OF CONSTABLES. Special Constables for any person or company may be appointed for certain purposes. Commissioned. CHAPTER 67. OF CONSTABLES. AN ACT authorizing the Governor to appoint special Constables for certain purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That the Governor of this State, be, and he is hereby authorized, upon the application of any individual, firm or corporation engaged in carrying on any kind of business in this State, and having an office or place of business in this State, to appoint such person, or persons, as the said individual, firm or corporation may recommend or designate to act as Special Constables for the protection of the property belonging to or under the control of such individual, firm or corporation, and for the preservation of peace and good order in and about the premises occupied by such individual, firm or corporation. Section 2. The Governor shall issue to. every person so appointed, a commission, and the person so appointed, shall, before acting as such Special Constable, take and subscribe before any officers authorized by the laws of this State to Oath of office. administer oaths an oath or affirmation that he will perform his duties as such Special Constable with fidelity. Powers of such special constable. revoke such Section 3. Every such Special Constable shall have all the powers of a County Constable which may now or hereafter be conferred upon such County Constable by law provided that such special constable shall have no power or authority to serve any writ or process in any civil action or proceeding. Section 4. The commission of any such Special Constable Governor may may at any time be revoked by the Governor at his pleasure, or upon the written application of the individual, firm or corporation at whose instance such Special Constable was appointed. commission. OF CONSTABLES. how paid. Section 5. The compensation of every such Special Con- Compensation, stable shall be wholly paid by the individual, firm or corporation at whose instance he was appointed. to wear badge, Section 6. Each such Special Constable shall wear, when Such constable on duty, a metallic badge with the words "Special Constable", etc. and the name of the person, firm or corporation, at whose instance he was appointed, plainly inscribed thereon. Section 7. This act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act. Approved, March 29, A. D. 1905. CHAPTER 68. OF CONSTABLES. AN ACT authorizing the Governor to appoint and commission persons Special Constables for persons or corporations owning or operating railway lines within this State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: bles for Railway Sec. I. That any person or corporation owning or oper- Petition for ating any railway lines within this State may from time to special constatime apply by petition, to the Governor to commission such Companies. person or persons, as the said person or corporation may designate, to act as Special Constables for the protection of For what the property of the said person or corporation, and for the purpose. preservation of peace and good order in, on and upon their respective premises and railway cars, and also for the protection of persons travelling thereon. commisioned. Sec. 2. The Governor upon such application or applica- Appointed and tions, may, if he thinks it proper, so to do, appoint such person or persons or so many of them as he may deem proper, to be such Special Constables, and shall issue to every Term. OF CONSTABLES. person so appointed, a commission for a term of two years, unless sooner revoked; and each person so appointed, shall Oath of office. before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the oath required by the Constitution of this State of public officers, and cause his commission with such oath endorsed thereon to be duly recorded in the Recorder's office of the County wherein he resides. Every such Special Constables so commissioned and qualified shall possess and exercise within this State all the authority and powers now conferred on policemen in the City of Wilmington. Commission and oath to be recorded. Powers of such special constables. Governor may revoke such commission. Sec. 3. The Governor may at any time revoke any such commission at his pleasure, and upon the written application. of the person or corporation upon whose petition such Special Constable shall have been appointed shall revoke Form of such such commission; such revokation to be effected by an order in duplicate, signed by the Governor, one of which shall be mailed to the Special Constable, and the other filed in the Recorder's office where the commission is recorded and noted in the record of such commission. revocation. Compensation of such special whom paid. Sec. 4. That the compensation of every such Special Conconstable, by stable shall be wholly paid by the person or corporation upon whose petition he was appointed, and neither the State nor any County thereof shall be responsible for any part of such compensation. Governor may appoint at any time. Sec. 5. This Act shall be so construed that the Governor is authorized to appoint Special Constables herein from time to time as long as this Act is in force. Sec. 6. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act and published as such. Approved, February 27, A. D. 1905. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. CHAPTER 69. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. AN ACT relating to Notaries Public. Whereas, By reason of numerous existing Special Acts of Preamble. the General Assembly, great confusion exists in relation to the appointment of Notaries Public; And Whereas, This confusion can be done away with by Preamble. the enactment of a General Law relating to Notaries Public; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: to be a Notary Provided, offices shall be Section I. That from and after the approval of this Act, Justice of Peace the Governor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint Public. every person who shall be appointed by him to the office of Justice of the Peace in this State, also a Notary Public, Provided However, that the term of office of any person appoint- terms of two ed a Notary Public under the provisions of this Section, coterminous. whose appointmtent as a Justice of the Peace shall not be confirmed by the Senate or who shall fail to qualify, resigns or be removed from said office of Justice of the Peace, shall terminate at the same time his term of office as Justice of the Peace terminates. Trust Compa es thereof to be Section 2. In addition to the Notaries Public authorized Notary Public to be appointed by Section 1 of this Act, the Governor is for Banks, hereby authorized and directed to appoint one Notary Public nies or branchfor each Trust Company, Bank or Banking Association or appointed. branch or branches thereof in this State, whether State or National, now or hereafter to be chartered or organized under the Laws of this State or of the United States, provided however, that the privileges and duties of the Notaries Duties confined Public who may be appointed for the several Trust Com-touch panies, Banks or Banking Associations or branch or branches thereof within this State whether State or National, shall be confined to the business of their respective Trust Companies, institutions. Notaries Public at large con New Castle County, 5 for Kent county, 5 for Sussex county. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. Banks or Banking Associations or branch or branches thereof. Section 3. That in addition to the Notaries Public fined to 55 for authorized to be appointed by Sections 1 and 2 of this Act, there may be appointed in New Castle County, fifty-five Notaries Public; in Kent County, five Notaries Public; in Sussex County five Notaries Public; and after the approval of this Act, only such persons shall be appointed Notaries Public as have been provided for in this and the preceding Sections of this Act. Term. Fees and taxes for commission. Notaries Public under this act, when to be appointed. Repealer. Proviso. Section 4. The terms of office of Notaries Public appointed under this Act, shall be four years. Section 5. Every Notary Public, appointed under this Act, shall pay the fees and taxes now required by law, to be paid by Notaries Public upon their appointment. Section 6. This Act shall take effect and become operative, as to Notaries Public now in office, appointed under any existing law of this State, upon the termination of the terms of their respective offices, and said last mentioned laws shall at that time be repealed; provided however, that nothing in 'this Act shall be construed to repeal Section two, three. four, five, six, seven and eight of Chapter 36 of the Revised Code, as amended, printed and published in A. D. 1893. Section 7. All Laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 8. That hereafter Notaries Public shall be appointed under the provisions of this Act and not otherwise. Approved, March 9, A. D. 1905. |