ORPHANS' COURT.

Act authorizing the Clerk of, in New Castle County, to procure new

seal of office, amended......
May direct the sale of minors' land to be made on credit........

14
443

OUTTEN, MARY A. L.

Act to divorce, (Private).

337

OYSTERS.

Amendments to acts for the protection of .........

.416, 417, 418

P.

.......

.........

PARTITION.
OF INTESTATE LANDS.

Proceedings may be instituted in vacation.........
Filing of petition ......
To whom presented...
Order of freeholders—when returned. .......
Act to amend act authorizing proceedings for, to be begun in vaca-

tion, (Current Vol. 26.)...
Section added ..............
Proceedings to assign dower authorized in vacation....
Future publications......

26
ib.
ib.
ib.

149

ib.
150
ib.

......

Joint ESTATES.
Chapter 86 of Revised Code “of Joint Estates and Partition"

amended...........
Addition to Section 14.........
On division of proceeds' arising from the sale of joint estates, the

Chancellor to have certain discretionary powers in paying over the

same to party entitled...
Supplement to Chapter 86, Revised Code, (Of Joint Estates and

Partition.)....
Chancellor may order an appearance before him in vacation .....
Order for partition may be returned to Chancellor in vacation..
Order of sale.........
Infant may join in application by guardian.....
Proceedings under Section 13, of said Chapter 86 may be instituted

150

PARTRIDGES.

Penalty for killing, in the night-time......

418

PENCADER HUNDRED.

Act to change a public road in.......
Road commissioners anthorized to sell certain railroad stock in .......

61
640

PENY LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WILMINGTOX.

Title of act incorporating .......

671

PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BALTIMORE RAIL-
ROAD COMPANY.
State Treasurer authorized to commence proceedings against, to col.

lect State tax..

652

PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE UNION STEAMBOAT
COMPANY.

Title of act to incorporate the.........

324

PHILLIPS, HETTY.

Act to divorce, (Private)..........

684

............

PHILODEMIC LODGE, NO. 7, OF THE INDEPENDENT OR-
DER OF ODD FELLOWS, OF DOVER, IN THE STATE OF
DELAWARE.

Title of act incorporating ..........

665

PHENIX FIRE COMPANY, IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON.

Title of act reincorporating.......

670

ib.

PLEADING AND PRACTICE IS CIVIL ACTIONS.
Act in addition to Chapter 106 of Revised Code of.........

29
How suits may be brought against unincorporated associations using
a common name. ......

ib.
Of the judgment and execution against such associations...

ib.
After à certain time certificate of the names of persous composing
such associations to be filed with Prothonotary....

ib.
Penalty for neglect.........

30
No declaration or cognovit required for confession of judgment.......
Judgment D. S. B. heretofore entered not invalid because declaration
has not been filed ............

il.
Act to amend Chapter 86 Revised Code, “ Of Joint Estates and Par-
tition.....

25
Addition to Section 14........

ib.
On division of proceeds arising from the sale of joint estates, the

Chancellor to have certain discretionary powers in paying over the
same to party entitled ...........

ib.
Act authorizing institution of proceedings for partition in vacation.. 26
Filing of petitions........

ib.
To whom presented...

ib.
Order for freeholders, when returnable..........

ib.
Act providing for the proof of Ordinances and Resolutions of City
Council of Wilmington .............

28
Printed copies of, to be admitted as evidence in Courts of the State. ib.
Act in relation to injuries or death occasioned by unlawful violence
or negligence....

ib.
Action brought for, does not abate on the death of the plaintiff......

28, 29
Personal representatives substituted as plaintiff.

29
Widow of deceased may bring action for.........

ib.
Personal representatives if no widow....

ib.

PLEASANTON, JOHN.

Act to authorize sale of certain real estate devised by will of, (Private) 336
Title of act to vive the act authorizing the sale of certain real est
mentioned in the will of, (Private). ..........

687

222
223

POKOMOKE RIVER IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.

All the companies for the reclamation of low lands on Pokomoke

river consolidated..........
Ivcorporation, name.
Certain owners of low lands not embraced within the limits of said

company......
Purposes of said company.......
Commissioners appointed, oath, to lay out ditches, employ surveyor

and chain-carriers, survey line of ditches, plots..
Assessment, damages to owners, where deposited, proviso
Certificate of commissioners as to proportion of taxes to be applied

to cleansing main ditch and to making and keeping in repair prong
or prongs conclusive....

ib.
ib.

ib.
224

224
ib.

ib.
225

ib.
ib.

il).
ib.

ib.

ib.

ib.
226

ib.

POKOMOKE RIVER IMPROVEMENT COMPANY-CONTINUED.

Lists of owners of land, what to contain, where posted......
Board of appeal, where to sit, when, for what purpose, conclusive....
Notice of determination of appeal and of day appointed to com-

mence operations...
Commissioners' fees..
Return of commissioners to Recorder of Sussex county, when, to be

recorded, where....
Record to be evidence; Recorder, how paid...
When returns made, &c., land deemed to be under control of com-

pany......
Upon what basis taxes to be assessed.
How cost of opening ditches to be paid, powers of Treasurer to col-

lect cost....
Owners of land wishing to connect with company's works..
Petition to Judge of county, appointment of freeholders, to lay out

ditches, return...
Effects of proceedings of freeholders, expenses, how paid..
The costs of ditches, &c., already cut to be estimated as if no such

ditches, &c., existed....
Allowance to be made to owners for work on same
Commissioners empowered to go into Maryland to cut ditches, &c. ...
Expenses, how defrayed .........
Where work of company to be commenced.....
Work upon prongs, if work not commenced in two years act to be

void .......
Board of managers, how elected, when, powers.
Shall exhibit account of acts, &c., to company, number of managers.
Treasurer, when elected, bond, amount of, duties, pay of commission-

ers.......
Commissions of Treasurer, from whom first to collect taxes......
Treasurer er-officio collector of taxes of company, powers, when to

settle......
Whenever required shall exhibit accounts of receipts, &c., duties

within condition of official bond .....
Sum to be raised to meet current expenses, when determined ...........
Proportion of each owner of land, how determined, certificate to trea-

surer......
Warrant for collection, certificate conclusive.....
Persons assessed entitled to one vote for each dollar of tax, proxy...
Expenses of this act to be paid by company.......
Public act, certain acts repealed, vacancies, how filled, revocation....

ib.
ib.

ib.
il).

227

ib.
ib.

ib.
228

ib.

ib.
ib.

:

ib.
ib.
ib.

ib.
229

POLK, CHARLES G.

Act to divorce, (Private, )...

684

POOR.

Chapter 48 of the Revised Code, in relation to, amended.........
Day for quarterly meeting of Kent County Trustees of, changed......

16

POOR_CONTINUED.

Indigent Deaf, Dumb and Blind pupils, (See Deaf, Dumb and Blind)
Trustees of, for Kent county authorized to purchase land.
Trustee of, for Kenton hundred ........

Seaford
Vorth West Fork hundred

17
414
348
350
ib.

PRICE, HENRY.

Anthorized to sell certain real estate (Private).....

688

599
ib.

600

ib.
ib.
ib.
601

PRIME HOOK AND SLAUGHTER CREEK DITCH COMPANY.

Preamble, incorporation, name, powers; first meeting of taxables,

notice...........
Election of managers, term. powers; election of officers......
Duties of secretary, duties of treasurer, commissions; report of trea-

surer.....
Malfeasance of secretary and treasurer, security; vacancies, how

filled........
Election of commissioners, duties, assessment, term of valuation ......
New valuation, when, oath of commissioners, report, what to contain
Vacancy in board, how filled, fees of commissioners.
Commissivners to determine what part of assessments to be collected,

duplicate of assessment list.........
Collection of tax, power of treasurer, additional assessments.....
Vame of new owner to be substituted if lard sold ; assessments for

repairs..
Fees of managers, taxes may be paid in work.
Annual meetings, special meetings, notice...
Votice of meetings, how given, quorum of taxables.......
Quorum of managers and commissioners, right of adjacent land

owners to cut ditches......
Proviso, penalty for injuring ditches......
How recovered, public act, revocation ....

ib.
ib.

ib.
ib.
ib.
602

ib.
ib.
jb.

POULSON, IDA A. W.

Act to divorce, (Private,)...

338

PRINCIPAL AND SURETY.

Act to add to Chapter 65 of Revised Code...........
Co-debtor or co-surety paying a debt entitled to transfer..
Transfer may be by endorsement........
Remedies of transferee.
Effect of payment. .....
Affidavit of amount claimed, &c., to be filed....
Future publications...