SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS. CHAP. 2 VOL. 14. CHAP. 4 VOL. 15. according to law, of the election of inspectors, varying from the form prescribed for that purpose by omitting the assessor and in lieu of including the election of assessor in such certificate, they shall make and sign a certificate of the number of votes given for each candidate voted for as assessor, and also of the number of votes given for each candidate voted for as road commissioner. officers to Amendment SEC. 6. The said presiding officers and judges of both the said election dis- Presiding tricts, shall assemble on the day next succeeding said election at 12 o'clock, M., at assemble; when the place of voting in St. George's (East) Election District aforesaid, and ascertain the and where. aggregate number of votes given in both the said districts for each person voted for for road commissioner and for assessor. The candidate having the highest number of Vol. 14, votes shall be declared duly elected assessor, and the candidate or candidates, accord- Chap. 4 ing as there may be one or more to be elected, having the highest number of votes for road commissioner or commissioners, shall be declared duly elected road commissioner or road commissioners, and the presiding officers and judges shall make, sign and deliver certificates of said election, according to law. If two candidates for either of the said offices shall have the highest and an equal number of votes, the collector or presiding officer of St. George's East Election District shall give a casting vote which shall elect the candidate in whose favor it is given. Passed at Dover, March 9, 1871. CHAPTER 4. VOL. 15. LAWS OF DELAWARE. AN ACT TO DIVIDE APPOQUINIMINK HUNDRED INTO TWO HUN DREDS. Tie vote. The dividing SECTION 1. That for the purpose of holding the general and special elections, the Appoquinimink election of assessors and inspectors, and for the appointment of constables, and for hundred divided into two such other purposes as may be necessary to constitute the respective hundreds created hundreds. by this act, distinct and separate hundreds with all the rights and privileges which may properly appertain to them as such, Appoquinimink hundred in New Castle county shall be and the same is hereby divided into two hundreds by the following line, to wit: Beginning at the mouth of Blackbird creek and running with said creek and main branch to a bridge in the road leading from the head of Sassafras to Smyrna, line. thence westerly to the centre of said road to the cross roads known as Dexter's corner; thence south-westerly with the road leading by Garman's school house; thence to Cypress Bridge, and thence down said Cypress Branch to the dividing line between Maryland and Delaware. All that part of said hundred north of said dividing line Name of shall be one hundred, and shall be called Appoquinimink hundred, and all that part Appoquinimink of said hundred south of said dividing line shall [be] the other hundred; and shall be and Blackbird called Blackbird hundred. The election for the said Appoquinimink hundred shall Elections, where be held in the village of Townsend, in or at the hotel now occupied by James C. held. Townsend, and the election for the said Blackbird hundred shall be held at Blackbird, at the place now authorized by law for holding elections in Appoquinimink South Election District. All laws of this State that apply to hundreds in New Castle county as Laws applicable such, shall apply and extend to the said Appoquinimink hundred, and the said Black- to hundreds bird hundred, as separate and distinct hundreds. hundreds hundreds. extended to each of said hundreds. SEC. 2. That Appoquinimink hundred and Blackbird hundred, as formed by this act, shall each have one commissioner of the Levy Court and Court of Appeals as now Of Levy Court Commissioners, provided for by law. * * * * Road Commissioners Election of trustees of poɔr, collector and constable SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS. CHAP. 4 VOL. 15. CHAP. 353 VOL. 14. SEC. 3. That Appoquinimink hundred and Blackbird Hundred as formed by this act, shall each have three road commissioners. * * SEC. 7. The Levy Court of New Castle county shall, in the year A. D. [1877, at the proper time, and every three years thereafter, elect one trustee of the Poor for each of the hundreds formed by this act, and at the proper time, and annually there Chap. 330 Vol. 15, after, one collector and one constable for each hundred formed by this act.] Passed at Dover, March 9, 1875. White Clay divided into two Boundaries. CHAPTER 353. VOL. 14. LAWS OF DELAWARE. AN ACT TO DIVIDE WHITE CLAY CREEK HUNDRED INTO TWO SECTION 1. That for the purpose of holding elections for State and County officers in White Clay Creek Hundred, the said hundred shall be and hereby is divided into two Creek hundred election districts, by the following line, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of election districts. Pencader Hundred on or near the property of Robert Cook, formerly of A. B. Crawford; from thence running due north to a run known as Scott's Run, and thence along said run to its juncture with White Clay Creek. All that part of said hundred lying west of said dividing line shall be White Clay Creek West Election District, and all that part of said hundred lying south and east of said dividing line shall be White Clay Creek East Election District. The election for the said East Election District shall be held at the [Old Christiana Hotel or House,] in the village of Christiana, and the election for the said West Election District shall be held at Newark, at the place now authorized by law for holding elections in said White Clay Creek Hundred. Names of the two districts. Chap.329 Vol 15. The different said districts. SEC. 2. That at the said places shall be held the general election, all special elections held in elections for members of the General Assembly and Representatives in Congress, election for Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, and election for Road Commissioner, for Asssessors of the said hundred, and for Inspectors of the said election districts. The electors residing in the hundred shall vote in the election district in which they shall reside at the time of the election. Electors Law applicable. Exceptions. Assessors. Certificate of election. SEC. 3. That all the laws of the State touching elections held in the several hundreds of the State shall apply to elections for the same officers of the said election districts, excepting only so far as the general law for the eletion of assessors and inspectors and road commissioners is qualified by the provisions hereinafter contained. SEC. 4. That there shall be elected, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17 of the Revised Statutes, one assessor for White Clay Creek Hundred, and one inspector for each of said districts. * SEC. 5. That immediately upon closing the election for assessor and inspector in the said election districts, and ascertaining the state of the vote, the presiding officer and judges of election in each of the said districts shall make and sign certificates according to law of the election of inspectors, varying from the form prescribed for that purpose by omitting the assessor, and in lieu of including the election of assessor in such certificates, they shall make and sign a certificate of the number of votes given for each candidate voted for as asssessor, and also of the number of votes given for each candidate voted for as road commissioners. SEC 6. That the said presiding officers and judges of both the said election districts SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS. CHAP. 353 VOL. 14. CHAP. 7 VOL. 19. officers to and where. Who declare elected. shall assemble on the day next succeeding said election at 12 o'clock, M., at the Presiding place of voting in White Clay Creek West Election District aforesaid, and ascertain assemble; when the aggregate number of votes given in both the said districts for each person voted for, for road commissioner and for assessor. The candidate having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected assessor, and the candidate or candidates, according as there may be one or more to be elected, having the highest number of votes for road commissioner or commissioners, shall be declared duly elected road commissioner or commissioners, and the presiding officer and judges shall make, sign and deliver certificates of said election according to law. If two candidates for either of said Tie vote. offices shall have the highest and an equal number of votes, the collector or presiding officer of White Clay Creek West Election District shall give a casting vote which shall elect the candidate in whose favor it is given. Passed at Dover, February 3, 1873. CHAPTER 7. VOL. 19. LAWS OF DELAWARE. AN ACT TO DIVIDE MILL CREEK HUNDRED INTO THREE ELEC TION DISTRICTS. hundred divided western election SECTION 1. That for the purpose of holding all elections for Electors of President Mill Creek and Vice-President of the United States, Representative in Congress, State and into three elecCounty officers, and for the elections for Road Commissioners, for Assessors of the said tion districts. hundred and for Inspectors of the election districts, and all other elections legally called, the Hundred of Mill Creek shall be divided into three election districts, viz: Western, Northern and Eastern. The Mill Creek Western Election District shall be composed Limits of of all that portion of said hundred west of the following line, to wit: Beginning at district. the intersection of Pike creek with White Clay creek; thence with the several meanderings of the main branch of the said Pike creek to its source and from thence directly north to the boundary line between the States of Delaware aud Pennsylvania. The Mill Creek Northern Election District shall be composed of all that portion of said nothern election hundred east of said line and north of the following line, to wit: Beginning at the district. intersection of the said Pike creek with the public road at the mill now owned by William M. Logan; thence with said public road until it strikes the Limestone road at Harmony schoolhouse; thence with said Limestone road to Mermaid; thence with the public road, passing by Red Clay Creek Church, until it strikes Red Clay creek Limits of at Barker's bridge. All that portion of said hundred east of the first-mentioned line Limits of and south of the second-mentioned line shall be called Mill Creek Eastern Election eastern election district. District. western district. SEC. 2. The elections for the said Mill Creek Western Election District shall be Election. held at the district schoolhouse, Number 37, at Milford Cross-roads, the elections for Where held in Mill Creek Northern Election District shall be held at the district school house, Number 29, Hockessin, and the elections for Mill Creek Eastern Election District shall be Where held in at the village of Marshallton, in the stone house now occupied by David Ecoff, northern district. provided that if at any time it shall be impracticable to hold the election at any of the places designated in this act the inspector of such district shall have power to appoint eastern district some other place in said district as near as can be conveniently obtained to the place Proviso. herein directed, and he shall give public notice of the place so appointed, by advertisements posted in at least five of the most public places of the district, if circumstances will admit of such notice being given, but if not, then he shall give such public and general notice as the circumstances will permit. Where held in Where electors shall vote. Inspectors. How elected. Assessors and road commissioners. How elected. Presiding officers and judges to meet and ascertain vote for assessor and road commissioners. In case of ticwho shall cast deciding vote. SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS. CHAP. 7 VOL. 19. CHAP. 8 VOL. 19. SEC. 3. All electors of said hundred shall vote in the election district in which they at that time reside. One inspector shall be elected by the electors of each district who shall preside over the election in the district in which he resides. In case of death, removal or failure of an inspector to be present at the place of election in due time his place shall be filled in manner as directed by existing law as if the hundred had not been divided. In all elections for assessors and road commissioners for the hundred the names of the candidates for the respective offices shall be placed on the tickets in all the districts and shall be voted for by all the electors voting, a plurality of votes in the whole hundred electing. * * * * * SEC. 4. Inoperative. SEC. 5. That the said presiding officers or inspectors and judges of all the election district shall assemble on the day succeeding the election or elections at 12 o'clock M., or between the hours of 12 M. and 2 o'clock P. M., at the voting place of Mill Creek Eastern Election District, and shall ascertain the aggregate number of votes in all the election districts for each person voted for for assessor and for road commissioner, and shall make and deliver certificates according to law. If two candidates for said offices shall have received the same number of votes, which is the highest number of votes cast for said office, the presiding officer of the district in which they are met shall cast the deciding vote to determine which of the candidates receiving the same number of votes shall be elected. What laws applicable. Exception. New Castle districts. How divided. SEC. 7. All the laws of the State touching elections held in the several hundreds of the State shall apply to elections for the same officers in the said election districts, excepting only so far as the general law for the election of assessors and inspectors and road commissioners is qualified by the provisions hereinbefore contained. Passed at Dover, May 15, 1891. CHAPTER 8. VOL. 19. LAWS OF DElaware. AN ACT TO DIVIDE NEW CASTLE HUNDRED INTO TWO ELECTION DISTRICTS. SECTION 1. That for the purpose of holding all elections for Electors of President hundred divided and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, State and into two election County officers, and for the election for Assessors and Road Commissioners for the said hundred, for inspectors of the election districts and all other elections legally called, the Hundred of New Castle shall be divided into two election districts by the following lines, viz: Beginning at the Delaware River in the centre line of Delaware street in the city of New Castle, thence by the centre line of Delaware street until it intersects the centre line of the New Castle and Frenchtown road or turnpike, thence by the centre line of said road or turnpike until it intersects the centre line of the road leading from Hare's Corner to the village of Christiana, thence by the centre line of said road to the boundary line of the hundred at the Christiana creek. All that part of said hundred lying northerly of said dividing line shall be called the Northern Elecholding election. tion District of New Castle hundred, and the elections in said district shall be held in the old Court House as heretofore. All that part lying southerly of the said dividing line shall be called the Southern Election District of New Castle hundred, and the election in said district shall be held in the building known as Red Men's Hall, situate at the corner of South and Union streets in the city of New Castle. Northern election district limits-place of Southern election district limits Place of holding election. SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND LIMITS. CHAP. VOL. 19. CHAP. 546 VOL. 19. CHAP. 596 VOL. 11. SEC. 2. That all electors of said hundred shall vote in the election district in which Voting place. they at the time reside. One inspector shall be elected by the electors of each district Inspectors. who shall preside over the election in the district in which he is elected. * * * How elected. for assessor and sioners. SEC. 3. That the said presiding officers and judges of both the said election districts Presiding officers and judges to shall assemble on the day next succeeding said election, at twelve o'clock M., or be- meet and ascertween the hours of twelve o'clock M. and two o'clock P. M., at the place of voting in tain votes given the Northern Election District, and ascertain the aggregate number of votes given in road commnisboth the said districts for each person voted for for road commissioner or commissioners and for assessor. The candidate having the highest number of votes for assessor shall be declared duly elected assessor and the candidate or candidates, according as they may be one or more to be elected, having the highest number of votes for road commissioner or commissioners shall be declared duly elected road commissioner or commissioners, and the presiding officers and judges shall make, sign and deliver certifi- cates. cates of said election according to law. If two candidates for any of said offices shall Presiding officer in northeru dishave the highest and an equal number of votes the presiding officer in the Northern trict to give Election District shall give a casting vote which shall elect the candidate in whose casting vote person it is given. SEC. 4. That the Levy Court of New Castle county shall make provision for furnishing the inspector of each with a list the of voters of his district, and all necessary means to hold the election or elections in legal form and manner. SEC. 5. That all the laws of the State touching elections held in the several hundreds of the State shall apply to elections for the same officers of the said election districts excepting only so far as the general law for the election of the assessor and inspector and road commissioners is qualified by the provisions herein contained. AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAMES OF THE ELECTION DISTRICTS To make and deliver certifi in case of tie SECTION 1. That from and after the passage of this Act all that part of Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, lying north of the road running east and west and now dividing the said hundred into two election districts, shall be known as North Penca- North Pencader der Election District, and all that part of the said hundred lying south of the said road' shall be known as South Pencader Election District. Passed at Dover, Delaware, March 10, 1893. election district. South Pencader election district. SEC. 7. Kent County shall be divided into nine hundreds, namely Duck Creek, Little Creek [Kenton,] [East Dover,] [West Dover,] [North Murderkill,] [South Murderkill,] Mispill- Kent. ion and Milford. CHAPTER 596. VOL. 11. LAWS OF DELAWARE. AN ACT TO DIVIDE DOVER HUNDRED INTO TWO ELECTION DISTRICTS. Hundreds in Dover Hundred SECTION 1. For the purpose of holding elections for State and County officers divided into two election districts. in Dover Hundred, the said hundred shall be divided into two election districts by the |