LAWS W OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PASSED AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER On Tuesday, January 5th, A. D. 1909 AND IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED VOLUME XXV.—PART I. MILFORD CHRONICLE POWER PRINT, MILFORD, DEL. 1909. LIL- LAWS OF DELAWARE TITLE FIRST Of the Jurisdiction and Property of the State; CHAPTER 1. Of the Sovereignty, Jurisdiction and Limits. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE BOUNDARY STONES BETWEEN THE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Governor to with Governor Section I. That the Governor of Delaware be and he is hereby authorized and requested to communicate with the Governor communicate of the State of Maryland with reference to replacing and reset of Maryland ting the stones marking the boundary line between the State of Delaware and the State of Maryland, and that in pursuance of the arrangement that may be agreed to, the Governor aforesaid take steps tɔ is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to replace Governor to any such boundary stones as may have been removed and to reset the reset any of said boundary stones that may need resetting. Approved April 15, A. D. 1909. boundary stones 17387 OF PUBLIC LANDS. Commission To ascertain location of land Vacancies, how filled be surveyed CHAPTER 2. Of Public Lands. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO SURVEY THE Public Lands of the State, and for an APPROPRIATION TO PAY THE EXPENSES AND COMPENSATION THEREOF. Whereas, There was created by Chapter 12, Volume 24, Laws of Delaware, a Commission to ascertain the location and have surveyed certain public lands belonging to the State of Delaware, and, Whereas, Said Commission has partially performed said duties, and made a return of their proceedings accompanied by a plot or survey to the Governor, and, Whereas, They were unable to proceed further in said work on account of a lack of funds; therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Section I. That John M. Mendinhall, D. Mifflin Wilson, Ebe W. Tunnell and two other persons to be appointed by the Governor of the State of Delaware within ten days after the passage of this Act, be and they are hereby created and constituted a Commission to ascertain the location of and have surveyed the lands of the State of Delaware lying near the ocean in Sussex County between the State of Maryland on the South and Cape Henlopen on the North. Vacancies in the said Commission by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the Governor. Section 2. That it shall be the duty of the said Commission Cause land to to ascertain the location and quantity of said public lands and to cause the same to be surveyed by a careful and skillful surveyor to be by them selected, and to cause a plot of the same to be made, designating the said lands and all lands of adjoining owners, also designating such lands as are now claimed by any persons and such lands as are now occupied and enclosed and the names of the persons by whom they are occupied or Designating the land and owners OF PUBLIC LANDS. enclosed. For this purpose said Commission shall have author· To employ a ity to engage a surveyor, counsel learned in the law, and such surveyor other assistants as it shall deem advisable. return to the Section 3. Said Commission shall make return of their pro- Shall make ceedings, accompanied by a plot or survey of the said lands as Governor with aforesaid to the Governor, who shall lay the same before the plot next session of the General Assembly. Such return shall set out in detail all the proceedings of the said Commission and surveyor and all items of expense connected with the making of such survey. ! Section 4. The said Commissioners shall each be paid a compensation of Five Dollars for each day actually spent on said work, and their counsel, surveyor and assistants shall receive for their compensation such sum as shall be fixed and allowed by said Commission. Compensation Section 5. For the payment of the compensation of said Commissioners, their counsel, surveyor and assistants and all Appropriation other expenses of said Commission, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated, and the State Treasurer is hereby authorized to pay, from time to time out of said appropriation, orders on account of said expenditures signed by the President and Secretary of said Commission and approved by the Governor. Approved April 7, A. D. 1909. |