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An Act for the better regulation of the streets of Newark, and for other purposes. 1851 527 (1851)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0165 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF DELAWARE. CHAPTER DXXXI. AN ACT for the better regulation of the streets of Newark, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- tatives ofthe State of Delaware, in General Assembly met, That here- after the limits and boundaries of the town of Newark, shall be and Boundno forever remain as follows, That is to say: Beginning at the corner dofied. of lands now of Rathmell Wilson and Daniel Fields, on the road leading to Port Deposit, thence by the line of the lands of the said Daniel Fields, to the centre of the road leading to New London Town. ship, in the State of Pennsylvania, thence byastraight line to thb south east corner of the lot attached to the Methodist church, thence to a point in the west line of Samuel C. Finley's lands, fou r hundred feet north from the centre of the present road leading through Newark to Wilmington, thence in a straight line to the south east corner of lands of Elizabeth Thompson and Albert G. Lewis, thence along said Lewis' line to the south west corner of George G. Evans' land on the Elkton road, thence in a straight line to the corner of land of Elizabeth Holtzbecker and John Whan, being in a line of land of the estate of Thomas Blandy, and from thence to the place of begin- ing. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That John W. -Evans, Commission. Jacob Ferris, Robert Ocheltree, Benjamin Caulk and John D. Tur- ers to survey ner be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners, with full power nd eablih and authority, taking to their assistance a skilful surveyor, to survey oundries. and establish the before-mentioned boundaries of the town of New- ark, and cause to be fixed stones, in such places as they may deem proper, for establishing said lines and boundaries, and cause a plot Plot. of the same to be made, which they, or a majority of them, together with the surveyor whom they shall take to their assistance, shall certify and sign, and cause the same to be recorded in the office for recording of deeds in and for the county of New Castle. The acts of a majority of said commissioners shall be good and effectual for the purposes herein mentioned. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may owners of be lawful for the owners of lands and tenements in said town of land &c., Newark, whether residing in said town or other place, together with in Newark to hold annual all the persons residing in said town, who are entitled to vote at the election, to State election, as well as all white female citizens of said town, choose corn. being the owners of real estate therein, and of legal age, to assem- missioners. ble at any convenient place in said town, on the second Tuesday of April next, between the hours of twelve o'clock, noon, and five o'clock, P. M., and on the same day annually hereafter, and then and there choose by ballot five commissioners, who shall continue in office for one year, and until successors to them shall be duly elected. The said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall have 527

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