RESPECTING ELECTIONS. last month thereof in the county whereof he offers to vote, and CHAPTER 397. PLACE OF HOLDING ELECTIONS IN MISPILLION HUNDRED CHANGED. An Act to amend Section 1, Chapter 18 of the Revised Code, entitled Rev. Code 4. "Of the General Election." amended. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Sec. 1, Chap. resentatives of the State of Delaware in generably met, That 15, Rev Code Section 1 of Chapter 18 of the Revised Code be amended by striking out" at the village of Prospect, in the school house," in line 28 of said section, and insert in lieu thereof "at the town of Harrington, at the hotel of Benjamin T. Fleming." Passed at Dover, March 18, 1869. *So enrolled. CHAPTER 398. PLACE OF HOLDING ELECTIONS IN BALTIMORE HUNDRED CHANGED. An Act to amend Section 1 of Chapter 18 of the Revised Statutes of Rev. Code, the State of Delaware. 49. Rev Code amended. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Sec. 1, Chap. tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Section 1 of Chapter 18 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Delaware be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all after the word "at," in the fortieth line, to [the] word "in" in the forty-first line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "some convenient place in the village of Roxana to be designated be [by] the inspector for the time being of Baltimore hundred." Passed at Dover, April 6, 1869. IN RELATION TO PUBLIC OFFICERS. Current Vol. 9. Sec. 1, Chap. CHAPTER 399. SALARIES. An Act to amend an act entitled, “An act to Increase the Salaries of the Chancellor and Judges of this State." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen5, amended. tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That the act entitled, "An act to increase the salaries of the Chancellor and Judges of this State," passed at Dover, February 7, 1866, be and the same is hereby amended in the proviso to the first section thereof by striking out of the said proviso the words "in any right," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "in his own right," and that the said act shall hereafter be read and construed and in any future addition* of the laws shall be printed as the same is hereby amended. How. Passed at Dover, March 4, 1869. *So enrolled. Salary of State in CHAPTER 400. SALARIES. An Act to Increase the Salary of the Secretary of State. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenSecretary of tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That. creased to the annual salary of the Secretary of State shall hereafter be eight hundred dollars, to be paid as now provided by law, and to commence with the day of the passage of this act. $800. Passed at Dover, March 17, 1869. IN RELATION TO PUBLIC OFFICERS. CHAPTER 401. STATE TREASURER AND AUDITOR. An Act to Repeal Chapter 511 of the 12th Volume of Delaware Laws. 12 Volume, 547. of State SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen· Limit on the tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That term of office Chapter 511 of the 12th Volume of Delaware Laws be and the Treasurer same is hereby repealed. Passed at Dover, February 2, 1869. and Auditor repealed. CHAPTER 402. OF SHERIFFS. An Act to authorize the Sheriff of New Castle County to serve certain Writs. New Castle county di serve writs SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Sheritt of tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That justices of the peace residing in the town of New Castle, in the rected to County of New Castle, may direct the writs issued by them to issued by the the sheriff of said county, whose duty it shall be to receive and the Peace re serve all such writs, and the sheriff of the said county is hereby made liable on his official obligation for the faithful performance Castle. of his duty under this act. Passed at Dover, February 3, 1869. Justices of siding in the 2 IN RELATION TO PUBLIC OFFICERS. CHAPTER 403. OF CONSTABLES. Current Vol. An Act to amend Chapter 10 of the 13th Volume of the Laws of Del 12. Sec. 1, Chap. aware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION 1. That Chapter 10 of the 13th Volume of the Laws 10 amended. of Delaware entitled, "An act to amend Chapter 34 of the Revised Statutes, concerning Constables," be and the same is hereby amended by striking out of the seventh and ninth lines of section 1 of the said act the word "three," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "six." Official term increased. Passed at Dover, February 10, 1869. Rev. Code, 95. Addition to 34. One of the CHAPTER 404. OF CONSTABLES. An Act to amend Chapter 34 of the Revised Code entitled, “Of Con stables." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresenSec. 1, Chap. tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Section 1 of Chapter 34 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Delaware be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word "county," in the last line of said section, the following, Kent county to wit: "one of the constables in Cedar Creek hundred shall to reside in reside in South Milford." Constables in Cedar Creek Hd,. S. Milford. Passed at Dover, March 12, 1869. IN RELATION TO PUBLIC OFFICERS. CHAPTER 405. NOTARIES PUBLIC. An Act relating to the Notary Public for the Bank of Smyrna. lic for the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Notary Pubtatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That Bank of the privileges and duties of the notary public now appointed, or Smyrna may who may hereafter be appointed, for the Bank of Smyrna, shall other than not be confined exclusively to the business of that bank. Passed at Dover, February 19, 1869. transact bank busi ness. CHAPTER 406. NOTARIES PUBLIC. Newport Na An Act relating to the Notary Public for the National Bank of Newport. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Notary for tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That tional Bank the privileges and duties of the notary public now appointed, or not to con who may hereafter be appointed, for the National Bank of New-ness to that port, shall not be confined exclusively to the business of that bank. Passed at Dover, March 4, 1869. fine his busiof the bank. CHAPTER 407. NOTARIES PUBLIC. An Act authorizing the Governor to appoint an additional Notary Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Notary for SECTION 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized Additional to appoint an additional notary public in New Castle county, to New Castle reside in or near the village of Glasgow, in Pencader hundred. county. Passed at Dover, February 23, 1869. |