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INDEX TO THE THIRTEENTH VOLUME

OF THE

LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

COMPRISING

The Acts passed by the General Assembly of said State at the Adjourned Ses-
sion of 1866, and the Biennial Sessions of 1867 and 1869.

A.

ACADEMY.

Act incorporating the Dover, (See Dover Academy)
Act incorporating the Milton. (See Milton Academy)..

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

(See Deeds, and Clerks of United States District Courts.)

ACTION.

For personal injuries does not abate on death of the plaintiff.
Personal representatives substituted as plaintiff..

Widow of deceased may bring action for.......

Personal representatives, if no widow.....
(See Pleading and Practice.)

ACTS AMENDED.

184

525

.28, 29

29

ib.

ib.

Section 7 of Chapter 10, Revised Statutes, (In relation to Assess-
ments)......

6

Sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 of Chapter 25, Revised Statutes, "Of Salaries.
Section 1 of Chapter 36, 11th Vol. Delaware Laws, (Concerning
Notaries Public)........

9

11

ACTS AMENDED-CONTINUED.

12,392

Chapter 34 of Revised Statutes, (Concerning Constables).........
Act authorizing the Register in Chancery of New Castle County to
procure a new seal

Act authorizing Clerk of Orphans' Court of New Castle County to
procure a new seal...

Act authorizing Prothonotary of Kent county to copy indices.
Section 5 of Chapter 48, Revised Statutes, "Of the Poor".
Act to promote the education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.
Act to incorporate the Female Society of Wilmington, for the relief
and employment of the Poor......

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

.19, 135, 415

Act to incorporate the House of Refuge of New Castle county.................
Act regulating the sale of Intoxicating Liquors..
Chapter 86. of Revised Statutes, (Concerning Joint Estates and Par-
tition)....

.25, 150
26

Section 10 of Chapter 83 Revised Statutes, "Of Conveyances'
Chapter 106 of Revised Statutes, "Of Pleading and Practice in
Civil Actions".

.......29, 446

Sections 67 and 47 of Chapter 73 Revised Statutes, "Of City of
Wilmington"...

......30, 163

Chapter 73 of Revised Statutes, (Concerning the drainage of the
City of Wilmington).....

31

Chapter 73 of Revised Statutes, "Of the City of Wilmington"....32, 451
Act directing the choosing of commissioners to regulate and repair
the streets of Milford, and for other purposes......
32, 37
Act amending Chapter 73 of the Revised Statutes, passed February
28, 1861, and the Supplement to the said act, passed March 7,
1861, (Concerning City of Wilmington)...
........34,
Section 3 of Chapter 309, 12 Vol. Delaware Laws, (Concerning Citi-
zens' Bank of Smyrna)....

.....

Act to incorporate the Smyrna Station and Smyrna Railroad Com-
pany...

453

40

........50, 552

Act to aid the Junction and Breakwater Railroad Company.........51, 578
Act to incorporate the Lewes and Millsboro' Railroad Company......
Act to establish the Murderkill Navigation Company.

54

54

Act appointing freeholders to lay out a road in Baltimore Hundred,
Sussex County.......

59

Chapter 392, 12 Vol. Del. Laws, (Green Branch Ditch Company).78, 221
Provisions of certain acts extended to embrace the provisions of the
act to raise revenue, &c.
....109, 110, 112, 113
Section 13 of Chapter 12, Revised Statutes, "Of Collectors".........
Section 2 of Chapter 13, Revised Statutes, "Of the County Treasurer"
Section 2 of Chapter 4 and Section 2 of Chapter 6 of the Revised
Code, "Of the Distribution of Laws".....

Section 3 of Chapter 17 and Section 36 of Chapter 18 of Revised
Code, "Of Elections"........

Act to amend the act amending the supplement to Chapter 19 of the
Revised Statutes, "Of Elections in Wilmington Hundred".........
Act to amend the act amending Chapter 25 of the Revised Code,
"Of Salaries"....

115

116

ib.

117

ib.

118

ACTS AMENDED-CONTINUED.

Act to amend Chapter 10 of 13th Volume Delaware Laws, "Of Con-
stables"..
......120, 392
Section 1 of Chapter 41, Revised Statutes, "Of Sabbath Schools" 126, 414
Section 13 of Chapter 42, Revised Statutes, "Of Free Schools"...126, 404
Act in relation to Free Schools, passed March 3, 1867...................................
Chapter 49 of the Revised Code, Of the Insane"..
Section 10, Chapter 51, Revised Statutes, (In relation to sheep killing
dogs)............

.....

Act to restrict certain animals from running at large in Brandywine
hundred.........

131

133

138

140

Sections 14 and 4 of Chapter 60, Revised Statutes, (Concerning
Roads and Bridges)....................

........ 140, 434

Act to provide for the erection of a public bridge across Broad
Creek, &c.. ....

Chapter 65, Revised Statutes, "Of Principal and Surety"..
Act to extend the time for Recording Deeds.......

Act to authorize proceedings for partition of Intestate Lands to be
begun in vacation......

144

147

...

....149, 440

149

Chapter 95, Revised Statutes, "Of the Court of Chancery"........... 153
Section 17 of Chapter 99, Revised Statutes, (Justice's jurisdiction in
civil cases of debt)....

154

Chapter 571 of 12th Vol. of Delaware Laws, "Of Fees"..
Section 2, Chapter 125, Revised Statutes, "Fees of Attorney Gene-
ral".......

155

158

Sections 18 and 19 of Chapter 125, Revised Statutes, "Fees of Con-
stables and Bailiffs".

159

Section 33. of Chapter 125, Revised Code," Fees of County Trea-
surers".

160

Title Fourteenth of Revised Statutes, "Of Crimes and Punishments"
Section 5, Chapter 128, Revised Statutes, "Offences against Private
Property".....

ib.

161

Act to regulate the building of wharves in the City of Wilmington. 162, 463
Act to limit the city debt of Wilmington and provide for the discharge
thereof.............
.........164, 460, 462

Act to incorporate the Town of Milton....

168

Act to incorporate the Town of Seaford, and for other purposes.. 182, 524
Act for the incorporation of the Town of St. Georges.......

183

Act to incorporate a bank in Seaford, in the county of Sussex, under
the name of the Diamond State Bank........

188

Act to incorporate the Dover and Mahon's River Railroad....................
Act to incorporate the Frederica Railroad Company.

ib.

205

Act to incorporate the Delaware Railroad...............

208

Act to incorporate the Smyrna and Delaware Bay Railroad...............................
Act to incorporate a company to cut a canal between the Chesapeake
Bay and Bay or River Delaware, and also a supplement thereto.... 219
Act to incorporate Duck Creek Improvement Company..... ......229, 602
Act to incorporate Wilmington Coal Gas Company.

209

231

The provisions of Chapter 537, 11th Volume Delaware Laws, ex-
tended to the Brandywine Water Power Company........
Act to incorporate the Seaford Odd Fellows' Hall Company.

242

249

ACTS AMENDED-CONTINUED.

Act in relation to public roads and highways in Mill Creek hundred,
in New Castle county....

250

Chapter 61 of Volume 13 Delaware Laws, (In relation to road in
Indian River hundred)....

253

Act to incorporate Gravelly Run Marsh Company....

318

Act to incorporate the Cooper Cemetery, of Murderkill hundred...... 326
Act to incorporate the New Castle Building and Loan Association of
the Town of New Castle...................

Act to incorporate the Hudson's Branch Ditch Company
Act to incorporate the Black Swamp Ditch Company..

Chapters 19 and 82 of Volume 12 Delaware Laws, (Changing place

of election in Baltimore hundred)............

Certain amendments to Revenue acts......
Act in relation to National Banks in this State......

Section 2 of Chapter 11 Revised Statutes (Valuation of Property)..
Section 21, Chapter 8, of Revised Code, (Concerning Taxes)......
Section 1, Chapter 18, Revised Code, (Of General Elections).....
Section 1, Chapter 18. Revised Statutes, (Relating to the place of
holding elections in Baltimore hundred)......
Act increasing salary of Judges and Chancellor.

327

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390

391

403

404

ib.

Chapter 511 of Volume 12 Delaware Laws. (State Treasurer and
Auditor)......... ....

Act establishing a College for Agriculture and Mechanic Arts...
Chapter 70, Volume 12, Delaware Laws, (Free Schools).........
Act for the benefit of Public Schools in Wilmington......
Act for the encouragement of internal improvements in the State of
Delaware.......

....... ......

409

Chapter 134, Volume 13, Delaware Laws, (Sabbath Schools)......... 414
Section 3, Chapter 117 of Volume 13, Delaware Laws, (Relating to
the sale of Intoxicating Liquors)..

Section 16 of Chapter 55, Revised Statutes, (Fish, oysters and game)
Section 10 of Chapter 55, Revised Statutes, (Fish, oysters and game)
Section 1, Chapter 228, Volume 12, Delaware Laws, (Fish, oysters
and game,)....

415

416

417

ib.

418

421

Section 11 of Chapter 55, Revised Code, (Fish, oysters and game,).
Act to prevent certain animals from running at large within certain
limits of School District No. 13, Kent county..........
Act authorizing the Levy Court of Sussex county to purchase the
Drawbridge over the Nanticoke River, at Seaford,....
Chapter 151, Volume 13, Delaware Laws, (Bridge over Broad Creek)
Section 7, Chapter 63, Revised Code, (Respecting trade)....
Chapter 108 of Revised Statutes (Oaths).........

434

435

437

447

Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 324. Volume 12, Delaware Laws, (Writs
of Possession)......

ib.

Chapter 117 of Volume 12 Delaware Laws (Mechanics' Lien)....... 448
The supplement. passed February 24, 1869, to the act to amend
Chapter 73 Revised Code, (Of the City of Wilmington)................................ 453
The Charter of the City of Wilmington.....

454

Act for the better regulation of the streets of Newark.........
Act for the better regulation of the streets of Delaware City........

464

ib

ACTS AMENDED-CONTINUED.

The change of certain acts relating to Georgetown..
Act in relation to the Town of Smyrna..
Act in relation to the Town of Dover.....
Act to incorporate the Town of Milford

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Chapter 541, Volume 12, Laws of Delaware, (Town of Seaford)....
Act to incorporate the Delaware and Chester County Railroad Com-
pany
Act to incorporate the Delaware Central Railroad Company.
Act to incorporate the Delaware and Pennsylvania Railroad Com-
pany.....

Act to incorporate the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company..
Act to incorporate the Seaford and Lewes Railroad Company.
Act incorporating the National Steamship Company.
Act incorporating St. Jones' Branch Ditch Company.

476

477

480

523

524

554

563

565

575

576

......

579, 580

610

Act incorporating Cedar Creek Navigation Company.
Act incorporating Delaware College.

ib.

614

Act in relation to Trustees of New Castle Common..
Act authorizing Curtis W. Jacobs to make a public road.......

620

629

Act enabling the citizens of South Milford to keep in repair the pub-
lic roads in said town........

632

Act authorizing certain roads in Duck Creek hundred, Kent county.
Act appointing commissioners for the Great Beach and Salt Marshes
Act incorporating Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Act incorporating The Kiamensi Woolen Company......

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Act incorporating Philodemic Lodge, No. 7, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows,....

665

Act incorporating Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery...
Act incorporating Morris Branch and Beaver Branch Banking Com-

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Act authorizing the owners of Horse-pen Drain, Kent county, to cut
a ditch through the same.....

684

Act for stopping St. George's Creek, and other purposes, New Castle
county....

685

ACTS EXCLUDED FROM PUBLICATION.

Titles of 91, 92, 93, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327,
328, 329, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 668, 669, 670, 671, 672.

ACTS EXTENDED.

Incorporating Hebron Lodge, No. 14. Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, at Seaford, Delaware...

242

Incorporating Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, at Milford, Delaware..

664

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