Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-06-01


duties of said Office is hereby repealed mate
null and void. Provided, that the Alderman
now in Office shall continue to hold Tor ana
during the term for which he was elected, and
until the expiration thereof may exercise the
powers and enjoy the emolumepts heretofore
appertaining to said office. Justices oil the
Peace in the city of Wilmington shall respec,
lively have the powers heretofore eNeroiseu
by the Alderman, after the expiration OF the
term of the present Alderman. The mayors
Court shall be held by the Mayor and Presl-
dent of the Council. either one constituting
quorum.
SECTION 8. For the purpose OF holding eleo-
tiOns for City, State and County officers IN
Wilmington Hundred, the said Hundred shall
be divided into nine election districts, each
Ward in the City of Wilmington ms the same
is defined and bounded in Section of this Act,
shall he an election district of Wilmington
Hundred. The election in the first election
district, being the First Ward OF the Clty oil
Wilmington, shall be held at the house known
as the "White Horse TAVERN in the second
district, being the Second Ward, at the house
known as the " FELTON, House " IN the thlrd
district, being the Third Ward, at the north
east corner of Fifth & Orange Streets IN the
fourth district. being the Fourth Ward, at the
most southern window of the City Hall, look
ing into Market Street in the fifth district,
being the Fifth Ward, at the house known as
| the Lafayette Hotel F." in the sixth district,
being the Sixth Ward, at the northeast corner
Seventh and Walnut Streets in the seventh
district, being the Seventh Ward, at the Pub
lio School House ON the northeast corner OF
Eleventh and Washington Streets in the
eighth district, being the Eighth Ward, at the
southeast corner OF Twelfth and King Streets (;
in the ninth district, being the Ninth Ward,
at the Brandywine Academy. When for any
reason place herein named cannot be pro-
cured for holding am election, il shall be held
at such place in the Ward as may be appoint
/ cd by the Inspector and Assistant Inspectors,
or any two of them.
| SECTION 10, There shall be elected according
to the provisions of Chapter II of the Revised
| Code one Inspector for each of the said dis
trcts except that at such elections, instead of
the Collector of the Hundred, the presiding
| officer for the several districts herein created
shall be for such district some qualified voter
of tue district, to be appointed by the Levy
Court in the month Of March, next previous
to the election, and such qualified voters when
| appointed, shall have all the powers and per-
form all the duties given to and imposed upon
Collectors of Hundreds in said 18th Chapter.
If at any election for Inspector in either of the
election districts aforesaid, presiding officer
shall not have been appointed or shall not be
present at the time and place of opening the
election, the electors present shall choose
presiding officer for said election, according to
tho provisions of Section 10, Chapter is, of
the Revised Code; and at said election there
shall be voted for one Assessor for the City or
Hundred of Wilmington.
SECTION H. Immediately after making the certificates
required by section OF Chapter 10 OF Revised Code
the presiding officers and Judges Of the several election
districts aforesaid shall assemble in the City Hall and
ascertain the number OF votes given of Assessor ~ all
lafN tltu
the number o votes shall he declared duly elected
Assessor, and the presiding officers and Judges shall
make sign and deliver certificates oil snid election ac-
colding T. law ttwo or more persons shal nave an
equal and at the time the highest number Of yotes
for the office OF Assessor the presiding officers Of all the
election districts in the city shall agree upon and give
casting vote The provisions ol Section Chapter IS of
the Revised Code are hereby extended to the places by
this Act appointed or holding elections ior the State and
County officers.
sRofoN i2 No member Of the police force of tile City
of Wilmington shall the day ut the City election be
within the distance of thirty feet from any voting pnee,
except for the purpose of depostng his vote or 10 qe
an actual disturbance of the Public Peace shall he
by solicitation intimidation wiully attempt to niiu
voter to the casting of his ballot, any offender
against any provision OF this section shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanot and upon conviction by ndi-
cation shall be fined not less than ten nor more than
fifty dollars aud imprisoned not less than ten nor more
than thirty days, either at the discretion of tile Court
SECTION 49, ON and after the first Saturday OF April,
IN the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
Seventy the board of Public Education shall continue
and shall be composed OF eighteen members 10 vii twe
members from eacl Of the wards herein before defined
and established said members for each Ward must be
qualified voters in the Ward for which they chosen
and they shall be chosen by the inhabitants Of the Ward
having right to vote at the City election; plurality
votes shall elect. The Board OF Public Education shal
appoint tile place Of holding the election in each War
and give at least four days notice Of by hand bills
der the name o. the Secretary Of the board posted II
four Of the most public places in the Ward
The election of members nf the Board shall be held
the first Saturday of April in the yeur OF Lord
thousand eight hundred and seventy, and the frs
Saturday Of April every year afterwards. The eleciio
shall be held in tue afternoon, opened ut O'Clock o
within thirty minutes altet, and close at O'Clock
The Inspector and Assistant Inspector Of the City eec
ton in the respective Wards shall hold the election
members Of the Board Of Public Education in the
Wards and they refuse not ut the place Of ele
ton at the time OF opening IL, the voters present sha
choose an officer for holding the election in place of tn
one refusing not present che officers hole
ing the election shall take the oath affirmation pre-
scrbed by the for the benefit OF Put lie Schools,
Wilmington. and returns shall lie made according
said Act. At the election Of members OF the bourd III
first Saturday Of April in the year Lord one thor
sand eight hundred and seventy there shall be chose
in each Ward two members one for year, the othl
for two years, the members chosen shall compose sal
Board. The officers Of those before chosen, athoug
not regularly expired shall and be vacated
day. At the election in every year after the year on
thousand eight hundred and seventy, member sha
be chosen in each Ward, whose term Of office shall
two years. Moving out Of the Ward yacates the office
member. All vacancies shall be supplied by the Boai
ti the next election, when members shall be chosen
fill vacancies.
SECTION II. So much Of the Charter Of the CITY
Wilmington or OF any law regulation is neunsi
tant with or innpplcabe under the provisions of IL
several foregoing Sections Of this Act is hereby repea
| made Null aud Void.
Passed at Dover, April 1st 1869.
Csignedl
JAMES WILLIAMS.
Speaker 0fMe Senate,
tsignedl
/ | john HICKMAN.
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