RESOLUTIONS. CHAPTER 338. Joint Resolution. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: priation of furniture in Secretary of 525 for State's office That the sum of three hundred and five dollars and twenty- Approfive cents ($305.25) be and the same is hereby appropriated out of the treasury of the State of Delaware to pay the bill of John Wanamaker for furniture; said bill being contracted by the committee appointed by the Legislature to refurnish the office of Secretary of State, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the same. Adopted at Dover, March 19, 1891. CHAPTER 339. Joint Resolution authorizing Wilbur H. Burnite, State Treasurer, to enter satisfaction of the judgments confessed upon the Official Bond of William Herbert, ex-State Treasurer. Whereas it has been ascertained that the amount due the State of Delaware by William Herbert, ex-State Treasurer, is the sum of thirty-seven thousand three hundred and ninetyseven dollars and thirty-four cents ($37,397-34); therefore Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Preamble. Burnite, ized to enter That Wilbur H. Burnite, State Treasurer, be and he is Wilbur H. hereby authorized and directed to enter satisfaction of the State Treas judgments confessed upon the official bond of William Her- urer, authorbert, ex-State Treasurer, upon payment to him of the said satisfaction sum of thirty-seven thousand three hundred and ninety-seven on official dollars and thirty-four cents ($37,397-34) and the costs on liam Herbert said judgments. Adopted at Dover, March 20, 1891. on judgment bond of Wil ex-State Treasurer. RESOLUTIONS. State Treasurer to pay Thomas CHAPTER 340. Joint Resolution to pay Thomas Byrd $15 for work on State House. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay to Thomas Byrd the sum of fifteen dolByrd $15. lars for work on the State House. Adopted at Dover, March 20, 1891. Preamble. $30,000 ap propriated ings for Del CHAPTER 341. Joint Resolution in relation to the Delaware State Hospital for the Insane. Whereas the buildings belonging and appertaining to the Delaware State Hospital for the Insane have by their now nearly two years' use and occupation as a State Hospital for the Insane been found to be inadequate to the proper accommodation of all the indigent insane of the State and of such other insane as may seek the care and custody of the asylum; And whereas it is fitting and proper that the institution should be made a credit to the State and in every respect rendered adequate and fully equipped for the noble and humane purpose for which it is intended; now therefore Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: That the sum of thirty thousand dollars be and the same is for grounds hereby appropriated for the purpose of extending the grounds and build by purchase of adjacent property, erecting new buildings, aware State extending, repairing and refitting the buildings now belonging to the State Hospital for the Insane; and that the State Treasurer be and he is hereby directed to pay said sum of thirty thousand dollars upon orders drawn by the president Hospital for RESOLUTIONS. of the Board of Trustees of the Delaware State Hospital for the Insane and attested by the secretary of said board. said hospital And be it further resolved, That the sum of twenty thou- $20,000 appropriated sand dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the annually for use and support annually of the State Hospital for the In-hospi sane, in accordance with Section 4 of the act of the General Assembly entitled, "An act in relation to a State Hospital for the Insane," passed at Dover, April 25, 1889." Adopted at Dover, March 27, 1891. CHAPTER 342. Joint Resolution relative to the Tax on the Shares of Banks. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: to consider due from That a joint committee, consisting of five on the part of Committee the Senate and nine on the part of the House of Representa- unpaid taxes tives, be appointed to take into consideration that portion of banks. the State Treasurer's Report relative to the claim of the State for unpaid taxes due from the banks within the State. Adopted at Dover, April 7, 1891. RESOLUTIONS. Settlement of unpaid National CHAPTER 343. Joint Resolution respecting the Tax upon the Shares of Banks. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: That the attorneys heretofore employed by the State to taxes with collect the taxes due the State from the banks within the State are hereby authorized and empowered to accept and receive from the National Banks of the State, as a settlement in full of all taxes due up to the first day of July, 1891, the sum of forty-seven thousand dollars, the said sum to be paid within ten days from the date of the passage of this resolution. Settlement with State Banks. Tax of banks And the said attorneys are further authorized and directed to settle with the State Banks upon the same basis. It being understood that from July 1, 1891, the said banks shall pay the tax as provided by the act of April 8, 1869. Adopted at Dover, April 7, 1891. Preamble. CHAPTER 344. Joint Resolution in relation to the Insane Department of Sussex County. Whereas under and by virtue of Section II of Chapter 553 of Volume 18 of the Laws of Delaware, entitled "An act in relation to a State Hospital for the Insane," passed at Dover, April 25, 1889, the State Board of Trustees of the Insane were authorized and empowered to take, receive and hold the building in Sussex county known as the insane department for that county, and the Board of Trustees of the Poor of Sussex county were thereby authorized and empowered to grant and convey to the said Board of Trustees RESOLUTIONS. of the Insane Hospital the buildings and appurtenances aforesaid for the sum of eight thousand dollars; and Whereas the State Board of Trustees of the Insane have, by resolution of their board, expressed their willingness to take, hold and receive the buildings in Sussex county, known as the insane department, and the Board of Trustees of the Poor of Sussex county have also expressed their willingness to grant and convey to the said Board of Trustees of the Insane Hospital the said buildings and appurtenances at and for the sum of eight thousand dollars; And whereas no provision having been made in said act or otherwise for the payment of the said sum of eight thousand dollars, it is now right and proper that such provision should be made; therefore Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: of ance of cer erty to Trustees of That as soon as the State Treasurer shall receive from the Certificate State Board of Trustees of the Insane a certificate, under the ancer cer hand of their president and attested by their secretary, that'tain propthe "Board of Trustees of the Poor of Sussex county" have Board of granted and conveyed to the Board of Trustees of the Insane Insane Hospital the said building and appurtenances, he shall then Hospital. and thereupon pay to the Board of Trustees of the Poor of Sussex county the aforesaid sum of eight thousand dollars, $8,000 to be with interest from said April 25th, A. D. 1889. Provided, Proviso. however, That the sum so paid to the Trustees of the Poor Proceeds to of Sussex county shall be first applied to the payment of to bonded their bonded permanent and fixed indebtedness before any nent indebtportion thereof is applied to the payment of the current ex-edness. penses of the institution. Adopted at Dover, April 8, 1891. paid. be applied and |
