Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-17

Dover, Feb. IL. 5.-ilezekiah Harring
ton, Speaker Of the Senate, yesterday
afternoon issued the following writ
calling for q special election for
Senator 10 fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Handy, late of
Nav Castle county:
"The State OF Delaware.
"To tins sheriff of New Castle county
greeting:
"Whereas, A vacancy has happened.
during the present session. in the
Senate, by the tiaath of Robert j.
Banby, late a member thereof, duly
elected from New Castle county; now,
therefore:
"You are hereby commanded to cause
an electinn 10 he held within the body
of New Castle county hy the qualified
electors therein, on some day to be by
you appointed, not more than five days
nor leas than four days next after the
day you shall receive this writ for the
purpose of choosing Senator In the
General Assembly from the body of
New Castle county aforesaid, to supply
the vacancy in the Senate occasioned
by the death Of the said Robert j.
Handy, pursuant to the provisions of
the Constitution and OF the act of the
Gsueral Assembly of the State of Della
ware 10 such case made and provided.
Witness IIezskish Harrington,
Speaker of the Senate OF the State
Of Delaware. at Dover, this 14th
day of February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety eight.
"Iezexiah Harrington,
"Speaker of the Senate of the State of
Delaware. +"
At the close of the session of the
Senate the writ was sent TO Sheriff
Finn Of New Castle county, and the
indications are that the election will
take place next Saturday.
Both houses passed the bill providing
for simplifying and lessening the OK.
pense of the genera. election, there
being general Willingness to facilitate
matters.
The hill, which was drawn up by
f. II. Cochran, Jr., attorney for the
House, reads as follows;
Whereas, a vacancy exists in the
Senate caused by the death Of Robert
j. Handy, ESQ.,, late member from
New Castle county, and it becomes
necessary that special election should
be held TO ill such vacancy, aud
"Whereas, The General Assembly
will in short time adjourn sire die,
and the choice of Senator for the
residue Of the term of the usceased
member. which would have ended with
such adjournment SO far as the active
duties of the o.iice are concerned. could
not change the political complexion of
! the Senate, and it is deemed expedient
to simplify the election and relieve the
county of New Castle Of much expense,
but at the same time provide an oppor
tunity for all persons entitled to vote
an easy and convenient method to ex-
press their choice; therefore.
81 Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State
Of Delaware. in General Assembly met |:
"Section |. That at the special elec-
tion to he held in New Castle county to
choose Senator in lieu OF Robert j.
| l1anhy, Esq, late Senator from New
| Castle county, deceased, the provisions
| of the act entitled An act providing
| for the registration of voters passed at
Dover, May 18th, A. D. 1891, and of
| the act entitled AN act to provide for
| the serrecy and purity of the ballot
passed at Dover, May 10Th, 1891, and
of tho act entitled An act to provida
lUr lHo ItRittrdtluu VI Noters III tuo
| city of Wilmington, passed at Dover,
provided, shall not apply and their
provisions are for said election sus'
| pended.
"Sec. . That said special election
| shall he had and held under the pro.
visions in relation 10 special elections
as the same are contained in sections
40, Al AZ, AZ, A., Al ami i6 Of chapter
Is of the Revised Code, and for that
purpose said sections and laws in same
referred to arc hereby re.euaotsd and
made effective, subject however to the
amendments and changes hereinafter
mentioned.
Sec 3. That section 43 of said
chapter Is he amended by adding
thereto the following And it Is fur,
ther provided that tho department of
elections of the city OF Wilmington in
and for New Castle county, be and 1T
is hereby empowered TO designate and
| fix the place or places for holding said
election IN each of the Il wards of the
city of Wilmington, that the number
of places for holding suid election shall
not exceed two in number for any one
ward, that tho sald department of
elections are hereby authorized. en-
powered and directed to appoint the
necessary and proper officers 10 hold
said election. 1t is also provided that
the person who acted as inspector at
the last general election for the
Northern election district of Brandy
wine hundred, shall be the inspector
and presiding officer of the special
election mentioned in this act, and all
persons having right to vote in
Brandywins hundred. shall have the
right to vote at the place by the said
inspector designated in his notice of
election, that the person who acted as
inspector at the last general election
for the Northern election district of
ChristianH hundrsd. shall be inspector
md presiding officer OF the special
election mentioned in this act, and all
persons having a right to vote in
Christiana hundred shall have the
right TO vote at tho place by the said
inspector designated in his notice of
election, that the person who acted as
inspector at the last general election
fer the Eastern election district OF Mill
Creek hundred shall be the Inspector
and presiding officer OF the special
election mentioned in this act, and all
persons having right to vote in Mill
Creek hundred shall have the right 10
vote at the place by the said inspector
designated in his notice OF election |;
/ that tha aa,.o- -bo nrta1 n inanaCfo