Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-06-04
The Nine Wards Bill.


branch thereof concurring:'
SECTION 1. The city OF Wilmington shall
be divided into nine wards as follows, VIZ. !:
all the part of said city west ol Market street
and south of Third street shall he the First
Ward; and all the part of said city east nl
Market street and south of Third street shall
be the Second Ward; all the part OF said city
west of Market street, between Third street
and Sixth street, shall be the Third Wardi
all The the part of said city tasl ol Market
street, between Third street and SiNfh lreel
shall be the Fourth Ward all the part ol
sald city west of Market street, hetween
Sixth street and Ninth street, shall be- the
Fifth Ward; and tho part of SAID city east OF
Market street between Sixth street and
Ninth street, shall be the Sixth Ward; all
the part OF said city west of Market street,
between Ninth street and the norlherly
boundary line of the city as established ny
the Act, passed at Dover, March Z, lSGli
shall be the Seventh Ward; all the part OF
said city east of Market street, between
Ninth street and the said noTtherly boundary
line of the city, shall be the Eighth Ward;
and all the part OF said city north OF the
northerly boundary line established as ntore-
said shall be the Ninth Ward; wherever "A
street ia named as boundary in tins sec
ton the centre thereof shall be understood
SECTION 9. An election shall be held in
each Ward, on the first Tuesday oil Sellenl-
ber in the year One Thousand Eight nun
dred and Sixty-nine, and on lhe same gay
iu every year thereafter, TO ne opeheu pc
tween the hours of twelve O'Clock noon, AMI
one o'clock afternoon, and TO continue open
until seven O'Clock in the afternoon, when
tho same shall be closed; the place ol mold
ing such election IN each Ward shall be al
vertised by the the inspector and assistants
of election for said Ward or any two ol
them, by advertisements posted in three or
more of the most public places III sucll
Ward, at least seven days before The uaY ol
election.
SECTION 3. At all city elections all Tree
white male citizens of the age oil twenty one
years and upwards, having resided wllhlll
said city for three months next previous 10
The election, and otherwise qualified TO Vole
at all State elections, and none others, shall
be entitled to vote. II any person VINO may
have had his domiclle in said city shall actn-
ally removed to another place Win the lnlch'
ton of remaining there an indefinite llme MS
place OF domicile, he shall thereby lose hls
qualification of residence Notwithstanding
he may entertain floating intention to re-
turn at some future day.
SECTION 4. At every annual elecllnn IN
September, the qualified voters OF each ward
shall elect from among themselves nm lnspec-
tor and two assistant inspectors, who sliall acl
as such for the election in such Ward in The
following year. The qualified voters OF each
Ward shall at the same time choose mem
Der of Council for their Ward, resident IN
the Ward; a member moving out ol his
Ward shall thereby lose his office and the
City Council shall fill the vacancy. The
voters in the respective Wards shall at the
same time vote for President Of Council,
Assessor and City Treasurer, who shall be
elected by plurality oil all the votes cast in
the several Wards. For choosing Tire As
sistant Inspectors each voter shall vote lor
one person as Assistant, and the two per
sons having the highest number OF votes
thus given shall be elected; any ticket con-
tanning the name OF more than one person
for Assistant Inspector shall not be counted
as TO that Office. At the election held on the
first Tuesday of September IN the present
year (1609), and on the same day in every
third year thereafter, the voters in the re
spective Wards shall vote for Mayor, who
shall be elected by a plurality Of all the
votes cast in the several Wards. The per-
son elected Mayor shall hold said Office Ion
the term of three years and shall be ineligi
BILE to the same for the succeeding term.
SECTION s. The following persona are
hereby appointed the Inspectors for the cleo
ton to be held in September of the present
year (1s69), as hereinbeore provided, tf
wit:
Inspector for the First Ward, Henry Bleyer
Inspector for the I'd Ward, John II. Moore
Inspector for the 3d Ward, Thos. ID. Gibson
Inspector for the 4th Ward, John Akin.
Inspector for the 9th Ward, Archlbale
Given.
Inspector for the 9th Ward, John Cochran
Inspector Tor the 9TH Ward, Jas. Bradford
Inspector ior the Sth Ward, Edwin Morrow
Inspector for the 9th Ward, John Pyle,
Each Of said Inspectors shall appoint two
| A ssistant Inspectors in his respective Ward
and the place of holding said election ii
each Ward shall be advertised in the man
ner prescribed in Section 2 of this Act; thi
| said Inspector, and the Assistant Inspector
by them appointed, shall be the officers o
said election; and shall hold the same unde
and subject TO all the rules and regulation
prescribed by law IN reference to the annun
election. They shall supercede and act il
| lieu of all such Inspectors and Assistant In
/ spectors as were elected in the severa
| Wards Of the city at the last annual elec
/ ton. The authority and powers OF all sucl
| INSPECTORS and Assistant Inspectors so elect
1 ed are hereby revoked, and they are herehl
prohibited from holding the election IN th
respective Wards for which they wer
elected.
/ SECTION 6. All tho laws and regulations noy
| existing in relation to the annual election b.
| Wards in September and not inconsistent wit
the provisions of this act, shall be taken t
apply and are hereby extended to the Annu'
Election hereafter to be held in the sewers
Wards as herein defined and provided.
SECTION Z. The City Council shall consist {
eighteen members, to be elected for two year;
so that there shall be two members of Counc
from each Ward, and in addition theret
there shall be President Of Council, VIII
shall be elected at each Annual Election by
plurality of all the votes cast in the sever
Wards The President of Council shall be
member and the presiding officer of the Cit
Council. To the end that nine members
Council shall be chosen annually in reguli
order besides supplying vacancies, the folloy
ing rule shall be observed in the election
members of the Council, viz AT the city ole
tion to be held in the present year (lS69
/ there shall be elected in each of the respecti'
Wards two members, one to hold office uni
, the city election in the year (1S70) and Il
other until the city election in the year 1871
and at the city election to be held in each We
after the present year (ls69), there shall
elected in each Ward of the city one memb
. OF tne GOuncilt eacH HelnDer SO electeu 10 no
for the term of two years. A member elect
to fill a vacancy shall hold for the residue
the term of the member whose place he su
I plies the members of Council now in off
! shall hold until the election Of the members
Council and other city officers at the electi
in the present year (1sG9) as herein provid,
|. = when the terms for which they were respe
I fully elected or appointed shall at once expi
! and all their authority and powers respecti'
y ly be hereby revoked and shall thercup
cease to exist and to be exercised by the
subject to the change herein made, all the
+ isting provisions of the city charter and of
J. laws touching the city Council shall contin
) in full force and effect.
SECTION 8. The Office OF Alderman of the c
), shall be and is hereby abolished, and so mt
Of all existing laws and of such provisions
I |, the city charter as relate to the powers a
u duties Of said office is hereby repealed m.
i. | mill and void prnvidad tbaf thn A1dar,,,