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CHAPTER 29.

OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.

AN ACT to enable the Governor to appoint an additional Notary Public for
Wilmington hundred, New Castle 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 concurring.)

notary

SECTION 1. That the Governor be and he hereby is author- Additional ized to appoint an additional "Notary Public" for Wilmington public for hundred in New Castle county.

Wilmington hundred.

acts

SECTION 2. That this act shall repeal all laws or parts of Inconsistent laws so far as they may be inconsistent herewith, and be repealed. deemed a public act.

Passed at Dover, March 26, 1875.

Public act.

CHAPTER 30.

OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 578, of Volume 11, of the Laws of Delaware.
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met,

Volume 11,
Sec. 1,

Vol. 11,

SECTION 1. That section 1, of chapter 578, of volume 11, of the Laws of Delaware be, and is hereby amended as follows, Chap. 578, to wit; By striking out the word "nine" in line 2 of said sec- amended tion, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "eleven."

included in

SECTION 2. That the notary public appointed by the Gov- Notary ernor under and by virtue of an act entitled "An Act for the said number appointment of an additional justice of the peace in New "eleven." Castle county passed at Dover February 15, * 1875," shall be included in said number "eleven."

Passed at Dover, March 26, 1875.

Prothono

county to

indexes.

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CHAPTER 31.

OF PROTHONOTARIES.

AN ACT to authorize the Prothonotary of Kent county, to make a certain

index.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repretary of Kent sentatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, make copy That the prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of ondjudgment Delaware, in and for the county of Kent, is hereby authorized and directed to make or cause to be made, a true and correct copy of the direct and reverse indexes of all judgments entered or signed in said Superior Court, from the year eighteen hundred and thirty-two, to the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five, which then remain unsatisfied of record.

Levy Court to examine copy.

Compensa

tion.

How to be

used.

pursuant to

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That the prothonotary shall copy or cause to be copied said indexes as aforesaid, and then after said copy shall have been made, it shall be the duty of the Levy Court to duly examine the said indexes after they have been completed, and if they approve of the execution thereof, the said copy shall become and be the said indexes.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted. That after the Levy Court shall have examined, and if they approve of the execution thereof, they shall pay to the prothonotary a just and reasonable compensation for his services, not to exceed the amount of eight hundred dollars.

SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That the said indexes shall only be used for future reference, and that the prothonotary be and he is hereby authorized to procure new indexes (pursuant to Campbell's system of indexing) in which to index or signed in the said

New indexes all judgments which may be entered
Campbell's Superior Court, on and after the first day of January eighteen

system,

be procured hundred and seventy-five.

for future

judgments.

Passed at Dover, February 23, 1875.

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CHAPTER 32.

OF PROTHONOTARIES.

A SUPPLEMENT to the "Act entitled an Act" to authorize the Prothon- Current Vol.
otary of Kent county to make a certain index. Passed at Dover, Feb-64-
ruary 23, 1875.

use either

system in

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-Prothonotary resentatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, county may That the prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of Campbell's Delaware, in and for Kent county, is hereby authorized and or Thomas' directed to index all judgments entered or recovered in the indexing Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for Kent judgments. county, on and after the Ist day of January, A. D. 1875, either according to the Campbell's system of indexing, or according to the Thomas system of indexing, as to him shall seem best adapted to public use and convenience.

Passed at Dover, March 22, 1875.

future

CHAPTER 33.

OF THE CLERK OF THE ORPHANS' COURT.

AN ACT to authorize the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of New Castle county,
to make a copy of a certain index.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, Clerk of the That the clerk of the Orphans' Court, of the State of Dela-Orphan's ware, in and for New Castle county, is hereby authorized and New Castle directed to make or cause to be made, a true and correct copy make copy of the Orphans' Court Index, from the year A. D. 1794, to the Court index year A. D. 1868.

county to of Orphan's

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That Alexander B. CommissionCooper and John H. Rodney, Esquires, be and they are here-examine the by appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be to ex-copy. amine such copy of the said index as aforesaid, after the clerk

Compensa

tion.

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of said court shall have completed it, and if they approve of the execution or correctness thereof, they shall certify the same to be a true and faithful copy or index, and that then and after such certificate, the said copy or new index shall become and be the Orphans' Court Index for the time aforesaid, in lieu of the index now used.

SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That after the said commissioners have certified as aforesaid, the Levy Court of New Castle county shall make a just and reasonable allowance to the said clerk and commissioners for their services.

Passed at Dover, February 11, 1875.

Henry Todd register in chancery,

clerk of

CHAPTER 34.

OF THE REGISTER IN CHANCERY AND CLERK OF THE ORPHANS' COURT.

AN ACT to authorize Henry Todd, the present Register in Chancery, and Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Kent county, to transcribe or copy into a suitable book, the Index to the recognizances in the said courts.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, and lehan That Henry Todd, register in chancery and clerk of the Orphans' Court, of Kent county, be and he is hereby authorized to procure

Court of Kent county to make copy

Commissionexamine.

ers to

a suitable book for the

purpose,

and transcribe

of recogndex, or copy therein the present index to the recognizances entered into in said courts since February 7, 1802. And whenever, and as soon as said copy shall have been completed, Alexander J. Taylor and John F. Saulsbury be and they are hereby appointed and authorized to compare the same with the original, and certify to the correctness of said copy so as aforesaid to be made by the said Henry Todd of said index. which service, as well as for the making of said copy by the Compensas said Henry Todd, the Levy Court of Kent county shall make a just and fair compensation, to be paid by the county treasurer.

tion.

How new index to be made.

For

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That in the arrangement of said new index, it shall not be deemed necessary to follow strictly the captions of the pages of the old book, so

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that the substance is preserved and a better form adopted,
thereby reducing the labor of making said copy, and of course
the cost of the work. Provided, however, that in all other
respects, said copy shall conform strictly to the original, and
shall be so certified by the said Alexander J. Taylor and John
F. Saulsbury, to the Judges of said courts, before the same
shall be accepted as the index to the recognizances of said
courts, or the compensation paid for making and comparing
said copy.

limited.

SECTION 3. The entire amount of expense to be incurred Expense under this act, and discharged as provided for under its provisions, shall not exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.

Passed at Dover, February 18, 1875.

CHAPTER 35.

OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS.

AN ACT in relation to making a General Index to the Will Records in the
Register's office in Sussex county.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, as follows,

to wit :

SECTION 1. That the Levy Court of Sussex county be and Levy Court is hereby authorized and required to appoint some suitable of Sussex and competent person, who shall be a citizen of said county, have made a whose duty it shall be to provide one good, substantial and dera well-bound book, in which the person so appointed by the wills. said Levy Court, shall make a full and complete general index to all the will records in the register's office in said county; and that it shall be and is hereby made the duty of Duty of the present register of wills in said county and his successors wills to in office, to continue said general index of wills from and af- continue ter the completion of the index authorized by this act, and that the said person so appointed shall be repaid the cost of said Repayment book by the Levy Court of said county.