Ballots, the number of and OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. Section 3. The Clerks of the Peace of the several. how furnished. Counties of this State shall provide the same number of ballots in the foregoing form as are now required by law for the general election, and shall furnish the same in all respects. as is now or may hereafter be provided for the furnishing of other ballots to be used in the said general election. Qualified elec tor entitled to Section 4. Each person qualified to vote at the said cast one ballot. general election shall be entitled to cast one ballot either for or against the said system, and all the provisions of law now existing shall apply to such qualified electors, and all punishments now provided by law shall be imposed with the same force and effect as if expressly included herein. Method of marking ballot. Ballot boxes, how furnished. Ballot not mingled with other ballots election. Section 5. At such general election any elector desiring to vote in the affirmative upon the question submitted in the said ballot shall place a cross opposite the word “yes” on said ballot, and any elector desiring to vote in the negative shall place a cross opposite the word "no." Section 6. It shall be the duty of the persons now required by law in the several election districts of this State to furnish ballot boxes to be used at the said general election; to furnish a separate ballot box for each election district in this State, in which separate ballot box the ballots herein provided shall be cast and said ballots shall not be comused at general mingled with the other ballots used at such general election. Section 7. It shall be the duty of the election officers cers, their duty in each election district in this State to count the said ballots after the same have been cast, and to make return thereof in all respects as now provided by law in relation to ballots cast at the said general election, provided, however, that the number of ballots cast for or against the said question shall be kept upon separate sheets to be furnished by the Clerks of the Peace of the several Counties. Election offi to count ballots and make returns thereof. Certificate of state of vote, how made, returned, and delivered. Section 8. It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of each election district to make out certificates, showing the result of the said vote, in the same manner as now provided by law in relation to certificates of the vote cast at the general election, which certificates shall be made, certified, returned and delivered in all respects as now provided by law in relation to the general election. OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. canvassed by Section 9. The said votes shall be canvassed and the Vote to be result ascertained by the Superior Court in and for each Superior Court. County of this State as provided in Section 6, Article 5 of the Constitution of this State, and the Superior Court in each. County shall be clothed with, and shall exercise all of the powers in relation thereto as they now possess and exercise in relation to the canvassing and ascertaining of the votes cast at such general election. dent to election, Section 10. The expense of printing ballots, procuring Expenses incithe ballot boxes, and all other expenses connected with the how paid. taking of the said vote shall be borne as is provided in relation to the other expenses incurred for the general election. Approved, April 18, A. D. 1905. OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. Establishing voting place tion District of Tenth Representative Dis CHAPTER 54. OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. AN ACT to establish the voting place of the Third Election District of the Tenth Representative District, in New Castle Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act for Third Elec- the voting place for all elections to be held in the western election district of New Castle Hundred, known as the Third Election District of the Tenth Representative District of New Castle County, Delaware, shall be at the Store situate on the north-west corner of Ninth Street and Washington Avenue of the municipality of New Castle. trict, New Castle County. Section 2. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a public Act. Approved, March 16, A. D. 1905. OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. CHAPTER 55. OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. AN ACT designating the voting place in the First Election District of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: for First Election District of in Sussex Section 1. That after this Act becomes a law, every gen- Establishing eral and special election held in the First Election District voting place of Representative District Number Six of Sussex County, Sixth Represenshall be held at the times and in the manner fixed by law at tative District or within a radius of one-half mile from "Marvel's Old Tan County. Yard" in the County and District aforesaid, and in the building owned by Geo. W. Marvel, or any other suitable building within the above boundary. Approved, March 2, A. D. 1905. OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. Section 16, CHAPTER 56. OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. AN ACT amending Section 16 of Chapter 36 of Volume 21 of the Laws of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section I. That Section 16 of Chapter 36 of Volume 21 of the Laws of Delaware is hereby amended by striking out tive to time of the words "Thursday next following the third Saturday of holding appeals August" in the fourteenth line of said Section, and inserting of Registrars. in lieu thereof the words "the first Tuesday in September"; decision and by striking out the words "the Tuesday next following" in the twenty-third and twenty-fourth lines of said Section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "the first Monday after the fourth Saturday in September"; and by striking out the words "the previous week" in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth lines of said Section; and by striking out all between the word "provided" in the forty-ninth line of said. Section and the word "unless" in the fifty-fourth line of said Section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "that appeals from the decisions of the registration officers made on the first, second, third or fourth registration day shall not be received on the third or fourth appeal day.' Approved, March 20, A. D. 1905. |