Evening journal., 1900-11-02
THE LtelSLATWE DISTRICTS

THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
That readers OF the Evening Journal
may have a comprehensive idea Of the
election returns In their application to
the legislature we print herewith a
list OF the legislative districts, which
usually appears in the tables in nu-
merical and not descriptive form. The
state is divided into thirty-nve repre-
sentative districts and seventeen SEN
atorial districts. In New Castle
county there are fifteen representative
districts. and Kent and Sussex coun-
ties each contains ten representative
districts. In New Castle county there
are seven senatorial districts, while
Kent and Sussex counties each con-
tains five senatorial districts.
The representative districts in New
Castle county are as follows:
First-All that portion OF the city of
Wilmington included within the Sec
ond and Fourth wards, and those parts
OF the Sixth and Eighth wards re-
spectlvely, lying south of and bounded
by the central line of Eighth street.
Second-All that portion of the city
of Wilmington included within the
Ninth ward, and those parts Of the
Sixth and Eighth wards, respectively,
lying north of and bounded byA the
central line Of Eighth street
Third-All that portion of the city
of Wilmington included within the
Seventh ward, and that part OF the
FIFTH ward lying north OF and bounded
by a straight line including the CEN
trail line of Eighth street
! Fourth-All that portion of the city
of Wilmington Included within the
First and Third wards, and that part
OF the Fifth ward lying south of and
bounded by the central line Of Adams
street, and west OF and bounded by the
central line OF Market street.
Fifth-All that portion OF the city OF
| Wilmington included within the Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth wards. and that
part Of the Fifth ward lying south of
and bounded by a straight line includ-
ing the central line OF Eighth street
west of and bounded by the central
line Of Adams street. and bounded on
the west by the westerly boundary
line of the said city.
Sixth-Brandywine hundred
Standardization hundred.
, Eighth-Mill Greek hundred.
Ninth-White Clay Creek hundred.
Tenth-New Castle hundred.
Eleventh-Pencader hundred.
Twelfth-Red Lion hundred.
Thirteenth-St. Georges hundred.
Fourteenth - Appoquinimink hun
dred.
Observation-Disclosures hundred.
6 The representative districts in Kent
S county are;
y First-Duck Creek hundred.
Second--Iittle Creek hundred and
the First election district Of East Do
B. yer hundred.
E. rhird-Kenton hundred.
g Fourth-West Dover hundred ant
If all that portion Of East Dover hun
) dred lying next to West Dover hun
n dred.
Fifth-All that portion of East Do
yer hundred not included in district
10 numbers Two and Four.
- Sixth commonly called the Shoe
~ string district)-Parts OF North Mur
a derkill, South Murderldll and Mispil
ce lion hundreds.
nd Seventh-All that portion of Mort
ut Murderkill hundred not included
er the Sixth district.
a. Eighth-An that portion Of Sout
am Murderkin hundred not included
IA Sixth district.
" Ninth-All that portion Of Mispi
ne lion hundred not included in the Sixt
RI district.
by Tenth-Milford hundred.
The representative districts In Su
sex county are:
~ First-Cedar Creek hundred.
~ Second-Part Of Nanticoke hundr,
and all Of North West Fork hundred
Oh Third-Part of Nanticoke hundri
m and all Of Seaford hundred.
I'M Fourth-Broad Creek hundred
on Fifth-Little Creek hundred.
to Sixth-Dagsboro and Gumboro hu
nto dreds.
,sb Seventh-Baltimore hundred.
~, Eighth-lndian River hundred
Ninth-Georgetown hundred.
'ene Ienth-Broadkiln and LewesJ q
tate Rehoboth hundreds.
be- The senatorial districts in New @
on tie county are as follows:
,ent First-All that portion Of the city
ter- Wilmington north of Eighth street
non Second-All that portion of the c
49,, - Of Wilmington south OF Eighth strs
Third-Brandywine hundred,
ana gether with all that portion Of Chi
nted tiana hundred north of and boun
op- by Lancaster turnpike.
liv- Fourth-Min Creek hundred,
heir gether with all that portion of CHI