OF DETECTIVES. CHAPTER 46. OF CONSTABLES. AN ACT to authorize the Constable in Georgetown Hundred, Sussex Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Georgetown appoint a SECTION I. That the constable of Sussex county in and Constable of for Georgetown hundred, residing in Georgetown, shall have hundred to the power, in writing under his hand, to authorize and depute deputy. a deputy to reside in the said town and to act in his stead in regard to all matters touching the performance of his duties. under existing laws. And such deputy shall have the same Powers and powers and be subject to the same liabilities and duties as the said constable who shall depute him as aforesaid. And Constable the said constable shall be responsible and liable for the acts of his said deputy. Passed at Dover, April 15, 1891. duties. liable. CHAPTER 47. OF DETECTIVES. AN ACT for the more efficient Protection against Crime. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: appoint two for New Cas detectives. SECTION I. That the Governor, as soon as conveniently Governor to can be after the passage of this act, shall appoint two suit- detectives able persons, residents in the city of Wilmington, to be the County. detectives for the county of New Castle. It shall be the Duty of business of the said persons to ferret out crime, and when not under orders from the Attorney General, or his deputies, shall be subject to the orders of the Chief of Police of the city of Wilmington. They shall make to the said Chief of Reports. Police weekly reports of their doings. Authority. To serve all requisitions. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. SECTION 2. They shall have authority to make arrests and serve writs anywhere in the State. SECTION 3. They, or one of them, shall serve all requisitions made by the Governor, and for this shall not receive any compensation, except for their actual expenses; which Expenses, expenses shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the prohow paid. duction of their vouchers, which shall first be approved by the Attorney General and the Secretary of State. SECTION 4. They shall receive for their services the sum of nine hundred dollars per annum each, payable in equal quarterly installments by the Treasurer of the City of Wilmington, and for this the City Council of said city is hereby required to make provision. SECTION 5. They shall be appointed for the term of four years, but may be removed at any time, and for this purpose it shall be sufficient for written notices by and from the Governor to be served upon them or either of them. Such notice so served shall be a revocation of the commission and the removal from office of them or either of them. Passed at Dover, May 14, 1891. Governor to appoint a CHAPTER 48. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. AN ACT authorizing the appointment of a Notary Public for certain corporations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. That the Governor be and he is hereby Notary Pub- authorized to appoint a notary public in and for New Castle tain corpor. county, to have his place of business in the office of the Cenations. tral Exchange in the city of Wilmington, for the following lic for cer tain corpor corporations: Christiana River Improvement Company, The Herald Company, The Delaware Land and Improvement Company, The Wilmington Improvement Company, Miriam Land and Improvement Company, Brandywine Land Company, also for the general business in and about and of the OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. office. privileges. Central Exchange in the city of Wilmington, said Central Place of Exchange being also the office and place of business of said corporations; and that the duties and privilege of the notary Duties and public so appointed for said corporations and for the general business in, about and of said Central Exchange shall be confined exclusively to the business of said corporations and of said Central Exchange. Passed at Dover, April 7, 1891. CHAPTER 49. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act authorizing the appointment of a Notary Public for certain corporations. ' Whereas by an act entitled "An act authorizing the ap- Preamble. pointment of a Notary Public for certain corporations," passed at Dover, April 7th, 1891, and known as Senate Bill No. 71, the General Assembly authorized the appointment by the Governor of a notary public; And whereas in the clause in Section 1 of the original bill relating to the duties and privileges of the notary public so appointed the word "not" is blotted, obscured or erased and does not appear in the enrolled copy of said act; And whereas the intent of the General Assembly is defeated by the omission of the said word "not" in said clause; now therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Chapter 48, volume, SECTION I. That the act entitled "An act authorizing Section 1, the appointment of a Notary Public for certain corpora- current tions," passed at Dover, April 7, 1891, and known as Senate amended. Bill No. 71, be and the same is hereby amended as follows, to wit: in Section 1 of said act, in the clause relating to the duties and privileges of the notary public so appointed, between the words "shall" and "be" in the seventeenth line of the enrolled copy of said act, insert the word "not, making the clause read as follows: "and that the duties privileges of Notary. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. Duties and and privileges of the notary public so appointed for said corporation and for the general business in, about and of said Central Exchange shall not be confined exclusively to the business of said corporations and of said Central Exchange." Other duties and privileges. SECTION 2. The Notary Public appointed under said act shall have all the duties and privileges provided for by said act as herein and hereby amended. Passed at Dover, April 21, 1891. CHAPTER 50. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. AN ACT authorizing the appointment of a Notary Public for The Equitable Guarantee and Trust Company" at Wilmington, Delaware. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General As sembly met (two-thirds of each branch concurring): That Governor to the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint a additional notary public for "The Equitable Guarantee and Trust ComPublic. pany" at Wilmington, Delaware, whose privileges and duties Privileges shall be confined exclusively to the business of the said company, and none other whatever. appoint an Notary and duties. Who may be appointed. SECTION 2. That the person so appointed notary public under and by authority of this act shall be an officer or employee of the said company, and if at any time afterwards. and during the period whilst his commission as notary public would otherwise continue said officer or employee shall cease to hold any position with said company the commission of such person as notary public shall expire and be vacated, Vacancies, and the Governor shall appoint another person who shall be how filled. an officer or employee of said company in his stead as notary public. acts repealed Inconsistent SECTION 3. That this act shall repeal all laws or parts of laws so far as they may be inconsistent herewith, and be deemed a public act. Passed at Dover, April 10, 1891. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. CHAPTER 51. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. AN ACT authorizing the Governor to appoint an additional Notary Public for Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (twothirds of each branch thereof concurring herein): Additional SECTION 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to appoint one additional notary public for Wilming-lic for Wil ton hundred, New Castle county. mington hundred. Passed at Dover, April 16, 1891. CHAPTER 52. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. AN ACT creating an additional Notary Public in and for New Castle Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Notary Pub SECTION 1. That the Governor be and is hereby author- Additional ized to appoint an additional Notary Public for New Castle lic for New County, who shall reside in the city of New Castle in New Castle hunCastle hundred. dred. acts repealed SECTION 2. That this act shall repeal all laws or parts of Inconsistent laws so far as they may be inconsistent therewith, and be deemed a public act. Passed at Dover, April 27, 1891. |