Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-06-01
The Nine Wards Bill.


RepreseUtatiUes of tie State of Dcld1are, in
General Assembly met, taoo Msrds Of each
branch thereof concarrfng
SEcTIoN /. The city OF Wilmington shall
be divided into nine wards as follows, VIZ :
all the part of said city west OF Market street
and south of Third street shall be the First
Ward; and all the part of said city east of
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 Ward;
all the the part OF said city east OF Market
street, between Third street and Sixth street
shall be the Fourth Ward; all the part oi
SAID city west of Market street, between
Sixth street and Ninth street, shall be the
Fifth Ward; and the 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 northerly
boundary line of the city as established by
the Act, passed at Dover, March z, 1861,
shall be the Seventh Ward; all the part of
said CITY cast of Market street, between
Ninth street and the said northerly boundary
line of the city, shall be tho Eighth Ward;
and all the part Of said city north OF the
northerly boundary line established as af0re-
said shall be the Ninth Ward; wherever a
street is named as a boundary in this Sec
tlon the centre thereof shall be understood.
SECTION 9. An election shall be held in
each Ward, on the first Tuesday of Septem-
ber in the year One Thousand Eight Hun
dred and Sixty mine, and on the same day
in every year thereafter, to be opened be-
tween the hours of twelve O'Clock noon, and
one O'Clock afternoon, and 10 continue open
until seven O'Clock in the afternoon, when
the same shall be closed the place oil hold
ing such election IN each Ward shall be ad-
Vertised by the the inspector and assistants
y NFarn al
them, by advertisements posted in three or
more of the most public places IN such
Ward, at least seven days before the day OF
election.
SECTION 8. AT all city elections all free
white male citizens OF the age oil twenty-One
years and upwards, having resided within
said city for three months next previous to
the election, and otheSwise qualified to vote
at all State elections, and none others, shall
be entitled to vote. II any person who may
have had his domicile in said city shall actu
ally removed to another place with the intcn-
tion of remaining there an indefinite time as
place of domlcile, he shall thereby lose his
qualification of residence notwithstanding
he may entertain floating intention to re-
turn at some future day.
SECTION A. AT every annual election in
September, the qualified voters OF each Ward
shall elect from among themselves an inspec-
tor and two assistant inspectors, who shall act
as such for the election in such Ward in the
following year. The qualified voters of each
Ward shall at the samo time choose mem.
Der of Council for their Ward resident in
the Ward; member moving out OF his
Ward shall thereby lose his office and the
City Council shall flll the vacancy. The
voters in the respective Wards shall at the
same time vote for u President of Council
Assessor and City Treasurer, who shall be
elected by plurality OF all tile votes cast in
the several Wards. For choosing the AS
siatant Inspectors each voter shall vote lol
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 presen
year Q609), and on the same day in every
third year thereafter, the voters in tue re
spective Wards shall vote for Mayor, who
shall be elected by a plurality Of all th'
votes cast in the several Wards The per
son elected Mayor shall hold said Office 10
the term of three years and shall be ineligi
BILE to the same for the succeeding term
SECTION g. The following persons ar
hereby appointed the Inspectors for the elec
tion to be held in September of the presen
year (1s60), as hereinbeiore provided, t
wit
Inspector for the First Ward, Henry Bleyer
Inspector for the Cd Ward, John H. Moore
INSPECTOR ior the Sd Ward, Thos. D. Gibson
Inspector for the 4th Ward, John Akin
Inspector for the 9th Ward, Archibal
Given.
Inspector for the 9th Ward, John Cochran
Inspector ior the 9Th Ward, Jas. BradfnrC
Inspector for the 9Th Ward, Edwin Morrow
Inspector for the 9th Ward, John Pyle.
Each of said Inspectors shall appoint tw
-, Ii ,afs. A.r.
and the place Of holding said election
each Ward shall be advertised in the man
ner prescribed in Section of this Act; IL
said Inspector, and the Assistant Inspector
by them appointed, shall be the officers
said election; and shall hold the same und
and subject 10 all the rules and regulation
prescribed by law IN reference to the annu
election They shall supeTcede and act
lieu of all such Inspectors and Assistant Il
spectors as were elected in the sever
Wards of the city at the last annual ele
ton. The authority and powers OF all SUI
INSPECTORS and Assistant Inspectors so elet
ed are hereby revoked, and they are herel
prohibited from holding the election in d
respective Wards for which they we
elected.
SECTION 6. Ali the laws and regulations IL,
existing in relation to the annual election
Wards in September and not inconsistent wi
the provisions of this act, shall be taken
apply and are hereby extended to the AnnI
Election hereafter to be held in the seve
Wards as herein defined and provided
SECTION Z. The City Council shall consist
eighteen members, to be elected for two yea
so that there shall be two members of Conn
from each Ward, and in addition Their
there shall be President of Council, W
shall be elected at each Annual Election b.
plurality of all the votes cast in the seve
Wards. The President of Council shall b
member and the presiding officer of the
Council. To the end that nine members
Council shall be chosen annually in regu
order besides supplying vacancies, the follC
ing rule shall be observed in the election
members of the Council, viz: At the city e
tion to be held in the present year QSG
there shall be elected in each of the respect
Wards two members, one to hold office II
the city election in the year (1s7O) and
other until the city election in the year Is
and at the city election to be held in each y
after the present year (l969), there shall
elected in each Ward of the city one mem
of the Council, each member so elected to i
for the term of two years. A member elet
to fill n vacancy shall hold for the residu
the term of the member whose place he s
plies the members of Council now in o
shall hold until the election Of the member
Council and other city officers at the cleo
in the present year (1s69) as herein provi,
when the terms for which they were resp
fully elected or appointed shall at once exI
and all their authority and powers respect
ly be hereby revoked and shall thereu
cease to exist and to be exercised by til
subject to the change herein made, all the
listing provisions of the city charter and q
laws touching the city Council shall cont
in full force and effect.
SECTION g. The office of Alderman of the
ahall be and is hereby abolished, and so n
of all existing laws and of such provision