdec ittaIngetiggze thereof during the said year of the product of such business in Penalty Dutlea of Sooty. of State, Clerks of Peace and Auditor of Accounts, the Name as in cases of other I ICC 11 RCS 18 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF TILE REVENUES OF THE STATE any County of the State where the same is not prohibited by law, in quantities of not less than one half gallon, to any in-dividual, association of persons, firm or corporation, Jegally authorized to sell such product. Section 2. That hereafter every such individual, association when commene- Rate of tax of persons, firm or corporation, desiring to engage in the busi-ing business 11CSS of brewing malt or other brewed liquors in any County of this State where the same is not prohibited by law, and not having been engaged in such business during the twelve months then last past, shall pay to the Clerk of the Peace of the County in which such business is to be conducted, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, for the use of the State, and thereupon the Clerk of said Clerk of the Peace shall issue a license authorizing the con-rgneeseto hum duct of the business aforesaid in the County aforesaid until the first day of June then next ensuing, and such license shall be deemed and taken to authorize the sale and delivery by the What Menne holder thereof until the said first day of June of the product of shall authorize such business in any County in this State where the same is not prohibited by law, in quantities of not less than one half gal-lon to any individual, association of persons, firm or corpora-tion, legally authorized to sell such product. The holder of a After expira-tion of license Ecense authorized by Section 2 of this Act shall at the expira-choomldpelry Mwaitlht tion thereof obtain another license which shall be valid for the See. year following by fulfilling the requirements and conditions mentioned and set forth in Section i hereof, and thereafter said licensee shall be deemed and held to come under the provisions of said Section 1. Section 3. Every individual, and every member of a firm or association of persons, and every director or other officer of a corporation which shall be engaged in the business aforesaid at any time when the. conduct of such business is not authorized as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon indictment and conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars or no more than Five Thousand Dollars, or shall be imprisoned for a term not ex-ceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court. Section 4. The duties of the Secretary of State relative to the preparation and furnishing of licenses for the sale of in-toxicating liquors to Clerks of the Peace and the keeping of LAWS OF DELAWARE. 19 OF THE REVENUES OF TIIE STATE an accurate account thereof against each of said Clerks, and the sending of a duplicate thereof to the Auditor of Accounts, and the duties and powers of the Auditor of Accounts relative to such licenses and to the accounting, therefor by the said Clerks of the Peace, and the duties of each of the Clerks of the Peace to render full and accurate accounts of all moneys for liquor licenses received by him for the use of the State, or for which he is accountable,' and the depositing of the full amount of all moneys due oin such account to the credit of the State Treasurer with the certificate of deposit endorsed thereon, shall be deemed and taken to extend to and embrace all licen-ses issued under the authority of this Act, and all moneys re-ceived or due therefrom, except however, that the time when ITKeent the the said Clerks of the Peace shall render an account of moneys lltne when due under the provisions of this Act to the State Treasurer render Clerks of Penee and shall make deposit as aforesaid, shall be on the first Monday "emnt of July in each year. All penalties and forfeitures now pre-scribed by law for a failure on the part of any Clerk of the Peace to render an account and make deposit to the credit of the State Treasurer of all moneys for which he is account-able for licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, shall be deemed and taken to apply and extend to every case of the failure of any Clerk of the Peace to render an account and make deposit as aforesaid of all moneys due from him to the use of PennRY ft" Clerk of Peace the State under the provisions of this Act; and the official falling to render tt obligation of each Clerk of the Peace shall extend to and em- ecount brace the moneys received or which ought to be received by him under the provisions of this Act, and the duties required of him. Approved March 1, A. D. 19o9. 1 See. 3, Chap. 117, Vol. 13, H mended See. 5, Chap. 117, Vol. 13, amended fining an Eating !Ramo Approved April 15, A. D. 1909. CHAPTER 9. Of the Revenues of the State. AN AcT EURTIIER AMEND CHAPTER 117 OF VOLUME 13, LAWS OF DELAWARE., ENTITLED "AN AcT To RAISE REVENUE AND PROVIDE FOR TnE, CURRENT EXPENSES OF 'rim STATE GOVERN.. M ENT." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Section 3 of Chapter 117, Volume 13, Laws of Delaware, entitled "An: Act to raise Revenue and to provide for the Current Expenses of the State Government" be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "twenty-five" in the thirteenth line thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the word "ten." Section 2. That Section 5 of said Chapter 117, of Volume 13, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "Every person who shall keep a place where food or refreshments of any kind, not including vinous, spirituous or malt liquors, for the accommodation of casual visitors, and sold for consumption therein, shall be deemed the keeper of an eating-house within the meaning of this act" be-tween the word "Act" in the twenty-eighth line of said Section and the word "Every" in the thirty-third line of said Section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Every person who shall keep a place where food is kept for sale for the accommodation of casual visitors and shall have table or counter accommodation for ten or more such casual visitors shall be deemed the keeper of an eating-house within the meaning of this Act." 20 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Treasurer of the State be and he is here-by authorized and directed to accept and receive from the Mary-land, Delaware and Virginia Railway Company in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and nine, and in each and every year thereafter until otherwise directed by the Legislature, the annual sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($5oo) to be paid in the manner following, viz:The sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250) on the first day of April and the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($125) on each of the first days of July and October in the present year nineteen hundred and nine, and thereafter by equal quarterly installments of One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars ($125) each on the first days of January, April, July and October, in each year, which said payments shall be in lieu of all taxes, which may hereafter be-come due from said Company in each year as aforesaid under any and all laws of this State, excepting such taxes as may become due under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act relating to taxation for County and Municipal pur-poses" being Chapter 241, Vol. 18, X,aws of Delaware, passed at Dover, March 31, 1887; (and the first of said payments of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars shall be in lieu of all taxes due from said company to this State up to the first day of April in the present year Nineteen Hundred and Nine under any and all laws of this State, except under the Act last aforesaid); and upon each payment thereof in the manner aforesaid, the State Treasurer shall execute and deliver to said Company a proper acquittance therefor; provided, however, that nothing in this Act Installments Lieu of taxes Except Ion State Treasurer to accept from the M. D. & V. R. R. Co. $500 in lieu of taxes LAWS OF DELAWARE. 21 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 10. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN TAXES AGAINST THE MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND VIRGINIA RAILWAY COMPANY. 22 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE contained shall be construed to repeal, modify or in any manner affect ally existing law imposing taxes upon the said Company, otherwise than to suspend collection of said taxes in any year in which the said Company shall pay to the State Treasurer the amounts specified in this Act, nor shall the provisions of this Act or anything herein contained, be construed into a contract exempting the said Company from the payment of such taxes as the Legislature of this State may hereafter impose upon said Company. Approved March T, A. D. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 23 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 11. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN TAXES AGAINST THE DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA RAILROAD COMPANY. Be it enacted by the Se+nate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section r. That the Treasurer of the State be and he is State Treasurer hereby authorized and directed to accept and receive from the to accept from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad Company, in theR. R. Co. 1500 In Hen year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and nine,.and in each and ot taxes every year thereafter until otherwise directed by the Legisla-ture, the annual sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($15oo) to be paid in equal quarterly installments of Three Hundred and sev-enty- five Dollars ($375) each on the first .days of April, July, October and January in each year, the first payment of Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Dollars ($375) to be made on the Installments first day of April, A. D. nineteen hundred and nine, which said payments shall be in lieu of all taxes which may hereafter be-come due from said Company in each year as aforesaid, under Lieu of taxes any and all laws of this State, excepting such taxes as may be-come due under the provisions of an Act entitled, "An Act re- Exception hating to Taxes for County and Municipal Purposes" being Chapter 241, Volume 18, Laws of Delaware, passed at Dover March 31, 1887; and upon each payment thereof in the manner aforesaid, the State Treasurer shall execute and deliver to said company a proper acquittance therefor ; provided, however, that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to repeal, modify or in any manner affect any existing law imposing taxes upon the said Company, otherwise than to suspend collection of said taxes in any year in which the said Company shall pay to the State Treasurer the amounts specified in this Act, nor shall the provisions of this Act or anything herein contained, 24 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE be construed into a contract exempting the said Company from the payment of such taxes as the Legislature of this State may hereafter impose upon said Company. Approved March 1, A. D. 1909. Exception LAWS OF DELAWARE. 25 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 12. Of the Revenues of the State. ' AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COMMUTATION OF CERTAIN TAXES AGAINST THE WILMINGTON AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COM-PANY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Treasurer of the State be and he is State Treasurer to accept from hereby authorized and directed to accept and receive from The & N. H. H. Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company, in the year of lieu 0otfa xes $500 in our Lord, nineteen hundred and nine, and in each and every year thereafter until otherwise directed by the Legislature, the annual sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) to be paid in equal quarterly installments of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dol-lars ($1250) each on the first days of April, July, October and January in each year, the first payment of Twelve Hundred and Installments Fifty Dollars ($1250) to be made on the first day of April, A. D. nineteen hundred and nine, which said payment shall be in lieu of all taxes which may hereafter become due from said com-pany in each year as aforesaid, under any and all laws of this Lieu of taxes State, excepting such taxes as may become due under the pro-visions of an Act entitled "An Act relating to Taxes for Countl and Municipal Purposes" being Chapter 241, Volume 18, Laws of Delaware, passed at Dover March 31, 1887; and upon each payment thereof in the manner aforesaid, the State Treasurer shall execute and deliver to said Company a proper acquittance therefor ; provided however, that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to repeal, modify or in any manner affect zny existing law imposing taxes upon the said Company, other-wise than to suspend collection of said taxes in any year in which the said Company shall pay to the State Treasurer the amounts specified in this Act, nor shall the provisions of this Act or anything herein contained, be construed into a contract 26 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE exempting the said company from the payment of such taxes as the Legislature of this State may hereafter impose upon said Company. Approved March I, A. D. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 27 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 13. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TAXING Ex- PRESS COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN TIIIS STATE" PASSED AT DOVER, APRIL 25, 1889, BEING CHAPTER 461, VOLUME 18, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 151, VOLUME 23, OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Act entitled "An Act taxing Express Companies doing business in this State" passed at Dover, April 25, 1889, being Chapter 461, Volume 18, Laws of Delaware, as amended by Chapter 15 t, Volume 23, of the Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the enact-ing clause thereof a new Section as follows: "Section 1. That from and after the first day of June, ItZr pJeurnsoen1,;, nesosroeolraatunsHor it shall be unlawful for any individual, association of persons, firm or corporation, to do an express business in this State :1°,181'gbannidexe-ms unless such individual, association, firm or corporation, shall ftetailskee out hold an unexpired license issued by the State Treasurer author-izing the conduct of such business. Said license shall be peons° to be auesdutr issued by the State Treasurer to any individual, associa4r8, IState tion of persons, firm or corporation desiring to engage in or ,continue the express business in this State upon the payment Rate to him of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($25o.00) in addition to the taxes imposed by this Act. Said license shall be valid License for for one year only from its date. The price of the license as aforesaid shall be for the use of the State. That from and after the first day of June, 19o9, every indi-vidual, and every member of an association of person or firm, and every director and officer of a corporation doing an ex-press business in this State without holding an unexpired license as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof by indictment, shall be fined in any sum not one year Penalty 28 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Cluinging numbers of sections exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00) or be imprisoned for any term not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the Court." Section 2. That the Act aforesaid be further amended by striking out the word "five" in the seventh line of Section 1 thereof, and by inserting in lieu of the word so stricken out, the word "six". Section 3. That the Act aforesaid be further amended by changing the numbers of the Sections thereof from Section 1. Section 2, Section 3, Section 4 and Section 5 to Section 2, Sec-tion 3, Section 4, Section 5 and Section 6. Approved April 7, A. D. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 29 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 14. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE LICENSING OF GRAIN AND FRUIT DISTILLERIES AND TO THE SALE AND REMOVAL OF THE PRODUCE THEREOF, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That from and after the passage of this Act any Distillery person of full age and good moral character desiring a license License to operate a distillery of spirituous or alcoholic liquors from grain, fruit or fruit juices in any district in this State in which licenses are issued for the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors may be licensed to do so when the following conditions have been strictly complied with : r. He shall make applica-tion therefor in writing and file the same with the Clerk of the Peace of the proper county at least thirty days before the then next session of the Court of General Sessions, clearly stating that he is a person of full age, that he is desirous of operating a distillery in some place to be particularly designated, in the School district or ward, if in the City of Wilmington, that he the owner or tenant of the premises to be used for a distillery, and the yearly rental value thereof. Z He shall publish his intentions to make such application for at least three times in two newspapers of his county, the last of which publications Shall be at least ten days before the sitting of the Court at vhich the same is to be presented. This notice shall clearly set forth the name of the applicant and the location of the proposed distillery, the time that the application will be made and the names of the freeholders recommending the same. 3. At the same titne he shall also file with the said Clerk of the Peace a certificate of twelve substantial freeholders of the School district in which he proposes to operate such distillery Conditions Application In writing Flied 30 days before Court What applica-tion shall show Publication Certificate of freeholders flow signed Shall appear in court and make affidavit to statements Shall pay fee 5. At the same time he files his application lie shall also pay to the Clerk of the Peace the full fee and price for said license and also one dollar and fifty cents fee to the clerk. Clerk of Peace shall rend to the Court the II pplication. certificates. etc., on first day ItIsere/ion of 'ollT1 In granting license LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE and twenty-four substantial freeholders of the ward, if in the City of Wilmington, which certificate shall clearly state that the applicant is a person of full age, that he is a man of sobriety and good moral character, that the applicant is the owner or the tenant of the premises on which he proposes to operate said distillery and the true rental value thereof. This certifi-cate and recommendation shall be signed with the proper signa. tures and in the proper handwriting of such freeholders and if any can not write he may sign by a mark which shall be duly attested by a witness subscribing. 4. The said applicant shall appear in open Court at the time his application is presented, and make oath in due form that the statements made in his application are true, that he has made publication according to law, that his certificate and rep ommendation was read to or by each of the signers thereof, that the signatures are in the proper and genuine handwriting of each, and if any have signed by a mark he shall so state and also that he could not write. Section 2. That the Clerk of the Peace of the Comity in which the applicant for license aforesaid proposes to operate a distillery, shall read before the Court of General Sessions the application for the license aforesaid, together with the certificate and recommendation accompanying the same filed in his office, on the first day of said court next succeeding the date of such application. Section 3. That the Court may- or may not at their discre Lion approve of any such application and in order to satisfy themselves fully in regard to the propriety of approving the same may receive remonstrances and hear evidence or argu-ments for and against the same under such rules as said Court may deem proper, and it may establish general rules for that purpose. If any application shall be approved as herein pro-vided the court shall endorse the word "Approved" thereon and sign the same with the date of such approval. If not ap- LAWS Or DELAWARE. 31 OF TUE REVENUES OF THE STATE proved the said Court shall endorse thereon the words "Not approved" and sign the same. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Peace immediately after any such license has been ap-provedto issue a proper license to said applicant for the term one year of one year from the date so approved in the same manner as is now done in the case of licenses for an Inn or Tavern. Section 4. The price of_a license to operate a distillery from grain, fruits or fruit juices of spirituous or alcoholic liquors shall be $5oo.00, which shall be paid to the Clerk of the Peace Rate $5" who shall receipt- therefor and shall then pay the moneys so received to the State Treasurer for the use of the State. Section 5. it shall be unlawful for any person licensed to operate a distillery of spirituous or alcoholic liquors from grain, onnntIty sold fruit or fruit juices to sell his products in quantities less than t Grnudn:ol.. tho five gallons and which shall not be dpened or drunk on the premises premises, nor on any other premises under the control of the said distiller ; provided, however, that this section is not con-strued to prevent the selling in an unbroken and unopened single package of five gallons of said spirituous or alcoholic Equors which may contain bottles or vessels of a less quantity than five gallons, provided further, that the packages shall not contain any bottle or vessel containing a less quantity than one quart. shaSlel cbtieo na 6.m isAdneym evaionloart ioann do f uapnoyn ofth teh ec opnrovvicistiioonns thoef rtehoifs Athcet Penal ty offender shall pay a fine of one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution and shall also be imprisoned for a term of not less than one month nor more than six months and shall forfeit his license. Section 7. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved April 7, A. D. 1909. 32 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 15. Of the Revenues of the State. AN Aci'm PRovIDE Fort THE PAYMENT OF A PART OF TUE GEN-ERAL EXPENSES OF THIS STATE BY AN ISSUE OF NOTES OR CER-TIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS. Whereas, It appears that the revenues of the State may be in-sufficient to provide the means for payment of the general ex-penses of this State during the year 1909; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. of (lie State of Delaware in General Assembly met (three-fourths of all the members elected to each branch of the Legislature con-curring therein): State Treasurer Section 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby to3 certificates of authorized to issue notes or certificates of indebtedness of the I"`"'"hle" State of Delaware to such an amount as he shall, by and with the consent of the Governor and Secretary of State, deem nec-essary to meet and pay any deficiency which may occur in the general expenses of the State for the year 1909, not, however, A 1»011/3 t exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars, each note or certificate of nemmitionon indebtedness to be of the value of One Thousand Dollars and to be made payable at any period not exceeding- five years from the date of the issuance thereof. The said notes or certificates of indebtedness shall be numbered consecutively and shall be dated the first day of December, 1909, and shall bear interest Rai, of Interest from that date at a rate not exceeding four and one-half per centum per-annum. The principal of said notes or certificates Where payable of indebtedness shall be payable at the Farmers' Bank at Dover on the date of their maturity on presentation and surrender of said notes or certificates of indebtedness. The said notes or cer-tificates of indebtedness shall each be signed by the Governor, Signedhom , Secretary of State and State Treasurer on behalf of the State. By W and shall have the Great seal impressed thereon or affixed there-to. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 33 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Section 2. The Governor, State Treasurer and Secretary o--f Commission State shall constitute a commission to negotiate and arrange staoinocgotinte for the sale or disposition of said notes or certificates of indebt-edness. Section 3. That all moneys received by the State Treasurer To meet from the sale of the said notes or certificates of indebtedness 1°1g;1e.vn eral by this Act authorized to be issued, shall be, and they arc here- VcrrnaR0 by specially pledged and appropriated to the payment of any deficiency in the general expenses of this State for the year A. D. 1909; provided, however, that if after the payment of such deficiency, there remains a balance in the hands of the State Treasurer derived from the sale of said notes or certificates of indebtedness, then such balance is hereby appropriated and the State _Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay such paid into toth e balance into the sinking fund of the State of Delaware. sinking fund Section 4. That the public faith is hereby expressly pledged Public faith to the full and complete payment of the principal and interest Pledged of the notes or certificates of indebtedness by this Act authoriz-ed, and the said notes or certificates of indebtedness shall be exempted from taxation for any purposes by this State. Section 5. That all expenses of advertising, preparing the Expense said notes or certificates of indebtedness, or other matters con- . nected with the issuing and delivering the same, shall be allowed to the State Treasurer and paid by him out of any unappropri- 3 ated money in the treasury, he producing and exhibiting the ilow paid a necessary vouchees therefor as by law required with reference to other disbursements of the public fund. Approved April 5, A. D. 1909. !S r- T, e, c- 34 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF TIIE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 16. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT AUTHoRIZING AND DIRECTING THE STATE TREASURER TO .I.RANSVER THE SUM OF $62,437.88 FROM THE GENERAL FUND To III E SINKING FUND. Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tile State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Slate Trnnurer Section 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby inui,ror ....twit ninth, authorized and directed to transfer the sum of Sixty-two Thou- ,,and, Four Hundred and Thirty-seven and 88-too Dollars (62,437.88) from the General Fund to the Sinking Fund. Approved Alarch 15, A. l). 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF TII E STATE CHAPTER 17. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT M A K. ING APPROPRIATIONS FOR T II E EXPENSES OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, FOR T II E FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON MONDAY IMMEDIATELY PR ECED- 1 NG TILE SECOND TUESDAY OF IAN UARY IN TIIE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NI NE HUNDRED A ND TEN. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the several amounts named in this Act or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid out of the treasury of this State to the respective public officers, and for the several purposes specified for the current fiscal year ending on Monday immediately pre-ceding the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ten; provided, however, that all parts or portions of the several sums appropriated by this Act, which, on said Monday immediately preceding said second Tuesday of January, A. D. low, shall not have been paid out of the treasury, shall be returned to the general fund of the treasury. The said several sums hereby appropriated are, as fol-lows, viz: For the Governor for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. overtior For the contingent expenses. of the Governor's office, One Thousand Dollars. For the Lieutenant Governor, salary as member of Board i.i.thquint Governor of Pardons, One Hundred Dollars. For the Chancellor for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred Chancellor Dollars. For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred Dollars. For the Chancellor to pay contingent expenses of the Court of Chancery, Two Hundred Dollars. 35 A pproprlat Inns for expenses for year 1009 Unexpended money yet 111111,1 to the general fund 36 Court Stenographer Secretary of State State Detectives LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For John R. Nicholson, in payment of one hundred copies of his reports, as Chancellor, Eight Hundred Dollars. For the stenographer of the Court of Chancery for salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. For Chief Justice for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. For the Associate Judges for salaries, Sixteen Thousand Dol-lars. For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for report-ing, Two Hundred Dollars. For James Pennewill for one hundred copies of Pennewill's Delaware Reports, Volume 6, One Thousand Dollars. For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand Dol-lars. For transcript for the Supreme Court and Assistant Stenog-rapher, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Secretary of State for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent expenses of his office, Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the Secretary of State to pay cost of official bond, Fifty Dollars. Stenographer For the stenographer and typewriter for the Governor and for Governor & Secretary of Secretary of State for salary, Nine Hundred Dollars. State For the Attorney General for salary, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the Deputy Attorneys General for salary, Two Thousand Dollars. For contingent expenses for the Attorney General for paying expenses in criminal prosecutions, etc., Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the two State Detectives for salaries, Twenty-four Hun-dred Dollars. Chief Justice Associate Judges Attorney General Deputy Attorneys General LAWS OF DELAWARE. 37 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, Five Hun-dred Dollars. For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund for salary, One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the State Treasurer under the provisions of Section 22, State Treasurer Chapter 67, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dol-lars. For the State Treasurer for contingent expenses, Three Hun-dred Dollars. For the State Treasurer for paying costs of his official bond for the term, Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Two Thousand Dol-lars. For the Auditor of Accounts for contingent expenses exclu-sive of clerical assistance, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Auditor of Accounts to pay salary of his clerk, Eight Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for salary, Fifteen Hundred Insurance Commissioner Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for services as State Super-visor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., under Chapter 330, Vol-ume 22, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the necessary ex-penses of his office, such as postage, stationery, &c., Six Hun-dred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for contingent expenses as Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., Four Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner to pay salary of his clerk, Six Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner to pay clerk under Chapter 330, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. For the State Librarian for salary, Eight Hundred Dollars. State Librarian 38 Janitor Flan (urn ill laqlotior For contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay for pos-tage awl stationery, travelling expenses, &c., One ['kindred and 'Fwentv-five For hatching, propagating, &c., of food fish under Chapter 559. Volume IS. Laws of Delaware, Six Hundred Dollars. cooyitrtoctevome Fur the )v,ter Revenue Collector for salary, Seven Hundred Dollars. For the payment of officers and crew of watch boat for the protection of oysters, "I'wenty-three IIundred and Forty Dollars. Preo Schools For the benefit of the Vice Public Schools in addition to the income arising fit nit the investments of the public school fund, to he used exclusively for the payment of teachers salaries and furnishing free text books, One lIundred and Thirty-two Thou-anil Dollars. s,,,,,rhooidooq For the Three Comity Superintendents of Schools, Thirty-six of SeImola I fundred Dollars. Colored Tiateliorm Institut° LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF Tut: REvr.NuEs OF THE STATE For the State Librarian for contingent expenses, One Hun-dred and Fifty Dollars. For the Stat,! Librarian to purchase law books for the State Library, Five. If undred Dollars. For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Fish Commissioner for salary, and all necessary ex-penses in discharging the duties of his office, Five Hundred Dollars. For the contingent expenses of the Three County Superin-tendents i if Schools, Nine I hundred Dollars. For the expenses of holding the white teachers' Institute in the several Cf unities of this State, Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the expenses of holding. Colored Teachers' Institute, One I tindred and Fifty Dollars. FO HIV 1.1111Board or E1111011 For the purpose of paying the expenses of the State Board of l Inca tic in ati(l alsi) (lie expenses of County School Commission- Toa ollora lint lilt. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE ers under the Act entitled "An Act providing for the establish-ment of a General System of Free Public Schools", passed at the adjourned session of the Legislature 1898, Twenty-five Hun-dred Dollars. For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of "An Act providing graded school facilities for the children of this State" approved at Dover March 9, 1899, and amended in 1907, Fifteen Thousand Dollars. For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said College, being its share of the appropriation made by the Gen-eral Government for the year 1909, Thirty-two Thousand Dol-lars. For the Trustees of the State College for colored students State CorlIre for the use of said College, being its share of appropriation made s tud_nts by the General Government for the year 1909, Eight Thousand Dollars. For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three Thou-sand Dollars. State Treasurer to pay money for graded school facilities Delaware College Delaware 111(111810M Sehool for Girls 39 For St. Michael's Day Nursery Hospital for Babies, Five St.Mlehnels Hundred Dollars. Dny NurAery I tempi tal For the. President of the Board of Trustees of the State Hos- P"'"" Ste le Doted MI pital at Farnhurst for visiting the Institutions outside of1t.t e at Farntntrsl State in which are being instructed at the expense of the State ctt.2 indigent deaf and dumb, indigent blind, and indigent idiotic lost 1 tut Ions children, and for making report to the Governor concerning the same, One Hundred Dollars. For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances For nom,,, for blind the the use of the blind, One Hundred Dollars. For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf and dumb, and indigent blind and indigent idiotic children in Insti- ,IfitInt enany tutions outside of the State, Eleven Thousand Two Hundred Rnaliaione Dollars. For the Delaware Society for the prevention of cruelty to chil- Delaware dren for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., Nine Hundred Dol- of Jars. CChruilderlteyn to 40 State Library Commission Travelling libraries Historical Society Students at To help defray the expenses of students at Normal -Schools, Normal Schools Three Thousand Dollars. National Guard For the National Guard of Delaware under provisions of Act passed 1907, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. 14:etBurial of ldiers, (a in- For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors and marines, Sev- so "0" and en Hundred and Fifty Dollars. marines Peninsula For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five Hundred Dol- Horticultural Society lars. For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defraying inci-dental expenses of holding same, Six Hundred Dollars. For the State Board of Agriculture, Three Thousand Dol-lars. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For the State Library Commission, contingent expenses, Two Hundred Dollars. For the State Library Commission under the provisions of Chapter 362, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, One Thousand Dollars. For the Chairman of the Committee on travelling libraries, of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for Delaware the sum of One Hundred Dollars, for the purpose of establishing travelling libraries. For the Historical Society of Delaware for the use thereof, Three Hundred Dollars. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance, discipline and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware" passed May 7, 1897, as amended, Five Thousand Dollars. For the National Guard of Delaware for field practice, Eight Thousand Dollars. For Immigration Board for the purpose of encouraging Immi-gration, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the purpose of defraying expenses involved in eradicating infectious diseases among lower animals, Twelve Hundred Dol-lars. Partners Institute State Board of Agriculture Intaulgra I ion Board To eradicate die/Ise at lower animals LAWS OF DELAWARE. 4' OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE To the Town of Dover to pay for water for the use of the ToorwwnaLfrDover State House, One Hundred Dollars. To the State Board of Agriculture for extraordinary purposes, State utpuarred of One Thousand Dollars. for extraordi. nary purposes For the Diamond State Telephone Company, one year's rent Telephone service for telephone for State House, Thirty-one Dollars. For repairing, heating, etc., the State House, One Thousand Repairs Dollars. For Insurance against fire on property belonging to the State, Insurance One Thousand Dollars. For interest on the State debt, Thirty-seven Thousand Five Interest Hundred Dollars. For printing Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly Printing and for all other printing done for the use and benefit of the State, Ten Thousand Dollars. For G. A. R. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand Dollars. Memorial Day For the State Board of H ealth, Twenty-five H undred Dollars. Bon or For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of the Bacteriologist pathological and bacteriological laboratory at Delaware Col-lege, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For Medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. Medical Councils For Board of State Supplies contingent fund, Five Hundred Board of :auto Dollars. Supplies For Division of Records, One Thousand Dollars. vc Ts: of For the re-payment of a proportionate part of distillers' Ii- Reiseitiisielesrs' censes in Districts where there has been a majority vote against refunded license, Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the Revenue and Taxation Commission, Fifteen Hundred0d Dollars. Commission For the State Board of Pharmacy under an Act of 1907, Two Board of Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Pharmacy For the Clerk of the Senate for preparing copy, indexing and clerk of Senate superintending the printing of his journal, Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Clerk of flonse Adjutant General Ferris Indus-trial School For the Ferris Industrial School in carrying out the provisions of the compulsory school law, Five Hundred Dollars. Improvement For the improvement of school houses for colored children in Sussex County, Act of 1907, One Thousand Dollars. For the State Revenue Collector for salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. For the State Revenue Collector for contingent funds, Three Hundred Dollars. For the purchase of a new oyster watch boat and tender and for the expenses of the Commission, Four Thousand Dollars. Re-survey of For the expenses of a re-survey and plotting of the oyster oyster grounds grounds of the Delaware Bay and for the expenses of the Com-mission, Five Thousand Dollars. Commission For the Delaware Commission for the blind for special in- for blInd htructors, Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For Libraries in School Districts, Five Hundred DoDars. Old Folks Dome For the Old Folks' Home at Dover, Two Thousand Dollars. For the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Forty Thou-sand 'Dollars. For the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Act of 1909, Twenty-five Thousand Dollars. Public Ilighways For Public Highways in New Castle County, Ten Thousand Dollars. For Public Highways in Kent County, Ten Thousand Dollars. For Public Highways in Sussex County, Ten Thousand Dol-lars, State Revenue Collector Oyster boat Libraries In sehool districts Delaware Slate Hospital at Farnhurst For the Clerk of the House of Representatives for preparing copy, indexing and superintending the printing of his journal, Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the Adjutant General for salary, Six Hundred Dollars. For the Adjutant General to pay the salary of his Clerk, Six Hundred Dollars. 42 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE LAWS OF DELAWARE. 43 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For Factory Inspector, One Thotisand Dollars. Factory Inspector For Secretary of State for printing and publishing Constitu-Lezti .r for Lion of the State of Delaware, the Corporation Laws, the School Laws and the Election Laws, Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars. anor cteirttta:onn, laws For the New Castle County State Highway Commissioner for IIighway salary, One Thousand Dollars. Commissioners For the Kent County State Highway Commissioner for sal-ary, One Thousand Dollars. For the State Board of Forestry for contingent expenses, state Board Forestry Two Hundred Dollars. For the re-payment of a proportionate part of liquor licenses arr y.ortim, in Districts where there has been a majority vote against license, One Hundred and Five Dollars. For two years' rent of rooms in Court House for the State Rentnorarronfig Board of Agriculture, One Hundred and Forty-four Dollars. r1(g'rrIctilt For the Battleship Delaware, One Thousand Dollars. Bit ttIntiblp DP111Ware For the Delaware State Tuberculosis Commission, Fifteen Tuberculosis Commission Thousand Dollars. - Approved March 31, A. D. 1909. Governor 1.1eutenent Governor Chancellor 44 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 18. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIAT/ONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON MONDAY IMMEDIATELY PRE-CEDING THE SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That the several amounts named in this Act or se A pproprIntl0118 for expenses much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated and for year 1010 authorized to be paid out of the treasury of this State to the respective officers, and for the several purposes specified for the current fiscal year ending on Monday immediately preceding the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven ; provided, however, that all parts or portions of the several sums appropriated by this Act. which, on said Monday immediately preceding said second Tues-day of January, A. D. 1911, shall not have been paid out of ttUo notehxepo egrneedtnnueedrrn acel d ytuhrey. . treTahseu rys,a isdh aslle vbeer arle tsuurmnesd hteor etbhye gaepnperroapl rifautnedd oafr teh e atsr efaosl-- thud lows, 1/1Z : For the Governor for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. For the contingent expenses of the Governor's office, One Thousand Dollars. For the Lieutenant Governor, salary as member of Board of Pardons, One Hundred Dollars. For the Chancellor for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred Dollars. it LAWS OF DELAWARE, OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For the Chancellor to pay contingent expenses of the Court of Chancery, Two Hundred Dollars. For John R. Nicholson, in payment of one hundred copies of ms reports, as Chancellor, Eight Hundred Dollars. For the stenographer of the Court of Chancery for salary, lwelve Hundred Dollars. For Chief Justice for salary, Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. For the Associate Judges for salaries, Sixteen Thousand Dol-lars. For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for report-ing, Two Hundred Dollars. For James Pennewill for one hundred copies of Pennewill's Delaware Reports, Volume 7, One Thousand Dollars. For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand Dol- ZunrotgraphOr Mrs. For transcript for the Supreme Court and Assistant Stenog-rapher, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Secretary of State for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. getaerteetary of For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent expenses of his office, Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the stenographer and typewriter for the Governor and Lanaggiho7 Secretary of State, for salary, Nine Hundred Dollars. and Secretary of State For the Attorney General for salary, Twenty-five Hundred Attorney General Dollars. For the Deputy Attorneys General for salary, Two Thousand Deputy Attor- Dollars. neys General For contingent expenses for the Attorney General for pay-ing expenses in criminal prosecutions, etc., Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the two State Detectives for salaries, Twenty-four Hun- State tins dred Dollars. 45 Stenographer for Court of Chancery Chief Justice Aesoelate Judges 46 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, Five Hun-dred Dollars, - For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund for Slate Treasurer salary, One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the State Treasurer, under the provisions of Section 22, Chaptcr 67, Volume 21, laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dol-lars. Auditor of Accounts For the Arditor of Accounts for contingent expenses, exclu-sive of clerical assistance, Five Hundred Dollars. for For the Au litor of Accounts to pay salary of his clerk, Eight - Amiltor HuHred Dollars. Insurance Commissioner neck for Insorance commissioner Slate 1.1brarlan Fo; the State Treasurer for contingent expenses, Four Hun-dred Do:has. For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Two Thousand Dol-lars. For the Insurance Commissioner for salary, Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for services as State Super- ir visor of Banks, Trust CoMpanies, &c, under Chapter 330, Vol-ume 22, Laws of Delaware. Five tiundred Dollars. fc For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the necessary ex-penses of his office, such as postage, stationery, &c., Six Hun-dred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for contingent expenses as Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., Four Hundred Dol- ell 1 a For the Insurance Commissioner to pay salary of his clerk, in Six Hundred Dollars, For the Insurance Commissioner to pay Clerk under Chapter 330, Volume 22. Laws of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. Ht For the State Librarian for salary, Eight Hundred Dollars. of For the State Librarian for contingent expenses, One Hun- Eked and Fifty Dollars. For the expenses of holding Colored Teachers' Institute, One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the purpose of paying the expenses of the State Board of Education and the expenses of the County School Commis-sioners, under the Act entitled "An Act providing for the es- Colored Teachers Institute State Board of Education and County Scbool Com-missions LAWS OF DELAWARE. 47 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For the State Librarian to purchase law books for the State Library, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Hundred Janitor Dollars. For the Fish Commissioner for salary, and all necessary ex- NM penses in discharging the duties of his office, Five Hundred Dollars. For contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay for postage and stationery, travelling expenses, Sze., One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars. For hatching, propagating, &c., of food fish under Chapter 559, Volume 18, Laws of Delaware, Six Hundred Dollars. For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, Seven Hun-tiredDollars. For the payment of officers and crew of watch boat for the protection of oysters, Two Thousand Three Hundred and Forty Dollars. For the benefit of the Free Public Schools in addition to the SFcreh°o oPls" blie income arising from investments of the Public School funds to be used exclusively for the payment of teachers' salaries and for furnishing free text books, One Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand Dollars. For the three County Superintendents of Schools, Thirty-six se::: super-intendents of Hundred Dollars. For contingent expenses for the three County Superintend-ents of Schools, Nine Hundred Dollars. For the expenses of holding the White Teachers' Institute Teachers Institute, in the several counties of this State, Four Hundred and Fifty IVhito Dollars. 48 State Treas-urer to pay money for graded school facilities Delaware For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said College College, being its share of the appropriation made by the Gen-eral Government for the year 1910, Thirty-six Thousand Dol-lars. State College for Colored Students President For the President of the Board of Trustees of the State Hos- Board Trus-tees, State pita] at Farnhurst for visiting the institutions outside of the FHaorsmphitaulr sat tf or State in which are being instructed at the expense of the State, visiting certain indigent deaf and dumb, blind et- idiotic children, and for mak- institutions ing report to the Governor concerning the same, One Hundrel Dollars. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF TI1E REVENUES OF THE STATE tablishment of a general system of Free Public Schools", passed at the adjourned session of the Legislature, 1898, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of "An Act providing graded school facilities for the children of this State", approved 1899 and amended 1909, Fifteen Thousand Dollars. For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Student: for the use of said College, being its share of the appropriation made by the General Government for the year 1910, Nine Thousand Dollars. For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three Thou-sand Dollars. For St. Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for Babies, Five Hundred Dollars. For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances for the use of the blind, One Hunched Dollars. For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf and dumb, indigent blind and indigent idiotic children in institution: outside of the State, Eleven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars. For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., Nine Hun-dred Dollars. For the State Library Commission under the provisions of Chapter 362, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, as amended, One Thousand Dollars. Delaware Industrial School for Girls St. Michael's Day Nursery Hospital Books for the blind hfaintenance of deaf and dumb, blind and idiotic children Delaware Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children State Library Commission LAWS OF DELAWARE. 49 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For the State Library Commission for contingent expenses, Two Hundred Dollars. For Libraries in School Districts, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Chairman of the Committee on Travelling Libraries Travelling of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for Delaware, orie Libraries Hundred Dollars for the purpose of establishing Travelling Li-braries. For the Historical Society of Delaware, Three Hundred Dol- HisIteo tyri cal Soc lars. I To help defray the expenses of students at Normal Schools, gitourdme an; s at Three Thousand Dollars. Schools For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the National Guard Act entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance, discipline and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware" as amended, Five Thousand Dollars. For the National Guard of Delaware for field practice, Eight Thousand Dollars. For the National Guard of Delaware to pay rent of Armories, equipment of officers, &c., Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors and marines, Seven gBeunrtiaglieirst- Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Sailors and marines For G. A. R. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand Dollars. 9 memAerinal Day For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five Hundred Dol- Peninsula lars. Horticultural i .j t.i ti Society , For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defraying inci- Farmers' dental expenses of holding same, Six Hundred Dollars. Institute For the State Board of Agriculture, Three Thousand Dollars. State Board of Agriculture For the Immigration Board for the purpose of encouraging Immigration Immigration, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. Board For the purpose of defraying expenses involved in eradicat- To eradicate ing infectious diseases among lower animals, Twelve Hundred admisoeansge lso wer Dollars. animals Dollars. For division of Records, One Thousand Dollars. For Department of Elections in the City of Wilmington, For-ty- three Hundred Dollars. For the Revenue and Taxation Commission, Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the State Board of Pharmacy, Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the Delaware Commission for the blind for special In-structors, Fifteen Hundred Dollars. For the Adjutant General for salary, Six Hundred Dollars. For Ferris Industrial School to carry into effect the provisions of the Compulsory School Law, Five Hundred Dollars. 50 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Town of Dover For the Town of Dover to pay for water for the use of the for water rent State House, One Hundred Dollars. To the Diamond State Telephone Company, one year's rent of telephone for State House, Thirty-one Dollars. For repairing, heating, &c., of State House, One Thousand Dollars. For insurance against fire on property belonging to the State. One Thousand Dollars. For printing Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly and for all other printing done for the use and benefit of the State, Ten Thousand Dollars. hospital FForoStarte the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Sixty-five Thousand Dollars. Joint Commit-tee to settle For the expenses of the Joint Committee appointed to settle with State Officers with certain State Officers and Institutions, One Thousand Dol-lars. For Factory Inspector for salary, One Thousand Dollars. For Registration Officers for compensation, Fifteen Thousand Dollars. SBuopaprdli eos f State For Board of State Supplies, contingent fund, Five Hundred Telephone Service Repairs, etc. Insurance Printing Factory inspector Registration Officers Division of Records Department of Elections Revenue and Taxation Commission State Board of Pharmacy Delaware Commission for Blind Adjutant General Ferris' Indus-trial School LAWS OF DELAWARE. 51 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE For the State Revenue Collector for salary, Twelve Hundred State Revenue Dollars. Collector For the State Revenue Collector for contingent fund, Three Hundred Dollars. For the State Board of Health, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. State Board For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of theBEI: 0o pathological and bacteriological laboratory at Delaware Col-of :ern tihost lege, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. medics,' Councils For the Adjutant General to pay salary of his Clerk, Six Hundred Dollars. For Public Highways in New Castle County, Ten Thousand uPtitgbhliwcays, Dollars. New Castlec For Public Highways in Kent County, Ten Thousand Dollars. Kent County For Public Highways in Sussex County, Ten Thousand Dol- Sussex County lars. For the Secretary of State for printing and publishing the Secretary of Constitution of the State of Delaware, the Corporation Laws, the School Laws and the Election Laws, Three Hundred and State p7u8b11; Fifty Dollars. certain dnalnaws For New Castle County State Highway Commissioner for sal- 1!: ary, One Thousand Dollars. elwid tcya Castle un Highway Corn. missioner For Kent County State Highway Commissioner for salary, O . Kent County One Thousand Dollars. CSotamtem Hissigiohnwear y For interest on the State debt, Thirty-seven Thousand Five Interest Hundred Dollars. To the State Board of Agriculture for extraordinary pur- State A'gVriec ulture poses, One Thousand Dollars. extraordinary expenses For the State Board of Forestry for contingent expenses, Two Slate Board Hundred Dollars. Forestry For the Delaware State Tuberculosis Commission, Fifteen Tie, lawreaurico Sta tt"c Thousand Dollars. Commission Approved April 22, A. D. 1909. 52 Appropriation for paying claims against State LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 19. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT APPROPRIATING CERTAIN MONEY OUT OF TIIE STATE TREASURY OF THIS STATE TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST TIIE STATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section r. That the several sums of money hereinafter named are hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this State for the purpose of paying the claims hereinafter mentioned, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the same as follows: Walter Ryan & Co $ 13.60 James R. Hunter 27.40 Nannie B. VanDyke 9.30 R. S. Stevens 5.00 James A. Hirons 111.90 Clark & McDaniel 18.75 J. Frank Starling 111.40 The News Publishing Co 7.37 Every Evening Printing Co. 2.38 J. S. Godwin 55.10 Preston Lea 75.00 Samuel E. Reed 75.00 Albert S. Harrington 75.00 James A. }Ikons loom The Delawarean 1.00 W. F. Hartnett 26.00 Wilbert Wilson 8.00 James W. Wise 32.00 Hervey P. I-Tall 18.90 Walter S. Pardee 26.00 Charles H. Leferve 6.19 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Joseph L. Bonsall George N. Jones Chauncey P. Holcomb Julian B. Robertson William E. deWitt Every Evening Printing M. H. Palmatary J. Frank Starling George H. Dick.. Delaware Republican Delaware Republican State Sentinel M. N. Wiley Sentinel Printing Co Mercantile Printing Co Mercantile Printing Co Mercantile Printing Co Megary & Sons E. T. Hite Delaware Republican William Craig John P. Collins James P. Ratledge Charles Dukes Pierce Gould James H. Polk J. Hamilton Ayars James P. Ratledge The Delawarean Co J. Frank Starling Mercantile Printing Co. Mercantile Printing Co. J. Herman Anderson Remsen C. Barnard Alvin B. Conner Alexander P. Corbit Louis A. Drexler James E. Dutton Darlington Flinn Edward Hart 26.83 26.00 25.00 195.00 10.00 8.00 Co 4.40 3.50 3.75 400.00 Ir.00 137.70 38.10 18.00 33.00 1.75 5.40 13.20 51.08 .50 107.02 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 250.00 105.00 20.00 70.00 213.46 1.50 962.54 136.76 10.25 21.00 16.55 28.35 97.50 42.41 56.85 53 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Joseph Mlle 53.10 William H. Miller 50.85 Thomas M. Monaghan 50.85 John W. Morrison 60.00 Samuel E. Reed 37.35 James Rowland, Jr. 46.60 John W. Sheldrake 34.68 George W. Sparks 50.85 John M. Mendinhall 50.85 Oscar C. Welch 50.85 Alfred L. Ainscow 50.85 Arthur W. Spruance 35.97 Thomas 0. Cooper 50.85 William M. Connelly 50.85 Newton L. Grubb 63.90 Edward G. Bradford, J 54.16 Charles H. McDonald 56.85 Robert J. Morrison 45.90 Francis Deli. Janvier 45.45 Henry C. Ellison 32.40 Joseph N. Reeves 47.60 Horatio W. Pharo 29.45 George H. Ginn 24.75 William N. Armstrong 18.90 James F. Lafferty Franklin Brockson 16.55 /.61 Charles Hopkins 2.00 William M. Hazel 2.00 William M. Minner 25.80 Isaac R. Jackson Francis M. Soper Clinton L. Williamson 9.36 16.55 42.96 Benjamin F. Hudson 61.24 Harry W. Jester Robert F. Ledenharn Walter Donoho Weightman W. Bryan Newton E. Ward Bartramus C. Truit Timothy E. Townsend 37.35 34.65 40.95 48.80 48.90 55.02 63.90 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Approved April 6, A. D. 1909. 55 Edgar W. Baylis 65.70 William W. Rawlins 49.52 Joseph W. Marsh 63.90 Daniel E. Buckley 25.00 John Fielding 25.00 Wallace Minner 25.00 Theodore Townsend 1.20 Dover Artificial Ice Co 40.29 James A. Hirons 48.62 William T. Smithers 133.33 Thomas W. Wilson 150.00 Levi G. Sterner 25.00 William J. Swain 25.00 Joseph L. Cahall 250.00 George W. Marshall 264.64 Margaret Horn 15.00 Estella Rash 15.00 Ida Green 15.0o William Stapler 15.00 Elmer I. Abbott 300.00 State Sentinel 2.50 William Hardcastle 50.00 Evening Journal Co 147.62 Harry M. Carrot 26.00 The Diamond State Telephone Co 188.60 Theodore Townsend 59.00 The News Publishing Co 40.00 Theodore Townsend 125.00 Winfield S. Quigley 250.00 Margaret M. Roe 400.00 Alfred Raikes 125.00 56 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 20. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUNDING OF A PROPORTION OF LICENSE FEES FOR DISTILLING OR MANUFACTURING SPIRITUOUS OR ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS IN LOCAL OPTION DISTRICTS IN WHICH THERE HAS BEEN A MAJORITY VOTE AGAINST LICENSE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Loctrictsal Option Section 1. That in each of the several Local Option Dis- Dis tricts within the State of Delaware in which a vote has been had upon the question whether the manufacture and sale of intoxi-cating liquors shall be licensed or prohibited within the limits thereof and in which a majority of said votes has been against scat. Trommrer license, the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to to refund part of refund to the respective holders of licenses for the distilling or license fee manufacturing spirituous or alcoholic liquors in such Local Op-tion Districts in which said vote has been taken and was against license and whose business by reason of said majority vote against such license in said Local Option District and under the provisions of the State Constitution and the statute has been made unlawful, a proportionate part of the license fees paid by the several holders of such licenses for the distilling or manufacturing spirituous or alcoholic liquors in such Local Op-tion Districts. Amount The proportion of said license fees to be refunded as afore-noinw d tae deter- said shall be determined by calculating the time which the re-spective licenses would have to run and be operative after the date of the publication of the proclamation of the Governor stating the result of said vote in said several Local Option Di ;- tricts provided for in Section 7, Chapter 65 of Volume 24, Laws of Delaware, providing for the taking of such vote for and against such license before said license would by law expire. The amount of such license fees to be so refunded shall be such proportion of the several license fees as the time which LAWS OF DELAWARE. 57 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATP. said several licenses would have to run and be operative would bear to the time for which said several licenses were originally granted. For the purpose of ascertaining the proportion of said several licenses to be refunded as aforesaid the several holders of such licenses shall deposit their respective licenses with the State Treasurer who shall ascertain the date of the granting of such license, the period for which such license Bowers of was granted, and the date upon which said license would in duegeme:sew ap °Nit course ,of law expire and endorse the same upon said license State Treasurer and pay to the said respective holders thereof the amount as-certained by him to be due thereon. The State Treasurer shall take from such license holders upon the payment of the money so refunded to them their several receipts therefor which shall be endorsed upon the licenses aforesaid. Approved February 25, A. D. 19(39. 58 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 21: Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNOR, HIS STAFF AND THE ORGANIZED MILITIA OF DELA-WARE IN ATTENDING THE CEREMONIES OF :THE INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the sum of forty-eight hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of the Governor and his staff and the members and officers of the Organized Militia of Delaware in attending the ceremonies of the Inauguration of the President on the fourth day of March. Section 2. That said money, or so much thereof as is neces-sary, shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the Governor, up-on his order. Approved February 22, A. D. 19o9. 41. A pproprin (Ion for expenses of novernor and Start Inauguration of President flow paid OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATI CHAPTER 22. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF INAUGURATING THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the sum of Sixteen Hundred and Fifty Dol-lars be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to defray the ex-penses incurred in inaugurating the Governor and Lieutenant- Governor; and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay the same, or so much thereof as is necessary, to Remsen C. Barnard, Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on said now paid Inauguration, said Chairman to present and file with the State Treasurer proper vouchers for the expenditure of the same. Approved February 1, A. D. rgo9. Appropriation for espenae of Inaugural ion of Governor. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 59 L. Appropriation for expenses for launching Battleship Delaware Bow paid LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 23. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNOR AND OFFICIAL ATTENDANTS IN ATTENDING TEtE CEREMONIES INCIDENT TO LAUNCHING THE BATTLESHIP DEL-AWARE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That the sum of five hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of the Governor and official attendants in attending the ceremonies incident to launching the Battleship Delaware on the sixth day of Febru-ary, 1909. Section 2. That said money, or so much thereof as is neces-sary, shall be paid by the State Treasurer to the Governor, upon his order. Approved February I, A. D. 190g. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE LEVY COURT.. CHAPTER 24. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT APPROPRIATING NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS TO PAY CERTAIN UNPAID REGISTRATION OFFICERS. Whereas, The appropriation for the compensation of registra-tion officers for the year, A. D. 1938, was insufficient, and Whereas, The unpaid bills of said registration officers amount to the sum of nine hundred and seventy dollars, therefore Be it enacted by the Senate and House op Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the sum of nine hundred and seventy dollars To ley is hereby appropriated to pay the compensation of the said on-paid registration officers. Approved February I, A. D. i9o9. Appropriation to bottle Clark Otlioson LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE LEVY COURT. CHAPTER 25. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR DOL. LARS TO ISAAC CLARK OTHOSON FOR CREMATING THE CARCASSES OF THIRTEEN HORNED CATTLE, Two HORSES AND Two SWINE, HAVING DIED OF ANTHRAX. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-four Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to Isaac Clark Othoson for cremating the carcasses of thirteen horned cattle, two horses and two swine, having died of Anthrax. And the State Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay said appropriation out of any moneys in the Treasury to the credit of the General Fund not otherwise ap-propriated. Approved April 5, A. D. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 63 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 26. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT APPROPRIATING Two THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE OLD FOLKS' HOME AT DOVER. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (three-fourths of all the members elected to each House concurring ('herein): Section 1. That the sum of Two Thousand Dollars be and toproveirlation the same is hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this Zinn% VarculA. State to be paid to the Ever Ready Circle Kings Daughters, tors a corporation of this State, for the maintenance and support of the Old Folks' Home at Dover. Section 2. That the said sum of Two Thousand Dollars shall How paid be paid to the President of said Corporation by warrant drawn by the Governor upon the State Treasurer, and the receipt of the President of said Corporation, attested by its Secretary, shall be a sufficient voucher therefor. Approved April 5, A. D. i9o9. 1 Preamble Preamble Preamble Preamble CHAPTER 27. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT EMPOWERING, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE STATE TREASURER TO REFUND AND PAY TO ALL PERSONS WHO AP-PLIED FOR AND WERE GRANTED AT THE JANUARY TERM AND MARCH TERM, A. D. 1908, OF THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY, RESPECTIVELY, LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS, PORTIONS OF THE MONEYS PAID FOR SUCH LICENSES. Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Delaware at its Ses-sion of A. D. 1907, enacted Chapter 236 Volume 24, Laws of Delaware, which Act was approved April 9, A. D. 1907, and became operative the second Monday in July A. D. 1907, where-by the February Term and the May Term of the Court of Gen-eral Sessions of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, were abolished ; And Whereas, For said February Term so abolished there was substituted a term of said Court to meet on the First !Monday in January of every year, and for said May Term of said Court so abolished, there was substituted a June Term of said Court to meet on the First Monday in June in every year and also there was established a new Term of said Court to meet annually on the First Monday in March thereafter ; And Whereas, At the February Term of said Court, A. D. 1907, the applications of persons for the sale of intoxicating liquors were approved by said Court on the Sixteenth day of February of that year and at the May Term of said Court, A. D. 1907, the applications of persons for the sale of intoxicating liquors were approved by said Court on the Twelfth day of Junk, A. D. 1907, and licenses were issued to said applicants at said Terms, respectively, all of which were effective for one year from their respective dates, viz., February 16, A. D. 1907 and June 12, A. D. 1907; And Whereas, By reason of the abolishing of said February 64 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to refund and pay to all persons, who applied for and were granted at the January Term of said Court A. D. 1908, licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, one twenty-fourth of the amount of money paid by each of said applicants for the licenses so granted and received as aforesaid, in the year A. D. r9o8, and said State Treasurer is also authorized and directed to 5 State Treasurer to refund certain Itemise fee LAWS OF DELAWARE. 65 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE Term of Court, the persons holding said licenses granted on February 16, A. D. 1907, were required to apply ,for licenses in A. D. 1908, at the January Term of said year which licenses were approved on the 31st of January A. D. 19o8; And Whereas, By reason of the abolishing of said May Term Preamble of Court, the persons holding said licenses granted on June 12, A. D. 1907, were required to apply for licenses in the year A. D. 1908, at the March Term of said year which licenses were ap-proved on the 23d day of March A. D. 1908, so that it appears that the licenses granted in February A. D. 1907, had fifteen days to run at the time the licenses granted in January A. a 1908, were issued, and the licenses granted June 12, A. D. 1907, had eighty days to run at the time the licenses were 'granted on March 23, A. D. 1908, by means whereof the said change of said Court, the holders of said licenses granted February 16, A. D. 1907, have paid the State of Delaware double license fees for fifteen days and the holders of said licenses granted June 12, A. D. 1907, ha* paid to thd State of Delaware, double license fees for eighty days; And Whereas, The( persons so applying for and receiving Preamble licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors at the January Term and March Term A. D. 1908, of said Court, were the same per-sons who applied for such licenses at the February Term A. D. 1907 or the May Term A. D. 1907, or said applicants were the as-signees of the persons applying at said terms ,of the Court of the year A. D. 1907; And Whereas Further, All of the money so paid by said appli- Preamble cants for license to sell intoxicating liquors has been paid over to the State Treasurer, therefore, 66 LAWS OF DELAWARE. Amount Row ascer-tained Clerk of the Pence fee Receipts Amount appropriated OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE refund and pay to all persons, who applied for and were granted at the March Term of said Court A. D. 1908, licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, sixteen seventy-thirds of the amount of money paid by each of said applicants for the licenses so granted and received as aforesaid, in the year A. D. 1908. For the pur-pose of ascertaining the persons entitled under this Act to re-ceive the money to be refunded and paid as aforesaid, the several persons who were granted licenses as aforesaid, at the January or March Terms A. D. 1908 of said Court, shall procure from the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County, a certificate of such Clerk of the Peace, under the seal of his office, stating that such person was an applicant for and received a license, at said January or March Term of said Court A. D. 1908, the time when the license to sell intoxicating liquors to said persons or his assignor, granted in the year A. D. 1907, expired and the amount of money paid to the State by such person or persons for such license and file the same with the said State Treasurer. The said Clerk of the Peace shall be entitled to receive, for the use of New Castle County, for the making of each of said cer-tificates, a fee of Fifty cents. The State Treasurer shall accept said certificates as conclusive evidence, of the facts therein stat-ed and shall pay out of the State Treasury, to the holders there-of, the money authorized and directed by this Act to be paid the applicants aforesaid upon the presentation of said certificates. The State Treasurer shall take from each of said applicants, upon his payment of the money so refunded to them, _their several receipts therefor, which shall be endorsed upon the certificate aforesaid. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated, for the pur-pose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, out of any money in the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars or so much thereof as is necessary to refund and pay to the parties mentioned in Sec-tion 1, of this Act. Approved April 5, A. D. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 67 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE CHAPTER 28. Of the Revenues of the State. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE STATE TREASURER TO PAY OVPR TO THE LEVY COURT OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REIMBURSE THE LEVY COURT OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY FOR COMPENSATION PAID BY SAID LEVY COURT TO THE FIVE ASSESSORS OF WILMINGTON HUNDRED FOR PER-FORMING THE DUTIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 19, CHAPTER 12, REVISED CODE OF 1893, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 50, VOLUME 23, LAWS OF DELAWARE. Whereas, Under the provisions of Chapter 5o, Volume 23, Preamble Laws of Delaware, the five assessors of Wilmington Hundred did make out the list provided in Section 19, Chapter 12, Revised Code of 1893, Laws of Delaware, for their respective representa-tive or assessor districts ; and Whereas, The Levy Court of New Castle County under the Preamble provisions of said Chapter 50, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware, has paid to each of said assessors for assessments made by them respectively for two years, the sum of one hundred dollars, amounting in all to five hundred dollars for performing the duties aforesaid ; and Whereas, The duties performed by said assessors and paid for Preamble by said Levy Court were performed for the State of Delaware, therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby au- top Ereovpyri= thorized, empowered and directed to pay over to the Levy Court or New Castle County of New Castle County, the sum of five hundred dollars. Section 2. That the said sum of five hundred Dollars be and the same is hereby expressly appropriated and set apart out 68 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF TIIE REVENUES OF THE STATE of any moneys now being in the hands of the State Treasurer and not otherwise duly appropriated. Section 3. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act. Approved April 7, A. D. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 69 OF THE LEVY COURT. CHAPTER 29. Of the Levy Court. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE TIIE LEVY Com. or NEW CASTLE COUNTY TO BORROW THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BE EX-PENDED FOR THE PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC 'HIGH-WAYS OF NEW CASTLE Cou wrv UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 139, VOLUME 23, LAWS OF DELAWARE, ENTITLED "AN- ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL (Jr APTER 380, VOL-UME 22, LAWS OF DELAWARE" BEING AN ACT ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERM ANENT 1M PI4NEM ENT OF THE PUBLIC H !GU WAYS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE" AND PRO-VIDING FOR THE PERMANENT I M PROVEM PNIT OF THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County, be of vLIC;Iritst le and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow upon the c"'" faith and credit of said County, as hereinafter provided, a sum B0/111 i4/4111. not exceeding Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, to be expend- A oloto;t ed for the permanent improvement of highways of New Castle Improy.quent County, under the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to pro- of IlIghway vide for the repeal of Chapter 380, Volume 22, LaWS of Dela-ware", being an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the perman-ent improvement of the public highways in the State of Dela-ware" and providing for the permanent improvement of the public highways in New Castle County, Delaware" being Chap-ter 139, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware, and for the purpose of securing the payment of such sum, to issue bonds in denomina- IJenotulijatlon tions of one thousand dollars each and bearing such rate of in- nut 1:i:sit terest, not exceeding four and one-half per centum per annum as said Levy Court may deem expedient. The interest upon said bonds shall be payable semi-annually in each and every year - from the date of issue thereof. wt., Said bonds may at the option of the Levy Court Contain a redeemable provision for the redemption thereof by the Levy Court at any time after the expiration of five years from the date thereof, at a premium not to exceed five per cent. Bonds Section 3. Said bonds shall be prepared under the supervi-sion of the Levy Court Commissioners and shall be signed by the County Treasurer, the President of the Levy Court and the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County, and shall be under the seal used by the Levy Court of New Castle County. It shall be the duty of such officers to execute said bonds when directed by the Levy Court to do so, and it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer and the Levy Court to keep a record of said bonds. When sold Section 4. Said bonds, or any part thereof, may be sold when and as the said Levy Court Commissioners shall by resolution How prepared and signed Record at 70 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF TIIE LEVY COURT. Classes Section 2. Said bonds shall be divided into twenty classes, and shall be paid at their face value as follows: Year of Class. Amount. Maturity. A. $zo,000. 1945. B. $10,000. 1946. C. $10,000. 1947. D. $10,000. 1948. E. $1o,000. 1949. F. $15,000. 1950. G. $15,000. 1951. H. $15,000. 1952. I. $15,000. 1953. J. $15,000. 1954. K. $15,000. 1955. L. $15,000. 1956. M. $15,000. 1957. N. $15,000. 1958. 0. $15,000. 1959. P. $20,000. 1960. Q. $20,000. 1961. R. $20,000. 1962. S. $20,000. 1963. T. $20,000. 1964. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE LEVY COURT. determine, and until sold shall remain in the custody of the County Treasurer. Whenever in the judgment of the Levy Court Commissioners, it shall be deernied desirable that any part or all of said bonds shall be sold, said Levy Court Commissioners may sell and dispose of the same on the most advantageous terms possible after having advertised the same in the public Advertisement press at least once each week for at least two weeks. No com-mission or other compensation shall be charged or paid to any member of said Levy Court for effecting the sale or negotia-tion of said bonds. Section 5. Said bonds, principal and interest shall be payable Where payable at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington, Delaware, in gold coin of the United States of America equal in weight and fineness to the present standard, out of the money from time to time ap-propriated for that purpose by the Levy Court of New Castle County as hereinafter provided; and the said Levy Court is hereby authorized and directed to pay the interest on said bonds to the said Farmers' Bank when and as the same shall become due and to pay said bonds when and as the respective classes mature, in accordance with the foregoing schedule. The said Levy Court Levy Court in fixing the rate of taxation shall annually, until the to provide for payment of first installment of said bonds shall become due and payable, Interest provide for a sum equal to the amount of interest due each year upon said bonds, and as and when said bonds shall become due and payable, shall in like manner provide for a sum equal to the amount of such bonds in addition to the amount necessary to pay the interest on the unpaid bonds as before provided, which shall, when collected and paid to the County Treasurer, be set apart by him in a separate account to be opened for that pur-pose; and the said County Treasurer shall apply the said sum annually to the payment of such part of said loan and interest thereon as may from time to time become due under the provi-sions of Section 2 of this Act. Section 6. All of said bonds shall bear the same date and :Atealsaltiter shall be numbered from one to three hundred inclusive. All date money received from the sale of any or all of said bonds, after How numbered the payment of the charges and expenses connected with the Money received preparation and sale thereof, shalt be deposited by the County to be kept In aeparate Treasurer at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington to the credit nee°"" LA WS OF DELAWARE, OF T E LENT COURT. of the Levy Court of New Castle County, in a separate ac-count, anid payments therefrom shall be made in the same man-ner as other payments by said Levy Court; provided that no part of the money thus obtained, except as in this Section pro-vided, shall be used for any other purpose than for the perman-ent improvement of highways under the provisions of An Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the repeal of Chapter 380, Vol-ume 22, Laws of Delaware, being an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the permanent improvement of the public highways in the State of Delaware." and providing for the permanent im-provement of the public Highways in New Castle County, Dela-ware" being Chapter 139, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware; and provided further that the purchasers or holders of said bonds shall not be bound to sec to, or be affected by, the application of said money realized from the sale of said bonds. And pro-vided further, that of the money thus obtained the amounts hereinafter specified shall be spent in the following Hundreds for the permanent improvement of highways under the provi-sions of this Act, viz: NR,e abdugi ltte Section 7. The following roads shall be fully built and Cl/M-pleted in the respective Hundreds under the provisions of this Act in so far as the funds by this act provided will permit before any other roads in said I-kindred shall he built, namely: in Brandywine Hundred Grubb's Landing road, commencing at Grubb's corner and extending to Foul!: road; after such road is completed, then Rockland road commencing at Blue Ball and extending to Rock/and Bridge; then Naaman's Creek Road Brantlyw illt. II utulred Hundred Proportionate Share. Brandywine the sum of $43440-47 Christiana the sum of 51,860.64 Mill Creek the sum of 32,981.72 Blackbird the sum of 11,926.02 Appoquinimink the sum of r 5,888.86 Peneader the sum of 16,9/5.33 St, Georges the sum of 36,329.6o White Clay the sum of - 23,553.68 New Castle the sum of 40,806.03 Red Lion the sum of 16,297.65 7 2 Where money sha i I be spent Mill Creek Oporgt...4 111111111141 New Castle ottiltvd LAWS OF DELAWARE. 73 OF THE LEVY COURT. commencing at Casey's Bridge and extending to thePhiladel-phia Turnpike. In Christiana Hundred road from Campbell's Cross Roads on chrlat faun the Kennett Pike to the Hillside Mills, thence by the Middle flaw Road the New Road, thence to Mt. Cuba Bridge, thence to Ash-land Bridge, road from Rockland to Adams Cross Roads, the Kennett Square Road, from the Kennett Turnpike, at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church, northwesterly towards the Pennsylvania State Line. In Mill Creek Hundred the Creek Road commencing at Red Clay Creek Church and extending to Hockessin by way of Men-dinha/ l's Mill. In -Blackbird Hundred the State Road commencing at the MapMilt county line of Kent County and extending northward therefrom. !Walked In Appoquinimink Hundred, the road leading from St. Ann's A n,cwIinInl lu ad red to Blackbird. In Pencader Hundred Baltimore Turnpike from Coocli's Penen dor Ifunarvil Bridge easterly to White Clay Creek Hundred line and a road extending southerly from this road to Dayett's mill, Depot Road, from end of ix w stone road to and through Glasgow. In St. Georges Hundred the road leading from Mt. Pleasant towards Clayton's Corner; then continuing to the Maryland line and-the road from Boyd's Corner east toward Port Penn to the River, In White Clay Creek Hundred the Turnpike Road leading While Clay from the village of Christiana to Cooch's Bridge, commencing CHruenedkr ed at the new stone road atthe intersection, in the village of Chris-tiana, of the Baltimore and Philadelphia Turnpike with the road leading from Newark to New Castle, and extending thence along the Baltimore and Philadelphia Turnpike Road towards Cooch's Bridge for a distance of at least one and one-half miles; then the New London Road commencing at the limits of the Town of Newark and extending to the Pennsylvania Line; then the Baltimore Pike commencing at the limits of the town of Newark and extending to the Maryland line. In New Castle Hundred, the River or Hamburg Road leading Tied Lion Hundred from Tybout's Cross Roads to the city of New Castle; then the State Road leading from Flare's Corner to State Road Station. In Red Lion Hundred the Road leading from Delaware City to St. Georges. Section 8. The bonds to be issued shall be in the following form, to wit: United States of America. Form of bond State of Delaware. Class Number New Castle County Highway Improvement. Bond. Second Series. $1000.00 $1000.00 New Castle County in the State of Delaware, for value re-ceived hereby acknowledges its indebtedness and promises to pay to the holder of this bond at the Farmers' Bank at Wil-mington, on the day of A. D. 19 the sum of One Thousand Dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of per centum per annum, payable semi-annually on the day of and in each year. This bond is one of the authorized issue of Three Hundred bonds aggregating Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, by virtue of and in strict compli-ance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Dela-ware, approved A. D. 1909 entitled "An Act to authorize the Levy Court of New Castle County to borrow Three Hundred Thousand Dollars to be expended for the permanent improve-ment of public highways in New Castle County under the pro-visions of Chapter 139, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware entitled "An Act to provide for the repeal of Chapter 380, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, being an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the permanent improvement of public highways in the State of Delaware" and providing for the permanent improvement of the public highways in New Castle County, Delaware, and pursuance of a resolution of the Levy Court of New Cast County, adopted A. D. 190 . It is hereby certified that this bond is one of the issue author. 74 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF TIIE LEVY COURT. LAWS or DELAWARE. 75 OF TIIE LEVY COURT. ized by the above recited Act of the General Assembly and that the faith and credit of said New Castle County are pledged for the punctual payment of the principal and interest of this bond according to the terms. In Witness Whereof the County Treasurer, President of the Levy Court and Clerk of the Peace, of New Castle County have hereunto set their hands and the seal used by the Levy Cott of New Castle County, at the City of Wilmington, in Delaware, this day of A. D. 190 . Section 9. Said bonds shall contain such provisions in addi-tion to those set forth in Section 8 pf this Act, and not incon-sistent with the requirements of this Act, as said Levy Court shall determine. Approved April 15, A. D. 1909. Levy Court to make ellauges In Now Castle enmity Court noose Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ..S.tate of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County, be and it is hereby expressly authorized to make such changes the location of the several offices in the New Castle County Court !louse, as it may deem proper and fit. Make allotment Section 2. That after the said Levy Court shall have made of otficom, and perm's, the said changes as aforesaid, it, the said Levy Court, shall the Haute certify to the new allotment of offices, which certificate shall be filed with the Recorder of Deeds for New Castle County, and shall he conclusive as to matters therein contained. Approved March 31, A. D. 1909. 76 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE LEVY COURT. CHAPTER 30. Of the Levy Court. F AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY COURT OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY TO MANE CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF THF. VARIOUS OFFICES IN Tta: NEw CASTLE COUNTY COURT HOUSE. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF TIIE LEVY COURT. CHAPTER 31. Of the Levy Court. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE ELECTION OF LEVY COURT COM NITS-SIONERS IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Stale of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. At the General Election to be held in November 1912, the terms of the Levy Court Commissioners elected in Districts, Numbers two, four and six, in New Castle County shall be for two years. But that thereafter, to wit ; commencing at the Election in November 1914, th)e said Levy Court Com-missioners shall be elected for a term of four years. Section 2. Any person elected in the above named district.; at the Election to be held in November 1912, shall be eligible for re-election at the Election to be held in NoVember 1914, but after the election to be held in November 1914, no person elected Levy Court Commissioner shall be eligible for election for two successive terms. Section 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved March is, A. D. 1909. Eligible for re-eleellon. when 77 Levy Court Commissioners Nov Castle County, change of term 78 Amendment In Clinp. 22, Vol. 21, roIntIng to road over- Beery LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE LEVY COURT. CHAPTER 32. Of the Levy Court AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 22, VOL. 21, LAWS OF DELAWARE, ENTITLED "AN ACT REORGANIZING TIIE LEVY COURT OF KENT COUNTY AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES" BY CHANG-ING TILE TI ME FOR APPOINTMENT OF ROAD OVERSEERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 22, Vol. 21, Laws of Delaware, en-titled "An Act Reorganizing the Levy Court of Kent County and Defining its Powers and Duties", be and the same is here-by amended by striking out Section 9 in line 2 thereof the words "at its meeting in March, A. D. 1899" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "At any 3-neeting after the 'first Tuesday in February in the year A. D. 1909, and in each and every year thereafter." Approved March 18, A. D. 1909. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 79 OF THE LEVY COURT. CHAPTER 33. Of the Levy Court. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT, ENTITLED, "AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY" PASSED AT DOVER MAN 29TH, 1897. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section r. That Chapter 388, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, Amendment be amended by striking out all of Section 20 of said Act, ana to Chap. 388. Vol. 20 inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Section 20. The deed of any real estate, or any interest DeTI therein, sold for the payment of taxes, made and executed by so% ZVI° the collector who shall sell the same, shall vest in the purchaser, gn1-"eu'Lt subject to the right of redemption hereinafter provided, all the estate, right and title the owner thereof had in and to such real estate at the time said taxes were assessed, free from any interest or encumbrance thereon of any person to whom, the notice required by the provisions of this Act shall have been given ; if the collector be dead, out of office, or be under legal disability, after the purchase money h,las been paid but before a proper deed has been made pursuant to such sale, the pur-chaser or other person or persons entitled may petition the Superior Court at any term thereof, representing the facts and praying for an order authorizing and requiring the Receiver of Taxes and County Treasurer for New Castle County for the time being, to make and execute a deed conveying to the peti-tioner the premises so sold, and thereupon the Court may make such order touching the matter as' shall accord with justice an 1 equity ; and the recitals in such deed shall be evidence of the facts stated." Approved March 18, A. D. r909. 8c LAWS OF DELAWARE OF CLERK OF THE PEACE. CHAPTER 34. Of Clerk of the Peace. AN ACT TO Arsousn THE MA KING OF EXTRA CONES OF ASSESS-MENT LISTS BY THE CLERK OF TIIE PEACE OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY. Be it enacted by the Semite and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: A ssessnrf Section I. That on and after the passage of this Act, the ,as-of Nov ens! lo P.mnity, mturn SCSSMellt lists made by the assessors of New Castle County lIstHta shall be returned to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County, after the Levy Court has examined the said lists, and be retained in said office until the Levy Court of New Castle County sits as a Board of Appeals. After the Levy Court of New Castle County has finished its duties as a Board of Ap- Ciork or Peace peals, then the Clerk of the Peace shall make such corrections in zirzko,... the said assessment lists as appear necessary from the minutes of the said Levy Court, and shall immediately make from said as Colleetorm sessment lists Collectors' Duplicates, to be delivered to the vary-diumenteri Otis Collectors as is now provided by law, which copy shall be the only one required to be made by said Clerk of the Peace, Original Section 2. That the original assessment lists 'shall be re-hiltIINtx reby - Clerk or rwlep required tamed by the Clerk of the Peace, and no further COpy shall be red for the records of his office. .' Section 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved March I, A. D. 1909. 6 LAWS OF DELAWARE. 81 OF ASSESSORS. CHAPTER 35. Of Assessors. AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 57, VOLUME 24, LAWS OF DELA-WARE, ENTITLED "AN -ACT CREATING A BOARD OF REVISION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH HUNDRED OR ASSESSMENT DISTRICT IN THE STATE_ OF DELAWARE." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section r. That Chapter 57, Volume 24, Laws of Delaware, Anyndiumit entitled "An Aet creating a 13oard of 'Revision of Assessments =T.D.', for each Hundred or Assessment District in the State of Dela-ware" be and the same is hereby amended by adding after Sec-tion 6 thereof the following: "Section 7. That nothing in this Act shall in any way apply original Ant riot to apply to or affect the City of Wilmington." ,to the (My of WRiningtou Section 2. That Section 7 of said Act be re-numbered to be Section 8. Approved April 5, A. D. 1909. OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY. CHAPTER 36. Of Valuation of Property. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION I OF CHAPTER II OF THE REVISED CODE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AS PUBLISHED IN 1893, RELATING TO TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Amendment Section 1. That Section r of Chapter II of the Revised to See. 1, Chap. II, Code of the State of Delaware, as published ln 1893, be and Iteyteed Code the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "or any county, church, religious society, college or school, or to any corporation for charitable uses", where they occur in the sec ond and third lines of said Section, and inserting in lieu thereof Exemption from taxation the following: "or to any county of this State, or to any church or religious society and not held by way of investment, or to any college or school and used for educational or school pur-poses, or to any corporation created for charitable purposes and not held by way of investment." Approved April 5, A. D. 19o9. 82 LAWS OF DELAWARE. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 83 OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY. CHAPTER 37. Of Valuation of Property. AN ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN LANDS AND TENEMENTS OF INCOR-PORATED FRATERNITIES, ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY COLLEGE IN THIS STATE, FROM TAXATION FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of DeMa'am in General Assembly met: Section r. That lands and tenements and the buildings Exemption and improvements thereof, of the value of ten thousand dot from taxation jars, owned by any incorporated Fraternity, established by the Students of and in connection with any College, in this State, and used by said Fraternity and not held as an investment shall be, and the same are hereby declared to be exempt from all taxes or assessments for municipal purposes. Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts, inconsistent here-with, are hereby repealed. Approved April 5, A. D. 1909. 84 Exemption from In Nii lion LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF VALUATION OF PROPERTY. CHAPTER 38. Of Valuation of Property. AN ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN LANDS AND TENEMENTS, OF INCOR-PORATED FRATERNITIES, Es'i\uLisIIlIo IN CONNECTION WITH ANY COLLEGE IN THIS STATE, FROM TAXATION FOR COUNTY PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That lands and tenements and the buildings and improvements thereof, of the value of ten thousand dollars, owned by any incorporated Fraternity, established by the stu-dents of and in connection with any College, in this State, and used by said Fraternity and not held as an investment shall be and the same are hereby declared to be exempt from all taxes or assessments for county purposes. S |
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| Full Text | LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PASSED AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER On Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909 AND IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- THIRD. VOLUME XXV.- PART I. " t* I MILFORD CHRONICLE POWER PRINT, MILFORD, DEL. 1909. |
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