OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. CHAPTER 42. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AN ACT to enable School District No. 78, in New Castle County, to raise funds for the purchase of a lot of ground, and the erection of a schoolhouse thereon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: of District Castle au SECTION 1. That George W. Thompson and Robert Buck, CommisCommissioners, and William P. Bancroft, Clerk of School No. 78, New District No. 78, in New Castle County, and their successors County. in office, are directed, when authorized by the school voters whized by of said district, at a stated meeting, or at a meeting called to school consider the question, to levy and collecct, by taxation, a sum levy and not exceeding $1,500.00 to be applied towards the purchase of $1,500. a lot of ground, and the erection of a school-house thereon, for the use of said district. voters, may collect School gage prop SECTION 2. That the said school committee, and their Committee successors in office, are authorized and empowered to mortgage may mortsuch lot and school house for the benefit of said district to an erty. amount not exceeding $3,000.00. may sell house now SECTION 3. That the said School Committee, and their Committee successors in office, are authorized and empowered to sell lot and either at public or private sale, for cash, the lot and school- used. house now used by said district, and use the proceeds of such Proceeds sale towards the extinguishment of any debt incurred by the how ap purchase of a lot or the erection of a new school-house and lied. furnishing the same. SECTION 4. That to enable it wholly to extinguish any debt which may be incurred by the erection and furnishing of School disa school-house, as above proposed, and when needed, for the trict au better support of public schools, said district is authorized thorized to during each and every year after the erection of such house raise annuto levy and raise by taxation any amount not exceeding $2,000.00. Passed at Dover, February 28, 1887. levy and ally $2,000. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. Districts Nos. 97 and 135 in Suslimits ex sex County, tended. CHAFTER 43. OF IUBLIC EDUCATION. AN ACT entitled an act to extend the limits of United Districts Nos. 97 and 135. £ussex County. Be it enacted be the Senate and House of Represntatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met: SECTION I. That the southern line of united Districts Nos. 97 and 135 of Sussex county, known as the Frankford School, be and the same is hereby extended. Beginning at or near the house of George Dingle, situated on the main road leading from Frankford to Selbyville and running in an east northerly direction across lands of the heirs of John Hickman, deceased, and lands of Captain David C. Betts, to and including the lands of Charles Mumford and William S. Long, thence in a northwest direction to and across the main. road leading from Frankford to Baltimore Mills, taking in the house and lands of Stephen H. Wharton, and thence to intersect the established northwest lines of the united Districts Nos. 97 and 135, and the said lines so extended to include all the lands and taxable property within the extended lines and to be and remain as a part of united Districts tricts Nos. 97 and 135, subject to tax for school purposes and enjoying the benefits therefrom. Lands and taxable property within extended lines to be a part of united dis ex tended. Certain real estate SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That Stephen H. transferred Wharton be and is hereby transferred from District No. 25, tricts. Sussex County, and admitted in Districts Nos. 97 and 135, Sussex County, known as Frankford School. to said dis Passed at Dover, March 8, 1887. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. CHAPTER 44. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AN ACT authorizing and requiring the School Committee of School District No. 75, in Sussex County, to raise twenty-five dollars for school purposes in addition to the amount now required by law to be raised. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Committee sex County, to raise ad SECTION 1. That the School Committee of School District School No. 75, in Sussex County, be and they are hereby required to of District levy and collect out of the taxables and taxable property in No. 75, Susthe said district the sum of twenty-five dollars in addition to authorized" the amount authorized by law to be collected by the school ditional" voters in the said district at the annual school meeting held wes therein; the said sum authorized and required by this act to be dollars. collected, to be expended by the said committee for the sup- How export of a free school in said district. twenty-five pended. School SECTION 2, That the money hereby authorized and re- How colquired to be levied and collected shall be levied and collected lected. as the money authorized by the school voters of the said district is levied and collected; and the said School Committee Power of shall have all the powers in levying and collecting the sum Committee. of money authorized and required by this act as they have in the levying and collecting of the amount of money authorized to be raised by the school voters of the said district at any annual meeting thereof. Passed at Dover, March 8, 1887. CHAPTER 45. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AN ACT for the relief of School District No. 29, of New Castle County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. That the School Committee of District No. 29 in New Castle County, now in office, or their successors, be School Committee No. 29. County au OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. of District authorized and the same are hereby authorized to borrow, New Castle under their hands and seals, for the use of said district, any thorized to sum of money, not excceeding one thousand dollars, that they may deem necessary for the erection and fitting up of an additional school-room in said district. borrow money for certain purposes. May levy collect an tax for pur and liquida SECTION 2. That the said committee, of their successors, additional be and they are hereby authorized to levy and collect from pose of pay- the tax-payers of said district in the customary manner that ing interest other school taxes are levied and collected therefrom, a ting debt. sufficient sum annually (in addition to the amount decided at each annual meeting to be needed for the ordinary expenses of maintaining the school) as will be sufficient to pay the interest on said loan and at least one hundred dollars of the principal thereof each and every year until the same be wholly liquidated and paid off. Passed at Dover, March 10, 1887. *So enrolled. Chapter 41, Laws of Delaware amended. CHAPTER 46. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AN ACT to amend chapter 44, volume 15, Laws of Delaware, in relation to the United School Districts Nos. 39 and 41, of New Castle County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION 1. Amend by striking out after the word "taxation" ($1000) and insert in lieu therefor ($1500). Passed at Dover, March 14, 1887. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. CHAPTER 47 OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AN ACT to amend Section 1 of Chapter 359 of volume 16 of the Laws of Delaware, entitled An act to exempt certain persons from the operation of chapter 48 of volume 15, of the Laws of Delaware, and to enable them to establish schools for their children in Sussex County." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of each branch thereof concurring): Chapter 359 Delaware SECTION I. That Section 1, of chapter 359 of volume 16, Section 1, of the Laws of Delaware, entitled, "An act to exempt cer- Volume 16, tain persons from the operation of chapter 48 of volume 15 of Laws of the Laws of Delaware, and to establish schools for their amended. children in Sussex County," be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the name "William Clark," and before the word "all" in the 12th line of said Section 1 the name "Wingate street." sistent acts SECTION 2. That all provisions of the said act of which Inconthis act is an amendment which are inconsistent herewith are revealed. hereby repealed. Passed at Dover, March 16, 1887. CHAPTER 48. OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AN ACT to incorporate School District No. 41, in Sussex County, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (twothirds of each branch of the Legislature concurring): SECTION 1. That on and after the first Saturday of April, District No. A. D. 1887, School District No. 91, in Sussex County, as the County to governed by same is now bounded, or as it may hereafter be bounded, shall commis be governed, managed, and its affairs administered by a board sioners. of six commissioners. 91. Sussex |