Evening journal., 1907-02-18
REFERENDUM BILL
TO BE INTRODUCED
Proposed Measure Has Been
Prepared and Will Be Pre-
Sented to Legislature

Sented to Legislature
During the present week the referendum
bill relative TO tho city OF Wilmington.
win be presented to tho Legislature and
the action of the General Assembly upon
the measure lis awaited with interest by
the public
The proposed bin Is as follows:
An Act TO Authorize the submission
TO the people Of Wilmington of ques-
tions OF public policy I'm connection
with the affairs Of the said city
BE it enacted 10y the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State
Of Delaware in General Assembly met
Ctwo- -thrds OF AN the members elected
to each House concurrlng thereim
Section I. ON application addressed
20 the Mayor and Council of Whining
ton, signed by citizens of the city of
Wilmington qualified 10 vote al the
last preceding election for the mayor
of the said city, aggregating in mum.
ber not less than ten percentum of the
whole number Of votes cast at such
election for such mayor. asking for
the submission TO the people of said
city Of any question relating 20 the af-
fairs of the said city. for an expression
OF opinion thereon. such question shall
be placed before the people at the next
city election. Every person signing
any such application shall put or have
Put after his signature the designa q
tion Of the election district in the said
city I'm which he was qualified to vote
at the last preceding election for mayor
of the said city.
Section 2. Such applications shall Dc
filed with the mayor at least sixty
days before the election at which such
question IS to be submitted. and the
persons signing such applications shall
be considered prima facie as citizen,
qualified to vote at the last precedinf
election for the mayor Of the sal,
city
Section 3. n shall be the duty OF thI
said mayor. not less than twenty day
/ before the city election at which th
/ said questions are to be submitted, q
| transmit the same TO the persons VIII
may then have the duty Of preparing
| ballots for the said eicction and i
shall be the duty Of such persons q
prepare separate ballots to be used
the said election. containing the ques.
/ tion so to be submitted as aforesaid
with the words 'yes" and "no" printed
at the foot Of such ballot: that IS &,
say, following the question 10 be sub.
mitted as Il appears upon the ballot
The words yes" and "no" shall ap.
pear in the following form:
! YES .............. NO .............
Any person qualified % vote at sucl
city election may cast "a vote I'm favoi
Of such question by placing a eros.
| opposite TO and on the right-hand sid,
Of the word yes" and any persor
desiring TO vote against the same ma,
do so by placing a cross opposite Z,
and on the right hand side of the wore
mo"
Section. g. The said ballots shall b'
prepared, counted canyassed and re.
turned in the same way as provided
by law i'm relation TO ballots cast at thl
said city election.
Section 5. II shall be the duty o.
the persons so required by law to furn.
ism ballot boxes 10 be used at the ctl
election, to furnish a separate ballo
box for each election district I'm sail
city I'm which separate ballot box M
ballots herein provided for shall b
cast. and said ballots shall not be com
mingled with the other ballots use.
at such city election
Section g. It shall bo the duty Of Ia.
election officers in each election dis
trict in the said city TO count the saiY
] NaT uF u
and to make return thereof in an re-
I spects as provided by aw I'm relation
to ballots cast at the SAID city election
provided however. that the number @
ballots cast for or against the sail
question shall be entered uDon sepa
rate sheets 10 be furnished for tina
purpose. Certificates showing the re
suits Of the said vote shall be mad
| i'm the manner as now provided by iav
/ I'm relation TO certificates Of the vot
cast at the city election, which cert
! hcates shall be certified. returned anl
delivered I'm all respects as now pro
vided by law I'm relation TO the cit.
election.
Section T. The expense OF printing
said ballots. procuring the ballot boxes
and an expenses connected with The
taking Of the said vote shall be bom'
in the same manner as is provided bl
/ law I'm relation to other expenses fn.
CURED al the said city election.
Section 8. Should any question sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of tn
city Of Wilmington, as provided I'm th'
Act. receive a majority OF the vote
\ cast thereon at the said election AM
the subject be within the corporat
powers OF the said Mayor and Counci
OF Wilmington or of any department
or branch thereof then IT shall he tn
duty Of the City Council, or Of am
commission or any other official or OF
hcials Of the city OF wilmington hav
/ ing Jurisdiction therein. to adop'
without unnecessary delay such oriin
ances. rules or regulations as may D
necessary for putting into effect tn
popular win thus expressed. The fail
ure OF any member Of such City Coun
ell or commission. or OF any ofhcia
OF said city to perform any duty herei
imposed upon him. or the obstruction
| hindrance. or delay by him OF the ado
tion OF any ordinance. rule or regula
ton as herein provided for shall q
1aannd a mfEiefneanor and De punish