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LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED AT THE
NINETY- FOURTH SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER
On Tuesday, January 7th, A. D. 1 91 3
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- SEVENTH
VOLUME XXVI I
THE DELAWARE LEADER
LAUREL, DEL.
.1 9 I 3
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| Title | Laws of the State of Delaware - Volume 27 |
| Date Original | 1913 |
| Description | Laws of the State of Delaware. Passed at the Ninety-Fourth Session of the General Assembly. Commenced and Held at Dover on Tuesday, January 7th, A. D. 1913. Volume XXVII. |
| Creator | Delaware |
| Creator2 | Delaware General Assembly |
| Contributors | The Delaware Leader |
| Publisher | Department of State |
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| Full Text | LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PASSED AT THE NINETY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER On Tuesday, January 7th, A. D. 1 91 3 AND IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH VOLUME XXVI I THE DELAWARE LEADER LAUREL, DEL. .1 9 I 3 _Lk LAWS OF DELAWARE TITLE FIRST Of the Jurisdiction and Property of the State; Its Legislation and Laws. CHAPTER 1. AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION. AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 10 of Article LI of the Constitution of the State of Delaware, in relation to the Journals of the Legislature. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of all the members elected to each House agreeing thereto): Section 1. That Section 10 of Article II of the Con- Asratic°le no bo stitution of the State of Delaware be amended by strik- amended ing out all of said Section 10 of Article II, and inserting in lieu thereof the following : "Section 10. Each House shall keep a journal of its Deoph Iioui to proceedings, and publish the same immediately after tttl every session, except such parts as may require secrecy. Names of The names of the members voting for and against anyInnegnilobi,r08 vot-bill or joint resolution, except in relation to adjournment, enteredu Journal i n 4 LAWS OF DELAWARE. AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION. shall on the final vote be entered on the journal; and the No bill, or yeas and nays of the members on any question shall, at joint resolution to pass unless the desire of any member, be entered on the journal. No final rote be taken by yeas bill or joint resolution, except in relation to adjourn-and nays, nor without con- ment, shall pass either House unless the final vote shall currence of a majority of all have been taken by yeas and nays, nor without the con-members elected currence of a majority of all the members elected to each House." Approved February 28, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 5 AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION. CHAPTER 2. AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION. AN ACT to amend Section 19, Article 2, of the Constitution of the State of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of all the members of each House concurring therein): Section 1. That Section 19, Article 2, of the Constitu- eo 19 tion of the State of Delaware, be amended by adding tocron:tjtudiL the end thereof the following words "provided, howev - ame n e or, that the G-eenral Assembly may by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each House pass laws relating to the laying out, opening, alteration or main-tenance of any road or highway which forms a continu-ous road or highway extending through at least a por-tion of the three counties of the State." Approved March 17, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION. CHAPTER 3. AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION. AN ACT proposing certain amendments to Article IV of the Con-stitution of this State, relating to the number of Judges consti-tuting a quorum in the Superior Court, the Court of General Sessions and the Court of Oyer and Terminer, the sessions of said courts, and the distribution of the business therein, respec-tively. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, See. 5, Article (two-thirds of all the members elected to each House `bottheution agreeing thereto) amended Section 1. That Section 5 of Article IV of the Consti-tution of this State be, and the same is, hereby amended Judges des- by striking out all of said Section after the first para- to ttlelordhe°ou rt graph thereof and substituting therefor the following No more than new paragraph, to wit: three shall sit "The said five judges shall designate those of their Who shall number who shall hold the said Courts in the several preside Counties. No more than three of them shall sit together Quorum in any of the said Courts. In each of the said Courts the Chief Justice when present shall preside, and in his ab-sence the senior Associate Judge present shall preside. One shall constitute a quorum in the said Courts, re-spectively, except in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, where three shall constitute a quorum, and except in the Superior Court sitting to hear appeals from the Or-phans' Court or a Register's Court, when two shall con-stitute a quorum, and except in the Court of General Sessions sitting to try cases of prosecution under Sec-tion 8 of Article V of this Constitution or sitting to hear LAWS OF DELAWARE. 7 AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION. contested applications for license to sell intoxicating One may open neaoduratcljourn liquors, when two shall constitute a quorum. One judge may open and adjourn any of said Courts." Section 2. That Article IV of the Constitution of +1 i Article 4 forth- State be, and the same is, hereby amended by striking or amended out all of Section 6 thereof and substituting therefor the following new Section 6, to wit: "Section 6. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of Two or more this Article, two or more sessions of the Superior Court, tecTindsaT" or Court of General Sessions, or one or more sessions of "'"" each of the said Court, or one Session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and one or two of either, or one of each of the otheriof the said courts may at the same time be held in the same County or in different counties, and the business in the several counties may be distributed and apportioned in such manner as shall be provided by the rules of the said courts respectively." Approved March 12, A. D. 1913. OF THE SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS. CHAPTER 4. OF THE SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS. AN ACT in relation to the title of lands taken or held by Sussex County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representii-tives of the State of Delaware in.General Assembly met: Sussex County Section 1. Whenever it shall be necessary for the tnoamhooldo ITI!: County of Sussex to take or hold the title to any real es-tt:', Noti tate the same shall be taken and held ill the name of "The Sussex Co." State of Delaware for the use of Sussex County". Trustee or Section 2. Any Trustee or Trustees now holding Tioraitil,golinurv d lands for the use of Sussex County is hereby authorized to and directed to convey the same in fee simple to "The State of Delaware for the use of Sussex County." Approved March 12, A. D. 1913. 8 LAWS OF DELAWARE. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 9 OF PUBLIC LANDS. CHAPTER 5. OF PUBLIC LANDS. AN ACT providing for a permanent Public Lands Commission for the State of Delaware, and making an appropriation to carry out the provisions of this Act. WHEREAS there is a great amount of public land with-in the State of Delaware the boundaries of which have not been ascertained, and WREREAs it is impossible for the State tinder present conditions to dispose of said lands when an opportunity shall offer, and WHEREAS there is at present no supervision of said public lands, therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section L That Dr. Hiram R. Burton, Richard R..CaoirfineujiHsioners Kenney, Harry J. Anderson and Edward G. Walls be and they are hereby created and constituted a Commis-sion to ascertain the location of the public lands of the State of Delaware and to have the same surveyed and iTavineir ,,,,oybeliici plotted and to have general supervision over said public nod plotted lands. Said Commission shall, after having the said Re rd plots lands plotted, have said plots recorded in the office of owit°eRelseorder the Recorder of Deeds in the County in which any such land may lie. Section 2. Of said Commission Dr. Hiram R. Burlailaotramof ton and Edward G. Walls shall serve for the term of :,red ft, tide 10 LAWS OF DELA.WABE. OF PUBLIC LANDS. two years and Richard R. Kenney and Harry J. Ander. son shall serve for the term of four years. At the expi-ration of the term of any of the members of said Coin- Governor to appoint sue- mission the Governor shall appoint successors of the ee3sors same political party as those who previously held said No tooro than two to be of posittiion for a term of four years each, so that not more same political Party than two of said Commissioners shall at any one time belong to the same political party. Compemation of Commis-sioners Section 3. The said Commission shall receive a coin- Authorized to pensation of Five Dollars per day for each Commission. employ help er and shall be authorized to employ a Surveyor or Sur-veyors, Attorney or Attorneys, or any other assistants necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Section 4. Said Commission shall have authority by iroo`"tvril:!;-,1 d and with the approval of the Governor to divide said lands into tracts of fifty acres or less, and such Commis-EmpowerPd to sioners together with the Governor are hereby author-gLe. c" tZ'S' i zed and empowered to execute and deliver good and jyruatrircle sufficient Deed for any part of said public lands, being .om fifty acres or less, in extent whenever said Commission and Governor shall deem it advisable to sell such tract Authorizttl t or any part of any such fifty acre tract. The said Corn- ?17,(1,,rxl'ite",i mission is authorized, if they shall deem it expedient, to mr7sh=1. require the expenditure of a certain amount of money upon any such tract of land by any person or persons purchasing or of placing on such sale any other condi-tions which they may deem advisable for the public good. ctuooti,,00tt to Section 5. The said Commission is hereby authorized supervise and directed to care for the public land of the State of UOVS:""b- Delaware and supervise the sale of any material product such.as hay, which may be grown or may grow upon any such land, and make return of their proceeds, showing the amount of receipts and expenditures to the next Gen-eral Assembly of the State of Delaware. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 11 OF PUBLIC LANDS. Section 6. The said Commission is hereby authorized T. lay off high-to survey and lay off such public highways through any Nne tanr3" such lands as they may deem advisable and for the pub-lic good. Section 7. If any party or parties shall purchase any of said public lands of said Commission under any con-ditions or restrictions by said Commission, and said per. son or persons shall fail for a period of five years to Failure of pur-comply with the conditions or restrictions mentioned in pqrvrtngril: the Deed of grant from said Commission, they shall for- tions in Deed feit said lands to the State of Delaware, and the title to same shall immediately vest in the State. Section 8. For the payment of the compensation of said Commissioners, their Counsel, Surveyor and Assist-ants and all other expenses of said Commission the sum sioo nppro-of Fifteen Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated and Pin,iteesdo`f°g;I: the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay from nuss' time to time out of said appropriation, orders on account of said expenditures signed by the President and Secre-tary of said Commission and approved by the Governor. Section 9. The Governor of the State of Delaware Governor to be shall at all times be a member ex-officio of said Commis- "(0-roirn" me' sion with right to vote on any question before said Corn- vote in ease of mission in case of a tie vote. tie Approved April 2, A. D. 1913. Situation of said land LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF PUBLIC LANDS. CHAPTER 6. OF PUBLIC LANDS. AN ACT to enable the United States Government to acquire certain land in the City of Wilmington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: to U. That the consent of the Legislature be, and the same to acqui,c land is, hereby given to the acquisition by the Government of the United States of title to a tract of land on the south-erly side of the Christiana River, Delaware, beginning at a point on the northerly side of A Street, the prolonga-tion of the dividing line on a ditch between the land of the Bickta estate and the McCalllley estate, running thence on the dividing line between the said estates to the Christiana River; running thence along the Christi-ana River in an easterly direction three hundred feet, more or less ; thence in a southerly direction, parallel with the aforesaid dividing line in the ditch between the said Bickta and McCaulley estates, to the northerly line of A Street; and thence along the northerly line of A Street to the place of beginning; the said courses being approximate, and all deeds, conveyances and other pa-pers relating to the title thereof shall be recorded as in other cases in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for New Castle County. Consent in ach - The consent herein and hereby given being in accord- oordence wit U. S. Constitu- ance with eighteenth clause of the eighth section of the tion first article of the Constitution of the United States and cianty to State sever-exist with the Acts of Congress in such cases made and pro. over maidd land vided. But notwithstanding such consent and conces- in civil an criminal pro- sion the sovereignty and jurisdiction of this State shall CadS011 LAWS OF DELAWARE. 13 OF PUBLIC LANDS. extend over the land so acquired by the United States so far as that all civil and criminal process issued by virtue of any law of this State may be executed on any part of said land so acquired, or any buildings or struc-tures which may be erected thereon. Approved April 14, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE STATE HOUSE. CHAPTER 7. OF THE STATE HOUSE. AN ACfr in relation to obtaining certain Portraits for the State House. WHEREAS, the State possesses some portraits of Gov-ernors but portraits of few prominent Delawareans who have held offices under the State, and, 'WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable to obtain as many portraits as possible of Signers of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware, United States Senators, Congressmen, Judges of the Court and Cabinet Officers appointed from this State, therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That a Commission consisting a the Gov-ernor of the State, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives be and the same are hereby appointed a Commission to obtain by gift or purchase portraits as recited in the preamble to this Act. Number of Section 2. Portraits that may be purchased shall be portraits limit- . . ed tm live in a limited to five in any one year. year Section 3. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay out of any moneys not otherwise ap-propriated on warrants drawn by the Governor from time to time amounts necessary to carry this Act into effect. Approved March 26, A. D. 1913. 14 Commission appointed LAWS OF DELAWARE. 15 OF THE STATE HOUSE. CHAPTER 8. OF THE STATE HOUSE. AN ACT Providing for the Decoration ot the State Capitol by the 'Representation in Painting of Historical Episodes in the History of the Country prominently participated in by Delawareans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That a Commission composed of Miss coisthn, Emily P. Bissell, of Wilmington, Mrs. Charles Cope-named land, of Christiana Hundred, Mrs. Charles R. Miller, of Wilmington, Miss Mary Hutchins, of Middletown, Mrs. Henry M. Ridgely, of Dover, Mrs. John Sheldralce, of Harrington, Mrs. Robert Lindale, of Wyoming, Mrs. S. J. Reynolds, of Smyrna, Mrs. Lewis W. Mustard, of Lewes, Mrs. Thomas Rawlins, of Seaford, Miss Jennie Davis, of Milford, and Miss Julia Burton, of George-town, Delaware, shall be, and the same is hereby created, who shall serve without pay, to select the subject or sub iTt. t p' on; c with-jects, contract for the painting of, and under the terms Authorized to of this act, pay for the painting of some historical scene zteiily,t,,,,eyornotrrnet or scenes connected with the history of this State, with P"'"'" which to decorate the walls of the State Capitol. Such painting or paintings shall be of merit proper for such Character of decoration and shall be suitably placed in the capitol as r.fetr"s"" selected and arranged for by the said Commission. Pay-ments for such decorations and paintings shall be made on the recommendation of said Commission, through its Chairman, from money in the State Treasury not other-wise appropriated, provided that during the two years pit, nittsncoo succeeding the passage of this Act, and until shall be appropriated for such purposes, nfou rtchoenr-, sums 16 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE STATE HOUSE. tract shall be executed for such painting or paintings made thereunder or other obligation incurred in anywise which shall exceed the sum of fifty-five hundred dollars. Approved March 19, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 17 OF THE STATE HOUSE, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES. CHAPTER 9. OF THE STATE HOUSE, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES. AN ACT assigning the Booms in the State House and the State Library and Administration Building to certain Public Officers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Senate and Representative Chammiii....dme=,_ hers and all other rooms on the second and third floors 11; by Greral in the old or main building of the State House at Dover "el" Y and the rooms on the first floor of said building immedi-ately under the Senate Chamber shall be at all times for the exclusive use of the General Assembly and under its control. Section 2. That the communicating rooms at the south- laeodria,t,,,hihe west corner of the old or main building on the first floor Govern" of said State House are hereby designated as the Gov-ernor's offices and are assigned to said officer. Section 3. That the rooms and the fire-proof vault uRs000drnbsyvt,h1;e situated on the north side of said old or main building on tort:tary of the first floor of said State House are hereby designated as the offices of the Secretary of State and are assigned to said officer. Section 4. That all the communicating rooms on the itxn tgo lale east side of the new State Library and Administration Eitlinta nfr Building and the adjoining room on the south side of Reading Room the old or main building on the first floor thereof, togeth-er with the cellar under said new building are hereby des- 18 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE STATE HOUSE, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES. ignated for the use of the State Library and Reading Room, and the small office in the center thereof is assign.- ed to the State Librarian. Rooms to be Section 5. That the communicating rooms at the north- VralutrState west corner on the first floor of the new State Library and Administration Building are hereby designated as the offices of the State Treasurer and are assigned to said officer. Rooms to be Section 6. That the communicating rooms at the south-uAsuedd itobry State west corner on the first floor of the new State Library and Administration Building are hereby designated as the offices of the Auditor of Accounts and are assigned to said officer. Room tobe used Section 7. That the room at the southwest corner on 16yo mI nms iusrattonnceer the second floor of the new State Library and Adminis-tration Building is hereby designated as the office of the Insurance Commissioner and is assigned to said officer. Room to be Section 8. That the room at the northwest corner on ussd by tioard of State the second floor of the new State Library and Adminis- Agriculture tration Building is hereby designated as the office of the State Board of Agriculture and is assigned to said Board. tjitirdmbtY ° bSet a te Section 9. That the large middle room on the second Judiciary floor of the new State Library and Administration Build-ing is hereby assigned to the use of the Judiciary of the State of Delaware. All other rooms Section 10. That all other rooms in the State House boy bSet alld: I or the new State Library and Administration Building zaoroi uoriar shall be assigned by the State Librarian under the direc- Governor tion of the Governor for such uses and purposes as may be designated by the Governor. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 19 OF THE STATE HOUSE, LIBRARY AND PUBLIC OFFICES: Section 11. The State Librarian shall have the gener- State Librarian al charge of the State House and the New State Library tAahragyee genera and Administration Building, subject to the provision of the preceding sections ; and shall see that the same is properly cared for. Section 12. That Chapter 4, Volume 21, Laws of Del-aware, and all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved March 17, A. D. 1913. 20 LAWS OF DELAWARE. Or THE STATE HOUSE. CHAPTER 10. OF THE STATE HOUSE. AN ACT for the establishment of a Hall of Records and appropriat-ing money therefor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Rooms assign- Section 1. That a portion of the fire-proof basement ad to Hall of Records of the library wing of the State House of Delaware is hereby devoted and set apart as a State Hall of Records. Archives Corn- Section 2. That the State Archives Commission of the mission to State of Delaware created under an Act entitled, "An of Records Act for the better preservation of certain Public Rec-ords" being Chapter 77, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware as amended by Chapter 82, of Volume 26, Laws of Del-aware, shall have the care and custody of the aforesaid To plaice there- Hall of Records and shall place therein all records, books in certain rec-ords, books and papers of public and historic interest which have and PaP"' been heretofore or which may be hereafter assigned to their care and shall make such rules and regulations for the care and preservation of the same as shall seem to them proper and necessary. Fire proof par- Section 3. That a partition of fire proof material ap-twoaa to he constructed proved by a competent architect shall be constructed within said fire proof library basement. Said partition shall form the north and west walls of said Hall of Rec-ords and time south and east walls of said Hall of Rec-ords shall be the present south and east walls of the base-oLfi mpaitritnigti osniz e merit aforesaid. The partition aforesaid shall be built at such a point as to leave a corridor at least fifteen feet LAWS OF DELAWARE. 21 OF THE STATE HOUSE. -wide running along the west wall of said basement and a similar corridor, fifteen feet wide along the north wall of said basement. Any door or doors in said partition shall be of fire proof construction. Section 4. That the Archives Commission of the State of Delaware shall cause to be placed in the Hall of Rec-ords on the completion of the fire proof partition such Authorized to steel cabinets or other furniture as they deem necessa-ry; and ;;hall cause to be placed in said Hall the safe purchased pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly approved at Dover, April 5th, A. D. 1909, being Chapter 255, Volume 25, Laws of Delaware. Section 5. That the sum of One Thousand Dollars Appropriation ($1,000.00) be and the same is, hereby appropriated for 0 $1000.00 the purpose of defraying the expenses of the erection of the fire proof partition and doors for the aforesaid Hall of Records and for the purchase of the steel furniture as aforesaid and for the removal of the said safe. It shall Duty of Ar-be the duty of the said Archives Commission of Delaware (tionicvacrarm to see that the provisions of this Act are carried into ef- Act into effect feet, and the State Treasurer shall honor the warrants of the said Commission drawn for the payment of the same out of any moneys in his hands not otherwise ap-propriated, provided the aggregate of such warrant-; shall not exceed the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Approved March 18, A. D. 1913. Limiting size of partition 20 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE STATE HOUSE. CHAPTER 10. OF THE STATE HOUSE. AN ACT for the establishment of a Hall of Records and appropriat-ing money therefor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Rooms assign- Section 1. That a portion of the fire-proof basement ad to Rail of Records of the library wing of the State House of Delaware is hereby devoted and set apart as a State Hall of Records. Archives Corn- Section 2. That the State Archives Commission of the charge iaseioent? Hall State of Delaware created under an Act entitled, "An of Records Act for the better preservation of certain Public Rec-ords" being Chapter 77, Volume 23, Laws of Delaware as amended by Chapter 82, of Volume 26, Laws of Del-aware, shall have the care and custody of the aforesaid To place there- Hall of Records and shall place therein all records, books in certain"" and papers of public and historic interest which have and papora been heretofore or which may be hereafter assigned to their care and shall make such rules and regulations for the care and preservation of the same as shall seem to them proper and necessary. Fire proof par- Section 3. That i partition of fire proof material ti"l'ed proved by a competent architect shall be constructed within said fire proof library basement. Said partition shall form the north and west walls of said Hall of Rec-ords and the south and east walls of said Hall of Rec-ords shall be the present south and east walls of the base-ment aforesaid. The partition aforesaid shall be built at such a point as to leave a corridor at least fifteen feet LAWS OF DELAWARE. 21 OF THE STATE HOUSE. vide running along the west wall of said basement and a similar corridor, fifteen feet wide along the north wall of said basement. Any door or doors in said partition shall be of fire proof construction. Section 4. That the Archives Commission of the State of Delaware shall cause to be placed in the Hall of Rec-ords on the completion of the fire proof partition such Authorized to steel cabinets or other furniture as they deem necessa- 'orgini :17! ry; and Shall cause to be placed in said Hall the safe purchased pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly approved at Dover, April 5th, A. D. 1909, being Chapter 255, Volume 25, Laws of Delaware. Section 5. That the sum of One Thousand Doll-a rs Appropriation ($1,000.00) be and the same is, hereby appropriated for a 18 000.00 the purpose of defraying the expenses of the erection of the fire proof partition and doors for the aforesaid Hall of Records and for the purchase of the steel furniture as aforesaid and for the removal of the said safe. It shall Duty of Ar-be the duty of the said Archives Commission of Delaware gielarMs to see that the provisions of this Act are carried into ef- Act into effect feet, and the State Treasurer shall honor the warrants of the said Commission drawn for the payment of the same out of any moneys in his hands not otherwise ap-propriated, provided the aggregate of such warrant,; shall not exceed the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Approved March 18, A. D. 1913. I; 22 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE STATE LIBRARY. CHAPTER 11. OF THE STATE LIBRARY. AN ACT Regarding the Purchase and Sale of Certain Books by the State Librarian. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: State Libra,. Section 1. That the State Librarian be and he is here-llinbZsdis""" by authorized to dispose of, by way of sale or exchange, such books in the State Library as are not needed and of which there are a number of copies, upon the approval of any two judges of the Superior Court of this State. Over tttouu rnetd; books shall be promptly turned over by the State Libraa-- Money derived Section 2. Any money derived from the sale of such Treasurer rian to the State Treasurer and the State Treasurer is State Treasur- hereby authorized to keep a separate account of such re- ;:rutto, account ceipts. These receipts shall be subject to be expended Reeeipt to he for other books needed in the State Library and the s %.f E,e,N!e,;(1L'r State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay spurobvjeacl ti f totw Uo p such bills chargeable against this fund upon presentation udgeq of same by the State Librarian and bearing the approval of any two judges of this State and in accordance with the law governing the approval and payment of bills by the State Treasurer. Section 3. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent here-with, and especially Chapter 113, Volume 24, Laws of Delaware, are hereby repealed. Approved March 19, A. D. 1913. on approval of any two Judgea LAWS OF DELAWARE. 23 OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS CHAPTER 12. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS AN ACT Providing for a Method of Recording, Filing and Certifying all Acts and Resolutions passed by the General Assembly. WHEREAS, It has been the custom of the General Assem-bly since the time this State was a British Colony to have all Acts and Resolutions that pass both Houses en-grossed or enrolled, and the said enrollment being a sur-vival of 4 custom that was necessary before the use of the typewriter or general use of the printing press, And WHEREAS, It is now a needless expense and in-creases the danger of mistakes in transcribing, therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. All bills and resolutions passed by the Gen-eral Assembly that are published in the laws shall here- lined'eTT, o he after be preserved by the art of printing or by being typewritten typewritten not being copied or transcribed with the pen. Section 2. A Bill Clerk for the House of Representa- prticpptk Lod tives and one for the Senate shall be appointed by joint for each ""se resolution at each Session of the General Assembly. Section 3. The duties of said Bill Clerks shall be to glue tr ig of Bill have a general supervision over all bills and resolutions introduced at any session of the General Assembly. When any bill or resolution has passed both Houses it mhod shall be the duty of said Bill Clerks to attach a parch- backing hill' LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS ment backing to same and to initial, seal or stamp each and every page of each and every bill so passed and pre-sent them to the presiding officers of the two Houses for their signatures, and to certify with the Secretary of Senate and Clerk of the House on the backing of each bill or resolution that such bill or resolution is the same as that which passed both Houses, and they will then de-liver the same to the Chairmen of the Committee on To be clerks to passed bills of their respective Houses. Said Bill Clerks Committees on , Passed Bills in audition to the duties herein prescribed shall be Clerks of the Committees on passed bills. When hill or In case a Bill or Resolution is amended or substituted amendedr e It oi rs before final passage the Passed Bill Committee shall substituted for have the same re-typewritten or re-printed and said cor-rected copy shall be considered the original for certifica-tion and filing. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Committee on passed bills to deliver the ernor and take his receipt therefor. Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Committee on passed bills to report to Houses the bills so delivered. Chairmen of the same to ti e Gov- Chairmen of the their respective i liWelcong Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Chairmen on Executive passs eec(1 bills to report to their respective Houses any bills approval that may become laws without the Governor's signature; in accordance with Section 18, Article 3 of the Constitu-tion of the State of Delaware, and the House in which said Act or resolution originated shall file under the hands of the presiding officer and clerk the said acts or resolutions with the Secretary of State, whose duty it shall be to publish the same as a law the same as if the Governor had signed it. 24 Bill Clerks to have a seal Bills to be de-livered to Gov-ernor Chairmen of Passed Bills Com, to report LAWS OF DELAWARE. 25 OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS Section 7. It shall be the duty of the Chairmen of said To report on Committees on passed bills to report at least weekly to approved billa. their respective Houses the acts and joint resolutions that have been signed by the Governor. Approved February 12, A. D. 1913. 26 LAWS OF DELAWARE. A Document Clerk to be selected by General Assembly OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS CHAPTER 13. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS AN ACT Providing for the employment by the General Assembly of a Document Clerk and prescribing his duties. Section 1. That there shall be selected by Concurrent Resolution of both Houses of the General Assembly at each regular session thereof, a person who shall be known as Document Clerk who shall serve the General Assembly during the period of its regular session. To have eusto- Section 2. The Document Clerk shall have custody of dy or all print. ed bills all printed bills before the General Assembly and charge of the distribution and mailing thereof, according to di-rection of members of the General Assembly on Concur-rent Resolutions of the General Assembly passed from time to time and in addition thereto he shall attend the To attend mi private entrance to the rooms of the General Assembly vate (mummy to Assembly admitting only such persons as shall have the right of Gha tubers admission by entrance. Section 3. The compensation of the Document Clerk shall be fixed by the JOint Claims- Committee. Approved March 19, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 27 OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS CHAPTER 14. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS AN ACT to Amend an Act providing for a method , of Recording, Filing and Certifying all Acts and Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly. WHEREAS, this General Assembly passed an Act provid-ing for a method of Recording, Filing and Certifying all Acts and Resolutions passed by the General Assembly, said Act being approved by the Governor on the twelfth day of February, A. D. 1913, and WHEREAS, in carrying into effect the details of said Act it is found inexpedient to re-typewrite or re-print a Sub-stitute Bill, therefore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives- of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: section 1. That the last paragraph of Section 3 of said Act be amended by striking out the said last pant-graph and inserting in lieu thereof the following : ''In P,af','nenualled case a Bill or Resolution is amended before final passageir..,p8geteti,obre the Passed Bill Committee shall have the same re-type-re-tyPewritten written or re-printed, and said corrected copy shall be considered the original for certification and filing." Approved March 7, A. D. 1913. 28 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS CHAPTER 15. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS AN ACT to Amend Chapter 9, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. Amend Chapter 9, Volume 21, Laws of Del-aware, by adding an additional Section, which shall be known as Section 4 a0 shall read as follows: Section 4. That the Secretary of State shall hereafter Seeretury of State to print print as a part of the volumes provided for under Chap- heren fter n11 proelamottionN ter 9, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, all the proclama-tions of the Governor of the State of Delaware that are issued from time to time; provided, that the session laws of 1913 shall include all proclamations of the Governor issued on or after January 1st, 1913, until the day the session laws of 191.3 go to print. Provided further, that tlie Secretary of State is auth- 111w:tura Hes. siono °Menem! orized and he is hereby directed to ascertain the number Assembly to be numericallY of regular sessions held by the General Assemblies of demignated the State of Delaware, and that the General Assembly of the State of Delaware now in session shall be officially known by that number, and that all subsequent Biennial Assemblies shall be designated by number in sequence thereafter; and be it -further provided, that this method Method of' designation shall be used in all official references and of 1`"muitenr1;)"otit. in reference to General Assemblies of the State of Dela-dal references ware in the future. Approved March 26, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 29 OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS CHAPTER 16. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS 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 na-ture or published as such) shall be recorded in the Re-corder'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 heretofore passed have been allowed to become void through ignorance of the aforesaid enactment; therefore, for the purpose of relieving the parties interested of the embarrassments and disappointments arising from such neglect in the premises; therefore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tires of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of each Branch concurring therein): section 1. That all unpublished acts heretofore pass-ed that have become void on account of no being duly iTtPsubbelitiVore recorded in compliance with the provisions aforesaid rva: g etet and that have not by special acts been repealed or be- void come void by lapse of the time for which they were limit-ed, be and the same are hereby severally renewed and re-enacted, and together with the provisions therein con-tained are respectively declared to be in full force for the period mentioned in the original acts, and to. have the same force and effects as if the said acts had been sever- 30 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS AND JOURNALS To have same ally recorded according to law, and all acts and transac-force and effect as if recorded tons done and performed under the provisions of said properly acts and property and other rights accrued thereunder, shall have the same force and effect and be as valid to all intents and purposes as if the said acts had been sev-erally recorded according to law; provided, that this en- teNiffoifeetd ctt o cu otnaptkyil e ic s er- ahncatsm neencto mshe avllo indo at st aakfeo reefsfaeicdt, iunn ttihle a ccaesret ifoife da ncoyp ayc tt htehrea-t. recorded 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 of a voided act shall be received for record Time limit of one year after after the expiration of one year from the passage of this passage of this aot act. Section 2. That this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act and shall be pUblished as such. Approved March 12, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 31 OF JUDICIAL REPORTS. CHAPTER 17. OF JUDICIAL REPORTS. AN ACT to Provide for a Second Edition of Volume 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Houston's Report& Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware, in General. Assembly met: Section 1. That the Associate Judge of the Superior tIVIT 'Kent Court, resident in Kent County, be and he is hereby auth- Caovueoptyriloted orized and directed to have printed and published at goopt='s least four hundred copies of each of Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Houston's Reports, and to deposit in the State Li-brary one hundred copies of each volume of said reports so printed; and on the certificate of the Secretary of State that one hundred copies of any volume of said re-ports have been so deposited in the State Library, the Governor is authorized to draw his warrant on the State Governor to Treasurer to pay for the printing of the same at the irsown owez:.rtiripenat. Price of Nine Dollars Per copy of each volume so depos- Lti°rny °off getnalie; ited. Approved March 14, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF JUDICIAL REPORTS. CHAPTER 18. OF JUDICIAL REPORTS. AN ACT to amend Chapter 10, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, en-titled "An Act in relation to the publication of certain Equity Cases and Judicial Reports when not published by the Chancellor or Associate Judge resident in Rent County, respectively, ex-tending the time for publishing Judicial Reports", by further extending the time for publishing the Judicial Reports. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 10, Volume 26, Laws of Dela-ware, entitled "An Act to amend Chapter 5, Volume 25, Laws of Delaware, entitled 'An Act in relation to the publication of certain Equity Cases and Judicial Reports when not published by the Chancellor or Associate Judge resident in Kent County, respectively,' extending the tune for publishing Judicial Reports", be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the word "four" in the last line of said act and inserting in lieu thereof the word "six". Amend Chap. 10, Vol. 20 Approved March 17, A. D. 1913. TITLE SECOND Of the Public Revenue; and the Assessment, Collection and Appropriation of Taxes. CHAPTER 19. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Amend an Act entitled "An Act to Raise Revenue for the State by Taxing Certain Corporations" being Chapter 166, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, amended and published a.s Chap-ter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate .and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 166, Volume 21, Laws of Del- Voef ?ghat). 15 aware, amended and published as Chapter 15, Volume ;, 22, Laws of Delaware, entitled "An Act to Raise Reve-nue for the State by Taxing Certain Corporations", as amended by the Acts amendatory thereto, be and the same is hereby amended in the manner following: 1st. By striking out the period after the word "time" in the thirty-first line of Section 2 as published in said Chapter 15, Volume 22, which line is the end of the first paragraph of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof Life Insurance a semi-colon ( ;), and then adding thereto the fo1lowing2 words : "Each life insurance company shall state theNt;°;';',',tmosf rtirtioty to 34 the total amount of premiums received by it for insur-ance upon the lives of persons resident within this State, during the same time." 2nd. By striking out everything after the word "tax" in the twenty-third line of Section 4 as published in said Chapter 15, Volume 22, down to and including the word "preceding" in the twenty-ninth line thereof, being the end of that sentence, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: "of two percentum upon the gross amount of the premium so returned or ascertained." 3d. By striking out the period at the end of Section 4 as published in said Chapter 15, Volume 22, and as amended by Chapter 259, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-colon ( ;), and then Not to exempt adding thereto the following words: "provided further, any life ixsur- , , enee company tnat nothing herein contained shall be so construed as Incorporated in , Delaware from to exempt any life insurance company incorporated RD - payment of tax der the laws of Delaware, from the payment of any part of the tax hereinbefore specifically provided for such companies." Two percent-um on gross amount of premiums OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. Approved March 31, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 35 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 20. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 259, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, en-titled "An Act to Amend an Act Entitled an Act to Raise Reve-nue for the State by Taxing Certain Corporations" being Chap-ter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Section 1, Chapter 259, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended, as follows: In line nine strike out all after the word "As- Amend Chap. sociations" to and including the word "State" in line 259, Vol. 22 twelve, and insert in lieu thereof the following after the word "Associations" in line nine; "or to any manufac-turing or mining qr mercantile corporations whose cap-ital stock actually paid in is invested in a business car-ried on within this State". Approved March 20, A. D. 1913. 36 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 21. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT entitled, "An Act to amend Sections 5 and 10 of Chapter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, ent:tled,- 'An Act to raise reve-nue for the State by taxing certain Corporations' ". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of each branch thereof concurring therein): Section 1. That Section 5 of Chapter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows : "Section 5. That the Secretary of State shall certify Secretary of State to certify to State Trees- and report to the State Treasurer, on or before the third urer annual Tuesday of March in each year, a statement of the basis license fee of the annual license fee or franchise tax determined from the annual report filed by each corporation as here-inbefore required, and the amount of tax due thereon Duty of Staterespectively, at the rate fixed by this Act; such tax shall Tretvurer to thereafter become due and payable and it shall be the receive tax duty of the State Treasurer to bnmediately notify all corporations of the amount of such license fee, or fran-chise tax due and payable by them and to receive the Interest on tax same; if the tax of any corporation or company remains unpaid unpaid on the first day of July after the same becomes due the same shall thenceforth bear interest at the rate of one per centum for each month i until paid ; the Secre Power of Seery- tarY - of State shall have power to inquire into the truth thot %yr.) toi firetaitieito or falsity of every report required to be filed by this Act truth ol reports as may be necessary to carry out the provisions hereof ; LAWS OF DELAWARE. 87 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. and may require the production of the books of any such corporation, and may swear or affirm and examine wit-nesses in relation thereto". Section 2. That Section 10 of Chapter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 10. If any corporation hereafter created shall for two consecutive years neglect or refuse to pay the State any tax or taxes which has or have been or shall be assessed against it, or which it is required to pay, under any law of this State and made payable into the State Treasury, the charter of such corporation shall Charter void be void, and all powers conferred by law upon such cor-zp,fiimalleurFotro poration are hereby declared inoperative and void, un- two years less the Governor shall for good cause shown to him, give further time for the payment of such tax or taxes, in winch case a certificate thereof shall be filed by the Governor in the office of the State Treasurer, stating the reasons therefor." Section :l. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved AI rch 19, A. D. 1913. 38 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 22. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to amend an Act entitled"An Act to Raise Revenue for the State by Taxing Certain Corporations", being Chapter 100, Vol-ume 21, Laws of Delaware as amended and published as Chapter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-times of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected to each HOUSC of the General Assembly): Section 1. That Section 16 of an act entitled "An Act to raise revenue for the State by taxing certain corpora-tions" being Chapter 166, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, as amended and published as Chapter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby 'amended by adding at the end of the thirteenth line of said section the following: In all eases in which the Charter of any corporation Corporation created since created since the tenth day of March, A. D. 1899 or here- /I/iambi° 1890, 1,aornittgobir prin. after created, has or shall become inoperative or void by proclamation of the Governor or by operation of Law for non-payment of taxes and such corporation has been or shall be reinstated and entitled to all its franchises and privileges such reinstatement heretofore or hereaf-ter made shall validate all contracts, acts, matters and Validation of things made, done and performed within the scope of its contracts and acts of corpo- charter by such corporation, its officers and agents dur-ration or officer when ing the time when such charter was or shall be inopera- s reinstated tive or void with the same force and effect and to all in-tents- and purposes as if said charter had at all times LAWS OF DELAWARE. 39 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. remained in full force and effect, and all real and per-sonal property, rights and credits which were or shall be of said corporation at the time its Charter became or shall become inoperative or void and which were not or shall not be disposed of prior to the time of such rein-statement are and shall be vested in such corporation after such reinstatement as fully and amply as they were or shall be held by said corporation at and before the time its charter became or shall become inoperative or void, and said corporation after such reinstatement shall be as exclusively liable for all contracts, acts, matters and things made, done or performed. in its name and on!gbriEh ffi nf natinla contreatcsotsr its behalf by its officers and agents prior to such rein-np statement as if its charter had at all times remained in full force and effect. Approved March 26, A. D. 1913. 40 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 23. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT providing for the Licensing of Individuals, Associations of Persons, Firms or Corporations having their principal place of business without this State but maintaining within this State branch stores, warehouses, or distributing depots for the sale of products, goods, wares and merchandise; and fixing a rate of taxation therefor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. From and after the passage and approval of this Act every individual, association of persons, firm Branch tores or corporation having its principal place of business - s in .thip State, without this State, but maintaining within this State principal place of business branch stores, warehouses, or distributing depots, for without the sale of products, goods, wares, and merchandise, or any property of any description, either by the whole-sale or retail, shall, annually, on or before the first of To take out a June, take out a license to engage in, prosecute, follow license and carry on the said business and occupation of main-taining such branch stores, warehouses, or distributing depots, as aforesaid, for which he, she, it, or they, shall Tax of $10.00 pay, for the use of the State, the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) to the Clerk of the Peace of each County in which such individual, association of persons, firm or corporation maintains any such branch store or stores, warehouse or warehouses, or distributing depot or de- Awrte=cof pots, and the personal representative or agent within tohrehoPreonrceepl, this State of any such individual, association of persons, rittgagtraetucal r n t firm or corporation shall, on or before the said first of natgovite of June annually before taking out said license, file with LAWS OF DELAWARE. 41 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. the said Clerk of the Peace a true statement of the ag-gregate cost value of all the goods, wares, merchandise, produce, or other property which such personal repre-sentative or agent, as aforesaid, shall have received for sale in said business and occupation during the year immediately preceding the date of taking out said license. The said statement shall be verified by the oath or affir-mation of such personal representative or agent, or if Statement to such personal representative or agent be a corporation, byloorx to or by the President thereof, the said oath or affirmation to a r be taken before any person who, by the laws of this State, is duly authorized to administer the same, that such ag-gregate cost value does not exceed the sum named, and every such individual, association of persons, firm or cor-poration, the aggregate of the cost value of whose goods, wares, merchandise, produce or other property received for sale as aforesaid, shall exceed the sum of Five Thous-and Dollars, shall pay to the said Clerk of the Peace for the use of the State in addition to the above named sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) the sum of ten cents (l0O) for Am.t of tax each One Hundred Dollars ($100) of said aggregate cost value in excess of the aforesaid sum of Five Thousand Dollars {$5,000). Section 2. The license shall authorize the person Euont therein named to engage in the business and occupation itineien8e,trnite'l. aforesaid only at one place and only for one year from P ace the first of June. In case any individual, association of persons, firm or corporation desires to engage in, follow and carry on the said business and occupation, he, she, it, or they not having been engaged in said business and occupation during the year immediately preceding, he, she, it, or they shall, before commencing said business when noon and occupation, take out a license which shall be validybettri,5vehe until the first day of June thence next ensuing, first pay- idniRately preced-ing to the said Clerk of the Peace for the use of the State the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and at the expiration 42 LAWS OE DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. of said license, the holder thereof shall obtain another To obtain a license upon fulfilling the conditions following, that is to new license on expiration of say; such individual, association of persons, firm or cor-poration, shall on or before the day of the expiration of the first mentioned license file with the said Clerk of the Peace a true statement, verified as aforesaid, of the ag-gregate cost value of all the produce, merchandise, goods, wares and property which shall have been received for sale in said business and occupation during the period covered by said first mentioned license, and shall pay the said Clerk of the Peace for the use of the State the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) and shall also pay the said Clerk of the Peace for the use of the State in addition to the said sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) a sum at the rate of ten cents (100) for each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of the aggregate cost value last aforesaid, in excess of the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000). The license shall authorize the person therein named to engage in the business and occupation aforesaid only at one place and only for one year from the first day of June. If any individual, association of persons, firm or corporation shall be engaged in, prosecute, follow or carry on, within the limits of this State, the said business and occupation without obtaining at the times above mentioned, a proper license therefor, and without paying Failure to take the tax aforesaid, he, she, it, or they, and the individuals out a license composing such firm or association of persons, and each of them, and the President and Directors, and each of them, of such corporation and the personal representa-tive or agent of any such individual, association of per-sons, firm or corporation, or any person who shall be for the time being in charge of any such branch store, ware-house or distributing depot, or if such personal repre-sentative, agent, or person in charge of such branch store, warehouse or distributing depot shall be a corpo-ration, any officer or director of such corporation, for every such offense shall be deemed guilty of a misde- LAWS OF DELAW;IRE. 43 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. meanor, and upon conviction thereof, besides being lia-ble for the payment of the tax, shall be fined not exceed- Penalty ing Five Hundred Dollars ($500). Section 3. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved March 11, A. D. 1913. 44 Dyers and Scourers licensed Amount of license tax LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 24. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Raise Revenue and to Provide for the Licensing of Dyers and Scourers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That no person or persons, firm, company or corporation shall within the limits of this State be en-gaged in, prosecute, follow or carry on the trade, busi-ness, pursuit or occupation of a dyer or scourer without haying first obtained a proper license therefor; that ev-ery person or persons, firm, company or corporation de-siring to have, keep, conduct or operate an establishment for dyeing or scouring, or shall receive any goods to be dyed or scoured, shall apply to the Clerk of the Peace of the County and shall obtain a license therefor for which he, they or it shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the use of the State. Section 2 All of the provisions of Chapter 117, Vol- Provinioun oi Chap. 117. Vol. time 13, Laws of Delaware, relative to the issuance of 13, extended to licenses issued licenses and the duties and powers of the several officials under this net therein mentioned and all penalties therein imposed shall extend to and be applied to licenses issued under author-ity of this act. Approved March 28, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 45 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.. CHAPTER 25. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Raise Revenue and to Provide for the Licensing of Laun-dries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That no person or persons, firm, company keacunnspcii c s or corporation shall within the limits of this State be en-gaged in, prosecute, follow or carry on the business, pur- ,nit or occupation of conducting a steam or electric laun-dry or a steam and electric laundry without having first obtained a proper license therefor; that every person, firm, company or corporation receiving such a license for conducting the pursuit or occupation of such a laun-dry shall pay therefor the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) to the Clerk of the Peace issuing the same for =Ia.! the use of the State. Section 2. All of the provisions of Chapter 117, Vol- Raiwpisii317 ume 13, Laws of Delaware, relative to the issuance of pccennidjudectio licenses and the duties and powers of the several officials under this not therein mentioned and all penalties therein imposed shall extend to and be applied to licenses issued under authority of this act. Approved March II, A. D. 1913. 46 LAWS OF DELAWARE. Mercantile Agencies licensed Amount of licence tax OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 26. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Raise Revenue and to Provide for the Licensing of Mer-cantile Agencies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That no person or persons, firm, company or corporation shall within the limits of this State be en-gaged in, prosecute, follow or carry on the business, pur-suit or occupation of conducting a mercantile agency without having first obtained a proper license therefor ; that every person, firm, company or corporation receiv-ing such a license for conducting a mercantile agency shall pay therefor the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00) to the Clerk of the Peace issuing the same for the use of the State. PCrhoavpis. io11n7s, oVfo l. Section 2. All of the provisions of Chapter 117, Vol- 13 extended to licenses issued ume 13, Laws of Delaware, relative to the issuance of under this sot, licenses and the duties and powers of the several officials therein mentioned and all penalties therein imposed shall extend to and be applied to licenses issued under authority of this act. Approved March 11, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 47 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 27. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Defining the License to be Paid by Merchant Tailors. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Merchant tail- Act, merchant tailors shall be deemed to be merchants grea,=andd;. and not manufacturers, and shall be licensed according-ly. Approved March 11, A. D. 1913. Amend Chap. 11, Vol. 15 Section 1. That Section 1 of Chapter 11, Volume 15, Amend Chap. 11, Vol. 15 Laws of Delaware, entitled, "An Act Taxing Manufac-turers and for Other Purposes" be and the same is here-by amended, by inserting after the word "railroads" and before "Sze" in the one hundred and eighth line of said section, the following: "roads, highways and streets" Section 2. That said Section ,.1 of Chapter 11, Volume 15, Laws of Delaware be and the same is hereby further ainended by adding a new line thereto after the one hun-dreI and fiftieth line thereof, the following: "manufac-turers of clay and clay products". Approved April 1, A. D. 1913. 48 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 28. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Amend Section I, Chapter 11, Volume 15, Laws of Del-aware, entitled, "An Act Taxing 111anufacturers and for Other Purposes". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tires of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: LAWS OF DELAWARE. 49 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 29. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 13, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware, En-titled, "An Act to Amend the Laws of this State in Relation to the Taxation of Mankacturers, being Chapter 24, of Volume of the Laws of Delaware, as supplemented by Chapter 364, of Volume 14, and as amended by Chapter 10 and 11, of Volume and as further amended by Chapter 17 of Volume 22 of the said Laws of Delaware". Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Delaware, entitled, "CAhna pAtecrt t1o3 Aofm Venodl utmhee L26a,w Ls aowf st h°isA 1r ounV3,° I. C2h6a p .State in Relation to the Taxation of Manufacturers, be-ing Chapter 24 of Volume 14, of the Laws of Delaware, as supplemented by Chapter 364, of Volume 14, and as amended by Chapter 10 and 1.1 of Volume 15, and as fur-ther amended by Chapter 17 of Volume 22 of the said Laws of Delaware", be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of Section 1 thereof after the word "follows ;" in the twenty-second line thereof, and by in-serting in lieu thereof, the following: "Section 1. That every individual, association of per- production, sons, firm or corporation engaged as owner or owners or Traftystugrgy as agent or agents in the production, manufacture or finishing byby hand or machinery of goods, wares or mer- goods, &o. chandise of any article or material, or any combination or composition of any article or material of every nature and substance whatsoever (except as hereinafter stated), To taku out a and desiring to continue in said production, manufacture ro'l:,817,ne`hurt 50 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. or finishing, shall annually hereafter on the First day of June take out a license to engage in said production, manufacture or finishing, for which such individual, as-sociation of persons, firm or corporation shall pay for Amount of the use of the State the sum of Five dollars ($5.00) to license tag the Clerk of the Peace of the County in which such indi-vidual, association of persons, firm or corporation is en-gaged, and desiring to continue engaged in such produc-tion, manufacture or finishing; and every such individu-al, association of persons, firm or corporation, shall, on or before the First day of July annually hereafter, be- All firma, lac. to fore taking out said license, file with the said Clerk of filo annually on July 1 a state- the Peace a statement in writing, setting for the follow- mont with Clerk of the ing: Peace Amount of ag- That the aggregate gross receipts received in connee-gregate gross tion with or from the business of the said production, receipts manufacture or finishing in this State by said individual, association of persons, firm or corporation, during the year then last past, did not exceed a certain sum therein stated. Loa lamoj n t o The said statement shall be verified by the oath or af-firmation of the said individual, or one member of such firm or association of persons, or of the President or oth-er presiding officer of such corporation, and the said oath or affirmation may be taken before any person, who, by the laws of this State is duly authorized to administer the same. Every such individual, association of per-sons, firm or corporation, so as aforesaid engaged, and desiring to continue engaged in said production, manu-facture or finishing, shall, on or before the First day of June annually, before taking out the said license, pay to the Clerk of the Peace, for the use of the State, in addi-tion to the above named sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) a oftrdodni titix further sum of one-fiftieth of one per cent. on the sum coef.lgprtosn s re- total of the gross receipts as set forth in the statement LAWS OF DELAWARE. 51 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. hereinbefore required to be filed with the Clerk of the Peace. The license aforesaid shall authorize the production, Extent ,,f manufacture or finishing of goods, wares, merchandisepf eenes &c. time, Or of any article or material or any combination of any article or material only at one place and for only one year from the First day of June. In case any individual, association of persons, firm or ytrot,. iongnae rdr corporation, desiring to be engaged as owner or owners, oraqrational in such production, manufacture or finishing, he, she Or Year preceding they not having been engaged in such production, man-ufacture or finishing during the year immediately next preceding, shall, before commencing such production, manufacture or finishing, shall take out a license for six months then next ensuing, first paying to the said Clerk of the Peace the sum of Five Dollars ($5.00) and at the mount expiration of the said six months, he, she or they shall liAcense taofx obtain another license which shall be valid until the First day of June following, upon his, her or their filing with the Clerk of the Peace a statement in writing verified by oath or affirmation as aforesaid of such individual or one member of such association or firm or of the President or other presiding officer of such corporation, containing the statement above set forth, but limited to the period of six months then next past; such individual, associa-tion of persons, firm or corporation paying to the Clerk of the Peace for the use of the State, the same taxes as aforesaid rated in proportion to the time during which said last mentioned license shall be valid. The license aforesaid shall authorize the production, manufacture or finishing of goods, wares, merchandise or of any article or material or of any combination of any article or mate-rial, only at one place, and for only one year, from the Noltitaggra-a First day of June. to time, place, eco. Definition of a "manufactur-er" under this act Exempt ions under this act This section shall not apply to the production of the usual farm products for home consumption or market purposes, nor to the distilling, brewing, manufacture or production of alcoholic liquors of any kind whatsoever, nor to the production or manufacture of steam, gas or electricity for heat, light or power. This section shall be held to include persons, associa-tion of persons, firms or corporations engaged as owners or agents, in the following occupations and kinds of bus-iness:" Approved April 1, A. D. 1913. 52 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. No individual, association of persons, firm or corpora-tion having paid the said tax imposed upon them, under Not liable to this act, shall be liable to the payment of the tax or taxes Further taxa- , Lion under this unposed upon individuals, association of persons, firms act during the year or corporations engaged in, or desiring to engage in the business and occupation of purchasing and selling goods, wares, merchandise, produce and property. Any individual, association of persons, firm or corpo-ration engaged in the business of mixing, blending, refin-ing, compounding, dyeing, bleaching, glazing, electro-plating or finishing any goods, wares or merchandise either as owner or as agent, shall be considered a manu-facturer under the provisions of this Act. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 53 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 30. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT in relation to State Licenses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That all State Licenses with the exception Ancx-of liquor and automobile licenses hereafter issued in this;',7inetLiiti=, State shall expire on the first day of June of the year in licenses to ex-pire Jane 1 et which they are issued. Section 2. That all licenses*, obtaining a license for the fractional part or portion of a year shall pay there-for the pro rata proportion of the whole year's license or tax, the minimum license or tax to be paid for the frac-tional part of the year for any license shall be Five Doi-lars. $M5 inimum tax Section 3. That all merchants, manufacturers, six x month. months licenses shall hereafter be known as merchants known to as lien fractional and manufacturers fractional licenses icen see shall expire on the first day of June each year the same ais other license** with the exception of liquor license", as mentioned in the first section of this Act and that all merchants fractional branch licenses and merchants yearly branch licenses hereafter issued in this State shall expire on the first day of June of the next succeed- All fractional ing yeilr. licenses to ex-pi re June 1 Section 4. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith he and the same are hereby repealed. Approved April 1, A. D. 1913. *licensees * * licenses Lieutenant Governor For the contingent expenses of the Governor's office, one Thousand Two Hundred Dollars. For the Lieutenant Governor, salary as member of Board. of Pardons, One Hundred Dollars. 64 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 31. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Making Appropriations for the Expenses of the State Gov-ernment other than Legislative Expenses, for the fiscal year end-ing on Monday immediately preceding the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the several amounts named in this act Appropriation for expense for or Fo much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby ap- year 1914 propriated 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 preceding the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord one thous-and nine hundred and fourteen; provided, however, that all parts or portions of the several sums appropriated by this Act, which, on said Monday immediately preced- Unexpended money return- Mg said second Tuesday of January, A. D. 1.914, shall ed to general fund not have been paid out of the treasury, shall be returned to the general fund of the treasury. The said several sum; hereby appropriated are, as follows, viz: For the Governor for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. Governor LAWS OF DELAWARE. 55 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Chancellor for salary, Five Thousand Dollars. Chancellor For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred Dol-lars. For the Chancellor to pay contingent expenses of the Court of Chancery, Two Hundred Dollars. For John R. Nicholson, in payment of one hundred ig hcoois'on as copies of his reports, as Chancellor, Eight Hundred Dol- Chancellor lars. For Charles M. Curtis, in payment of one hundred Charles M. Curtis as copies of his reports, as Chancellor, Eight Hundred Dol-lars. For the stenographer of the Court of Chancery for Stenog-rapher for Salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. Court of Chancery For Chief justice for salary, Five Thousand Dollars. Chief Justice For the Associate Judges for salaries, Nineteen Associate Thousand Two Hundred Dollars. Judges For the Associate judge resident in Kent County, for Ancia, reporting, Two Hundred Dollars. Judge For William H. Boyce, for one hundred copies of William H. Boyce's Delaware Reports, Volume 2, One Thousand B"ce Dollars. For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand court sten- Dollars. ogranher For transcript for the Supreme Court and Assistant Stenographer, Nineteen Hundred Dollars. 56 LAWS OP DELAWARE. Salary of Sec- For the Secretary of State for salary, Four Thousand retary of State Dollars. Contingent expanses State Detectives Stet* Treasurer OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent ex-penses of his office, Three Thousand Dollars. For the Secretary of State to pay cost of official bond, Fifty Dollars. For the stenographer and typewriter for the Governor and Secretary of State, for salary, Twelve Hundred Dol-lars. tChlie rSkesc froerta ry For clerks for the Secretary of State, for salary, Elev-of State en Hundred Dollars. 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., Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars: For the two State Detectives for salaries, Twenty-four Hundred Dollars. For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, Five Hundred Dollars. For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund for salary, Three Thousand Dollars. For the State Treasurer for contingent expenses, six Hundred Dollars. Contingent Fund Official Bond Stenog-ograper and typewriter for Governor and Secre-tary of State Attorney General Deputies LAWS OF DELAWARE. 57 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Clerk for the State Treasurer for salary, ttlec for Twelve Hundred Dollars. , Treasurer For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Two Thous- Auditor of Accounts. and Dollars. For the Auditor of Accounts for contingent expenses, exclusive of clerical assistance, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Deputy for the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Mg Twelve Hundred Dollars. For - the Insurance Commissioner for salary, Fifteen ICnosmurmaniscseio ner I-kindred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for services as State Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., under Chap-ter :330, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the necessary expenses of his office, such as postage, stationery, &c., Seven Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for contingent ex-penses as Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., Five Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner to pay salary of his Clerk for Insurance clerk, Six Hundred Dollars. Commissioner For the Insurance Commissioner to pay Clerk under Chapter 330, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, Five Hun-tired Dollars. For the State Librarian for salary, Twelve Hundred SLtiabtrea rian Dollars. 58 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the State Librarian for contingent expenses, Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the State Librarian to purchase law books for the State Library, Five Hundred pollars. Janitor Assithent Janitor Fish Com-missioner Warden Oyster Revenue Collector For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Hundred Dollars. For the assistant Janitor of the State House for sal-ary, Four Hundred Dollars. For the Fish Commissioner for salary, and all neces-sary expenses hi discharging the duties of his office, One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars. For contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay for postage and stationery, travelling expenses, &c., Sev-enty- five Dollars. Chief Game For State Game Warden for salary, Six Hundred Dol-lars. Fish and Game Commission for hatching, propagat-ing, &c., food fish, Six Hundred Dollars, out of Sinking Fund. For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, Seven I I und red Dollars. For the payment of officers and crew of watch boat for the protection of oysters, Two thousand Three Hum trod and Forty Dollars. For the benefit of the Free Public Schools in addition to the income arising from investments of the Public School funds to be used exclusively for the payment of Free Public Schools LAWS OF DELAWARE. 59 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. teachers' salaries and for furnishing free text books, One Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand Dollars. For the three County Superintendents of Schools,C,pou nty Thirty-six Hundred Dollars, dents of Schools For contingent expenses for the three County Super-tendents of Schools, Nine Hundred Dollars. For the expenses of holding the White Teachers' hi- Whitr stitutes in the several counties of this State, Four Hun- ine.gat= dred and Fifty Dollars. For the expenses of holding Colored Teachers' Insticolorod Teachers' tute, One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Institute For the purposes of paying the4expenses of the State S=Board Board of Education and the expenses of the County ten and a- School Commissioners, under the Act entitled "An A.etsoRjrcom-providing for the establishment of a general system Orimmen Free Public Schools", Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of state( Tress- "An Act providing graded school facilities for the chil-gurMar sehoolx (Iron of this State", Twenty-two Thousand Dollars. For the maintenance of Chair of History, at Delaware Cbair of College, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. History For the improvement of buildings and grounds at Del-cnatuyeare aware College, Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of Do.ro said College, being its share of the appropriation made College by the General Government for the year 1913, Forty Thousand Dollars. State Col-lege for Colored Students Delaware ndustrial School for Girls Society for the Preven-tion of Cruelty to Children Libraries Traveling Librariea For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Students for the use of said College, being its share of the appropriation made by the General Government for the year 191:1, Ten Thousand Dollars. For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Students for maintenance, Three Thousand Dollars. Pim. the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three Thousand Dollars. St. Michael's FOr St. 'Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for Ba- Nurmery and Hospital. hies, Five Hundred Dollars. Maintenance 1.410r the maintenance and instruction of the indigent of indigent deaf. dumb, (leaf and dumb, indigent blind and indigent idiotic chil-blind, and idiotic chit- dren in the institutions outside of the State, Twelve dren Thousand Dollars. For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cru-elty to Children, for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., Nine Hundred Dollars. State 1,1()]. thp ate Library Commission under the pro- Library Commission visions of Chapter 362, Volume 22, 1Jaws of Delaware, as ;L11)01010(1, Two Thous:m(1 Dollars. For the State Library Commission for contingent ex-penses, Two Hundred Dollars. For Libraries ill School Districts, ()no Thousand Dol-lar..., For the Chairman of the Committee on Travelling Libraries of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for )ela Ware, One Hundred Dollars for the purpose of es-tablishing Travelling Libraries. 60 LAWS OF DELAWARE.' OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Immigration Board for the purpose of en- Immigration LAWS OF DELAWARE. 61 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Historical Society of Delaware, Three Hun- Historical Society dred Dollars. To help defray the expenses of students at Normal LIochrory Schools, Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. Students For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions aluaatirodlal of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the mainte-nance, 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 under provisions of Act passed 1907, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors and ma-rizdot indigent rines, Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars. soldiers For G. A. H. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand G. A. Memorial Dollars. l Day For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five Hun- 1STochirettiycu ltural d red Dollars. For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defray- Farmers Institute ' ing incidental expenses of holding same, Six Hundred Dollars. For the State Board of Agriculture, Five Thousand IZogar iredu rtfu Dollars. For the State Board of Agriculture, for breeding poul. try, Three Hundred Dollars. Water rent, For the Town of Dover to pay for water for the use Town of Dover the State House and Armory, One Hundred and Twent five Dollars. of y- Repairs, etc. For repairing, heating, &c., of State House, Two to State House Thousand Dollars. Insurance Interest on State Debt For printing LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. couraging Immigration, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. h-d For carrying out the provisions of the Act establis ino. the State Live Stock Sanitary Board, Five Thousan Dollars. d s- For insurance against fire on property belonging to the State, Thirty-five Hundred Dollars. For interest on the State debt, Thirty-six Thousan Dollars. For printing Acts and Resolutions of the General sembly and for all other printing done for the use aAnn benefit of the State, Eighteen Thousand Dollars. d For the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Seven ty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. For the Factory Inspectors for salary, Two Thousan Dollars. For Board of State Supplies, contingent fund, Fift y Dollars. For the Division of Agricultural Extension at Del a-ware College, Five Thousand Dollars. For Public Archives Commission, One Thousand Do]- lars. 62 Live Stock Sanitary Board Agricultural Extension Delaware State Hospital Two Factory Inspectors Board of State Sup-plies Public Arch-ives Corn-mission LAWS OF DELAWARE. 03 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For expenses of compiling and publishing the Records Compiling a publish-recommended by the Public Archives Commission, Two log of record. Thousand Dollars. For the State Board of Pharmacy, Two Hundred and Pharmacy Board of Fifty Dollars. For the Delaware Commission for the Blind, Three Delaware Comndesion Thousand Dollars. for blind g For the Delaware Commission for the Blind, for ap- b)cielawrre. prentices as per provisions of Act of 1913, Fifteen Hun- fornar f%r apprentices dred and Sixty Dollars. For the Adjutant General for salary, Twelve Hundred Adeli,eitraots Dollars. salary For Ferris Industrial School to carry into effect the rieZietrial provisions of the Compulsory School Law, Five Hundred school Dollars. State hey- For the State Revenue Collector for salary, Twelve ern.e co,llec- tor'n emery Hundred Dollars. For the State Revenue Collector for contingent fund, Three Hundred Dollars. For the State Board of Health, Twenty-five Hundred .toaaired of Dollars. Health For the State Board of Health, for registration of por marriages and births, Two Thousand Dollars. am? marriages For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses Laboratory off the pathological and bacteriological laboratory at Del-aware College, Thirty-five Hundred Dollars. 64 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. For the State Board of Health, for diptheria antitoxin, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Adjutant General to pay salary of his Clerk, Six Hundred Dollars. Highways For Public Highways in New Castle County, Ten in New Castle County Thousand Dollars. For Public Highways in Kent County, Ten Thousand Dollars. For Public Highways in Sussex County, Ten Thous-and Dollars. NCeowun Ctya sHtlieg h- For New Castle County State Highway Commissioner wayigeCr o tnIT1b4. for salary, One Thousand Dollars. Kent Count Y For Kent County State Highway Commissioner for Highway G"'"""i°"r salary, Four Hundred and Fifty-eight Dollars and thir-ty- two cents. Tuberculosis For the Delaware State Tuberculosis Commission, Fif- Commissioner teen Thousand Dollars. School Houses for colored children Rest Room at Delaware City Secretary of State for printing laws For the improvement of School Houses for Colored Children, Two Thousand Dollars. For Woman's Christian Temperance Union for Sol-diers' Rest Room at Delaware City, Two Hundred Dol-lars. For the Secretary of State for printing and publishing the Constitution of the State of Delaware, the Corpora- Aledical Councils Diptheria antitoxin Adjutant General's clerk Highways in Kent County Highways in Sussex County LAWS OF DELAWARE. 66 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. tion Laws, the School Laws, and the Election Laws, Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For Commissioner of Education for salary, Two oCrogrui ictonne r Thousand Dollars. salary For Commissioner of Education for contingent ex-penses, Three Hundred Dollars. For Child Labor Commission, Two Hundred and Fif- Child Labor Commission ty Dollars. For the Delaware State Fair Association; for prizes, &Itealtiteam. Five Thousand Dollars. For Delaware College for summer school, Twelve Hun- Moir dred Dollars. For Child Labor Inspector for salary, Eighteen Hun- child Labor Inspector s dred Dollars. sonry For Child Labor Inspector for expenses, Three Hun-dred Dollars. For Redemption of Bonds of Affiliated College at New-grrci iarteeddemCpt ark, Delaware, as per provisions of Act 1913, Thirty tiori of bonds Thousand Dollars. For Portraits of Prominent Delawareans, Twelve Portraits of Delawareans Hundred Dollars. For Official Bonds of State Treasurer and Deputy/ State Trees- Fifteen Hundred Dollars. bond For the Old Folks Home at Dover, Three Thousand?ilodinFeo I k Dollars. LAWS OF DELAWARE. Secretary of the Senate for Journal Clerk of the House for Journal Far/II:Hirst Amusement Fund Portraits of Delawareans OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Secretary of the Senate for preparing copy, indexing and superintending the printing of his journal, Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the Clerk of the House of Representatives for pre-paring copy, indexing and superintending the printing of his journal, Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Colored For the State Tuberculosis Commission to provide for Consumptives the care of colored consumptives, Five Thousand Dollars. For the Trustees of the State Hospital at Farnhurst, for amusement fund, Two Hundred Dollars. For the purpose of purchasing the portraits of prom-inent Delawareans, Nine Hundred Dollars. Approved April 22, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 67 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 32. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Making Appropriations for the Expenses of the State Gov-ernment other than Legislative Expenses, for the fiscal year end-ing on Monday immediately preceding the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware, in general Assembly met: Section 1. That the several amounts named in this act Appropriation or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby ap-propriated 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 preceding the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord one thous-and nine hundred and fifteen; provided, however, that all parts or portions of the several sums appropriated by this act, which, on said Monday immediately preceding inurn.ennedteudrn.. said second Tuesday of January, A. D. 1915, shall not pudntdo general 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 follows, viz : For the Governor for salary, Four Thousand Dollars. Governor For the contingent expenses of the Governor's office, One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars. For the Lieutenant Governor, salary as memberof Lieutenant Governor Board of Pafdons, One Hundred Dollars. 68 Chancellor Charles M. Curtis as Chancellor Court Sten-ographer Contingent fnnd LAWS OF DELAWAREi OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Chancellor for salary, Five .Thousand Dollars. For the Chancellor for reporting, Two Hundred Dol-lars. For the Chancellor to pay contingent expenses of the Court of Chancery, Two Hundred Dollars. For Charles M. Curtis, in payment of one hundred copies of his reports, as Chancellor, Eight Hundred Dol-lars. For the stenographer of the Court of Chancery for salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. For Chief Justice for salary, Five Thousand Dollars. For the Associate Judges for salaries, Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars. Associate For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for Judge in Kent County reporting, Two Hundred Dollars. For William H. Boyce, for one hundred copies of Boyce's Delaware Reports, Volume 3, One Thousand Dollars. For the Court Stenographer for salary, Two Thousand Dollars. For transcript for the Supreme Court and Assistant Stenographer, Nineteen Hundred Dollars. Salary of For the Secretary of State for salary, Four Thousand the Secre-tary of State Dollars. For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent ex-penses of his office, Three Thousand Dollars. Stenog-rapher for Court of Chancery ChiefJustiee Associate Judges William II. Boyce LAWS OF DELAWARE. 69 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Secretary of State to pay cost of official bond, Official Fifty Dollars. For the stenographer and typewriter for the Governor Srarer nod and Secretary of State, for salary, l D01-orGove nor fty pe w riterr lars. and Secre-tary of State For clerks for the Secretary of State, for salary, Eley-Ccltehlrekrks c r - for er en Hundred Dollars. tary of State For the Attorney-General for salary, Twenty-five Attorney Hundred Dollars. For the Deputy Attorneys-General for salary, Two Deputies Thousand Dollars. For contingent expenses for the Attorney-General for eCxopnetnisnegse nt paying expenses in criminal prosecutions, etc., Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. For the two State Detectives for salaries, Twenty- State Detectives four Hundred Dollars. For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, Five Hundred Dollars. For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School STtraetaes urer Fund for salary, Three Thousand Dollars. For the State Treasurer for contingent expenses, six lathed Dollars. For the Clerk for the State Treasurer for Twelve Hundred Dollars. For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Two and Dollars. salary, Elrerk State Treasurer Thous- 70 Insurance For the Insurance Commissioner for salary, Fifteen Commissioner Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for services as State Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., under Chap-ter 330, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the necessary expenses of his office, such as postage, stationery, &c., Seven Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner for contingent ex-penses as Supervisor of Banks, Trust Companies, &c., Five Hundred Dollars. Clerk for For the Insurance Commissioner to pay salary of his Insurance Commissioner clerk, Six Hundred Dollars. For the Insurance Commissioner to pay Clerk under Chapter 330, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, Five Hun-dred Dollars. State Librarian LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Auditor of Accounts for contingent expenses, exclusive of clerical assistance, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Deputy for the Auditor of Accounts for salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. For the State Librarian for salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. For the State Librarian for contingent expenses, Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For the State Librarian to purchase law books for the State Library, Five Hundred Dollars. Auditor of . Accounts Deputy Auditor LAWS OF DELAWARE. 71 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Janitor of the State House for salary, Five Janitor Hundred Dollars. For the assistant Janitor of the State House for sal-ary, Four Hundred Dollars. For State Game Warden for salary, Six Hundred Dol- trecieGnamo lars. Fish and Game Commission for hatching, propagat-ing, &c., food fish, Six Hundred Dollars, out of Sinking Fund. For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, Seven Oyster Rev-enue Collector Hundred Dollars. 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 Free Public to the income arising from investments of the Public 8°110018 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, County Super. Thirty-six Hundred Dollars. of Schools For contingent expenses for the three County Super-tendents of Schools, Nine Hundred Dollars. For the expenses of holding the White Teachers' In- White stitutes in the several counties of this State, Four Hun- g'atthieLs'. tired and Fifty Dollars. For the expenses of holding Colored Teachers' Insti- Coloredn tute, One Hundred and Fifty Dollars. Institute 72 LAWS OF DELAWARE, OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. School Com- State Board of Educa- County missioners tion and providing for the establishment of a general system of Board of Education and the expenses of the County School Commissioners, under the Act entitled "An Act For the purposes of paying the expenses of the State Free Public Schools", Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of "An Act providing graded school facilities for the chil-dren of this State", Twenty-two Thousand Dollars. For the maintenance of Chair of History, at Delaware College, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For the improvement of buildings and grounds at Del-aware College, Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said College, being its share of the appropriation made by the General Government for the year 1913, Forty Thousand Dollars. legelor State Col- Colored Students Students for the use of said College, being its share of For the Trustees of the State College for Colored the appropriation made by the General Government for the year 1913, Ten Thousand Dollars. For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Students for maintenance, Three Thousand Dollars. Industrial Delaware For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, Three fSocrh oGoilr ls Thousand Dollars. St. Michael's Nursey For St. Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for Ba-and Hospital bies, Five Hundred Dollars. Maintenance of indigent deaf, dumb. For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent kilottil. deaf and dumb, indigent blind and indigent idiotic chil- State Treas-urer for graded schools Chair of History Delaware College Delaware College LAWS OF DELAWARE. 73 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. dren in the institutions outside of the State, Twelve Thousand Dollars. For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cru_ Society for tho Proven-city to Children, for the purpose Of enforcing lawetcs".ti,or"nco ltf to Nine Hundred Dollars. Children For the State Library Commission under the pro- mar:, visions of Chapter 362, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, as _6o rninfseion amended, Two Thousand Dollars. For the State Library Commission for contingent ex-penses, Two Hundred Dollars. For Libraries in School Districts, One Thousand Dol- Libraries lars. For the Chairman of the Committee on Travellingo Trawling Libraries of the State Federation of Women's Clubs for Lthrarses Delaware, One Hundred Dollars for the purpose of es-tablishing Travelling Libraries. For the Historical Society of Delaware, Three HUD-11 3 ;vrical dred Dollars. et To help defray the expenses of students at Normal N"mni School Schools, Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. 6tudents For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions rttVal of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the mainte-nance, 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 under provisions of Act passed 1907, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. Horticultural For the Peninsula Horticultural Society, Five Hun- Society dred Dollars. For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defray-ing incidental expenses of holding same, Six Hundred Dollars. Far7T10111' Institute Board of Agriculture For the Division of Agricultural Extension at Dela-ware College, Five Thousand Dollars. Town of Water Rent, For the Town of Dover to pay for water for the use of Dover the State House and Armory, One Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars. LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors and ma-rines, Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For G. A. R. Memorial Day expenses, One Thousand Dollars. For the State Board of Agriculture, Five Thousand Dollars. For the State Board of Agriculture, for breeding poul-try, Three Hundred Dollars. For the Immigration Board for the purpose of en-couraging Immigration, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For carrying out the provisions of the Act establish-ing the State Live Stock Sanitary Board, Five Thousand Dollars. For repairing, heating, &c., of State House, Two Thousand Dollars. For insurance against fire on property belonging to the State, Thirty-five Hundred Dollars. Burial of indigent soldiers rirc. G. A. H. Memorial Day Immigration Board Live Stock Sanitary Board Agricultural Extension Repairs dre. to State House Insurance LAWS OF DELAWARE. 75 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For interest on the State debt, Thirty-six Thousand Interest on State Debt Dollars. For printing Acts and Resolutions of the General As- For Printing sembly and for all other printing done for the use and benefit of the State, Fifteen Thousand Dollars. For Registration officers for compensation, Fifteen Compensation Registration Thousand Dollars. Officers For Department of Elections in the City of Wihning- Department ton, Forty-three Hundred Dollars. of Elections For the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst, Seven- Delaware ty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars. SHtoastep ital For the Factory Inspectors for salary, Two Thousand Two Factory Dollars. Isnalsapreyc tors' For Board of State Supplies, contingent fund, Fifty aonatred of Dollars. supplies For Public Archives Commission, One Thousand Dol- Public Archives lars. Commission For expenses of compiling and publishing the Records caroisipuillmh. recommended by the Public Archives Commission, Two lug Records Thousand Dollars. For the State Board of Pharmacy, Two Hundred andfl hoard of Fifty Dollars. y Pharmacy For the Delaware Commission for the Blind, Three Commission Thdusand Dollars. for Blind For the Delaware Commission for the Blind, for ap-1..1' grden ti cos prentices as per provisions of Act of 1913, Fifteen Hun-dred and Sixty Dollars. 76 Adjutant General's salary Ferris Industrial School State Revenue Collector State Board of Health State Labratory LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For the Adjutant General for salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. For Ferris Industrial School to carry into effect the provisions of the Compulsory School Law, Five Hundred Dollars. For the State Revenue Collector for salary, Twelve Hundred Dollars. For the State Revenue Collector for contingent fund Three Hundred Dollars. For the State Board of Health, Twenty-five Hundred Dollars. For registra-lion of births For the State Board of Health, for registration of and marriages marriages and births, Two Thousand Dollars. For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of the pathological aml bacteriological laboratory at Del-aware College, Thirty-five Hundred Dollars. For medical Councils of Delaware, Three Hundred Dollars. For the StateBoard of Health, for iliptheria antitoxin, Five Hundred Dollars. For the Adjutant General to pay salary of his Clerk, Six limidred Dollars. For Public Highways in New Castle County, 'Ten Thousand Dollars. HKiegnht wCaoyusn itny Ft» Public Highways in Kent County, Ten Thousand Medical Councils Diphtheria anti-toxin Adjutant General's clerk Highways in New Castle County ty Dollars. For the Delaware State Fair Association, for prizes, State Fairware Five Thousand Dollars. Association For Delaware College for summer school, Twelve Hun-Summer School dred Dollars. For Child Labor Inspector for salary, Eighteen Hun-1T clool;oaalbo r dred Dollars. salary LAWS OF DELAWARE. 77 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For Public Highways in Sussex County, Ten Thous- nighwaY. Sussex County and Dollars. For New Castle County State-Highway Commissioner Salary New Castle fin.' salary, One Thousand Dollars. County Highway Commissioner For the Delaware State Tuberculosis Commission, Fif- Tuberculos,s Commission teen Thousand Dollars. For the improvement of School Houses for Colored Sd1001 Houses for Children, Two Thousand Dollars. Colored Children For Woman's Christian Temperance Union for Sol- a.a.%inre diers' Rest Room at Delaware City, Two Hundred Dol- city lars. For the Secretary of State for printing and publishing Secretary the Constitution of the State of Delaware, the Corpora- opfribnttInttg, floarws tion Laws, the School Laws, and the Election Laws, Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars. For Commissioner of Education for salary, Two Commissioner of Education Thousand Dollars. salary For Commissioner of Education for contingent ex-penses, Three Hundred Dollars. For Child Labor Commission, Two Hundred and Fit.- Comn Child ILisasonbior 78 LAWS OE DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. For Child Labor Inspector for expenses, Three Hun-dred Dollars. Affiliated College redemption of bonds Delawareans For Redemption of Bonds of Affiliated College at New-ark, Delaware, as per provision df Act 1913, Thirty Thousand Dollars. Colored For the State Tuberculosis Commission to provide for the care of colored consumptives, Five thousand Dollars. itniubetuent For the Trustees of the State Hospital at Farnhurst, Fund for amusement fund, Two Hundred Dollars. Delaware For Delaware Industrial School for girls for erection Industrial School, °roc- of new buildings, Thirty-five Thousand Dollars. tion of now buildings Joint For the expenses of the Joint Committee appointed to Committee to settle with settle with certain State Officers and Institutions, Fif- State Officers teen Hundred Dollars. Portraits of For the purpose of purchasing the portraits of prom-inent Delawareans, Nine Hundred Dollars. Approved April 22, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. . 79 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 33. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Appropriating Certain Money out of the State Treasury of this State to Pay Certain Claims Against the State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the several sums of money hereinaf- Appropriations ter named are hereby appropriated out of the Treasury eihnri ng _inet of this State for the purpose of paying the claims herein- t e tate after mentioned and the State Treasurer is hereby auth-orized and directed to pay the same as follows : S. P. Winslow, Agent $ 508.18 E. A. Robinson 54.00 J. C. Lawson, Quartermaster 1,609.08 Wilbur D. Wiles 4.00 William S. Smith 4.00 Pennel Rash 4.00 James A. Kerin 4.00 Wilbur Wilson .2.00 Henry I. Beers, Jr. 81.12 S. Godwin 49.90 Mercantile Printing Company 1,289.45 Alice M. Foster 10.00 Margaret G. Horn 20.00 Mollie M. Hirons 20.00 Bertha L. Butts 20.00 Olive M. Roach 20.60 Bessie F. Weaver 20.60 Lila Carey 10.60 80 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. C. S. Hammett 18.00 The Smith Ignitor Company 5.25 Wm. H. Hartlove 15.00 Levy Court of Kent County 54.00 The Delawarean 6.00 Millard F. Davis 286.50 Julian B. Robinson 55.20 M. Megary & Son Co. 1,251.95 Julian B. Robinson 146.00 Woodward & Bro. 6.65 A. S. Taylor, Treasurer 54.00 Wilmington Brass Company _ 324.00 J. M. Houston 14.90 Kennard & Company 48.00 John Waters 158.00 J. Frank Starling 1,281.70 Dover Gas Light Company 140.75 J. E. Beck 100.90 J. R. Hunter 75.00 Mabel Moore 100.00 William Hardcastle 50.00 Charles Adkins 25.00 Alfred Raikes 25.00 Charles H. LeFevre 30.97 Joshua B. Baughley 30.00 Fennel Rash 30.00 James A. Kerin 30.00 Wilbur Wilson 14.00 Melvin Hopkins 1.00 John Behen, Jr., & Co. 30.00 The Dover Index 11.50 Every Evening Printing Co. 1.44 John Waters 6.00 Dover Opera House 20.00 Joseph Wigglesworth, Prothonotary 349.33 C. P. Holcomb 6.00 Bostic & I-Taman 11.76 LAWS OF DELAWA RE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. 81 R. A. Hopkins .50 A. Brown Lancaster 350.00 Birdie Hearne 200.00 H. A. Miller, Agent 1,328.10 Clarke & McDaniel 127.50 Dover Gas Light Company 20.00 Diamond State Telephone Company 35.97 Chas. M. Smith 38.70 Jessup Kay. 8.00 Underwood Typewriter Co. 68.00. Quayle Enamel Co. 547.50 Mabel A. Godwin 165.00 Thomas Morris 40.00 Frazier Store Co. 2.80 Joseph J. Low 30.50 William Shillingsburg, Jr. 67.94 Greenwich Piers Marine Railway Co. 248.05 Colen Ferguson 10.56 Underwood Typewriter Co. 10.00 The Bobbs-Merrill Company 7.50 The Smyrna Times 36.00 Elmer I. Abbott 2.55 James A. Oliver 3.88 Godfrey R. Hanby 3.88 Daniel J. Layton 300.00 Henry Ridgley 300.00 Herbert H. Ward 300.00 The Delaware State News 175.00 T. K. Jones & Bro. Co. 139.84 The Seaford News 1.20 The Evening Journal Publishing Co. 1.32 Frank P. Collins 1,182.33 The Smith Ignitor Co. .75 The Diamond State Telephone Co. 427.41 R. J. Ferguson 2.00 Granville P. Alexander 500.00 E. Frank Lecates 500.00 82 Approved April 16, A. D. 1913. LA.ws OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. 'Geo. W. Tilghman 4.00 James E. Tull 14.00 James W. Robertson 36.00 P. S. Wilgus 8.00 Henry S. Anthony 6.00 Edwin F. Wood 6.00 Alfred D. Cox 8.00 Jno. B. Wharton 6.00 Charles S. Hamblin 4.00 Leonard W. Lovett 8.00 Jesse T. Sharp 2.00 B. F. Simmons, Jr. 4.50 T. W. Scott, Jr. 46.80 The Delaware State News 4.00 T. K. Jones & Bro. Co. 525.00 Bostic & Haman .41 H. C. Blizzard 45.00 LAWS OF DELAWARE. 83 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 34. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to provide for the State of Delaware to be represented at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and to make an Appropriation therefor. WHEREAS, The Panama-Pacific International Exposi tion is to be held in the year 1915; and WHEREAS, The State of Delaware was the first State to adopt the Constitution of the United States, thereby making it the oldest State in the Union; and WHEREAS, It is deemed expedient and proper that the natural resources and the industrial, agricultural and horticultural interests and progress of the State of Del-aware should be fully and creditably displayed at said Exposition; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That for the purpose of exhibiting the re-ay:pion sources, products and general development of the State of Delaware at the Panama-Pacific International Expo-sition to be held in 1915, a Commission is hereby consti-tuted to be designated ." The Panama-Pacific Interna-tional Exposition Commissioners of Delaware" to con-sist of seven residents of the State of Delaware, one of Loveononaztot, whom shall be the Governor of the State, who shall be 11701,10:. Chairman of the said Commission, the other members of Gov"' the said Commission shall be appointed by the Governor, two from each County of the State. Secretary of State to act se Secretary of Commission Powers of the Board No compensa-tion except necessary CI-penNes Appropriation to carry act into effect 84 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. Section 2. The said Board of Commissioners shall meet within ten days from the date of their appointment and organize by the election of a Vice-President and Treasurer. The Secretary of State shall act as the Sec-retary of said Commission, without compensation. A majority of the members of said Board shall constitute a quorum, the Board shall have power to make such rules and regulations and to employ such agents or persons as it may deem necessary. Any member of the Board may be removed, at any time, by the Governor for a cause, and any vacancy occurring in the Board shall be filled by the Governor. No member of the Board or the Sec-retary shall receive any compensation for services, but may be allowed actual and necessary expenses incurred. Section 3. The said Board shall have charge of the in- To have charge terests of the State of Delaware and its citizens in the of interests of the State of preparation and exhibition at the Panama-Pacific Inter- Delaware national Exposition of the natural and industrial pro-ducts of the State, and of objects illustrating its history and progress, together with its moral and material wel-fare and development; and in general shall have and ox-ofuli ercise full authority in relation, to the participation of triaottpioatnio nto o fp ar-the State of Delaware and its citizens in the said Pana-cSitjtzt: na: d Ina-Pacific International Exposition, and shall sell or otherwise dispose of all buildings and other property acquired by it as it shall deem best for the interest of the State. Custodians to loan portraits, Section 4. The custodian of any portraits, furniture dm. or historical articles owned by the State is hereby auth-orized to loan the same to the Cominission created by this Act, if in the judgment, of said custodian, it would be to the best interests of the State so to do. Section 5. To carry out the provisions of this Act the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or so much LAWS OF DELAWARE. 85 OF THE. REVENUES OF THE. STATE. thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated, and the State Treasurer is directed to pay the same from the general fund, from time to time, on the requisi-tion of said Board of Commissioners, signed by the Pres-ident and Secretary who shall certify that the sum is actually necessary for disbursement; and at the close of service of said Board_of Commissioners it shall make a full report to the Governor of its proceedings including all receipts and disbursements, with complete vouchers therefor attached. Approved April 14, A. D. 1913. Money appro. rioted annu-ually to Dela-ware State Fair Associa-tion LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 35. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Appropriating Certain Moneys for the Support, Promotion and Maintenance of Delaware State Fair Incorporated. WHEREAS the Delaware State Fair Incorporated, a corporation of the State of Delaware was duly incorpo-rated and organized to have, own and manage a Fair or Exposition for the purpose of encoUraging and promot-ing agriculture, horticulture, the breeding of horses, cat-tle, poultry and domestic animals of all kinds, mechanics and household arts, at the City of Wilmington or else-where in the State of Delaware; and WHEREAS the efforts of the said Delaware State Fair Incorporated have been since its organization of mate-rial benefit in the promotion of agriculture, horticulture and other interests of the State of Delaware; and WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the said Delaware State Fair Incorporated and others interested in the ob-jects of the said corporation are convinced that a suit-able appropriation of the public moneys of the State would most greatly benefit the general interests and wel-fare of the State of Delaware; now therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the sum of Five Thousand Dollars be and the same is hereby annually appropriated out of the treasury of the State of Delaware payable annually on or before the first day of July in each and every year to LAWS OF DELAWAPE. 87. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. the Delaware State Fair Incorporated a corporation of the State of Delaware as aforesaid to be expended for the promotion, support and maintenance of the said Dela- How to be ware State Fair Incorporated in the promotion of the expended agricultural, horticultural and other interests of the State of Delaware. Approved March 20, A. D. 1913. 88 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 36. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN Aur to Provide for a Further Inscription on the Monument Erected to Caesar Rodney in the Town of Dover. WHEREAS, a monument has been erected in Dover in memory of Caesar Rodney which monument only bears his name, and WHEREAS, the fact that he was a signer of the Declara-tion of Independence from Delaware, and of prominence in the early history of this State should be inscribed thereon, now therefore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: Authorizing Section 1. That the Delaware Society of the Sons of cDieeltayw oaf reth Seo - the American Revolution be, and they are hereby auth- ,StomneerltnhR- ev- orized to have an inscription placed upon the monument ionlusctiroipnt itoon p ulapc.e to Caesar Rodney, in Dover, commemorating his services on monument to the Country and this State, and that the State Treas- Expense to urer be authorized to pay the cost of such inscription be paid upon the presentation of a bill for the same, approved by Governor of this State. Approved March 14, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 89 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 37. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT to Appropriate Six Hundred Dollars to Sylvester D. Towns-end, Junior, for Legal Services Rendered the Commission on Employer's Liability. WHEREAS, the Commission on Employer's Liability has expended only a portion of their appropriation, and WHEREAS, the Commission have not sufficient funds to employ counsel, and thereby the entire legal work in-volving months of exhaustive consultation with authori-ties on the subjects in various parts of the country, and the laborious preparation has devolved voluntarily upon one member of the Commission, Sylvester D. Townsend, Junior, therefore Sc it enacted by the Senate and Hovse of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the sum of six hundred dollars be, Appropriating and the same is hereby appropriated to Sylvester D. I.Tg atnen.3e.:t n°t18, .Dr. Townsend, Junior, in payment for legal services render-ed the Commission on Employer's Liability; 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 appropriated. Approved March 22, A. D. 1913. i; 90 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 38. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Appropriating Three Thousand Dollars for the Maintenance and Support of the Old Folks' Home at Dover. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (three-fourths of all the members elected to each House concurring therein): Appropriation Section 1. That the sum of Three Thousand Dollars to be naid to Ever heady be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the Treas- Circle Kings Daughters ury of this State, to be paid to the Ever Ready Circle Kings Daughters, a corporation of this State, for the maintenance and support of the Old Folks' Home at Dov-er. To be paid by Section 2. That the said sum of Three Thousand Dol-warrant drawn by Governor lars shall be paid to the President of said Corporation by warrant drawn by the Governor upon the State Treasury, and the receipt of the President of said Cor-poration, attested by its Secretary shall be a sufficient voucher therefor. Approved February 25, A. D. 1913. LAws OE DELAWARE. LAWS or DELAWARE. 91 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 39. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Appropriating a Sum Not Exceeding Twenti-flve Dollars ($25) Annually to the Town of Dover for the Payment of Water Rates or Rents for the State Armory. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That a sum not -exceeding Twenty-five Annual appro- Dollars ($25) annually is hereby appropriated and auth- orwiantiooxfilt3oover orized to be paid out of the treasury of this State to The for water rents Town of Dover for water rates or rents for the State Armory, said sums to be paid in quarterly installments upon bills presented to the State Treasurer by the Sup-erintendent of the Light and Water Works of The Town of Dover; the said appropriation shall be in addition to any sum or sums now paid by the State for water rates or rents. Approved February 28, A. D. 1913. 92 LAWS OF DELAWARE. Appropriating money for 1013 and 1914 Gov-ernors Con- Jeronimo OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 40. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Providing for the Expenses of the State of Delaware for the Participation in the Governors' Conference in the years 1013 and 1914. WHEREAS the Governors of the several States have or-ganized a body known as the Governors' Conference which meets annually, and WHEREAS this body has become a permanent institu-tion and deals with questions affecting the general wel-fare of the several States, and WHEREAS it is desired that the State of Delaware con-tinue to participate in said Conference and assume the pro rata share of the expenses thereof. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tive 8 of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw warrants. upon the State Treasury, and the State Treasurer is hereby_ authorized and direct-ed to pay out of any moneys, not otherwise appropriated, so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended for the pro rata share of the -State of Delaware in the ex-penses of the Governors' Conference for the years 1913 and 1914. Approved March 7, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 93 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 41. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT Appropriating Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to Robbins Hose Company No. 1, of Dover, Delaware. WHEREAS Robbins Hose Company No. 1, of Dover, Del-aware (a corporation of the State of Delaware) is an or-ganization of firemen supported by voluntary contribu-tions; and WHEREAS no member of said company receives any compensation for services rendered ; and WHEREAS the erection of the State Armory and the ad. ditions to the State Capitol Building have greatly in-creased the responsibilities of the company and made necessary the purchase of additional fire apparatus; and WHEREAS the State of Delaware now receives, and has for more than twenty (20) years past received fire pro-tection from said Robbins Hose Company No. 1, of Dov-er, Delaware; Now, ThePefore, 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 of each Branch concurring therein): Section 1. That the sum of Five Hundred Dollars Appropriation ($500.00) is hereby appropriated and authorized to be L7o a:Colmnspany !Mid out of the treasury of this State to Robbins Hose Company No. 1, of Dover, Delaware, for the purpose of purchasing fire apparatus. Approved March 10, A. D. 1913. 94 LAWS OF DELAWARE. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 42. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT for the Encouragement of the Breeding of better Poultry in this State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Additional aP- Section 1. That the sum of Three Hundred Dollars propriation to Board of Agri- be, and the same is hereby appropriated annually out of culture to en-courage poul- the moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, try breeding to the State Board of Agriculture (in addition to the ap-propriations now authorized by Law to be made to said Board) to be used by said State Board of Agriculture for the encouragement of the breeding of better poultry in this State. Approved March 17, A. D. 1913. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 95 OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. CHAPTER 43. OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE. AN ACT in Relation to an Emergency Hospital at Milford, Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: Section 1. That James B. Gilchrist, William T. Wat- Board of son, John B. Smith, Frank S. Grier, Isaac S. Truitt,Meer Joseph E. Holland, Theodore Townsend, Dr. William Marshall, Jr., J. Stanley Short and Lee Hirsch, shall be and constitute the "Board of Trustees of the Emergency Hospital at Milford, Delaware". All vacancies shall be filled by the remaining members of the said Board of ilrfiiirnyt° Trustees. The members constituting the said Board of Board Trustees shall meet at least once in every three months and shall serve without any compensation. Section 2. The Board of Trustees shall have sole and Board to kayo complete control and management of the Hospital and ccootimeccito shall have power to make rules and regulations for their own government not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, shall appoint an auxiliary board of women man- To appoint an agers, superintendents, physicians, stewards, matrons, k,:rildn". nurses and necessary servants and shall fix their terms of service as well as their pay or compensation; shall provide suitable food, raiment and all other medical and surgical treatment, medicine and appliances as may be ,L="gir-deemed necessary for the treatment of medical and sur-PkY"B gical cases. Section 3. The said Board of Trustees shall be and Board are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase fihoTtrtiodii or secure by gift, and acquire and bold title to lands, ten-ements, and hereditaments, and to erect buildings on said lands, tenements and hereditaments so purchased and acquired at or near the town of Milford, to be used for the purpose of an Emergency Hospital. Section 4. The State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay from the general fund of the State, not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Trustees of the Emergency Hospital of Milford, Delaware, the sum of One Thousand Dollars. The amount hereby appro-priated may be used for the purchase of land and the erection of buildings thereon to be used for the purpose as set forth in this Act, and for the equipment, mainte-nance and current expenses. The further sum of three. hundred dollars is also hereby appropriated from the general funds of the State not otherwise ,appropriated, to be paid by the State Treasurer as aforesaid to the Board of Trustees on or before May first, A. D. 1913, to be used for current expenses and management. Section 5. That it shall and may be lawful for any person, persons, firm or corporation, to give, grant, de-vise or bequeath to said Board of Trustees for the use of the said Emergency Hospital at Milford, Delaware, any property, real, personal or mixed, and the said Board of Trustees, is hereby authorized and empowered to receive, collect, take and hold for the use and behalf of the Emer-gency Hospital, any and all property so given, granted, devised and bequeathed, and to manage and use the same for the benefit of the said Hospital in accordance with the provisions of such grants, devises and bequests, and w |
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| Full Text | LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PASSED AT THE NINETY- FOURTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER On Tuesday, January 7th, A. D. 1 91 3 AND IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- SEVENTH VOLUME XXVI I THE DELAWARE LEADER LAUREL, DEL..1 9 I 3 _ Lk |
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