AND WHEREAS, David T. Marvel, Esq., then Secretary of State, did employ James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke to assist in the preparation of said Revised Code as provided in said resolution; AND WHEREAS, the said David T. Marvel, late Secretary of State, with the assistance of James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke, has completed the said revision and it is now ready for publication; AND WHEREAS, the said David T. Marvel has been appointed Associate Judge of the Superior Court of this State; therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Aesmbly met: That the said James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke shall and they are hereby authorized to complete and publish the said revision of the laws of this State in the same manner as the said Secretary of State by the aforesaid resolution was authorized to do. Adopted at Dover, February 1, 1893. We thereupon completed the same and submitted to the General Assembly the following report, viz: To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: In pursuance of a Joint Resolution passed by the Legislature of this State, at its last session, authorizing, directing and requiring the Secretary of State to publish an edition of the laws of this State to consist of the laws in the Revised Code, as they have since been amended, together with such additional laws of a general and public nature, as have been enacted since the publication of the said Code, the said laws to be arranged under proper titles, and the classification to correspond as far as practicable with the classification of the Revised Code, and all Acts and clauses to be omitted which are not in force, unless their publication is rendered necessary by connection with other matter. And in pursuance of another Joint Resolution adopted at the present session of the Legislature, reciting the fact that the Secretary of State, who was authorized in the foregoing resolution to publish said edition of the laws of this State, had been appointed Associate Judge, and authorizing James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke to complete and publish said edition of laws, in the same manner in which the said Secretary of State was authorized to do, we have carefully and with great labor prepared such an edition in which all amendments to the different acts are incorporated in the respective chapters which they amend. All acts of a general and public nature passed since 1874 are inserted as additional acts under the chapter of the Revised Code relating to the same subjects as said additional acts. We have followed closely the excellent and clear arrangement of the Chapters in the Code of 1874, thus preserving with but one or two exceptions the same numerical order of chapters that we have been so long accustomed to in the previous codifications of our laws. When a chapter of the Code has been repealed the number of such chapter, omitting the repealed law, has been stated, and the chapter by which it has been repealed inserted. In case such chapter has been supplied by a subsequent Act, such subsequent Act is inserted after such number and statement of repeal as tional act. an addi Subsequent acts passed, in relation to the same subject as any chapter of the said Code, not repealing the same, but an addition to such chapter, have been inserted after such chapter of the Code, as additional acts thereto. Such additional acts are to be printed either in small type or placed in parenthesis, in order that they may be distinguished at a glance. By this method the different laws are arranged under titles strictly according to the classification of the Code in obedience to the provisions of the resolution, and the additional acts are preserved in the purity of their original text. In case of necessity the reader can refer to the original volumes of the Laws, as he is aided in the margin to find the amendatory chapters, whilst the additional acts retain the date of passage, chapter and volume in which said act was originally published. In compiling the acts passed since the adoption of the last Code, any of said acts which have been repealed by subsequent acts, have been omitted, together with the repealing acts, provided such repealing acts contained nothing more than such repeals; but if such repealing acts contained other provisions additional to the Code, or if such acts supplied such repealed chapters, such additional acts are inserted as additions to such chapters, or in lieu thereof. The general plan of the publication will be similar to the last Code, and this revision does not need to be re-enacted as it is the law as it already exists. There has been no change made in word or phrase. We have indicated by marginal references the chapter and volume from which each addition or substitution is taken. We would recommend that the laws relating to the subjects of "Strays,” and “Fish, Oyster and Game" be repealed and supplied so far as possible by acts embracing the substance of the legislation on the subjects, thus greatly abbreviating the titles under which these subjects are embraced and greatly abbreviating this publication. We would also suggest that we either be given the authority to omit from this publication the acts in the last Code and in the volumes subsequent thereto, relating exclusively to the "City of Wilmington," as is legislation relating to other cities and towns, or that the same be revised and consolidated by an act repealing and supplying the present acts relating to the same. If these suggestions are acted upon, the new publication will exceed but little, if any, the volume of the Code of 1874. We would further respectfully suggest that the laws of this session be also incorporated in this revision, at the adjournment of the legislature, and that provision be made to defray the expenses of printing and binding this revision. JAMES H. HUGHES, The above report, together with the compilation of the laws, was referred to a joint committee consisting of Hons. James Williams, William T. Records and John Pilling, on the part of the Senate, and Hons. William Saulsbury, Horace J. Hickman, Columbus Watkins, Jas. H. S. Gam and William E. Hall, on the part of the House of Representatives. After a thorough examination and inspection of the work the said committee offered the following report: To the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: The joint committee, to whom was referred the report of James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke, submitting the compilation of the Revised Code prepared by them, would report, that we have had the said report and compilation under consideration, and after examination of the latter have arrived at the conclusion that the said work has been well and correctly executed, and beg leave to present for consideration the following resolution : JAMES WILLIAMS, W. T. RECORDS, JOHN PILLING, Committee on the part of the Senate. WM. SAULSBURY, HORACE J. HICKMAN, C. WATKINS, JAS. H. S. GAM, WM. E. HALL, Committee on the part of the House of Representatives. AND WHEREAS, David T. Marvel, Esq., then Secretary of State, did employ James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke to assist in the preparation of said Revised Code as provided in said resolution; AND WHEREAS, the said David T. Marvel, late Secretary of State, with the assistance of James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke, has completed the said revision and it is now ready for publication; AND WHEREAS, the said David T. Marvel has been appointed Associate Judge of the Superior Court of this State; therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Aesmbly met: That the said James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke shall and they are hereby authorized to complete and publish the said revision of the laws of this State in the same manner as the said Secretary of State by the aforesaid resolution was authorized to do. Adopted at Dover, February 1, 1893. We thereupon completed the same and submitted to the General Assembly the following report, viz: To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: In pursuance of a Joint Resolution passed by the Legislature of this State, at its last session, authorizing, directing and requiring the Secretary of State to publish an edition of the laws of this State to consist of the laws in the Revised Code, as they have since been amended, together with such additional laws of a general and public nature, as have been enacted since the publication of the said Code, the said laws to be arranged under proper titles, and the classification to correspond as far as practicable with the classification of the Revised Code, and all Acts and clauses to be omitted which are not in force, unless their publication is rendered necessary by connection with other matter. And in pursuance of another Joint Resolution adopted at the present session of the Legislature, reciting the fact that the Secretary of State, who was authorized in the foregoing resolution to publish said edition of the laws of this State, had been appointed Associate Judge, and authorizing James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke to complete and publish said edition of laws, in the same manner in which the said Secretary of State was authorized to do, we have carefully and with great labor prepared such an edition in which all amendments to the different acts are incorporated in the respective chapters which they amend. All acts of a general and public nature passed since 1874 are inserted as additional acts under the chapter of the Revised Code relating to the same subjects as said additional acts. We have followed closely the excellent and clear arrangement of the Chapters in the Code of 1874, thus preserving with but one or two exceptions the same numerical order of chapters that we have been so long accustomed to in the previous codifications of our laws. When a chapter of the Code has been repealed the number of such chapter, omitting the repealed law, has been stated, and the chapter by which it has been repealed inserted. In case such chapter has been supplied by a subsequent Act, such subsequent Act is inserted after such number and statement of repeal as an additional act. Subsequent acts passed, in relation to the same subject as any chapter of the said Code, not repealing the same, but an addition to such chapter, have been inserted after such chapter of the Code, as additional acts thereto. Such additional acts are to be printed either in small type or placed in parenthesis, in order that they may be distinguished at a glance. By this method the different laws are arranged under titles strictly according to the classification of the Code in obedience to the provisions of the resolution, and the additional acts are preserved in the purity of their original text. In case of necessity the reader can refer to the original volumes of the Laws, as he is aided in the margin to find the amendatory chapters, whilst the additional acts retain the date of passage, chapter and volume in which said act was originally published. In compiling the acts passed since the adoption of the last Code, any of said acts which have been repealed by subsequent acts, have been omitted, together with the repealing acts, provided such repealing acts contained nothing more than such repeals; but if such repealing acts contained other provisions additional to the Code, or if such acts supplied such repealed chapters, such additional acts are inserted as additions to such chapters, or in lieu thereof. The general plan of the publication will be similar to the last Code, and this revision does not need to be re-enacted as it is the law as it already exists. There has been no change made in word or phrase. We have indicated by marginal references the chapter and volume from which each addi tion or substitution is taken. We would recommend that the laws relating to the subjects of "Strays," and "Fish, Oyster and Game" be repealed and supplied so far as possible by acts embracing the substance of the legislation on the subjects, thus greatly abbreviating the titles under which these subjects are embraced and greatly abbreviating this publication. We would also suggest that we either be given the authority to omit from this publication the acts in the last Code and in the volumes subsequent thereto, relating exclusively to the "City of Wilmington," as is legislation relating to other cities and towns, or that the same be revised and consolidated by an act repealing and supplying the present acts relating to the same. If these suggestions are acted upon, the new publication will exceed but little, if any, the volume of the Code of 1874. We would further respectfully suggest that the laws of this session be also incorporated in this revision, at the adjournment of the legislature, and that provision be made to defray the expenses of printing and binding this revision. JAMES H. HUGHES, The above report, together with the compilation of the laws, was referred to a joint committee consisting of Hons. James Williams, William T. Records and John Pilling, on the part of the Senate, and Hons. William Saulsbury, Horace J. Hickman, Columbus Watkins, Jas. H. S. Gam and William E. Hall, on the part of the House of Representatives. After a thorough examination and inspection of the work the said committee offered the following report: To the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: The joint committee, to whom was referred the report of James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke, submitting the compilation of the Revised Code prepared by them, would report, that we have had the said report and compilation under consideration, and after examination of the latter have arrived at the conclusion that the said work has been well and correctly executed, and beg leave to present for consideration the following resolution : JAMES WILLIAMS, W. T. RECORDS, JOHN PILLING, Committee on the part of the Senate. WM. SAULSBURY, HORACE J. HICKMAN, C. WATKINS, JAS. H. S. GAM, WM. E. HALL, Committee on the part of the House of Representatives. JOINT RESOLUTION IN RELATION TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE REVISED That James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke be and they are hereby authorized and directed to have printed and bound the edition of the laws of this State, consisting of the laws in the Revised Code as published in 1874 as they have since been amended, together with the additional laws of a public and general nature enacted since the publication of said code, which they have prepared for publication in obedience to the requirements of Chapter 346, Volume 19 of the Laws of Delaware and of a Joint Resolution of this General Assembly, adopted at Dover, February 1, 1893, incorporating the amendments and additional acts of a public and general nature enacted at the present session of the Legislature in said edition before publishing the same. Resolved, that the said James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke shall advertise in three issues of three newspapers published in this State for proposals for printing three thousand copies of the said edition of the laws, and shall accept the lowest and most advantageous proposal. When the same shall have been printed and approved they shall have bound two thousand copies thereof; and when the same are bound and accepted as satisfactorily done, they shall certify to the Governor the sum due for the said advertising, printing and binding, stating the price, pages and all items of charge. Upon the receipt of said certificate the Governor is hereby authorized to draw an order on the State Treasurer for the payment of the amounts due for said advertising, printing and binding. Resolved, that the unbound copies shall be preserved for future use, and that the copies bound as hereinbefore provided shall be distributed as follows: one to the President of the United States; one to each department of the general government; two to the Library of Congress; one to Delaware College; one to the Historical Society of Delaware; one to the executive of each of the United States; one to each judge of this State; one to each of the following officers in each county for the use of their respective offices, viz: register of wills, clerk of the Orphans' Court, prothonotary, sheriff, clerk of the peace, recorder of deeds, and one to each member of the present General Assembly; and the remainder shall be distributed among the respective counties as follows: eight hundred to New Castle county, and the remainder equally between the other two counties, to be placed with the prothonotaries of the said counties to be sold by them at three dollars per copy, and the said prothonotaries, after deducting five per centum for their services, shall pay over the proceeds thereof to the State Treasurer quarterly. When all the said bound copies are disposed of, the said James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke shall cause the remaining copies printed and not bound, to be bound and distributed to the said prothonotaries in the same proportion, to be sold by them and returns of the sale of the same to be made as aforesaid. The expenses of said binding shall be paid as hereinbefore provided. Resolved, that when the said edition of laws is printed, and the said two thousand copies are bound as aforesaid, the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to draw an order on the State Treasurer, payable to the said James H. Hughes and Robert H. Van Dyke, for the sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars each, for their services in preparing, indexing and superintending the publication of said edition of the laws, and that the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for that purpose out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Adopted at Dover, April 6, 1893. As required by the said resolution we advertised for proposals for printing and binding the said edition. All amendments and additional acts of a general and public nature passed at the last session of the Lagislature have been incorporated in their proper places, and the work thus completed and published is now ready for the public. The general system of the compilation is the same as that of the Code of 1874, we having retained the same headings |