Evening journal., 1897-02-05

1T PLACES THE ELECTIONS UNDER
. THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEC-
TToNS AND RESTRICTS VOTES
TO QUALIFIED VOTERS on THE
REGISTRATION BOOKS.
Stair Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, Feb. 5-One Of the most
important measures before the General
Assembly is the act introduced by Sen
ator Pyle to amend the Wilmington
/ primary election law. The text of the
bills is, in part. as follows:
That chapter p. volume 49, Laws of
/ Delaware. be and the same is hereby
amended by striking cut all az sections
1, 4, 6, z, g, 0, 16 20, and by striking cut
all Of the first paragraph CT section 18
and amend the second paragraph of
said section 1S and by adding additional
sections to said chapter
Insert in lieu Of section the follow
ing;
That every primary election hereaf-
ter to be held in the city Of Wilmington
| by any political party, organization, or
association for the purpose OF nominal
! ing or selecting candidates by ballot to
| be voted for at any subsequent general
or municipal election. or for the pur-
pose Of selecting delegates or represen-
tatives to any political convention
| thereafter to be held for the purpose of
selecting candidates as aforesaid, shall
/ be under the exclusive control Of the
! Department Of Elections Of said city,
which body shall make provisions for
holding such primary elections MS here
matter provided
Tho follcttrff,r o.~r,rr.o1 ,,,,1
election districts in the city of VIII
mington shall be and the same are
hereby constituted the primary election
districts fer holding primary elections
in said city
First wafd-The first general and
municipal districts cf the First ward
shall be the first primary election dis
trict of said ward.
The second and third general and
municipal districts shall be the second
primary election district of said ward.
Second ward-The first. second and
third general and municipal districts of
| the Second ward shall be the first pri-
mary election district Of that ward
The fourth and fifth general and mu-
nicipal districts shall be the second pri-
mary election district Of said ward.
Third ward-The first, third and fifth
! general and municipal districts cf the
Third ward shall be the first primary
election district cf that ward. The sec
ond and fourth general and municipal
districts shall be and the same are
hereby constituted the second primary
election district CT said ward
Fourth ward-The first. second and
third general and municipal districts
of the Fourth ward shall be the first
primary election district of that ward
The fourth and fifth general and muni-
cipal districts the second primary cleo
tion district of the said ward.
4 Fifth ward-The first, second, third
and fourth general and municipal dis
tricts of the fifth ward shall be the first
primary election district CT said ward.
The fifth and sixth general and muni-
cipal districts shall be the second pri-
mary election district Of said ward. The
seventh and eighth general and muni-
cipal districts shall be the third pri-
mary election district Of said ward
Sixth Ward-The first, second. third
and sixth general and municipal dis
tricts of the Sixth ward shall be the
first primary election district G. said
ward. The fourth. fifth and seventh
general and municipal district shall be
the second primary election district Of
said ward.
Seventh ward-The frs. second. third
and eighth general and municipal dis
tricts of the Seventh ward shall &c the
first primary election district OF said
ward. The fourth, fifth. sixth and
ninth general and municipal districts
shall be the second primary election
district Of said ward. The seventh
tenth and eleventh general and muni-
cipal districts shall be the third pri-
mary election district Of said ward
Eighth ward-The first, second, third
and fourth general and municipal dis
tricts of the Eighth ward shall be the
first primary election district of said
ward The fifth, sixth seventh. eighth
and ninth general and municipal dis
tricts shall be the second primary cleo
ton district of said ward.
Ninth ward-The first, second and
fifth general and municipal Districts Of
the Ninth ward shall be the first pri-
mary election district Of said ward. The
= third and fourth general and municipal
, districts shall be the second primary
? election district OF said ward.
! Tenth ward-The first and second
5 general and. municipal districts Of the
r Tenth ward shall be the first primary
5 election district OF said ward. The
! third. fourth and fifth general and mu-
nicipal districts shall be the second p.l-
mary election district Of said ward.
Eleventh ward-All Of the Eleventh
= ward shall comprise cne primary cleo
e tion district for the purpose Of holding
, primary elections.
= Twelfth ward-The first general and
e municipal district Of the Twelfth ward
[ shall be the first primary election dis
= trict of said ward. The second and
k third general and municipal districts
shall be the second primary election
district Of said ward.
Insert in lieu CT Section the follow
ing: The time for opening the polls
I tor the purpose Of holding a primary
election under the provisions Of this ACT
n shall be 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, and
! the time for closing the polls at such
? primary election shall be o'clock IN
o the evening.
Insert in lieu Of section G the follow
ing: The Department of Elections
shall provide and deliver or cause to be