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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29, PART I, CHAPTER 6, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY MAKING CERTAIN TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE THIRD, FIFTH, TWENTY-SIXTH AND TWENTY-SEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:
Section 1. Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 6, Subchapter H, Section 621 (c) (Third Representative District) is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the following language: "thence southeasterly 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 ;" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "thence northwesterly along the center line of Front Street to its intersection with the center line of Madison Street; thence southerly along the center line of South Madison Street extended to its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence southerly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of Beech Street and the Southerly City Boundary Line;"
Section 2. Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 6, Subchapter II, Section 621 (e) (Fifth Representative District) is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the following language : "the Christina River; thence northerly and northeasterly along the center line of the Christina 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.", and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: "of Beech Street extended 'at the point of its intersection with the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way; thence northerly along the center line of the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way to its intersection with the center line of South Madison Street if extended ; thence northerly along the center line of South Madison Street to its intersection with the center line of Front Street; thence southeasterly along the center line of Front Street to its intersection with the center line of Washington 'Street, the point and place of Beginning."
Section 3. Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 6, Subchapter III, Section 631 (t) (Twenty-Sixth Representative District), is hereby amended by inserting after the phrase "U. S. Highway No. 40", wherever it appears, the following: "(old U. S. Highway No. 40 -- now west bound lane thereof)".
Section 4. Delaware Code, Title 29, Chapter 6, Subchapter III, Section 631 (u) (Twenty-Seventh Representative District), hereby amended by inserting after the phrase "Route 40" the following: "(old U. S. Highway No. 40 -- now west bound lane thereof".
Approved May 13, 1968.