OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. CHAPTER 9. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. AN ACT authorizing the Appointment of a Notary Public for the firm of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Public for de Nemours SECTION. I. That the Governor be and he is hereby au- Notary thorized to appoint a Notary Public for the firm of E. I. E.I.du Pont duPont de Nemours and Company, in Christiana hundred, & Co. New Castle county and State of Delaware, whose privileges and duties shall be confined, except as provided in Section 3 Powers of this act, to the business of the said firm and any firm and limited. firms bearing the same name, and immediately or mediately succeeding said first-named firm in the manufacture and sale of gunpowder and other explosives. SECTION 2. That the person so appointed Notary Public Qualificaunder and by authority of this act shall at the time of his tion. appointment be an officer or employe of the said first-named firm; and if at any time afterwards and during the period his commission as Notary Public would otherwise continue in force said appointee shall cease to be an officer or employe of said firm and shall not thereupon become an officer or employe of any succeeding firm bearing the same name and engaged in said business, and so with respect to any succeeding firm or firms bearing the same name and engaged in said business, his commission as Notary Public shall forthwith expire and be vacated, and the Governor shall appoint Vacancy. another person in his stead as Notary Public, who shall be at the time of his appointment an officer or employe of the then existing firm of E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company. SECTION 3. That the privileges and duties of any person Privileges appointed Notary Public under and by authority of this act shall extend to and include the business of the members of the said firm of E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company and of any firm and firms bearing the same name and immediately or mediately succeeding the said first-named firm in the manufacture and sale of gunpowder and other explosives. SECTION 4. That this act shall repeal all laws or parts of laws in so far as inconsistent herewith and be deemed a public act. Passed at Dover, May 6, 1895. and duties. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS OF deeds. Section 6. Oaths of office and commissions of Notaries Commissioners of Deeds to be CHAPTER 10. OF NOTARIES PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: SECTION I. That Section 6 of Chapter 36 of the Revised Code, of Notaries Public and Commissioners of Deeds, amended. be amended by adding after the word "dollars" at the end thereof, the words following, to-wit: "The oaths or affidavits of Notaries Public to perform the duties of their office. with fidelity, duly signed and certified, and also the commisPublic and sions of such notaries, shall be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the county for which they are appointed, and the like oaths or affidavits and commissions of all Commissioners of Deeds residing in other States shall be recorded in the offices of the Recorders of Deeds for the several counties of this State. Provided, that this section shall not take effect until six months after the passage of this act. SECTION 2. That the official acts of any Notaries Public or by failure Commissioners of Deeds shall not be invalidated by reason of such Notary or Commissioner having heretofore failed to official oath. be sworn to perform the duties of his office with fidelity, but such acts shall be as valid as though said officer had duly taken such oath. Where. Proviso. Acts not invalidated heretofore to take Passed at Dover, May 7, 1895. TITLE SIXTH. Of Religion, Public Education and Health CHAPTER II. OF RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. SUPPLEMENT to Chapter 39 of the Revised Code, entitled "Of Religious Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: trustees may be SECTION I. That any society or congregation of chris- Religious tians heretofore incorporated under the act to which this is a societies. supplement, or that may hereafter become incorporated under said act, may from time to time increase the number of trus- Number of tees not to exceed twelve, and may decrease the number to not less than three by a vote of the society or congregation changed. at a public meeting called for that purpose in the same man- Manner. ner as provided in Section 2 of the act to which this is a supplement, for the election of trustees, voting and counting the votes as provided therein. Recorder. SECTION 2. If the society or congregation shall by a plurality of votes of the members present determine to increase or diminish the number of trustees, such fact shall be certified to Certificate of proceedthe Recorder of Deeds in and for the county in which such ings to be society or congregation shall have property, to be by him sent to recorded in the deed records thereof, which certificate shall set forth the number of trustees heretofore contained in the act of incorporation and the number fixed by the meeting provided for by this act, and shall be signed by a majority of the board of trustees. The recorder shall receive the same fees now provided by law for like services. Passed at Dover, March 13, 1895. OF RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. Incorporators. Title. Powers. CHAPTER 12. OF RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. AN ACT to incorporate "The Delaware Baptist State Mission Society." 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): SECTION I. That Osmer G. Buddington, Washington Jones, William H. Gregg, Spenser B. Meeser, Harry Emmons, Frank Howes, James H. Appleby, Lawrence B. Jones, S. Hickman Hewett, Samuel H. Barker, William B. Adams, Benjamin C. Howell, William H. Whitenack and John H. Muhlhausen shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and title of "The Delaware Baptist State Mission Society"; and by that name and title they and their successors shall be known in law, have power to sue and be sued, to defend and be defended, in all courts; and shall be capable of acquiring and receiving, by purchase, gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, and becoming possessed of and holding or conveying any real or personal estate, not exceeding the value of one hundred thousand dollars in the whole; and shall have succession for a period of twenty years from and after the passage of this act, and also a common seal, with power to alter or renew the same at pleasure; and By-Laws. may ordain or make such regulations and by-laws as shall be necessary or convenient for the admission of members, the election of officers, the convening and government of said corporation, and for conducting its affairs; provided, that the said regulations and by-laws be not contrary to the constitution and laws of the United States or of this State, nor inconsistent therewith. Property limited to $100,000. SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That the said corporation Funds, how shall not use its funds for any other than missionary or educational purposes. used. Certain extinct so SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That all the property, both property of real and personal, belonging to or held in trust for any Baptist cieties to Church or Baptist religious society that has or shall become extinct, shall vest in and become the property of the said "The Delaware Baptist State Mission Society", and its successors and assigns; and provided, that nothing therein con vest in. OF FREE SCHOOLS. tained shall affect the title to any Baptist Church or Baptist religious society that is held by any of the Baptist associations of the United States; and provided further, that this Reversionact shall not affect the reversionary interest of any person or not affected. persons in any such property. SECTION 4. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Passed at Dover, March 26, 1895. ary interest CHAPTER 13. OF FREE SCHOOLS. AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act Providing for the Appointment of a Superintendent of the Three Counties of this State." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Volume 18, tendents of That Chapter 67 of Volume 18 of the Laws of Delaware Chapter 67, be amended by striking out the words "and well qualified by amended. their mental and scholarly attainments for such office" in SuperinSection 2 thereof between the words "character" in the free schools. eighth line and "the" in the tenth line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "and shall hold a certifi- Qualificacate of graduation from a reputable college, or an unexpired certificate of the highest grade provided for by the laws of this State, and shall have had at least two years' experience as a teacher in the public schools of this or some other State." Passed at Dover, February 16, 1895 tions. |