CHAPTER 243
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29, PART II, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY PROVIDING FOR THE COMPOSITION AND REAPPORTIONMENT THEREOF.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:
Section 1. Chapter 6, Title 29, Delaware Code, is repealed and a new Chapter 6, Title 29, Delaware Code, is enacted to read :
CHAPTER 6. COMPOSITION OF AND REAPPORTIONMENT
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SUBCHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 601. Composition of the House of Representatives
The House of Representatives shall be composed of 39 members who shall be chosen to hold office for 2 years. The State shall be divided into 39 Representative Districts, from each of which shall be chosen, by the qualified electors thereof, 1 representative.
§ 602. Composition of the Senate; staggered terms
The Senate shall be composed of 19 members, who shall be chosen to hold office for 4 years. The Senate shall be divided into 19 Senatorial Districts, from each of which shall be chosen by the qualified electors thereof, 1 Senator. The terms of office of the several Senators shall be staggered so that 10 Senators shall be elected at the first biennial General Election following the effective date of this chapter for a term of 4 years and 9 Senators shall be elected at such election for a term of 2 years.
§ 603. Allocation of Representative Districts
There shall be :
(1) Six Representative Districts in the City of Wilmington
(2) Twenty-one Representative Districts in New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington
(3) Six Representative Districts in Kent County
(4) Six Representative Districts in Sussex County.
§ 604. Allocation of Senatorial Districts
There shall be:
(1) Three Senatorial Districts in the City of Wilmington
(2) Ten Senatorial Districts in New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington
(3) Three Senatorial Districts in Kent County
(4) Three Senatorial Districts in Sussex County.
§ 605. Numbering of Districts
(a) Each Representative District and each Senatorial District shall be designated by number. The numbers shall run consecutively throughout the State.
(b) The Representative Districts in the City of Wilmington shall be numbered from 1 through 6, and the Senatorial Districts therein shall be numbered from 1 through 3.
(c) The Representative Districts in New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington shall be numbered from 1 through 27, and the Senatorial Districts therein shall be numbered from 4 through 13.
(d) The Representative Districts in Kent County shall be numbered from 28 through 33, and the Senatorial Districts therein shall be numbered from 14 through 16.
(e) The Representative Districts in Sussex County shall be numbered from 34 through 39, and the Senatorial Districts therein shall be numbered from 17 through 19.
§ 606. Determining District Boundaries; criteria
In determining the boundaries of the several Representatives and Senatorial Districts within the City of Wilmington and
within the several Counties, the General Assembly shall use
the following criteria : Each District shall, insofar as is possible :
(1) Be formed of contiguous territory
(2) Be nearly equal in population
(3) Be bounded by major roads, streams, or other natural boundaries
(4) Not be created so as to unduly favor any person or political party.
§ 607. Redistricting after Federal Decennial Census
The apportionment provided for by this chapter shall continue in effect until the official reporting by the President of the United States of the next Federal Decennial Census. After the official reporting of the 1970 Federal Decennial Census, by the President to Congress, the General Assembly shall, not later than June 30, 1971, reapportion and redistrict the State, wherever necessary, for the General Election of 1972 and thereafter in such a manner that the several Representative and Senatorial Districts shall comply, insofar as possible, with the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (1) through (4) of Section 606 of this title. Such apportionment shall thence continue in effect until the next succeeding Federal Decennial Census.
§ 608. Staggered Senatorial Districts
(a) The Senators from the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 17th and 19th Senatorial Districts shall be elected for a four-year term in 1968.
(b) The Senators from the 2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 16th, and 18th Senatorial Districts shall be elected for a two-year term in 1968 and for a two-year term in 1970.
SUBCHAPTER II. GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS IN CITY OF WILMINGTON
§ 621. Boundaries of General Assembly Representative Districts in the City of Wilmington
The Boundaries of the General Assembly Representative
Districts in the City of Wilmington shall be as follows : (a) First Representative District
The First Representative District shall comprise : All that area within the boundary limits of the City of Wilmington, bounded as follows : Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Concord Avenue and the Northern City Boundary Line ; thence northeast and east along the City Boundary Line by its various courses and distances to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Todds Lane, extended ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Todds Lane to its intersection with the center line of Bowers Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Bowers Street to its intersection with the center line of 27th Street ; hence northwesterly along the center line of 27th Street to its intersection with the center line of Claymont Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Claymont Street to its intersection with the center line of 26th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 26th Street to its intersection with the center line of Pine Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Pine Street to its intersection with the center line of 23rd Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 23rd Street to its intersection with the center line of Market Street ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Market Street to its intersection with the center line of 24th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 24th Street to its intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Washington Street to its intersection with the center line of 26th Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of 26th Street to its intersection with the center line of Harrison Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Harrison Street to its intersection with the center line of Concord Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Concord Avenue to its intersection with the Northern City Boundary Line, the point and place of Beginning.
that area within the boundary limits of the City of Wilmington, bounded as follows : Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Concord Avenue and the Northerly City Boundary Line; thence westerly along the City Boundary Line to its intersection with the center line of Brandywine Creek ; thence southerly and southeasterly along the center line of Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the center line of Broom Street, if extended ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Broom Street to its intersection with the center line of Delaware Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Delaware Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Jackson Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Jackson Street to its intersection with the center line of 10th Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of 10th Street to its intersection with the center line of Adams Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Adams Street to its intersection with the center line of 9th Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of 9th Street to its intersection with the center line of Walnut Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Walnut Street to its intersection with the center line of 13th Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of 13th Street and 13th Street, if extended, to its intersection with the center line of Brandywine Creek; thence northeasterly across Brandywine Creek along the center line of Church Street, if extended; thence continuing northeasterly along the center line of Church Street to its intersection with the center line of 23rd Street ; thence southeasterly along the center line of 23rd Street to its intersection with the center line of North East Boulevard ; thence northeasterly along the center line of North East Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of 26th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 26th Street to its intersection with the center line of Pine Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Pine Street to its intersection with the center line of 23rd Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 23rd Street to its intersection with the center line of Market Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Market Street to its intersection with the center line of 24th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 24th Street to its intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of
Washington Street to its intersection with the center line of 26th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 26th Street to its intersection with the center line of Harrison Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Harrison Street to its intersection with the center line of Concord Avenue ; thence northerly along the center line of Concord Avenue to its intersection with the Northerly City Boundary Line, the point and place of Beginning.
(c) Third Representative District
The Third Representative District shall comprise : All that area within the boundary limits of the City of Wilmington, bounded as follows : Beginning at the intersection of the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way with the Northeasterly City Boundary Line; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Todds Lane, extended ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Todds Lane to its intersection with the center line of Bowers Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Bowers Street to its intersection with the center line of 27th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 27th Street to its intersection with the center line of Claymont Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Claymont Street to its intersection with the center line of 26th Street, thence northwesterly along the center line of 26th Street to its intersection with the center line of North East Boulevard; thence southwesterly along the center line of North East Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of 23rd Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 23rd Street to its intersection with the center line of Church Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Church Street and Church Street, if extended to its intersection with the center line of Brandywine Creek; thence northwesterly across Brandywine Creek along the center line of 13th Street, if extended; thence continuing northwesterly along the center line of 13th Street to its intersection with the center line of Walnut Street, thence southwesterly along the center line of Walnut Street to its intersection with the center line of 9th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 9th Street to its intersection with the center line of Orange Street ; thence
southwesterly along the center line of Orange Street to its intersection with the center line of 6th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 6th Street to its intersection with the center line of West Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of West Street to its intersection with the center line of 4th Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of 4th Street to into intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Washington Street to its intersection with the center line of Front Street; thence souheasterly along the center line of Front Street to its intersection with the center line of Tatnall Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Tatnall Street, extended, to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River ; then continuing southwesterly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the Southerly City Boundary Line ; thence in an easterly, northerly and westerly direction by its various courses and distances along the City Boundary Line to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way along the Northeasterly City Boundary Line, the point and place of Beginning.
(d) Fourth Representative District
The Fourth Representative District shall comprise : All that area within the boundary limits of the City of Wilmington bounded as follows : Beginning at the intersection of the center line of 9th Street and the center line of Orange Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 9th Street to its intersection with the center line of Adams Street ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Adams Street to its intersection with the center line of 10th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 10th Street to its intersection with the center line of Van Buren Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Van Buren Street to its intersection with the center line of 9th Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of 9th Street to its intersection with the center line of Broom Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Broom Street to its intersection with the center line of 10th Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of 10th Street to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of DuPont Street to its intersection with
the center line of 2nd Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of 2nd Street to its intersection with the center line of Van Buren Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Van Buren Street to its intersection with the center line of Lancaster Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Lancaster Avenue until Lancaster Avenue becomes Front Street; thence continuing southeasterly along the center line of Front Street to its intersection with the center line of Washington Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Washington Street to its intersection with the center line of 4th Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of 4th Street to its intersection with the center line of West Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of West Street to its intersection with the center line of 6th Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of 6th Street to its intersection with the center line of Orange Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Orange Street to its intersection with the center line of 9th Street, the point and place of Beginning.
(e) Fifth Representative District
The Fifth Representative District shall comprise : All that area within the boundary limits of the City of Wilmington, bounded as follows : Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Washington Street and the center line of Front Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of Front Street until Front Street becomes Lancaster Avenue ; thence continuing northwesterly along the center line of Lancaster Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Van Buren Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Van Buren Street to its intersection with the center line of 2nd Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 2nd Street to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Street ; thence northeasterly along the center line of DuPont Street to its intersection with the center line of 9th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 9th Street to its intersection with the center line of Union Street; thence southwesterly and westerly along the center line of Union Street to its intersection with the Southwesterly City Boundary Line; thence southwesterly and southeasterly along the City Boundary Line by its various courses and distances to its intersection with the center line of the
Christina River; thence northerly and northeasterly along the center line of the Christine River to its intersection with the center line of Tatnall Street, if extended; thence northeasterly along the center line of Tatnall Street, extended, and Tatnall Street, to its intersection with the center line of Front Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Front Street to its intersection with the center line of Washington Street, the point and place of Beginning.
(f) Sixth Representative District
The Sixth Representative District shall comprise : All that area within the boundary limits of the City of Wilmington, bounded as follows : Beginning at the intersection of the Northerly City Boundary Line and the center line of Brandywine Creek; thence southerly and southeasterly along the center line of Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the center line of Broom Street, if extended; thence southwesterly along the center line of Broom Street, extended, and Broom Street, to its intersection with the center line of Delaware Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Delaware Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Jackson Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Jackson Street to its intersection with the center line of 10th Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of 10th Street to its intersection with the center line of Van Buren Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Van Buren Street to its intersection with the center line of 9th Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of 9th Street to its intersection with the center line of Broom Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of Broom Street to its intersection with the center line of 10th Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of 10th Street to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Street ; thence southwesterly along the center line of DuPont Street to its intersection with the center line of 9th Street ; thence northwesterly along the center line of 9th Street to its intersection with the center line of Union Street ; thence southwesterly and westerly along the center line of Union Street to its intersection with the Southwesterly City Boundary Line ; thence northeasterly and northerly along the City Boundary Line by its various courses and distances to its intersection with the center line of Brandy-
wine Creek, along the Northerly City Boundary Line, the point and place of Beginning.
§ 622. Boundaries of the General Assembly Senatorial Districts in the City of Wilmington
The boundaries of the General Assembly Senatorial Districts in the City of Wilmington shall be as follows:
(a) First Senatorial District
The First Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of the City of Wilmington contained in the First and Second Representative Districts created in section § 621 of this title.
(b) Second Senatorial District
The Second Senatorial District shall comprise: All that portion of the City of Wilmington contained in the Third and Fourth Representative Districts, created in section § 621 of this title.
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Third
Senatorial District
The Third Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of the City of Wilmington contained in the Fifth and Sixth Representative Districts created in section § 621 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER III. GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CITY OF WILMINGTON
§ 631. Boundaries of the General Assembly Representative Districts in New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington
The boundaries of the several General Assembly Representative Districts in New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington shall be as follows:
(a) Seventh Representative District
The Seventh Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Brandywine Hundred bounded by a line Beginning at the intersection of the Delaware River in the Northern Boundary of the City of Wilmington : thence Northwesterly along
the Northern Boundary of City of Wilmington until its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence, Easterly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Marsh Road ; thence Northerly along the center line of Marsh Road to its intersection with the center line of Baynard Blvd. (Carrcroft) ; thence, Easterly along the center line of Baynard Blvd. (Carrcroft) with its intersection of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence, Northeasterly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Stoney Run Creek ; thence, Southeasterly along the center line of Stoney Run Creek to its intersection with the center line of Carr Road; thence, Easterly along the center line of Carr Road to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence, Southeasterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of the Philadelphia Pike; thence, Southwesterly along the center line of the Philadelphia Pike to its intersection with the center line of Stoney Run Creek ; thence, Southeasterly along the center line of Stoney Run Creek to its intersection with the Delaware River ; thence Southwesterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington.
(b) Eighth Representative District
The Eighth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Brandywine Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware River and the Stoney Run Creek ; thence Northwesterly along the center line of Stoney Run Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Philadelphia Pike, thence, Northeasterly along the center line of the Philadelphia Pike to its intersection with the centerline of Silverside Road, thence, Northwesterly along the center line of Silverside Road to jts intersection with the center line of Carr Road, thence, Westerly along the centerline of Carr Road to its intersection with the center line of Stoney Run Creek, thence, Northerly along the center line of Stoney Run Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence, Northeasterly along the center line of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection
with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence Northwesterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of Marsh Road; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Marsh Road to its intersection with the center line of Harvey Road, thence, Southeasterly along the center line of Harvey Road to its intersection with the center line of Glen Rock Drive; thence, Easterly along the center line of Glen Rock Drive to its intersection with the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue (Claymont) ; thence, Southeasterly along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Ridge Avenue; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Ridge Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Commonwealth Avenue; thence, Southeasterly along the center line of Commonwealth Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Philadelphia Pike; thence, Northeasterly along the center line of Philadelphia Pike to its intersection with the center line of Governor Printz Blvd.; thence in a South and Southwesterly direction along the center line of Governor Printz Blvd. to its intersection with the center line of Grubbs Landing Road; thence, Southeasterly along the center line of Grubbs Landing Road (extended) to its intersection with the Delaware River; thence Southwesterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the center line of Stoney Run Creek.
(c) Ninth Representative District
The Ninth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Brandywine Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware River and the center line of Grubbs Landing Road (extended) ; thence Northwesterly along the center line of Grubbs Landing Road to its intersection with the center line of the Governor Printz Blvd.; thence Northeasterly and Northerly along the center line of Governor Printz Blvd. to its intersection with the center line of Philadelphia Pike; thence Southwesterly along the center line of Philadelphia Pike to its intersection with the center line of Commonwealth Avenue; thence Northwesterly along the center line of Commonwealth Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Ridge Avenue; thence, Southwesterly along the center line of Ridge Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue (Claymont) ; thence Northwesterly along the center line
of Pennsylvania Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Glen Rock Drive ; thence Westerly along the center line of Glen Rock Drive to its intersection with the center line of Harvey Road ; thence, Northwesterly along the center line of Harvey Road to its intersection with the center line of Marsh Road; thence generally in a Northerly direction along the center line of Marsh Road to its intersection with the center line of Zebley Road; thence along the center line of Zebley Road to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence Northeasterly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the Delaware River ; thence, Southwesterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with Grubbs Landing Road (extended).
(d) Tenth Representative District
The Tenth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Brandywine Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware-Pennsylvania border with a center line of Zebley Road ; thence generally in a Southerly direction along the center line of Zebley Road to its intersection with the center line of Marsh Road ; then Southerly along the center line of Marsh Road to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence Northwesterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of Graylyn Road ; thence Southwesterly along the center line of Graylyn Road to its intersection with the center line of Graywell Road ; thence Southeasterly along the center line of Graywell Road to its intersection with the center line of Wilson Road; thence, Westerly along the center line of Wilson Road to its intersection with the center line of Faulk Road ; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Faulk Road; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Faulk Road to its intersection with the center line of Shipley Road ; thence Northerly along the center line of Shipley Road to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of Kingman Drive ; thence generally Northerly along the center line of Kingman Drive to its intersection with a center line of Raven Road; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Raven Road to its intersection with the center line of Weatherton Drive ; thence
Northeasterly along the center line of Weatherton Drive to its intersection with the center line of Grubb Road ; thence Northwesterly along the center line of Grubb Road to its intersection with the center line of Naamans Road ; thence Easterly along the center line of Naamans Road to its intersection with the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road ; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road (extended) to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania boundary; thence Southeasterly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania boundary to its intersection with the center line of Zebley Road.
(e) Eleventh Representative District
The Eleventh Representative District shall comprise : all that portion of Brandywine Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way and its intersection with the center line of Concord Pike; thence Northerly along the center line of Concord Pike to its intersection with the center line of Median Drive ; thence Easterly along the center line of Median Drive to its intersection with the center line of Carr Drive ; thence Southerly along the center line of Carr Drive to its intersection with the center line of Alders Drive ; thence Easterly along the center line of Alders Drive to its intersection with the center line of Shipley Road ; thence Southeasterly along the center line of Shipley Road to its intersection with the center line of Faulk Road ; thence Southwesterly along the center line of Faulk Road to its intersection with the center line of Wilson Road ; thence Easterly along the center line of Wilson Road to its intersection with the center line of Graywell Road ; thence Northwesterly along the center line of Graywell Road to its intersection to the center line of Graylyn Road; thence Northeasterly along the center line of Graylyn Road to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence Southeasterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio right-of-way; thence Southwesterly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Baynard Blvd. (Carrcroft) ; thence Westerly along the center line of Baynard Blvd. (Carrcroft) to its intersection with the center line of Marsh Road ; thence Southerly along the center line of Marsh Road to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence Southwesterly
along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of the Concord Pike.
(f) Twelfth Representative District
The Twelfth Representative District shall comprise : all that portion of Brandywine Hundred and Christiana Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Brandywine Creek with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence southerly along the center line of the Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the center line of Adams Dam Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Adams Dam Road to its intersection with the center line of Montchanin Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Montchanin Road to its intersection with the center line of Kirk Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Kirk Road, Campbell Road, State Route 82, Dean Road and Walnut Green Road to its intersection with the center line of the Red Clay Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of the Red Clay Creek to its second intersection with the center line of Barley Mill Road; thence easterly along the center line of Barley Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of the Reading Railroad right-of-way ; thence northerly along the center line of the Reading Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Kennett Pike; thence southeasterly along the center line of Kennett Pike to its intersection with the center line of Barley Mill Road; thence easterly along the center line of Barley Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of Brandywine Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of the Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence easterly along the center line of the Brandywine Creek (northerly boundary of the City of Wilmington) to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence easterly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Concord Pike ; thence northerly along the center line of Concord Pike to its intersection with the center line of Median Drive; thence easterly along the center line of Median Drive to its intersection with the center line of Carr Drive ; thence southerly along the center line of Carr Drive to its intersection with the center line of Alders Drive; thence easterly along the center line of Alders Drive to its intersection with the center line of Shipley Road ; thence northerly along the
center line of Shipley Road to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence easterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of Kingman Drive; thence northerly along the center line of Kingman Drive to its intersection with the center line of Raven Drive ; thence easterly along the center line of Raven Drive to its intersection with the center line of Weatherton Drive ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Weatherton Drive to its intersection with the center line of Grubb Road ; thence northwesetrly along the center line of Grubb Road to its intersection with the center line of Naamans Road ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Naamans Road to its intersection with the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Dartmouth Woods Road (extended) to the Delaware-Pennsylvania border; thence northwesterly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the center line of Brandywine Creek.
(g) Thirteenth Representative District
The Thirteenth Representative District shall comprise : all that portion of Christiana and Mill Creek Hundreds bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware-Pennsylvania border and the center line of Brandywine Creek; thence southerly along the center line of the Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the center line of Adams Dam Road; thence northwesterly along the center line of Adams Dam Road to its intersection with the center line of Montchanin Road; thence southerly along the center line of Montchanin Road to its intersection with the center line of Kirk Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Kirk Road, Campbell Road, State Route 82, Dean Road and Walnut Green Road to its intersection with the center line of the Red Clay Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of the Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Lancaster Pike (near Rolling Mill Road) ; thence easterly along the center line of Lancaster Pike to its intersection with the center line of Centerville Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Centerville Road to its intersection with the center line of Faulkland Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Faulkland Road to its intersection with the center line of Duncan Road; thence southerly along the center line of Dun-
can Road to its intersection with the center line of Milltown Road ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Milltown Road to its intersection with the center line of the west branch of Calf Run ; thence northerly and westerly along the center line of the west branch of Calf Run to its intersection with the center line of McKennans Church Road ; thence southwesterly along the center line of McKennans Church Road to its intersection of the center line of Milltown Road ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Milltown Road to its intersection with the center line of Limestone Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Limestone Road (Route 7) to its intersection with the center line of Curtis Mill Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Curtis Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of Pike Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Pike Creek to its intersection with the center line of Corner Ketch Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Corner Ketch Road to its intersection with the center line of the Landenberg-Wilmington Road ; thence northerly along the center line of the Landenberg-Wilmington Road to its intersection with the center line of Henderson Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Henderson Road to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence northeasterly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the center line of Brandywine Creek.
(h) Fourteenth Representative District
The Fourteenth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Mill Creek Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Kirkwood Highway and the center line of Ball Run ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Ball Run to its intersection at the center line of Milltown Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Milltown Road to its intersection with the center line of McKennans Church Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of McKennans Church Road to the center line of the Western Branch of Calf Run ; thence southeasterly and southerly along the Western Branch of Calf Run to its intersection with the center line of Milltown Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Milltown Road to its intersection with the center line of Calf Run ; thence southerly along the center line of Calf
Run to its intersection with the center line of Hammond Place; thence northeasterly along the center line of Hammond Place to its intersection with the center line of Ferrand Drive; thence southeasterly along the center line of Ferrand Drive to its intersection with the center line of the Kirkwood Highway ; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Kirkwood Highway to its intersection with the center line of Calf Run; thence southerly along the center line of Calf Run to its intersection with the center line of Old Capitol Trail ; thence easterly along the center line of Old Capitol Trail to its intersection with the center line of Kiamensi Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Kiamensi Road to its intersection with the center line of Henlopen Avenue ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Henlopen Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Binstead Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Binstead Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Norris Street; thence southwesterly along the center line of Norris Street to its intersection with the center line of Redwood Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Redwood Avenue to its intersection with the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike ; thence easterly along the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike to its intersection with the center line of the Red Clay Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of the Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of the White Clay Creek ; thence southwesterly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of a stream connecting White Clay Creek with Marta Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of said stream to its intersection with the center line of Marta Drive; thence northeasterly and northerly along the center line of Marta Drive to its intersection with the center line of Oak Street; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along the center line of Oak Street to its intersection with the center line of Old Telegraph Road; thence easterly along the center line of Old Telegraph Road to its intersection with the center line of the entrance road to Delaware Park; thence northwesterly along the center line of the entrance road to Delaware Park to its intersection with the center line of the Kirkwood Highway ; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Kirkwood Highway to its intersection with the center line of Ball Run.
(i) Fifteenth Representative District
The Fifteenth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Christiana Hundred and Mill Creek Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Faulkland Road and the center line of Centerville Road ; thence easterly along the center line of Faulkland Road to its intersection with the center line of Kendall Road ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Kendall Road to its intersection with the center line of Wagoner Drive ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Wagoner Drive to its intersection with the center line of Morton Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Morton Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Center Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Center Road to its intersection with the center line of West Gilpin Drive; thence southeasterly along the center line of West Gilpin Drive to its intersection with the center line of Brook Lane; thence southerly along the center line of Brook Lane to its intersection with the center line of the northern branch of Little Mill Creek; thence southerly along the center line of the northern branch of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of Little Mill Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of New Road (State Highway No. 2) ; thence easterly along the center line of New Road (State Highway No. 2) to its intersection with the center line of Little Mill Creek ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence westerly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike; thence westerly along the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike to its intersection with the center line of Redwood Avenue; thence northwesterly along the center line of Redwood Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Norris Street ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Norris Street to its intersection with the center line of Binstead Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Binstead Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Henlopen Avenue; thence northeasterly along the center line of
Henlopen Avenue to its intersection with the center line of the Kiamensi Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Kiamensi Road to its intersection with the center line of Old Capitol Trail thence northwesterly along the center line of Old Capitol Trail to its intersection with the center line of Calf Run ; thence northerly along the center line of Calf Run to its intersection with the center line of Kirkwood Highway; thence northeasterly along the center line of Kirkwood Highway to its intersection with the center line of Ferrand Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Ferrand Drive to its intersection with the center line of Hammond Place ; thence westerly along the center line of Hammond Place to its intersection with the center line of Calf Run ; thence northerly along the center Iine of Calf Run to its intersection with the center line of Milltown Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Milltown Road to its intersection with the center line of Duncan Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Duncan Road to its intersection with the center line of Faulkland Road ; thence easterly along the center line of Faulkland Road to its intersection with the center line of the Centerville Road.
(j) Sixteenth Representative District
The Sixteenth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Christiana Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Brandywine Creek and the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence southwesterly along the northwestern side of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the center line of the northern boundary of the town of Elsmere; thence northwesterly along the northern boundary of the town of Elsmere to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Road ; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of DuPont Road to its intersection with the center line of New Road ; thence westerly along the center line of New Road to its intersection with the center line of Ohio Avenue ; thence southerly along the center line of Ohio Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Wilmington Avenue ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Wilmington Avenue to its intersection with the center line of New Road ; thence westerly along the center line of New Road to its intersection with the center line of Tamarack Avenue ; thence southerly along the center line of Tamarack Avenue to its
intersection with the center line of Bungalow Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of Bungalow Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Cypress Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Cypress Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Beech Street (extended) ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Beech Street (extended) to its intersection with the center line of Oak Street; thence northerly along the center line of Oak Street to its intersection with the center line of 2nd Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of 2nd Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Little Mill Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of New Road (State Highway No. 2) ; thence westerly along the center line of New Road (State Highway No. 2) to its intersection with the center line of Little Mill Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Northern Branch of Little Mill Creek; thence northerly along the center line of the Northern Branch of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of Brook Lane; thence north. erly along the center line of Brook Lane to its intersection with the center line of West Gilpin Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of West Gilpin Drive to its intersection with the center line of Center Road; thence southwesterly along the center line of Center Road to its intersection with the center line of Morton Avenue; thence northwesterly along the center line of Morton Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Wagoner Drive; thence westerly along the center line of Wagoner Drive to its intersection with the center line of Kendall Road ; thence northerly along the center line of Kendall Road to its intersection with the center line of Faulkland Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Faulkland Road to its intersection with the center line of Centerville Road ; thence northerly along the center line of Centerville Road to its intersection with the center line of Lancaster Pike; thence northwesterly along the center line of Lancaster Pike to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek (just past Rolling Mill Road) ; thence northerly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Barley Mill Road; thence easterly along the center line of Barley Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of the Reading Railroad right-of-way; thence northerly along the center line of the Reading Railroad right-of-way
to its intersection with the center line of Kennett Pike; thence southeasterly along the center line of Kennett Pike to its intersection with the center line of Barley Mill Road; thence easterly along the center line of Barley Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of the Brandywine Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington.
(k) Seventeenth Representative District
The Seventeenth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Christiana Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington and the center line of the Christina River ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Christina River to its intersection with the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way extended ; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Middleborough Road (extended) ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Middleborough Road (extended) to its intersection with Maryland Avenue ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Maryland Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Summit Road; thence northwesterly along the center line of Summit Road to its intersection with the center line of North Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of North Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Little Mill Creek ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of 2nd Avenue; thence northeasterly along the center line of 2nd Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Oak Street; thence southerly along the center line of Oak Street to its intersection with the center line of Beech Street (extended) ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Beech Street (extended) to its intersection with the center line of Cypress Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Cypress Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Bungalow Avenue; thence northeasterly along the center line of Bungalow Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Tamarack Avenue ; thence northerly along the center line of Tamarack Avenue to its intersection with the center line of New Road (State Highway No. 2) ; thence easterly along the center line of New Road (State Highway No. 2) to its inter-
section with the center line of Wilmington Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Wilmington Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Ohio Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Ohio Avenue to its intersection with the center line of New Road; thence easterly along the center line of New Road to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Road; thence northerly along the center line of DuPont Road to its intersection with the northern boundary of the Town of Elsmere; thence southeasterly along the northern boundary of the Town of Elsmere to its intersection with the western boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence in a generally southerly direction along the western boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River.
(I) Eighteenth Representative District
The Eighteenth Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Christiana Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Christina River and the center line of White Clay Creek; thence northwesterly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence easterly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Little Mill Creek; thence easterly along the center line of Little Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of North Avenue ; thence southerly along the center line of North Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Summit Road; thence easterly along the center line of Summit Road to its intersection with the center line of Maryland Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of Maryland Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Middleborough Road; thence easterly along the center line of Middleborough Road (extended) to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way extended ; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way extended to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Christina River to its closest point with Water Street; thence northerly by a line perpendicular to Water Street
to the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way ; thence easterly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the eastern boundary of the Town of Newport; thence northerly along the eastern boundary of the Town of Newport to its intersection with the center line of Market Street (Maryland Avenue) ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Market Street (Maryland Avenue) to its intersection with the center line of Harding Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Harding Avenue (extended) to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River; thence westerly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek.
(m) Nineteenth Representative District
The Nineteenth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of New Castle Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of the Christina River with the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence southeasterly along the center line of the southern 'boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue ; thence southwesterly along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Rogers Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Rogers Road to its intersection with the center line of South Heald Street; thence westerly along the center line of South Heald Street to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Parkway ; thence southwesterly along the center line of DuPont Parkway to its intersection with the center line of Jefferson Avenue ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Jefferson Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Stahl Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of Stahl Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Roosevelt Avenue ; thence southerly along the center line of Roosevelt Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Finney Drive ; thence easterly along the center line of Finney Drive to its intersection with the center line of Booth Drive ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Booth Drive to its intersection with the center line of Fithian Drive ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Fithian Drive to its intersection with the center line of Crippen Drive ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Crippen Drive to
its intersection with the center line of Basin Road; thence southeasterly along the center line of Basin Road and Washington Avenue (extended) to its intersection with the Delaware River; thence southwesterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the center line of the southern boundary of the Town of New Castle; thence northwesterly along the center of the line of the boundary of the Town of New Castle to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence westerly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of the DuPont Parkway; thence northeasterly along the center line of the DuPont Parkway to its intersection with the center line of Christiana Road (Hares Corner) ; thence westerly along the center line of Christiana Road to its intersection with the center line of Airport Road (Hogswamp Road) ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Airport Road (Hogswamp Road) to its intersection with the center line of Allegretto Road (extended) ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Allegretto Road (extended) to its intersection with the center line of King Avenue; thence southwesterly along King Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Prosperity Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Prosperity Road to its intersection with the center line of Betts Avenue ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Betts Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Churchman Road; thence northwesterly along the center line of Churchman Road to its intersection with the center line of Don Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of Don Avenue to its intersection with the center line of New Churchman Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of the New Churchman Road to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the center line of Harding Avenue (extended) ; thence northerly along the center line of Harding Avenue extended to its intersection with the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike (Market Street) ; thence easterly along the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike (Market Street) to the eastern boundary of the Town of Newport; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the Town of Newport to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence westerly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad
right-of-way to its intersection with a line running perpendicular to Water Street at the point at which Water Street is closest to the Christina River ; thence southerly along said line running perpendicular to Water Street to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington.
(n) Twentieth Representative District
The Twentieth Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of New Castle Avenue with the center line of the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence southeasterly along the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the Delaware River ; thence southwesterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the center line of Blue Hen Road (extended) ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Blue Hen Road extended to its intersection with the center line of Rodney Drive; thence northeasterly along the center line of Rodney Drive to its intersection with the center line of Buck Lane; thence northeasterly along the center line of Buck Lane to its intersection with the center line of Delaware Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Delaware Drive to its intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Landers Lane; thence northwesterly along the center line of Landers Lane to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Highway 40 (Interstate 295) ; thence southwesterly along the center line of U.S. Highway 40 (Interstate 295) to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Parkway; thence northeasterly along the center line of DuPont Parkway to its intersection with the center line of South Heald Street; thence easterly along the center line of South Heald Street to its intersection with the center line of Rogers Road; thence southeasterly along the center line of Rogers Road to its intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue; thence northeasterly along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its intersection with the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington.
(o) Twenty-first Representative District
The Twenty-first Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of DuPont Parkway and the center line of U.S. Highway 40 (Interstate 295) ; thence southwesterly along the center line of DuPont Parkway to its intersection with the center line of Jefferson Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Jefferson Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Stahl Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of Stahl Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Roosevelt Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Roosevelt Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Finney Drive; thence easterly along the center line of Finney Drive to its intersection with the center line of Booth Drive; thence southerly along the center line of Booth Drive to its intersection with the center line of Fithian Drive; thence southwesterly along the center line of Fithian Drive to its intersection with the center line of Crippen Drive; thence southwesterly along the center line of Crippen Drive to its intersection with the center line of Basin Road; thence southeasterly along the center line of Basin Road (Washington Avenue extended) to its intersection with the Delaware River ; thence northeasterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the center line of Blue Hen Road Extended; thence northwesterly along the center line of Blue Hen Road Extended to its intersection with the center line of Rodney Drive; thence northeasterly along the center line of Rodney Drive to its intersection with the center line of Buck Lane; thence northeasterly along the center line of Buck Lane to its intersection with the center line of Delaware Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Delaware Drive to its intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue; thence southwesterly along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Landers Lane; thence northwesterly along the center line of Landers Lane to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Highway 40 (Interstate 295) ; thence southwesterly along the center line of U.S. Highway 40 (Interstate 295) to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Parkway.
(p) Twenty-second Representative District
The Twenty-second Representative District shall comprise : All those portions of Pencader, New Castle, and Red Lion Hundreds not included in Districts Number one to twenty-one inclusive and Number twenty-three to twenty-seven inclusive.
(q) Twenty-third Representative District
The Twenty-third Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Mill Creek Hundred and White Clay Creek Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of North Chapel Street and the center line of White Clay Creek; thence easterly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Red Mill Road ; thence northerly along the center line of Red Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of the Kirkwood Highway ; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Kirkwood Highway to its intersection with the center line of Harmony Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Harmony Road to its intersection with the center line of Ogletown Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Ogletown Road to its intersection with the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike (Route No. 7) ; thence northerly along the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike (Route No. 7) to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek; thence northerly and westerly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of a stream connecting White Clay Creek with Marta Drive; thence northerly along said stream to its intersection with the center line of Marta Drive ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Marta Drive to its intersection with the center line of Oak Street ; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along the center line of Oak Street to its intersection with the center line of Old Telegraph Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Old Telegraph Road to its intersection with the center line of the entrance road to Delaware Park ; thence northwesterly along the center line of entrance road to Delaware Park to its intersection with the center line of the Kirkwood Highway; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Kirk-
wood Highway to its intersection with the center line of Ball Rull ; thence northerly along the center line of Ball Run to its intersection with the center line of Milltown Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Milltown Road to its intersection with the center line of Limestone Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Limestone Road to its intersection with the center line of Curtis Mill Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Curtis Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of Pike Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Pike Creek to its intersection with the center line of Corner Ketch Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Corner Ketch Road to its intersection with the center line of Landenberg-Wilmington Road ; thence northerly along the center line of Landenberg-Wilmington Road to its intersection with the center line of Henderson Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Henderson Road to its intersection with the center line of the Delaware-Pennsylvania Border ; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Delaware-Pennsylvania Border to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek ; thence southerly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the northern boundary of the Town of Newark; thence southeasterly, northerly, and southerly along the northern boundary of the Town of Newark crossing over Curtis Mill Road and Paper Mill Road to the intersection of said boundary with the center line of the White Clay Creek at North Chapel Street.
(r) Twenty-fourth Representative District
The Twenty-fourth Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Mill Creek Hundred and White Clay Creek Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of North Chapel Street and the center line of White Clay Creek ; thence easterly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Red Mill Road ; thence northerly along the center line of Red Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of Kirkwood Highway; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Kirkwood Highway to its intersection with the center line of Harmony Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Harmony Road to its intersection with the center line of Route No. 273 (Main Street, Christiana) ; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line
of Route 273 (Main Street, Christiana) to its intersection with the center line of Route 273 (Chestnut Hill Road) ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Route 273 (Chestnut Hill Road) to its intersection with the center line of Marrows Road ; thence northerly along center line of Marrows Road to its intersection with Main Street extended (Newark) ; thence westerly along the center line of Route 273 (Main Street, Newark) to its intersection with the center line of North Chapel Street ! thence northerly along the center line of North Chapel Street to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek.
(s) Twenty-fifth Representative District
The Twenty-fifth Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of White Clay Creek Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the northern boundary of the existing Pencader Hundred and the Delaware-Maryland border; thence easterly along the northern boundary line of Pencader Hundred extended to its intersection with the center line of Academy Street; thence northerly along the center line of Academy Street to its intersection with the center line of Main Street ; thence easterly along the center line of Main Street to its intersection with the center line of North Chapel Street; thence northwesterly along the center line of North Chapel Street to its intersection with the center line of Race Street and the northern boundary of the Town of Newark; thence northerly and northeasterly along the northern boundary of the Town of Newark crossing over Paper Mill Road and Curtis Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border; thence southwesterly and westerly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the Delaware-Maryland border; thence southerly along the center line of the Delaware-Maryland border to its intersection with the northern boundary of Pencader Hundred.
(t) Twenty-sixth Representative District
The Twenty-sixth Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Pencader Hundred and White Clay Creek Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the
northern boundary of Pencader Hundred with the Delaware-Maryland border ; thence in an easterly direction along the northern boundary line of Pencader Hundred extended to its intersection with the center line of Academy Street ; thence northerly along the center line of Academy Street to its intersection with the center line of Main Street ; thence easterly along the center line of Main Street to the center line of Marrows Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Marrows Road to its intersection with the center line of Chestnut Hill Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Chestnut Hill Road to its intersection with the center line of Salem Church Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Salem Church Road to its intersection with the center line of Old Baltimore Pike ; thence westerly along the center line of the Old Baltimore Pike to its intersection with the center line of Salem Church Road ; thence southerly along the center line of the Salem Church Road to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Highway No. 40 ; thence westerly along the center line of U.S. Highway No. 40 to its intersection with the Delaware-Maryland border ; thence northerly along the Delaware-Maryland border to its intersection with the northern boundary of Pencader Hundred.
(u) Twenty-seventh Representative District
The 27th Representative District shall comprise : All that portion of Pencader, Red Lion, St. Georges, Appoquinimink, and Black Bird Hundreds bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and the Delaware-Maryland border ; thence easterly along the center line of Route 40 to its intersection with the center line of Salem Church Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Salem Church Road to its intersection with the center line of the Porter Station Road ; thence easterly along the center line of Porter Station Road to its intersection with the center line of a public road that leads from Porter Station Road to U.S. Route 301; thence southeasterly along the center line of said public road to its intersection with the center line of Red Lion Creek; thence northeasterly along the center line of Red Lion Creek to its intersection with U.S. Route 301; thence southwesterly along the center line of U.S. Route 301 to its intersection with State Route 9 (Wrangle Hill Road) ; thence southeasterly along the center line of State Route 9 (Wran-
gle Hill Road) to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route 13 (DuPont Parkway) ; thence southerly along the center line of U.S. Route 13 (DuPont Parkway) to its intersection with the center line of Birds Corner Road (also known as Coxs Neck Lane) ; thence easterly along the center line of Birds Corner Road to its intersection with the corporate limits of Delaware City ; thence southeasterly along the corporate limits of Delaware City to its intersection with the center line of Canal Street ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Canal Street to its intersection with the center line of State Route 9 and Clinton Street ; thence easterly along the center line of Clinton Street and Clinton Street if extended to its intersection with the Delaware River ; thence southerly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the northern boundary of Kent County; thence westerly along the northern boundary of Kent County to its intersection with the Delaware-Maryland border ; thence northerly along the Delaware-Maryland border to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route 40.
§ 632. Boundaries of the General Assembly Senatorial Districts in New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington
The boundaries of the several Senatorial Districts in New Castle County outside the City of Wilmington shall be as follows :
(a) Fourth Senatorial District
The Fourth Senatorial District shall comprise: All that portion of Brandywine Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Stoney Run Creek with the Delaware River ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Stoney Run Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of Shipley Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Shipley Road to its intersection with the center line of Alders Drive ; thence westerly along the center line of Alders Drive to its intersection with the center line of Hearn Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Hearn Road to its intersection with the center line of Fairfax
Boulevard ; thence easterly along Fairfax Boulevard and continuing southerly along Fairfax Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of Sandra Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Sandra Road to its intersection with the center line of Fairfax Boulevard ; thence northerly and westerly along the center line of Fairfax Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of the Concord Pike ; thence southerly along the center line of the Concord Pike to its intersection with the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence in an easterly direction around the northern and eastern boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the Delaware River ; thence northeasterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the center line of Stoney Run Creek.
(b) Fifth Senatorial District
The Fifth Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Brandywine Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Faulk Road with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence southeasterly along the center line of the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the Delaware River ; thence southwesterly along the Delaware River to its intersection with the center line of Stoney Run Creek; thence northwesterly along the center line of Stoney Run Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence northeasterly along the center line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of Marsh Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Marsh Road to its intersection with the center line of Naamans Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Naamans Road to its intersection with the center line of Faulk Road ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Faulk Road to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border.
(c) Sixth Senatorial District
The Sixth Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Brandywine Hundred and Christiana Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Faulk
Road and the Delaware-Pennsylvania border; thence southwesterly along the center line of Faulk Road to its intersection with the center line of Naamans Road ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Naamans Road to its intersection with the center line of Marsh Road ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Marsh Road to its intersection with the center line of Silverside Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Silverside Road to its intersection with the center line of Shipley Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Shipley Road to its intersection with the center line of Alders Drive; thence westerly along the center line of Alders Drive to its intersection with the center line of Hearn Road; thence southerly along the center line of Hearn Road to its intersection with the center line of Fairfax Boulevard ; thence easterly along the center line of Fairfax Boulevard and continuing south along Fairfax Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of Sandra Road; thence westerly along the center line of Sandra Road to its intersection with the center line of Fairfax Boulevard ; thence northerly and westerly along the center line of Fairfax Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of Concord Pike ; thence southerly along the center line of Concord Pike to its intersection with the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence westerly along the northern boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the center line of Brandy-wine Creek ; thence northerly along the center line of Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the center line of Barley Mill Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Barley Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek; thence northwesterly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence northeasterly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the center line of Faulk Road.
(d) Seventh Senatorial District
The Seventh Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Millcreek Hundred and Christiana Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Mill-Creek and the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Mill Creek to its intersection with the cnter line of Brackenville Road ; thence southwesterly
along the center line of Brackenville Road to its intersection with the center line of Limestone Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Limestone Road to its intersection with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way ; thence northeasterly along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Calf Run ; thence southerly along the center line of Calf Run to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the western boundary of Christiana Hundred ; thence easterly along the western boundary of Christiana Hundred to its intersection with the center line of Hershey Run ; thence northerly along the center line of Hershey Run to its intersection with the center line of the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike ; thence northwesterly along the Wilmington and Christiana Turnpike to its intersection with the center line of Rothwell Drive ; thence northerly along the center line of Rothwell Drive to its intersection with the center line of Kiamensi Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Kiamensi Road to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Faulkland Road ; thence easterly along the center line of Faulkland Road to its intersection with the western boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence northerly along the western boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the center line of Brandywine Creek ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Brandywine Creek to its intersection with the center line of Barley Mill Road ; thence westerly along the center line of Barley Mill Road to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek; thence northwesterly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence southwesterly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the center line of Mill Creek.
(e) Eighth Senatorial District
The Eighth Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Christiana Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Faulkland Road and the western boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence southerly along the western boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the
southern boundary of the Town of Elsmere; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the Town of Elsmere to its intersection with the center line of North Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of North Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Boxwood Road; thence northwesterly along the center line of Boxwood Road to its intersection with the center line of Centerville Road (State Highway 141) ; thence southerly along the center line of Centerville Road (State Highway 141) to its intersection with the center line of State Highway 41; thence southeasterly along the center line of State Highways 141 and 41 to their intersection with the northerly boundary of the Town of Newport ; thence in an easterly and southerly direction along the eastern boundary of the Town of Newport to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence westerly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with a line running perpendicular to Water Street at the point at which Water Street is closest to the Christina River ; thence southerly along said line running perpendicular to Water Street to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River ; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the White Clay Creek ; thence northwesterly along the center line of the White Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Hershey Run ; thence northerly along the center line of Hershey Run to its intersection with the center line of the Wilmington-Christiana Turnpike; thence northwesterly along the center line of the Wilmington-Christiana Turnpike to its intersection with the center line of Rothwell Drive; thence northerly along the center line of Rothwell Drive to its intersection with the center line of Kiamensi Road; thence westerly along the center line of Kiamensi Road to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek; thence northerly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of Faulk-land Road ; thence easterly along the center line of Faulkland Road to its intersection with the western boundary of the City of Wilmington.
(f) Ninth Senatorial District
The Ninth Senatorial District shall comprise: All that portion of Millcreek Hundred and White Clay Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Mill
Creek and the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Mill Creek to its intersection with the center line of Brackenville Road ; thence southwesterly along the center line of Brackenville Road to its intersection with the center line of Limestone Road ; thence southerly along the center line of Limestone Road to its intersection with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way; thence northeasterly along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Calf Run ; thence southerly along the center line of Calf Run to its intersection with the center line of Red Clay Creek; thence southwesterly along the center line of Red Clay Creek to its intersection with the western boundary of Christiana Hundred ; thence easterly along the western boundary of Christiana Hundred to its intersection with the center line of Hershey Run ; thence southerly along the center line of Hershey Run to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek; thence southeasterly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the center line of State Highway No. 273; thence northwesterly along State Highway No. 273 to its intersection with the center line of Brennen Drive ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Brennen Drive to its intersection with the center line of Isle Drive; thence northeasterly along the center line of Isle Drive to its intersection with the center line of Shue Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Shue Drive to its intersection with the center line of Brennan Drive; thence northeasterly along the center line of Brennen Drive to its intersection with the center line of Cool Run Creek ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Cool Run Creek to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek; thence northwesterly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border; thence northeasterly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border to its intersection with the center line of Mill Creek.
(g) Tenth Senatorial District
The Tenth Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Christiana Hundred and New Castle Hundred bounded by a line beginning at a point with the intersection of New Castle
Avenue and the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington; thence northwesterly along the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the eastern boundary of the Town of Elsmere ; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the Town of Elsmere to its intersection with the center line of North Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of North Avenue to its intersection with the center line of Boxwood Road ; thence northwesterly along the center line of Boxwood Road to its intersection with the center line of Centerville Road (State Highway 141) ; thence southerly along the center line of Centerville Road (State Highway 141) to its intersection with the center line of State Highway 41; thence southeasterly along the center line of State Highways 141 and 41 to their intersection with the northerly boundary of the Town of Newport ; thence in an easterly and southerly direction along the eastern boundary of the Town of Newport to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way ; thence westerly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with a line running perpendicular to Water Street at the point at which Water Street is closest to the Christina River ; thence southerly along said line running perpendicular to Water Street to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River ; thence southwesterly along the center line of the Christina River to its intersection with the center line of State Highway 273 ; thence southeasterly along the center line of State Highway 273 to its intersection with the center line of New Castle-Frenchtown Road; thence easterly along the center line of the New Castle-Frenchtown Road to its intersection with the center line of Rambleton Drive; thence southerly along the center line of Rambleton Drive to its intersection with the center line of Terra Drive; thence easterly along the center line of Terra Drive to its intersection with the center line of Balbach Drive ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Balbach Drive to its intersection with the center line of Abson Lane; thence southeasterly along the center line of Abson Lane to its intersection with the center line of Prangs Lane; thence in a northeasterly and northwesterly direction along the center line of Prangs Lane to its intersection with the center line of Hares Corner-Christiana Road; thence easterly along the center line of the Hares Corner-Christiana Road to its intersection with the center line of DuPont Parkway ; thence northeasterly along
the center line of the DuPont Parkway to its intersection with the center line of Memorial Drive ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Memorial Drive to its intersection with the center line of Bunche Blvd.; thence northeasterly along the center line of Bunche Blvd. to its intersection with the center line of Talledega Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Talledega Drive to its intersection with the center line of Hastle Drive ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Hastle Drive to its intersection with the center line of Rogers Road ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Rogers Road to its intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue ; thence northeasterly along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its intersection with the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington.
(h) Eleventh Senatorial District
The Eleventh Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of New Castle Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of New Castle Avenue with the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington ; thence southerly along the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington to its intersection with the Delaware River; thence in a southwesterly direction along the Delaware River to its intersection with the western boundary of the Town of New Castle; thence northwesterly along the western boundary of the Town of New Castle to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way ; thence westerly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the DuPont Parkway ; thence northeasterly along the center line of the DuPont Parkway to its intersection with the center line of Memorial Drive ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Memorial Drive to its intersection with the center line of Bunche Boulevard ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Bunche Boulevard to its intersection with the center line of Talledega Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Talledega Drive to its intersection with the center line of Hastle Drive ; thence northeasterly along the center line of Hastle Drive to its intersection with the center line of Rogers Road ; thence southeasterly along the center line of Rogers Road to its intersection with the center line of New Castle Avenue ; thence northeasterly along the center line of New Castle Avenue to its intersection with the southern boundary of the City of Wilmington.
(1) Twelth Senatorial District
The Twelfth Senatorial District shall comprise: All that portion of White Clay Creek Hundred and Pencader Hundred bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of Chestnut Hill Road with the intersection of the Delaware-Maryland border ; thence along the center line of Chestnut Hill Road to the southern boundary of the Town of Newark; thence easterly along the southern boundary of the Town of Newark to its intersection with the Christiana Creek ; thence northwesterly along the center line of the Christiana Creek to its intersection with the center line of Chestnut Hill Road; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Chestnut Hill Road to its intersection with the center line of Brennen Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Brennen Drive to its intersection with the center line of Isle Drive; thence northeasterly along the center line of Isle Drive to its intersection with the center line of Shue Drive; thence northwesterly along the center line of Shue Drive to its intersection with the center line of Brennen Drive; thence northeasterly along the center line of Brennen Drive to its intersection with the center line of Cool Run Creek; thence northeasterly along the center line of Cool Run Creek to its intersection with the center line of White Clay Creek; thence northwesterly along the center line of White Clay Creek to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania border ; thence southerly and westerly along the Delaware-Pennsylvania border and the Delaware-Maryland border to the intersection of the center line of Chestnut Hill Road.
(j) Thirteenth Senatorial District
The Thirteenth Senatorial District shall comprise: All those portions of Blackbird, Appoquinimink, St. Georges, Red Lion, Pencader, White Clay Creek, and New Castle Hundreds not included in Districts Number one to twelve inclusive.
SUBCHAPTER IV. GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS
IN KENT COUNTY
§ 641. Boundaries of the General Assembly Representative Districts in Kent County
The boundaries of the several General Assembly Representative Districts in Kent County shall be as follows :
(a) The 28th Representative District
The 28th Representative District shall comprise all of Kenton Hundred, all of Duck Creek Hundred, and portions of West Dover Hundred, East Dover Hundred, and Little Creek Hundred, more particularly described by reference to the General Highway map of Kent County, Delaware, prepared by the Delaware State Highway Department Planning Section, dated 1963, as follows, to-wit :
BEGINNING at a point on the Delaware-Maryland state line at the interesection of the Kent County line and the New Castle County line with said Delaware-Maryland state line; thence in an easterly direction along the boundary line separating New Castle County and Kent County, with the various meanderings of same, and continuing into the Delaware Bay to a point where said boundary line, separating New Castle County and Kent County, intersects with the Delaware-New Jersey state line ; thence binding with the New Jersey state line in a southeasterly direction to a point in said Bay due east of the mouth of Simons River, which river separates Kent Island and Kelly Island ; thence due west to the mouth of Simons River ; thence in a westerly direction with the various meanderings of Simons River to a fork in said river which is the mouth of Herr Branch and Green Creek; thence with the various meanderings of Herr Branch in a westerly direction to a point where said branch intersects State Route No. 9 which leads from Little Creek to Leipsic; thence with the center line of State Route No. 9 in a northwesterly direction to a point of the intersection of the center line of State Route No. 9 with the center line of Main Street just south of the Town limits of Leipsic; thence in a northerly direction with the center line of Main Street to its intersection with the Town line of the Town of Leipsic; thence turning westerly with the Town line of Leipsic and following the same in a westerly direction ; thence turning and continuing to follow the Town line in a northwesterly direction ; thence turning again and continuing to follow the Town line in a northerly direction to the intersection of said Town line and the center of Dyke Branch ; thence continuing in a northeasterly direction and binding with the Town line to the intersection of said Town line with the center of Leipsic River ; thence with the center of Leipsic River, also being known as Little Duck Creek,
with its various meanderings, in a westerly direction to a point in the middle of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks; thence in a southeasterly direction with the center of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks to a point where the center of said tracks intersect with the center line of County Road No. 153; thence in a southwesterly direction with the center line of County Road No. 153 to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 156; thence continuing in a southwesterly direction with the center line of County Road No. 156 to its intersection with the center of Fisher Branch Fork, also known as Fork Branch ; thence in a westerly direction with the center of Fork Branch to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 104; thence in a southerly and southeasterly direction with the center line of County Road No. 104 to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 8; thence with the center line of State Route No. 8 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the Delaware-Maryland state line ; thence with the Delaware-Maryland state line in a northerly direction to the intersection of the boundary line between New Castle County and Kent County, being the point and place of beginning.
(b) The 29th Representative District
The 29th Representative District shall comprise portions of Little Creek Hundred, East Dover Hundred, and North Murderkill Hundred, and including a portion of the City of Dover, more particularly described by reference to the General Highway map of Kent County, Delaware, prepared by the Delaware State Highway Department Planning Section, dated 1963, as follows, to-wit :
BEGINNING at a point in the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at its intersection with Little Duck Creek, said point of beginning being approximately two miles northwest of the Town of Cheswold ; thence in a southeasterly direction with the center of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks to a point where the center of said tracks intersect with the center line of County Road No. 153; thence in a southwesterly direction with the center line of County Road No. 153 to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 156; thence continuing in a southwesterly direction with the center line of County Road No. 156 to its intersection with the center of Fisher Branch Fork,
also known as Fork Branch; thence in a westerly direction with the center of Fork Branch to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 104; thence in a southerly and southeasterly direction with the center line of County Road No. 104 to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 8; thence with the center line of State Route No. 8 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 196, also known as Mifflin Road; thence with the center line of Mifflin Road in a southeasterly direction to the intersection of said Road with the City Limits of the City of Dover as shown on the City Map of Dover prepared by the State Highway Department, dated 1966; thence binding with the 1966 City Limits of the City of Dover in an easterly direction to a corner in said City Limits south of Saulsbury Road ; thence in a southerly direction by a line which would be an extension of Saulsbury Road in a southerly direction to the center line of the Hazlettville Road (County Road No. 73), being situate just west of Simon Circle; thence with the center line of the Hazlettville Road in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks; thence with the center of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in a northerly direction to the intersection of said Railroad tracks with the center line of Forest Street ; thence in an easterly direction with the center line of Forest Street to its intersection with the center line of West Street; thence with the center line of West Street in a southerly direction to the intersection of West Street with the center line of Loockerman Street; thence with the center line of Loockerman Street in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of New Street ; thence with the center line of New Street, which becomes Monroe Terrace, in a southerly direction to its intersection with the center line of Wyoming Avenue; thence with the center line of Wyoming Avenue in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Street; thence with the center line of State Street in a northerly direction to a point south of Lotus Street which is a westerly extension of the center line of the alley south of and parallel to Lotus Street which separates the properties fronting on Lotus Street from the properties fronting on Morris Drive; thence in an easterly direction by a line which is an extension of the center line of said alley south of and parallel to Lotus Street to the center of said alley, and thence continuing with the center line of said alley in an easterly direction to its
intersection with U.S. Route No. 13 ; thence continuing by line which is in part the center line of said alley and in part an extension of the center line of said alley in an easterly direction to a point in the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River ; thence with the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River in a southerly direction to the center of the mouth of Puncheon Run; thence with the center of Puncheon Run in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 A ; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 A in a southerly direction to its intersection with County Road No. 26 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 26 to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 357; thence with the center line of County Road No. 357 in an easterly direction to a point where the westerly boundary line of the Dover Air Force Base Housing intersects said center line on the north side; thence with the westerly boundary line of said Dover Air Force Base Housing in a northerly direction to the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River; thence with the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 356 (a new road) ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 356 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 ; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 ; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 88 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 88 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 334 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 334 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 9 ; thence with the center line of State Route No. 9 in a northerly direction to its intersection with Main Street just south of the Town limits of Leipsic ; thence in a northerly direction with the center line of Main Street to its intersection with the Town line of the Town of Leipsic ; thence turning westerly with the Town line of Leipsic and following the same in a westerly direction ; thence turning and continuing to follow the Town line in a northwesterly direction; thence turning again and continuing to follow the Town line in a northerly direction to the intersection of said Town line and the center of Dyke Branch ;
thence continuing in a northeasterly direction and binding with the Town line to the intersection of said Town line with the center of Leipsic River; thence with the center of Leipsic River, also being known as Little Duck Creek, with its various meanderings, in a westerly direction to a point in the middle of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, being the point and place of beginning.
(c) The 30th Representative District
The 30th Representative District shall comprise portions of Little Creek Hundred and East Dover Hundred, and including a portion of the City of Dover, more particularly described by reference to the General Highway map of Kent County, Delaware, prepared by the Delaware State Highway Department Planning Section, dated 1963, as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a point in the center line of State Route No. 9 at its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 334, said point being approximately one mile south of the Town of Leipsic ; thence with the center line of State Route No. 9 in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with the center of Herr Branch ; thence with the center of Herr Branch, with its various meanderings, in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center of Simons River ; thence with the center of Simons River in an easterly direction to the Delaware Bay; thence by a line due east to the Delaware-New Jersey state line in the Delaware Bay ; thence with the Delaware-New Jersey state line in the Delaware Bay in a southeasterly direction to a point due east of the mouth of the St. Jones River ; thence by a line due west to the mouth of the St. Jones River ; thence in a northwesterly direction with the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River, by its various meanderings, to its interesection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 in a northerly and northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 357; thence with the center line of County Road No. 357 in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with the west line of the Dover Air Force Base Housing boundary line on the north side of said center line; thence with the westerly boundary line of said Dover Air Force Base Housing in a northerly direction to the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River ; thence with the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River in a northerly
direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 356 (a new road) ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 356 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of. County Road No. 88; thence with the center line of County Road No. 88 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 334; thence with the center line of County Road No. 334 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 9, being the point and place of beginning.
(d) The 31st Representative District
The 31st Representative District shall comprise portions of West Dover Hundred, East Dover Hundred, and North Murderkill Hundred, and including a portion of the City of Dover, more particularly described by reference to the General Highway map of Kent County, Delaware, prepared by the Delaware State Highway Department Planning Section, dated 1963, as follows, to-wit :
BEGINNING at a point in the center line of State Route No. 8 at its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 101, said point being just east of Pearsons Corner ; thence with the center line of State Route No. 8 in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 196, also known as Mifflin Road ; thence with the center line of Mifflin Road in a southeasterly direction to the intersection of said Road with the City Limits of the City of Dover as shown on the City Map of Dover prepared by the State Highway Department, dated 1966; thence binding with the 1966 City Limits of the City of Dover in an easterly direction to a corner in said City Limits south of Saulsbury Road ; thence in a southerly direction by a line which would be an extension of Saulsbury Road in a southerly direction to the center line of the Hazlettville Road (County Road No. 73), being situate just west of Simon Circle; thence with the center line of the Hazlettville Road in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center of the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks ; thence with the center of the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks in a northerly direction to the intersection of said Railroad tracks with the center line of Forest Street ; thence in an easterly direction with the center line of Forest Street to its intersection with the center line of West Street ; thence with the center line of West Street in a southerly direction to the intersection of West Street with the center line of Loockerman Street; thence with the center line of Loockerman Street in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of New Street; thence with the center line of New Street, which becomes Monroe Terrace, in a southerly direction to its intersection with the center line of Wyoming Avenue ; thence with the center line of Wyoming Avenue in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Street; thence with the center line of State Street in a northerly direction to a point south of Lotus Street which is a westerly extension of the center line of the alley south of and parallel to Lotus Street which separates the properties fronting on Lotus Street from the properties fronting on Morris Drive; thence in an easterly direction by a line which is an extension of the center line of said alley south of and parallel to Lotus Street to the center of said alley, and thence continuing with the center line of said alley in an easterly direction to its intersection with U.S. Route No. 13; thence continuing by line which is in part the center line of said alley and in part an extension of the center line of said alley in an easterly direction to a point in the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River ; thence with the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River in a southerly direction to the center of the mouth of Puncheon Run ; thence with the center of Puncheon Run in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 A; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 A in a southerly direction to its intersection with County Road No. 26; thence with the center line of County Road No. 26 in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 10; thence with the center line of State Route No. 10 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the easterly boundary line of the Town of Camden ; thence with the easterly boundary line of the Town of Camden in a southerly direction to a corner for said Town boundary ; thence and continuing with said Town boundary line in a southwesterly direction to a point in the center line of U.S. Route No. 13; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 in a southerly
direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 361; thence with the center line of County Road No. 361 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13-A; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13-A in a southerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 234; thence with the center line of County Road No. 234 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 125; thence with the center line of County Road No. 125 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 10; thence with the center line of State Route No. 10 in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with County Road No. 233; thence with the center line of County Road No. 233 in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 232 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 232 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 227; thence with the center line of County Road No. 227 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 230; thence with the center line of County Road No. 230 to its intersection with center line of County Road No. 52 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 52 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 205 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 205 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 73; thence with the center line of County Road No 73 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 101; thence with the center line of County Road No. 101 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 8, being the point and place of beginning.
(e) The 32nd Representative District
The 32nd Representative District shall comprise portions of North Murderkill Hundred, East Dover Hundred, South Murder-kill Hundred, and Milford Hundred, more particularly descibed by reference to the General Highway map of Kent County, Delaware, prepared by the Delaware State Highway Department Planning Section, dated 1963, as follows, to-wit :
rates Kent County and Sussex County in the center line of County Road No. 451 between Griffith Lake and Haven Lake approximately one mile west of the City of Milford; thence with the center line of County Road No. 451 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 443; thence with the center line of County Road No. 443 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 447; thence with the center line of County Road No. 447 in a northerly and easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 14; thence with the center line of State Route No. 14 in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 388; thence with the center line of County Road No. 388 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 387; thence with the center line of County Road No. 387 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 386; thence with the center line of County Road No. 386 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 33 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 33 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13; thence crossing U.S. Route No. 13 to the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 A in a northerly direction ; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 A in a northerly direction, to the southerly boundary line of the Town of Woodside; thence with the southerly boundary line of the Town of Woodside in an easterly direction to a corner in said boundary line ; thence continuing with said boundary line in a northerly direction to another corner in said boundary line; thence continuing with said boundary line in a westerly direction to another corner in said boundary line, said corner being also in the center line of County Road No. 125 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 125 in a southerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 54 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 54 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 232; thence with the center line of County Road No. 232 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 233 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 233 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 10; thence with the center line of State Route No. 10 in a northeast-
erly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 125; thence with the center line of County Road No. 125 in a southerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 234; thence with the center line of County Road No. 234 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 A; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 A in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 361; thence with the center line of County Road No. 361 in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13 in a northerly direction to the southerly boundary line of the Town of Camden ; thence in an easterly direction with the southerly boundary line of the Town of Camden to a corner in said boundary line; thence with the easterly boundary line of the Town of Camden in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 10; thence with the center line of State Route No. 10 in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 26; thence with the center line of County Road No. 26 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 357; thence with the center line of County Road No. 357 in an easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 113 in a southeasterly direction and in a southerly direction to its intersection with the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River ; thence with the center of the main branch of the St. Jones River in a southeasterly direction to the Delaware Bay ; thence by a line due east to the Delaware-New Jersey state line in the Delaware Bay ; thence in a southeasterly direction with the Delaware-New Jersey state line to a point which is the intersection of the line between Kent County and Sussex County ; thence in a southwesterly direction with the boundary line between Kent County and Sussex County to its point at the edge of the Delaware Bay near the mouth of the Mispillion River ; thence continuing with the boundary line between Kent County and Sussex County in a westerly and southwesterly direction to a point in the center line of County Road No. 451 between Griffith Lake and Haven Lake, being the point and place of beginning.
(f) The 33rd Representative District
The 33rd Representative District shall comprise all of Mispillion Hundred, and portions of South Murderkill Hundred, North Murderkill Hundred, West Dover Hundred, and Milford Hundred, more particularly described by reference to the Geneal Highway map of Kent County, Delaware, prepared by the Delaware State Highway Department Planning Section, dated 1963, as follows, to-wit :
BEGINNING at a point in the boundary line which separates Kent County and Sussex County in the center line of County Road No. 451 between Griffith Lake and Haven Lake approximately one mile west of the City of Milford ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 451 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 443; thence with the center line of County Road No. 443 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 447; thence with the center line of County Road No. 447 in a northerly and easterly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 14; thence with the center line of State Route No. 14 in a southeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 388; thence with the center line of County Road No. 388 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 387; thence with the center line of County Road No. 387 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 386; thence with the center line of County Road No. 386 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 33 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 33 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13; thence crossing U.S. Route No. 13 to the center line of U.S. Route No. 13A in a northerly direction; thence with the center line of U.S. Route No. 13A in a northerly direction to the southerly boundary line of the Town of Woodside ; thence with the southerly boundary line of the Town of Woodside in an easterly direction to a corner in said boundary line ; thence continuing with said boundary line in a northerly direction to another corner in said boundary line; thence continuing with said boundary line in a westerly direction to another corner in said boundary line, said corner being also in the center line of County Road No. 125; thence with the center line
of County Road No. 125 in a southerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 54 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 54 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 232; thence with the center line of County Road No. 232 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 233 ; thence continuing with the center line of County Road No. 232 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 227; thence with the center line of County Road No. 227 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 230; thence with the center line of County Road No. 230 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 52 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 52 in a westerly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 205 ; thence with the center line of County Road No. 205 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 73; thence with the center line of County Road No. 73 in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 101; thence with the center line of County Road No. 101 in a northerly direction to its intersection with the center line of State Route No. 8; thence with the center line of State Route No. 8 in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with the Delaware-Maryland state line ; thence with the Delaware-Maryland state line in a southerly direction to the intersection of the boundary line between Kent County and Sussex County; thence along the boundary line between Kent County and Sussex County in an easterly and northeasterly direction back to its intersection with the center line of County Road No. 451 between Griffith Lake and Haven Lake, being the point and place of beginning.
§ 642. Boundaries of the General Assembly Senatorial Districts in Kent County
The boundaries of the several General Assembly Senatorial Districts in Kent County shall be as follows :
of Kent County contained in the 28th and 33rd Representative Districts, created in section 641 of this title.
(b) Fifteenth Senatorial District
The 15th Senatorial District shall comprise all that portion of Kent County contained in the 29th and 31st Representative Districts, created in section 641 of this title.
(c) Sixteenth Senatorial District
The 16th Senatorial District shall comprise all that portion of Kent County contained in the 30th and 32nd Representative Districts, created in section 641 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER V. GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS
IN SUSSEX COUNTY
§ 651. Boundaries of the General Assembly Representative Districts in Sussex County
(a) Thirty-fourth Representative District
The 34th Representative District in Sussex County shall comprise: BEGINNING at the intersection of the boundary between Kent and Sussex Counties and the Delaware Bay ; thence proceeding in a southeasterly direction along and with said Delaware Bay to a point on Delaware
Bay
where Prime Hook Creek formerly emptied into said Delaware Bay, approximately .85 of a mile north of the easterly termination of County Road 16; thence in a westerly direction to Prime Hook Creek to its intersection with State Route 14; thence along and with said State Route 14 in a southeasterly direction to an intersection with Broadkill River; thence along and with Broadkill River in a westerly direction to the corporate limits of the Town of Milton in Broadkill Hundred; thence along the southeasterly and southerly boundary of the corporate limits of the said Town of Milton to the stream joining Diamond Pond and Wagamon's Pond ; thence in a southerly direction to County Road 319; thence in a westerly and southerly direction along and with said County Road 319 to an intersection with County Road 565; thence along and with said County Road 565 in a westerly direction to its intersection with County Road 239; thence in a
northerly direction with said County Road 239 to its intersection with County Road 238; thence in a westerly direction along and with County Road 238 to its intersection with County Road 579 ; thence in a westerly direction with County Road 579 to its intersection with the westerly right-of-way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad; thence along and with the westerly right-of-way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad in a northerly direction to the intersection of said westerly right-of-way line and the northeastern corner of Ellendale State Forest; thence in a southwesterly direction to the intersection of County Road 593 and Maple Branch; thence along and with said Maple Branch and the most westerly tributary thereof, in a northwesterly direction to an intersection with County Road 595 ; thence along and with County Road 595 in a westerly direction to an intersection with County Road 42; thence along and with said County Road 42 in a northerly direction to an intersection with County Road 610; thence along and with said County Road 610 in a northerly direction to State Route 16; thence along and with said State Route 16 in a westerly direction to an intersection with County Road 630 ; thence along and with said County Road 630 in a northwesterly direction to an intersection with County Road 44; thence along and with said County Road 44 in a northerly direction to an intersection with County Road 224; thence along and with said County Road 224 in a northwesterly direction, crossing State Route 36, to an intersection with County Roads 629 and 613; thence in a northerly direction along said County Road 613 to the Kent County line ; thence along and with said Kent County line in a northeasterly direction home to the point and place of beginning.
(b) Thirty-fifth Representative District
The 35th Representative District shall comprise: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Kent County line and the westerly boundary of the 34th Representative District previously described ; thence along and with the boundary of the said 34th Representative District in a southerly and easterly direction to an intersection of the easterly boundary of the corporate limits of the Town of Milton, Broadkill Hundred, and County Road 88 ; thence along and with said County Road 88 in an easterly direction to an intersection with County Road 256; thence along and with said County Road 256 in a southerly
direction to an intersection with State Route 5; thence along and with said State Route 5 in a southeasterly direction to an intersection with County Road 259; thence along and with said County Road 259 in an easterly direction to an intersection with County Road 258; thence along and with said County Road 258 in a southerly direction to an intersection with State Route 18 and County Road 262 ; thence along and with said County Road 262 in a southeasterly direction to an intersection of said County Road 262 and the boundary line between Broad-kill Hundred and Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred ; thence along and with said boundary line between Broadkill Hundred ana Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred in a southwesterly direction to the intersection of said boundary line and State Route 5; thence along and with the boundary line between Georgetown Hundred and Indian River Hundred in a southwesterly direction to an intersection between said boundary line and State Route 30 ; thence along and with said State Route 30 in a southerly direction to an intersection of said road and Deep Branch; thence along and with said Deep Branch in a southwesterly direction to Morris' Mill Pond ; thence along and with the northerly boundary of said Morris' Mill Pond to its juncture with Woods Branch ; thence along and with said Woods Branch and Eli Walls' Ditch in a northwesterly direction to the point where said Eli Walls' Ditch crosses County Road 318 which said point also marks a dividing line between Georgetown Hundred and Dagsboro Hundred ; thence along and with said boundary line of Georgetown Hundred and Dagsboro Hundred in a westerly direction, crossing County Road 62, to the intersection with the boundary line of Nanticoke Hundred ; thence along and with the boundary line between Nanticoke Hundred and Dagsboro Hundred in a southerly direction to an intersection with State Route 20; thence along and with said State Route 20 in a northwesterly direction to an intersection with County Road 473; thence along and with said County Road 473, crossing State Route 28, to the point where said County Road 473 rejoins State Route 20; thence along and with said State Route 20 in a westerly direction to an intersection with County Road 20A; thence along and with said County Road 20A in a northwesterly direction to an intersection with County Road 524 ; thence in a northeasterly direction along and with said County Road 524 to an intersection with County Road 46; thence along and with said County
Road 46 in a westerly direction to an intersection with County Road 516 ; thence along and with said County Road 516 in a northerly direction to an intersection of County Roads 516 and 526 and 527; thence along and with said County Road 527 to an intersection with State Route 18; thence along and with said State Route 18 in a northwesterly direction to the point where said State Route 18 crosses Gravelly Fork at Collins Pond ; thence following the meanderings of Gravelly Fork in a southwesterly direction to its juncture with the Nanticoke River ; thence along and with said Nanticoke River in a northerly direction to said State Route 18; thence along and with said State Route 18 in a westerly direction, crossing U.S. Route 13, to a juncture with County Road 17; thence along and with said County Road 17 in a northeasterly direction to the corporate limits of the Town of Bridgeville; thence along and with the corporate limits of said Town of Bridgeville in a northerly and easterly direction to its intersection with County Road 40; thence along and with said County Road 40 in an easterly direction to an intersection with the Nanticoke River; thence along and with said Nanticoke River in a northerly direction to an intersection with County Road 600 ; thence along and with said County Road 600 in a southwesterly direction to an intersection with County Road 584; thence along and with said County Road 584 in a northwesterly direction, crossing U.S. Route 13, to an intersection with County Road 583; thence along and with said County Road 583 in a northerly direction to County Road 582; thence along and with said County Road 582 in a southwesterly direction to State Route 404; thence along and with State Route 404 in a northwesterly direction to the Maryland State Line; thence along and with the said Maryland State Line in a northerly direction to the Kent County line; thence along the said Kent County line home to the point and place of beginning.
(c) Thirty-sixth Representative District
The 36th Representative District in Sussex County shall comprise : BEGINNING on the Maryland line at a point where the southern line of the 35th Representative District intersects the Maryland line; thence southerly along the Maryland line to its intersection with the Nanticoke River ; thence following the Nanticoke River northeasterly to its intersection with the lands and track of the Pennsylvania Railroad; thence southerly
along the eastern right-of-way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad land and the western limits of the Town of Blades to the southerly limits of the Town of Blades; thence northeasterly along the corporate limits of the Town of Blades to the Nanticoke River ; thence continuing northeasterly along the Nanticoke River to U.S. Route 13; thence southerly along U.S. Route 13 to its intersection with County Road 470; thence easterly along County Road 470 to County Road 468; thence northeasterly along County Road 468 to its intersection with County Road 467; thence southeasterly along County Road 467 to State Route 28; thence northeasterly along State Route 28 to the southerly line of the 35th Representative District; thence continuing northwesterly along the 35th Representative District as hereinbefore described, to the Maryland State Line and the place of beginning.
(d) Thirty-seventh Representative District
The 37th Representative District in Sussex County shall comprise: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Nanticoke River and the Maryland State Line, being also the southern line of the 36th Representative District ; thence southerly along the Maryland State Line to the southwest corner of the State of Delaware; thence turning and continuing along the Maryland State Line easterly across U.S. Route 13 and State Route 26 to County Road 418; thence northerly along County Road 418 to its intersection with County Road 60; thence continuing northerly along County Road 60 to its intersection with County Road 417 to Pocomoke River; thence westerly along County Road 417 to its intersection with New Found Branch; thence northerly along New Found Branch to Grays Prong; thence continuing along the meanderings of Grays Prong to County Road 413A; thence northerly along County Road 413A to State Route 26; thence continuing westerly and southerly along State Route 26 to its intersection with the Pocomoke River; thence northwesterly along the meanderings of the Pocomoke River across State Route 24, continuing until reaching the division line between Dagsboro and Gumboro Hundreds ; thence northwesterly along the division lines of Dagsboro, Gumboro and Broad Creek Hundreds to its juncture with the 35th Representative District; thence continuing westerly along the southerly lines of Representative Districts 35 and 36 back to the Maryland State Line and the place of beginning.
(e) Thirty-eighth Representative District
The 38th Representative District in Sussex County shall comprise : BEGINNING at the southeasterly limits of the Town of Bethany Beach and the Atlantic Ocean, continuing in a westerly direction along said southerly limits of the Town of Bethany Beach to the Assawoman Canal ; thence in a northwesterly direction along and with said Assawoman Canal to White Creek; thence in a southwesterly direction along and with said White Creek and the northerly limits of the Town of Millville to State Route 26; thence along and with said State Route 26 in a westerly direction to an intersection with County Road 54; thence along and with said County Road 54 in a southwesterly direction to an intersection with County Road 382 ; thence along and with said County Road 382 in a northwesterly direction to its intersection with Vines Creek; thence along and with said Vines Creek in a northerly direction to Pepper Creek; thence along and with said Pepper Creek and the boundary between Baltimore Hundred and Dagsboro Hundred in a northeasterly direction to a point marked by the juncture between said boundary line and an extension of State Route 5; thence along and with said extension of State Route 5, and State Route 5, in a northwesterly direction to an intersection with State Route 24; thence along and with said Route 24 in a southwesterly direction to County Road 310A; thence along and with said County Road 310A in a southeasterly direction to the Indian River ; thence along and with the meanderings of said Indian River in a westerly direction to Millsboro Pond ; thence from the northerly point of said Millsboro Pond along and with Cow Bridge Branch to Morris' Mill Pond ; thence westerly along and with the boundary of the 35th Representative District to the point of its intersection with the northeasterly boundary of the 37th Representative District ; thence along and with the easterly boundary of said 37th Representative District in a southerly direction to the Maryland State Line ; thence along and with said Maryland State Line in an easterly direction to the Atlantic Ocean; thence along and with the Atlantic Ocean in a northerly direction to the place of beginning.
(f) Thirty-ninth Representative District
The 39th Representative District shall comprise : BEGIN-
NING on the Delaware Bay at a point where the southerly line of the 34th Representative District intersects the Delaware Bay; thence continuing southeasterly along Delaware Bay to the Atlantic Ocean ; thence southerly along the Atlantic Ocean to a point where the northerly line of the 38th Representative District intersects the Atlantic Ocean ; thence northwesterly along the northerly boundary line of the 38th Representative District and continuing along the easterly line of the 35th Representative District and the southerly line of the 34th Representative District back to the Delaware Bay and the place of beginning.
§ 652. Boundaries of the General Assembly Senatorial Districts in Sussex County
The boundaries of the several General Assembly Senatorial Districts in Sussex County shall be as follows :
(a) Seventeenth Senatorial District
The 17th Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Sussex County contained in the 34th and 35th Representative Districts created in Sections 651 (a) and 651 (b) of this title.
(b) Eighteenth Senatorial District
The 18th Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Sussex County contained in the 38th and 39th Representative Districts created in Sections 651 (e) and 651 (f) of this title.
(c) Nineteenth Senatorial District
The 19th Senatorial District shall comprise : All that portion of Sussex County contained in the 36th and 37th Representative Districts created in Sections 651 (c) and 651 (d) of this title.
SUBCHAPTER VI. EFFECTUATION § 661. Filing of maps
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 Secretary 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 June 1, 1968, in the respective County Departments of Elections, with the State Election Commissioner, the respective state chairmen of the two major political parties, and the State Archivist.
§ 662. Evidence
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.
§ 663. Copies of maps
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.
Approved January 10, 1968.
NOTE
See Chapters 259 and 279 which amended this chapter.