The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-09
nrEorroN COMMISSIONERS
To Divide Large Election Districts in
the stnte Outside of Wilmington and
Av,nng.A

To Divide Large Election Districts in
the State Outside Of Wilmington and
Appoint inspectors.
Under the provisions of Section 20 OF
the act to provide for the secrecy aud
purity OF the ballot" outside of Will
mington. passed at Dover, May Is,
1891, Governor Reynolds has appointed
the following commissioners:
New Castle County-Willlam l.. Wier,
Toy, Christiana Hundred; Daniel b.
Maloney, Appoquinimink Hundred.
Kent County-John d. Burton. East
Dover hundred; Shadrech Raughley,
9lispilllon hundred; John II. Hoifecker,
Duck Creek hundred.
The Commissioner for Sussex
county Will be appointed to-day.
William l.. Wier Ia well known ring
Democratic politician He has served
several terms in the Levy Court, and
for the last four years of his service
in that office was virtually the Levy
Court. During the session OF 1890, he
with Frank A. McJloskey and "Blll'
Lee, formed an ever memorable trio.
lie is merchant in the town of Chris
tiana and honest in all he does outside
of politics.
Thomas Toy is an ex-memher of the
Levy Court, and saloon keeper at Ri
sing Sun, Christiana Hundred.
John b. Maloney Is the Republican
member OF the Commission. but never
held an office. He is u lumber dealer
at Townsend.
The following is section 90 Of the
law under which the appointments
were made.
"fhat the Governor be and he Is
hereby authorized and empowered to
appoint three commissioners for each
OF the counties of this State, one ol
whom In each county shall be NOM
ber OF the political party opposite to
the one of which the other two are
members, II shall be the duty OF said
commissioners within a reasonable
time after their appointment to ascer-
! tain as nearly as possible the number
OF legal voters in each OF the hun
dreds and election districts in their re.
spective counties, outside of tho city
OF Wilmington, and il they slial
be satisfied that the voters oil
any one hundred or election dis
trict will not he able to convenient
| ly vote therein at the next succeeding
election, then the commissioners OIL
the County In which such hundred oil
election district Is located shall divide
IL into two or more election districts
and shall establish the boundaries
thereof. They shall also designate
the place OF holding the election in
each of tho newly established election
districts and secure the room for the
holding of the same. They shall alsC
designate each OF said districts by ap
propriiite titles or distinctions.
The inspector of such hundred ol
election district. shall DO tho inspector
of the district established by the dlvi,
sion aforesaid, in which he may reside
at tho time Of the said division, and this
said commissioners shall make ap.
pointment for the other newly estab
lished district or districts an inspector
or inspectors from the party to whlcl
the other insp belongs.
Tho duties herein imposed upon thC
commissioners aforesaid shall be
performed by the first lay OF March
A ID. 1872, and a report of their pro
ceedlngs certified to the clerk OF Peac,
of tho proper county. The election
districts 50 established and certiie,
by tho commissioners shall be election
districts of the respective counties am
shall remain such until altered o
changed by law, and all the laws nT
plicable to the election districts shal
be applicable TO them #=.......