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cause an elector to place distinguishing

therefor

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Section 31. If any person shall induce or attempt to induce any elector to write, paste or otherwise place on mark on bal- his ballot the name of any person or any sign or device lot and penalty of any kind as a distinguishing mark by which to indicate to any other person how such elector has voted, or shall enter into or attempt to form any agreement or conspiracy with any other person to induce or attempt to induce electors or any electors to so place any distinguishing mark or name on his ballot whether or not said act be committed or attempted to be committed, such persons so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction be imprisoned for not exceeding two years.

Attempt to

tion officer to

violate this act and penalty

therefor

Section 32. If any person shall induce or attempt to cause an elec induce any election officers to violate any of the provisions of this Act whether or not such election officers shall violate or attempt to violate any of the provisions of this Act, such person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be imprisoned for a term not exceeding five years. It shall be the duty of each inspector to distinctly read this and the preceding section to the election officers at the opening of the polls and each member thereof shall thereupon take an oath that he has not violated and will not violate the provisions of said sections.

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Section 33. Any person who shall during the election remove or destroy any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the booths as aforesaid or delivered to the voter for the purpose of enabling the voter to prepare his ballot, or shall during the election remove, tear down or deface the cards printed for the instruction of the voters, or shall, during an election destroy or remove any booth, railing or other convenience provided for such election, or shall induce or attempt to induce any person to commit any of such acts whether or not any such acts are committed or attempted to be committed shall be guil

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

ty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year.

incurred under

paid as other

penses

Section 34. All necessary costs and expenses incurred All expenses by the inspector and Clerks of the Peace in carrying into this Act to be effect the provisions of this Act shall be paid as other county exCounty expenses are paid, except however the ballots or dered to be printed by the County Chairmen of the various political parties shall be paid for by such political party as shall order the same.

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of ply each voter

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he ballot at first

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this Act

Section 35. At the first General election held after the Clerks of the approval of this Act, it shall be the duty of the Clerks the Peace of the various counties to mail, as soon as conveniently can after the last registration day to each tion under voter registered in his county, a sample ballot, with instructions how to mark and vote the same, but the provisions of this section shall apply to only the next pre ceding election after the approval of this Act.

Section 36. This Act shall apply to all municipal elec tions held in the City of Wilmington, but it shall not apply to the election for members of the Board of Education in the City of Wilmington.

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municipal clec

tions in Wil

mington

cation excepted

Section 37. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with Board of Eduthis Act are hereby repealed, provided, however, that nothing contained in this Act shall repeal, alter or in any way affect the validity of Chapters 36 and 38, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, or any of the provisions thereof, or Chapters 36 any of the acts amendatory thereof, or any of the pro- 21 not affected visions of any such amendatory acts.

Approved March 10, A. D. 1913.

and 38, Vol.

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Provisions of

Chap. 393,

Vol. 20 and
Chap. 286,

Vol. 22 ex-
tended

CHAPTER 66.

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

AN ACT amending Chapter 393, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, being an act entitled, "An Act to provide for the Purity of Primary Elections in New Castle County" and also amending Chapter 286, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

Section 1. That the provisions of Chapter 393, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware and Chapter 286, Volume 22, Laws of Delaware shall apply to the Counties of Kent and Sussex as well as to New Castle County.

Approved March 26, A. D. 1913.

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

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CHAPTER 67.

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

AN ACT to change the boundaries of the Third and Fourth Election
Districts of the Seventh Representative District in New Castle
County.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

boundaries of

Section 1. That all that part or portion of the Fourth Changing Election District of the Seventh Representative District Seventh Repof New Castle County, bounded and described as follows, District of to-wit:

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New Castle
County

new district

Beginning at Adams Cross Roads, and running from Boundaries of thence Easterly, along the centre line of the road from Rockland to Chadds Ford to the Rockland Bridge; thence along the centre line of the road from Rockland to Wooddale to where it crosses the Du Pont Road; thence along the centre line of the Du Pont Road to where said road intersects with the Chadds Ford Road at Adams Cross Roads and place of beginning, be and the same is hereby made and constituted a part of the Third Election District of the Seventh Representative District of New Castle County; and all persons within the said above described bounds, entitled to vote, shall hereafter register and vote at the place designated by law for the voters of the Third Election District of the Seventh Representative District to register and vote.

Section 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Approved March 19, A. D. 1913.

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Creating five election dis

of four as heretofore in the Tenth Repre

CHAPTER 68.

OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

AN ACT creating five election districts in the Tenth Representative
District of New Castle County (New Castle Hundred).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met:

Section 1. For the purpose of holding all elections for tricts instead State, County, Hundred and District offices, and for all other purposes, as may now or hereafter be held by and under authority of any acts passed by the General Assembly the Tenth Representative District (New Castle Hundred) shall be divided into five election districts, by the following lines, viz:

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Boundaries of
First District

Boundaries of
Second
District

(a) Beginning at the Delaware River in the center line of Delaware Street in the City of New Castle; thence by the said center line of Delaware Street until it intersects the center line of Fourth Street; thence by the said center line of Fourth Street until it intersects the center line of the street or road leading from New Castle to Wilmington, thence by the said center line of said street or road to a point where said road or highway reaches the limits of New Castle Hundred near Eden Park; thence by the boundary of said Hundred to the Delaware River and thence by said river to the place of beginning, shall be the First or Eastern District and the elections in said District shall be held in the Old Court House in the City of New Castle.

(b) Beginning at the point of intersection of Fourth Street and Delaware Street in the City of New Castle; thence by the said centre line of Fourth Street until it

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