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Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, informed the Senate that the House had passed and asked the concurrence of the Senate in the following House bills and joint resolution, viz:

"A supplement to the act entitled, 'An act to incorporate Franklin Lodge, No. 12, Georgetown, Delaware,' passed at Dover, February 25th, 1847;"

"An act to incorporate the Muddy Branch Ditch Company;" "An act to incorporate Cyrus Castle, No. 1, Knights of the Golden Eagle, Wilmington, Delaware;"

"An act to incorporate the Delaware Compounding Company;" "An act to incorporate the Delaware Terra Cotta Company;" "Joint resolution in relation to the report of the Insurance Commissioner."

Also that the House had concurred in the Senate amendment to the House joint resolution entitled,

"Joint resolution appointing Directors, on the part of the State, for the Farmers' Bank of the State of Delaware."

Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, returned to the Senate the following duly and correctly enrolled Senate bill, the same having been signed by the Speakers of the two houses,

viz :

"An act to incorporate the Tenth and Franklin Streets Sewer Company, of Wilmington, Delaware."

On motion of Mr. Cooper, the House bill entitled,

"An act for the relief of School District No. 29, in New Castle County,"

Was taken up for consideration,

And,

on his further motion, was read a third time, by paragraphs, in order to pass the Senate.

On the question, "Shall this bill pass the Senate?"

It was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required majority,

Passed the Senate.

Ordered that the House be informed thereof and the bill returned to that body.

Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Corporations, reported, with an amendment, the House bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the West Street Sewer Company, of Wilmington, Delaware."

Mr. Cooper, Clerk of the House, being admitted, presented for the signature of the Speaker of the Senate sundry duly and correctly enrolled House bills and a joint resolution, the same having received the signature of the Speaker of the House, viz:

"An act to renew an act to incorporate the Home Loan Association;"

"An act to incorporate the Stanton Hall Company, Stanton, Delaware;"

"An act to enable and authorize Samuel Hudson and James B. Deputy to straighten the public road through their lands in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County;"

"Joint resolution adjourning both Houses of the General Assembly until Monday, March the 7th, 1887."

Mr. Martin, from the Committee on Revised Statutes, reported, with amendments, the House bill entitled,

"An act to make valid the record of certain deeds."'

On his motion, the amendments were read, as follows:

Amend the preamble to the bill entitled, 'An act to make valid the record of certain deeds," by striking out the words "residing without this State, who were therefore unacquainted with the requirements of the statutes of this State in relation to the acknowledgment of deeds."

Amend the preamble further by inserting the word "the" between the word "by" and "parties" in line 3, and by adding

the word "grantors," after the word "parties," at the end of same line."

And, on the further motion of Mr. Martin, the amendments Adopted.

were

Mr. Crossan, from the Committee on Enrolled bills, reported as duly and correctly enrolled, and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the Senate, the Senate bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the Tenth and Franklin Streets Sewer Company, of Wilmington, Delaware."

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill entitled,

"An act to make valid the record of certain deeds,"

Was taken up for consideration,

And,

on his further motion, the bill, as amended, was read a

third time, by paragraphs, in order to pass the Senate.

On the question, “Shall this bill pass the Senate?”

It was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required majority,

Passed the Senate.

Ordered that the House be informed thereof, the bill returned to that body, and concurrence in the amendments requested. On motion of Mr. Dorman, the House bill entitled,

"An act to amend an act entitled, 'An act to incorporate the Trustees of the Milford Armory,' Chapter 582, Volume 17 of the Laws of Delaware,"

Was taken up for consideration.

Mr. Dorman offered an amendment, which, on his motion, was read, as follows:

Amend by striking out Section 3 and inserting the following, to be Section 3 of said act:

SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the trustees, or a majority of them, to issue a call to the members of the company in such manner as they, or a majority of them, may deem proper, at least five days prior to the date of the meeting. Said meeting shall be held annually hereafter, on the second Monday in March, at any hour or hours, as they, or a majority of them, may determine; notice of which time shall be given at such time and in the same manner as the company shall be notified. At such meeting they shall proceed to elect, by ballot, a board of trustees consisting of six members of the company to serve for the ensuing year. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of such meeting, forthwith after such election, to certify, in writing, the result thereof to said corporation, and such certificates, shall be prima facie evidence of the result of said election.

On the further motion of Mr. Dorman, the amendment was

Concurred in.

And further, on his motion, the bill, as amended, was read a third time, by paragraphs, in order to pass the Senate.

On the question, "Shall this bill pass the Senate?"

The yeas and nays were ordered, which, being taken, were as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Bacon, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, Martin, McWhorter, and Mr. Speaker-8.

Nays-None.

So the question was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required constitutional majority,

Passed the Senate.

Ordered that the House be informed thereof, the bill returned to that body, and concurrence in the amendment requested.

Mr. Dorman gave notice that, on to-morrow or some future day, he would ask leave to introduce a bill entitled,

"An act to authorize William S. Moore to straighten a piece of road in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex County.'

Mr. Dorman gave notice that, on to-morrow or some future day, he would ask leave to introduce a bill entitled,

"An act to divorce Sallie Blockson from J. V. Blockson.”

On motion of Mr. McWhorter, the House bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the West Street Sewer Company, of Wilmington,"

Was taken up for consideration,

And, on his further motion, was read a third time, by paragraphs, in order to pass the Senate.

On the question, "Shall this bill pass the Senate?"

The yeas and nays were ordered, which, being taken, were as

follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Bacon, Crossan, Dorman, Ferguson, Lewis, Martin, McWhorter, and Mr. Speaker—8.

Nays-None.

So the question was decided in the affirmative, and the bill, having received the required constitutional majority,

Passed the Senate.

Ordered that the House be informed thereof and the bill returned to that body.

On motion of Mr. Crossan, the House bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate Hockessin Grange, No. 4, Patrons of Husbandry, Hockessin, Delaware,"

Was taken up for consideration,

And, on his further motion, was read a third time, by paragraphs, in order to pass the Senate.

On the question, "Shall this bill pass the Senate?"

The yeas and nays were ordered, which, being taken, were as

follows:

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