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An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to promote the Education of the 11 Vol. 118.
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind,” passed at Dover, March 4, 1853.

Sec. 1 of said act amen

ded.

"persons"

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That The word section one of said act be and the same is hereby amended by inserted in striking out the word "children," in the fourth line, and insert "children" the word “persons" in the place thereof.

Passed at Dover, February 8, 1866.

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A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to promote the Education of the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind."

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- tional Indisentatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That get up two indigent pupils, in addition to the number now allowed by from New law, from New Castle county, may be recommended for admission into the Pennsylvania Institute for the instruction of the deaf and dumb, and the Governor shall cause the persons so recommended to be admitted in like manner as pupils are now admitted into the said institution by the act to which this is a of maintainsupplement; and that the cost of maintaining the said addi-pupils. tional pupils shall be charged upon the income of the School Fund distributable to the said county: Provided, That not more than five indigent pupils from the said county shall be at the same time in the said institution, and that not more than twentythree hundred dollars shall be paid to the said institution in any one year.

Passed at Dover, February 15, 1866.

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A Supplement to the act entitled, "An Act to incorporate the Female Society of Wilmington, for the relief and Employment of the Poor," passed at Dover, January 30, 1855.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of each branch thereof concurring,)

SECTION 1. That the name and style of the corporation created by the act to which this is a supplement, be and the same is Name of cor- hereby changed from that of "The Female Society of Wilmington for the relief and Employment of the Poor," to that of "Home for Aged Women," by which last mentioned name the said corporation shall continue to have succession for the purposes named in the act aforesaid, and with all the powers and franchises of a corporation aggregate.

SECTION 2. That the present members of the said "The FeMembers of male Society of Wilmington, for the Relief and Employment of new corpora- the Poor" shall be members of the "Home for Aged Women,"

tion.

Misnomer.

Sec. 1 of the

original act amended.

and that all the immunities and franchises and all the rights, powers, properties, effects, and credits belonging to the corporation created by the act to which this is a supplement, shall be and are hereby vested in the "Home for Aged Women."

SECTION 3. That no misnomer of the corporation, created by the aforesaid act, in any deed, will, testament, gift, grant, demise, contract or other instrument, shall avoid or vitiate the same; Provided there be sufficient to ascertain the intent of the parties.

SECTION 4. That the last line of Section 1 of the aforesaid act be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the words "City of Wilmington," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "County of New Castle:" and all the property of this corporation, held at this time, or to be hereafter acquired, shall be exempt from taxation and from water rent.

Passed at Dover, January 31, 1866.

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An Act to amend an act entitled, "An act to incorporate the House of 12 Vol. 600.
Refuge of New Castle County."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met,

Sec. 14 of

Chap. 533, 12
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ded.

SECTION 1. That Section 4 of the act entitled, An act to incor- Del. amenporate the House of Refuge of New Castle County be, and the Managers same is hereby amended by adding after the word "Wilmington," in the fourth line of said section, the words, "or other place as buildings in the said Board of Managers shall determine."

Passed at Dover, February 13, 1866.

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Wilmington

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An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act regulating the sale of Intoxica-12 Vol. 172. ting Liquors, &c.," passed at Dover, March 6, 1861.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenSec. 9, Chap. tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That 108 of 12 Section 9 of said act be amended as follows: Strike out all after Vol. Del. Laws, amenthe word "of," in line 10 of said section, and insert the follow-ded." ing: fifty dollars, besides costs, and in default of payment Penalty inthereof shall be imprisoned not less than one nor more than six creased on months; and for the second offence shall forfeit and pay a fine of keepers sellseventy-five dollars, besides costs, and in default of payinent shall in any but be imprisoned not less than three nor more than twelve months; and for the third offence shall forfeit and pay a fine of one hundred dollars, besides costs, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned not less than six or more than twelve months,

pale-house

malt liquors.

Sec. 11 of said Chap. amended.

OF THE GENERAL POLICE.

and such third conviction shall also ipso facto work a forfeiture of his or her license, and he or she shall not be re-licensed for the time of five years from the time of such third conviction. Also amend Section 11 of said bill by striking out all after the word "of," in line 14 of said section, and insert the following: "one hundred dollars, besides costs, and in default of payment thereof Penalty in shall be imprisoned not less than six nor more than twelve selling with- months, and for a second or any subsequent offence shall forfeit out license. and pay a fine of two hundred dollars, besides costs, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned not less than nine nor more than twelve months."

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papers.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Sections 9 and 11 of the above-named bill, as amended, be published in all the papers of the State for three months, by the authority of the Secretary of State.

Passed at Dover, February 13, 1866.

horses where

CHAPTER 23.

ESTRAYS.

SEC. 1. Cattle and Horses prohibited from run- SEC. 6. Commissioners of Milford authorized to

ning at large in Milford and vicinity.

Seizure.

Notice to owner.

2. Impounding.

3. Advertisement of sale.

4. Of the fine of persons residing within
said limits.

5. Of the fine on persons not residing within
said limits.

impose fine.

7. Fee of $1.00 to be paid to persons taking

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An Act to prohibit Cattle and Horses from running at large within certain limits within Kent County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That from and after the date of the passage of this act no cattle or Cattle and horses shall be allowed to run at large within the said county not to run at Within a limit of two miles in every direction from the bridge over the Mispillion Creek, at the foot of Walnut street, in the town of Milford, in said county; and that cattle or horses so running at large within the said limits may be taken up by any white person who shall forthwith give notice to the owner or owners thereof; and if the owner or owners thereof shall be to

large.

Seizure.

Notice to owner.

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OF THE GENERAL POLICE.

ers of Mil

him unknown, then notice shall be given to the Commissioners Notice to
of the town of Milford, or to some one or more of them, and the Commission-
said cattle or horses shall in either case be delivered to the per- ers of
son whom the said commissioners may appoint to take charge of
them.

ing.

SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the said town of Milford to provide some suitable place for the safe-keeping of such cattle or horses as may be found running at large within the limits hereinbefore mentioned, and to appoint some suitable person to take charge of such place of impounding, whose duty it shall be to take proper care of all such cattle or horses as may be entrusted to him, and Impoundwho shall be responsible to the said commissioners for their safekeeping, who shall pay him out of the funds belonging to the said town such compensation as may be agreed on between them. SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That if the owner or owners of such cattle or horses so found and impounded shall, after said notice given, refuse or neglect to pay the fines and costs hereinafter imposed, then it shall be the duty of the clerk of the said commissioners, or the person having charge of the said place of impounding, to advertise the said cattle or horses for sale, giving Advertise five days notice from the time of said impounding to the day of ment of sale. sale, but if the person or persons owning the same shall, before the day of sale, pay all the fine and costs hereinafter provided, then the said cattle or horses shall be delivered up without sale.

SECTION 4. And be it enacted, That when the cattle or horses so found running at large and impounded shall belong to or be in the custody or use of any person or persons residing within the said limits, then the fine for the first offence shall be one dollar; for the second offence, one dollar and fifty cents; for the third offence, two dollars; and for the fourth offence, three dol- or the fine. lars; and also for the said fourth offence, the cattle or horses so impounded shall be sold at public sale, after five days notice from the day of impounding, by the keeper of said place of impounding or by the clerk of the said commissioners, and after deducting all expenses of impounding, keeping and selling the said cattle or horses, the remainder of the amount for which the same shall sell shall be paid over to the owner or owners thereof.

SECTION 5. And be it enacted, That when the cattle or horses so found running at large and impounded shall belong to or be in the custody or use of any person or persons residing outside of the limits hereinbefore named, then the fine for each and every of the fine of the cattle or horses so running at large and impounded, shall not residing be one dollar for each offence.

SECTION 6. And be it enacted, That the Commissioners of the said town of Milford, for the time being, are hereby authorized

on persons

within said limits.

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