§ 841. | § 842. | § 843. | § 844. | § 845.
Maps of the several representative and senatorial districts shall be prepared by the respective departments of elections of each county. The maps shall be certified as to correctness by the president and administrative director of the respective departments of elections and recorded in the offices of the recorder of deeds for the respective counties. Two true and correct copies of these maps shall also be filed, not later than January 1, 2002, in the respective county departments of elections with the State Election Commissioner, the respective state chairpersons of the 2 major political parties, and the State Archivist and Records Administrator. (29 Del. C. 1953, § 661; 54 Del. Laws, c. 361; 56 Del. Laws, c. 243; 58 Del. Laws, c. 280, § 20; 63 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 382, § 3; 73 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 1.)
When the maps referred to in this chapter are so recorded in the respective recorder of deeds' offices, they shall be prima facie evidence in all judicial proceedings as to the correctness of the boundaries shown thereon. (29 Del. C. 1953, § 662; 56 Del. Laws, c. 243; 63 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 1.)
The State Election Commissioner and the several departments of elections shall cause such additional copies of the maps to be prepared and distributed as they deem necessary to properly advise the public. (29 Del. C. 1953, § 663; 56 Del. Laws, c. 243; 63 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 1.)
§ 844. Designation of roadways.
The terms "avenue," "boulevard," "drive," "highway," "lane," "parkway," "place," "road," "route," "street," "turnpike" and any abbreviations thereof shall be used interchangeably so as to make the descriptions used in this chapter conform to maps currently in existence. (29 Del. C. 1953, § 664; 56 Del. Laws, c. 259, § 2; 63 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 1.)
§ 845. House district descriptions.
In the descriptions of the various House of Representatives districts, all references to a road, highway, street, drive, place, parkway, lane, avenue, boulevard, route, turnpike, river, stream, branch, gut, boundary line or other physical feature shall refer to the center line thereof unless otherwise specified. (68 Del. Laws, c. 188, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 1.)
NOTICE: The Delaware Code appearing on this site was prepared by the Division of Research of Legislative Council of the General Assembly with the assistance of the Government Information Center, under the supervision of the Delaware Code Revisors and the editorial staff of LexisNexis, includes all acts up to and including 76 Del. Laws, c. 421, effective August 21, 2008.
DISCLAIMER: Please Note: With respect to the Delaware Code documents available from this site or server, neither the State of Delaware nor any of its employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately-owned rights. This information is provided for informational purposes only. Please seek legal counsel for help on interpretation of individual statutes.