SPONSOR:

Rep. Spence

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

141st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 344

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE PROVIDING FOR REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 8, Title 29, Delaware Code by striking Subchapters I, II and IV in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new Subchapters I, II and IV:

"Subchapter I. General Provisions.

§ 801. Composition of the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives shall be composed of 45 members who shall be chosen to hold office for 2 years. The State shall be divided into 45 representative districts, from each of which shall be chosen, by the qualified electors thereof, 1 Representative.

§ 802. Composition of the Senate; staggered terms.

The Senate shall be composed of 21 members who shall be chosen to hold office for 4 years. The State shall be divided into 21 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 June 30, 2001, for a term of 2 years, and 11 Senators shall be elected at such election for a term of 4 years.

§ 803. Numbering of districts.

Each representative district and each senatorial district shall be designated by number.

§ 804. Determining district boundaries; criteria.

In determining the boundaries of the several representative and senatorial districts within the State, 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.

§ 805. Redistricting after the 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 2010 Federal Decennial Census by the President to Congress, the General Assembly shall, not later than June 30, 2011, reapportion and redistrict the State, wherever necessary, for the general election of 2012 and thereafter in such a manner that the several representative and senatorial districts shall comply, insofar as possible, with the criteria set forth in subdivisions (1) through (4) of § 804 of this Title. Such apportionment shall thence continue in effect until the next succeeding Federal Decennial Census.

§ 806. Staggered senatorial districts.

    1. The Senators from the 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th,, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th and 20th Senatorial Districts shall be elected for 4-year terms in 2002 and 2006 and for a 2-year term in 2010.
    2. The Senators from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 21st Senatorial Districts shall be elected for a 2-year term in 2002 and for a 4-year term in 2008.

Subchapter II. General Assembly House of Representatives Districts.

§ 821. Boundaries of the General Assembly House of Representatives Districts.

The boundaries of the General Assembly House of Representatives districts shall be as follows:

(1) First Representative District. The 1st Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of North Harrison Street and West 7th Street, thence in a counterclockwise direction along West 7th Street and turning left onto North Tatnall Street, thence continuing along North Tatnall Street and turning right onto Delaware Avenue, thence continuing along Delaware Avenue and turning left onto West 10th Street, thence continuing along West 10th Street and turning right onto East 10th Street, thence continuing along East 10th Street and turning left onto North King Street, thence continuing along North King Street and turning right onto North Market Street, thence continuing along North Market Street and turning left onto West 33rd Street, thence continuing along West 33rd Street and turning right onto North Washington Street, thence continuing along North Washington Street and turning right onto West 37th Street, thence continuing along West 37th Street and turning left onto North Market Street, thence continuing along North Market Street and turning left onto Shipley Road, thence continuing along Shipley Road and turning left onto Rockwood Road, thence continuing along Rockwood Road and turning right onto Washington Boulevard, thence continuing along Washington Boulevard and turning left onto Turkey Run, thence continuing along Turkey Run and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1147636, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto Big Rock Drive, thence continuing along Big Rock Drive and turning right onto Pebble Drive, thence continuing along Pebble Drive and turning right onto Talley Road, thence continuing along Talley Road and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto the Wilmington city line, thence continuing along the Wilmington city line and turning left onto West 32nd Street, thence continuing along West 32nd Street and turning right onto North Van Buren Street, thence continuing along North Van Buren Street and turning left onto Baynard Boulevard, thence continuing along Baynard Boulevard and turning right onto North Washington Street, thence continuing along North Washington Street and turning right onto South Park Drive, thence continuing along South Park Drive and turning left onto North Adams Street, thence continuing along North Adams Street and turning right onto Lovering Avenue, thence continuing along Lovering Avenue and turning left onto Interstate 95, thence continuing along Interstate 95 and turning right onto North Jackson Street, thence continuing along North Jackson Street and turning right onto West 10th Street, thence continuing along West 10th Street and turning left onto North Van Buren Street, thence continuing along North Van Buren Street and turning right onto West 9th Street, thence continuing along West 9th Street and turning left onto North Harrison Street to the place of beginning.

(2) Second Representative District. The 2nd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of North Orange Street and West 2nd Street, thence in a counterclockwise direction along West 2nd Street and turning onto East 2nd Street, thence continuing along East 2nd Street and turning left onto North Walnut Street, thence continuing along North Walnut Street and turning right onto East 9th Street, thence continuing along East 9th Street and turning right onto Kirkwood Street, thence continuing along Kirkwood Street and turning left onto East 7th Street, thence continuing along East 7th Street and turning right onto Spruce Street, thence continuing along Spruce Street and turning left onto East 4th Street, thence continuing along East 4th Street and turning right onto United States Highway 13, thence continuing along United States Highway 13 and turning right onto South Heald Street, thence continuing along South Heald Street and turning left onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1112848, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto the center line of the Christina River, thence continuing along said line and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1137925, thence continuing along said line to a center point at the mouth of the Christina River, thence continuing along said line to a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 1029707, thence continuing along said boundary across the waters of the Delaware River in a generally southwesterly direction, and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along said line in a northerly direction to its intersection with a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1888961, thence continuing along said line in a generally westerly direction across the waters of the Delaware River to its intersection with the western shore of the Delaware River and turning right onto the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line, thence continuing along the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line and turning right onto the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line and turning right onto the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line, thence continuing along the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line and turning right onto the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line and turning right onto Lea Boulevard, thence continuing along Lea Boulevard and turning left onto the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line and turning right onto Governor Printz Boulevard, thence continuing along Governor Printz Boulevard and turning right onto Fence, thence continuing along Fence and turning right onto East Lea Boulevard, thence continuing along East Lea Boulevard and turning left onto Lea Boulevard, thence continuing along Lea Boulevard and turning left onto Paladin Drive, thence continuing along Paladin Drive and turning right onto the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030107004007 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030107004008 to the south, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Edgemoor Road, thence continuing along Edgemoor Road and turning left onto North Market Street, thence continuing along North Market Street and turning right onto West 37th Street, thence continuing along West 37th Street and turning left onto North Washington Street, thence continuing along North Washington Street and turning left onto West 33rd Street, thence continuing along West 33rd Street and turning right onto North Market Street, thence continuing along North Market Street and turning left onto North King Street, thence continuing along North King Street and turning right onto East 10th Street, thence continuing along East 10th Street and turning left onto West 10th Street, thence continuing along West 10th Street and turning right onto Delaware Avenue, thence continuing along Delaware Avenue and turning left onto North Tatnall Street, thence continuing along North Tatnall Street and turning left onto West 7th Street, thence continuing along West 7th Street and turning right onto North Orange Street to the place of beginning.

(3) Third Representative District. The 3rd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Conrail Railroad and Interstate 495, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Interstate 495 and turning right onto North DuPont Highway, thence continuing along North DuPont Highway and turning left onto East Hazeldell Avenue, thence continuing along East Hazeldell Avenue and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030156002005 to the East and United States Census block number 100030156002007 to the west, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Interstate 295, thence continuing along Interstate 295 and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line , thence continuing along said line and turning right onto Delaware River east bank, thence continuing along Delaware River east bank and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1029707 and continuing along said line in a generally northwesterly direction across the waters of the Delaware River to its intersection with the center line of the Christina River , thence continuing along a nonvisible boundary designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1137925, thence continuing along said line and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1112848 and turning left onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning right onto South Heald Street, thence continuing along South Heald Street and turning left onto United States Highway 13, thence continuing along United States Highway 13 and turning left onto East 4th Street, thence continuing along East 4th Street and turning right onto Spruce Street, thence continuing along Spruce Street and turning left onto East 7th Street, thence continuing along East 7th Street and turning right onto Kirkwood Street, thence continuing along Kirkwood Street and turning left onto East 9th Street, thence continuing along East 9th Street and turning left onto North Walnut Street, thence continuing along North Walnut Street and turning right onto East 2nd Street, thence continuing along East 2nd Street and turning right onto West 2nd Street, thence continuing along West 2nd Street and turning left onto North Washington Street, thence continuing along North Washington Street and turning right onto Martin Luther King Boulevard, thence continuing along Martin Luther King Boulevard and turning left onto Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along Maryland Avenue and turning right onto Elm Street, thence continuing along Elm Street and turning right onto South Adams Street, thence continuing along South Adams Street and turning left onto Elm Street, thence continuing along Elm Street and turning left onto South Broom Street, thence continuing along South Broom Street and turning right onto Sycamore Street, thence continuing along Sycamore Street and turning left onto South Lincoln Street, thence continuing along South Lincoln Street and turning left onto the Wilmington city line, thence continuing along the Wilmington city line and turning right onto South Rodney Street, thence continuing along South Rodney Street and turning right onto Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along Maryland Avenue and turning left onto Robinson Lane, thence continuing along Robinson Lane and turning left onto Bonwood Drive, thence continuing along Bonwood Drive and turning left onto Homestead Road, thence continuing along Homestead Road and turning right onto the Wilmington city line, thence continuing along the Wilmington city line and turning left onto Interstate 95, thence continuing along Interstate 95 and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad to the place of beginning.

(4) Fourth Representative District. The 4th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Centre Road and Lancaster Pike, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Lancaster Pike and turning onto Lancaster Avenue, thence continuing along Lancaster Avenue and turning left onto Greenhill Avenue, thence continuing along Greenhill Avenue and turning right onto West 6th Street, thence continuing along West 6th Street and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning right onto West 7th Street, thence continuing along West 7th Street and turning right onto North Union Street, thence continuing along North Union Street and turning left onto West 6th Street, thence continuing along West 6th Street and turning left onto North Scott Street, thence continuing along North Scott Street and turning right onto West 7th Street, thence continuing along West 7th Street and turning left onto North Harrison Street, thence continuing along North Harrison Street and turning right onto West 9th Street, thence continuing along West 9th Street and turning left onto North Van Buren Street, thence continuing along North Van Buren Street and turning right onto West 10th Street, thence continuing along West 10th Street and turning left onto North Jackson Street, thence continuing along North Jackson Street and turning left onto Interstate 95, thence continuing along Interstate 95 and turning right onto Lovering Avenue, thence continuing along Lovering Avenue and turning left onto North Adams Street, thence continuing along North Adams Street and turning right onto South Park Drive, thence continuing along South Park Drive and turning left onto North Washington Street, thence continuing along North Washington Street and turning left onto Baynard Boulevard, thence continuing along Baynard Boulevard and turning left onto West 18th Street, thence continuing along West 18th Street and turning right onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto Concord Pike, thence continuing along Concord Pike and turning left onto Rockland Road, thence continuing along Rockland Road and turning left onto Alapocas, thence continuing along Alapocas and turning right onto Alapocas Drive, thence continuing along Alapocas Drive and turning left onto New Bridge Road, thence continuing along New Bridge Road and turning right onto Barley Mill Road, thence continuing along Barley Mill Road and turning right onto Montchanin Road, thence continuing along Montchanin Road and turning left onto Buck Road, thence continuing along Buck Road and turning right onto Kennett Pike, thence continuing along Kennett Pike and turning left onto Octoraro Railway, thence continuing along Octoraro Railway and turning right onto Centre Road, thence continuing along Centre Road to the place of beginning.

(5) Fifth Representative District. The 5th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Elsmere town line and Little Mill Creek, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Little Mill Creek and turning left onto North Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along North Maryland Avenue and turning right onto Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along Maryland Avenue and turning left onto South Rodney Street, thence continuing along South Rodney Street and turning left onto the Wilmington city line, thence continuing along the Wilmington city line and turning right onto South Lincoln Street, thence continuing along South Lincoln Street and turning right onto Sycamore Street, thence continuing along Sycamore Street and turning left onto South Broom Street, thence continuing along South Broom Street and turning right onto Elm Street, thence continuing along Elm Street and turning right onto South Adams Street, thence continuing along South Adams Street and turning left onto Elm Street, thence continuing along Elm Street and turning left onto Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along Maryland Avenue and turning right onto Martin Luther King Boulevard, thence continuing along Martin Luther King Boulevard and turning left onto North Washington Street, thence continuing along North Washington Street and turning right onto West 2nd Street, thence continuing along West 2nd Street and turning left onto North Orange Street, thence continuing along North Orange Street and turning left onto West 7th Street, thence continuing along West 7th Street and turning left onto North Scott Street, thence continuing along North Scott Street and turning right onto West 6th Street, thence continuing along West 6th Street and turning right onto North Union Street, thence continuing along North Union Street and turning left onto West 7th Street, thence continuing along West 7th Street and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning right onto West 6th Street, thence continuing along West 6th Street and turning left onto Greenhill Avenue, thence continuing along Greenhill Avenue and turning left onto Lancaster Avenue, thence continuing along Lancaster Avenue and turning right onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto the Elsmere town line, thence continuing along the Elsmere town line and turning right onto the Elsmere/Wilmington town/city line, thence continuing along the Elsmere/Wilmington town/city line and turning left onto Prospect Road, thence continuing along Prospect Road and turning right onto Rodman Road, thence continuing along Rodman Road and turning left onto the Wilmington/Elsmere city/town line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Elsmere city/town line and turning left onto the Elsmere town line, thence continuing along the Elsmere town line to the place of beginning.

(6) Sixth Representative District. The 6th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Weldin Road and Matson Run, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Matson Run and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning right onto Talley Road, thence continuing along Talley Road and turning left onto Pebble Drive, thence continuing along Pebble Drive and turning left onto Big Rock Drive, thence continuing along Big Rock Drive and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the boundary between United States Census Block number 100030108009002 to the North and United States Census Block number 100030108009012 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto Turkey Run, thence continuing along Turkey Run and turning right onto Washington Boulevard, thence continuing along Washington Boulevard and turning left onto Rockwood Road, thence continuing along Rockwood Road and turning right onto Shipley Road, thence continuing along Shipley Road and turning left onto Edgemoor Road, thence continuing along Edgemoor Road and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030107004007 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030107004008 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto Paladin Drive, thence continuing along Paladin Drive and turning right onto Lea Boulevard, thence continuing along Lea Boulevard and turning right onto East Lea Boulevard, thence continuing along East Lea Boulevard and turning left onto Fence, thence continuing along Fence and turning left onto Governor Printz Boulevard, thence continuing along Governor Printz Boulevard and turning left onto the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line and turning right onto Lea Boulevard, thence continuing along Lea Boulevard and turning left onto the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line and turning left onto the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line, thence continuing along the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line and turning left onto the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Edgemoor city/census designated place line and turning left onto the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line, thence continuing along the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line and turning left onto Shellpot Creek, thence continuing along Shellpot Creek and turning right onto the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line, thence continuing along the Edgemoor/Wilmington census designated place/city line and turning right onto the Wilmington city line, thence continuing along the Wilmington city line and turning left onto the Delaware River, thence continuing across the waters of the Delaware River in a generally easterly direction on a nonvisible boundary designated as United States Tiger Line Identification number 1888961 to its intersection with the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto Delaware River east Bank, thence continuing along Delaware River east Bank and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as United States Tiger Line identification number 1894385 and continuing along said boundary across the waters of the Delaware River in a generally northwesterly direction and continuing onto a nonvisible boundary designated as United States Tiger Line identification number 1904755, thence continuing along said line to a nonvisible boundary designated as United States Tiger Line identification number 1904723, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Interstate 495, thence continuing along Interstate 495 and turning right onto Perkins Run, thence continuing along Perkins Run and turning left onto Governor Printz Boulevard, thence continuing along Governor Printz Boulevard and turning right onto East Delaware Avenue, thence continuing along East Delaware Avenue and turning left onto Philadelphia Pike, thence continuing along Philadelphia Pike and turning right onto West Holly Oak Road, thence continuing along West Holly Oak Road and turning right onto Harrison Avenue, thence continuing along Harrison Avenue and turning right onto Odessa Avenue, thence continuing along Odessa Avenue and turning left onto Lincoln Avenue, thence continuing along Lincoln Avenue and turning left onto Perkins Run, thence continuing along Perkins Run and turning left onto an unnamed tributary to Perkins Run, thence continuing along said tributary and turning left onto Garfield Avenue, thence continuing along Garfield Avenue and turning right onto Smyrna Avenue, thence continuing along Smyrna Avenue and turning left onto Prior Road, thence continuing along Prior Road and turning right onto Silverside Road, thence continuing along Silverside Road and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning right onto Marsh Road, thence continuing along Marsh Road and turning left onto Bette Road, thence continuing along Bette Road and turning right onto Ridgeland Road, thence continuing along Ridgeland Road and turning right onto Jan Drive, thence continuing along Jan Drive and turning left onto Marcella Road, thence continuing along Marcella Road and turning right onto Homewood Road, thence continuing along Homewood Road and turning left onto Wilson Road, thence continuing along Wilson Road and turning left onto Shipley Road, thence continuing along Shipley Road and turning right onto Dakota Avenue, thence continuing along Dakota Avenue and turning right onto Glenwood Avenue, thence continuing along Glenwood Avenue and turning right onto Gunning Drive, thence continuing along Gunning Drive and turning right onto Simon Road, thence continuing along Simon Road and turning left onto Talley Road, thence continuing along Talley Road and turning right onto Weldin Road, thence continuing along Weldin Road to the place of beginning.

(7) Seventh Representative District. The 7th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Deepwood Drive and Kingman Drive, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Kingman Drive and turning left onto Silverside Road, thence continuing along Silverside Road and turning right onto Stoney Run Drive, thence continuing along Stoney Run Drive and turning right onto Marshfield Road, thence continuing along Marshfield Road and turning right onto Northwood Road, thence continuing along Northwood Road and turning left onto Marsh Road, thence continuing along Marsh Road and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto Naamans Creek South Branch, thence continuing along Naamans Creek South Branch and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030112041007 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030112041022 to the east , thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Indian Field Road, thence continuing along Indian Field Road and turning right onto Darley Road, thence continuing along Darley Road and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line, thence continuing along the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line and turning left onto Foulk Road, thence continuing along Foulk Road and turning right onto Naamans Road, thence continuing along Naamans Road and turning left onto Mousley Place, thence continuing along Mousley Place and turning left onto Majestic Drive, thence continuing along Majestic Drive and turning left onto Valley Avenue, thence continuing along Valley Avenue and turning left onto Pennington Drive, thence continuing along Pennington Drive and turning left onto Valley Avenue, thence continuing along Valley Avenue and turning right onto Locust Avenue, thence continuing along Locust Avenue and turning right onto Foulk Road, thence continuing along Foulk Road and turning right onto Grubb Road, thence continuing along Grubb Road and turning left onto Brandywood Lane, thence continuing along Brandywood Lane and turning left onto Dorval Road, thence continuing along Dorval Road and turning right onto Berwyn Road, thence continuing along Berwyn Road and turning left onto Dogwood Lane and turning right onto Deepwood Drive, thence continuing along Deepwood Drive to the place of beginning.

(8) Eighth Representative District. The 8th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of CSX Railroad and Silverside Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Silverside Road and turning left onto Prior Road, thence continuing along Prior Road and turning right onto Smyrna Avenue, thence continuing along Smyrna Avenue and turning left onto Garfield Avenue, thence continuing along Garfield Avenue and turning right onto an unnamed tributary to Perkins Run, thence continuing along said tributary and turning right onto Perkins Run, thence continuing along Perkins Run and turning right onto Lincoln Avenue, thence continuing along Lincoln Avenue and turning right onto Odessa Avenue, thence continuing along Odessa Avenue and turning left onto Harrison Avenue, thence continuing along Harrison Avenue and turning left onto West Holly Oak Road, thence continuing along West Holly Oak Road and turning left onto Philadelphia Pike, thence continuing along Philadelphia Pike and turning right onto East Delaware Avenue, thence continuing along East Delaware Avenue and turning left onto Governor Printz Boulevard, thence continuing along Governor Printz Boulevard and turning right onto Perkins Run, thence continuing along Perkins Run and turning left onto Interstate 495, thence continuing along Interstate 495 and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary as designated by United State Census Tiger Line Identification number 1904723, thence continuing along said boundary to a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 1904755 to the west bank of the Delaware River and continuing onto a nonvisible boundary designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 1894385 across the waters of the Delaware River in a generally southeasterly direction and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along said line to its intersection with the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line and turning left onto the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line, thence continuing along that line and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning right onto Darley Road, thence continuing along Darley Road and turning left onto Indian Field Road, thence continuing along Indian Field Road and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary designated as the boundary between United States Census Block number 100030112041007 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030112041022 to the east, thence turning left onto CSX Railroad and continuing along CSX Railroad to the place of beginning.

(9) Ninth Representative District. The 9th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the center line of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal and the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland State line and turning left onto Sammons Pond, thence continuing along Sammons Pond and turning right onto Back Creek, thence continuing along Back Creek and turning right onto Choptank Road, thence continuing along Choptank Road and turning right onto Churchtown Road, thence continuing along Churchtown Road and turning left onto Choptank Road, thence continuing along Choptank Road and turning left onto Armstrong Corner Road, thence continuing along Armstrong Corner Road and turning left onto Marl Pit Road, thence continuing along Marl Pit Road and turning right onto Cedar Lane Road, thence continuing along Cedar Lane Road and turning left onto the town of Middletown municipal boundary line, which is also an unnamed tributary to Dove Nest Branch, thence continuing along said line and turning left onto Dove Nest Branch, thence continuing along Dove Nest Branch and turning right onto Brick Mill Road, thence continuing along Brick Mill Road and turning left onto Middletown Odessa Road, thence continuing along Middletown Odessa Road and turning right onto State Route 1, thence continuing along State Route 1 and turning left onto the northern bank of the Appoquinimink River, thence continuing along said bank and turning right onto DuPont Parkway(United States Highway 13), thence continuing along DuPont Parkway(United States Highway 13) and turning left onto Smyrna Landing Road, thence continuing along Smyrna Landing Road and turning left onto Paddock Road, thence continuing along Paddock Road and turning right onto Mc Quail Road, thence continuing along Mc Quail Road and turning right onto Corks Point Ditch, also designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030169021035 to the east and United States Census Block number 100030169021038 to the west, thence continuing along Corks Point Ditch onto a nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block 100030169021035 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030169021039 to the south, and turning onto the center line of the Smyrna River, designated as the New Castle-Kent county boundary line and continuing along said line to the mouth of the Smyrna River, thence continuing along the New Castle-Kent county line across the waters of the Delaware River to its intersection with the Delaware-New Jersey State boundary and turning left onto said State line , thence continuing along said line in a generally northerly direction to its intersection with a nonvisible boundary designated as United states Tiger Line Identification number 763219, thence turning left onto said boundary continuing in a westerly direction across the waters of the Delaware River to the intersection with a nonvisible boundary line designated as United States Tiger Line Identification number 763188, thence turning left onto said boundary and continuing to the center point of the Chesapeake & Delaware canal, thence continuing along the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal and turning right onto State Route 1, thence continuing along State Route 1 and turning left onto north bank of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, thence continuing along north bank of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto Dragon Creek, thence continuing along Dragon Creek and turning left onto Jeffery Pine Drive, thence continuing along Jeffery Pine Drive and turning right onto Ponderosa Drive, thence continuing along Ponderosa Drive and turning left onto Clifton Drive, thence continuing along Clifton Drive and turning right onto Hickory Drive, thence continuing along Hickory Drive and turning left onto Porter Road, thence continuing along Porter Road and turning left onto Summit Bridge Road, thence continuing along Summit Bridge Road and turning right onto the center line of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, thence continuing along said line and turning left onto the Delaware-Maryland State line to the place of beginning.

(10) Tenth Representative District. The 10th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line and Mill Creek Branch, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Mill Creek Branch and turning left onto Southwood Road, thence continuing along Southwood Road and turning left onto Valley Road, thence continuing along Valley Road and turning right onto Old Wilmington Road, thence continuing along Old Wilmington Road and turning left onto Yorklyn Road, thence continuing along Yorklyn Road and turning left onto Hockessin Hills Road, thence continuing along Hockessin Hills Road and turning right onto Old Public Road, thence continuing along Old Public Road and turning left onto Benge Road, thence continuing along Benge Road and turning right onto Creek Mill Road, thence continuing along Creek Mill Road and turning right onto Yorklyn Road, thence continuing along Yorklyn Road and turning left onto Red Clay Creek, thence continuing along Red Clay Creek and turning left onto the north bank of the Red Clay Creek, thence continuing along said bank and turning left onto Wilmington and Delaware Railroad, thence continuing along Wilmington and Delaware Railroad and turning right onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning right onto Creek Mill Road, thence continuing along Creek Mill Road and turning left onto local road, thence continuing along local road and turning right onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning left onto Red Clay Creek, thence continuing along Red Clay Creek and turning left onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning left onto Dean Road, thence continuing along Dean Road and turning right onto Walnut Green Road, thence continuing along Walnut Green Road and turning left onto Campbell Road, thence continuing along Campbell Road and turning right onto Kirk Road, thence continuing along Kirk Road and turning left onto West Rockland Road, thence continuing along West Rockland Road and turning left onto Mount Lebanon Road, thence continuing along Mount Lebanon Road and turning left onto Concord Pike, thence continuing along Concord Pike and turning right onto Garden of Eden Road, thence continuing along Garden of Eden Road and turning right onto Silverside Road, thence continuing along Silverside Road and turning left onto Kingman Drive, thence continuing along Kingman Drive and turning right onto Deepwood Drive, thence continuing along Deepwood Drive and turning left onto Dogwood Lane, thence continuing along Dogwood Lane and turning right onto Berwyn Road, thence continuing along Berwyn Road and turning left onto Dorval Road, thence continuing along Dorval Road and turning right onto Brandywood Lane, thence continuing along Brandywood Lane and turning right onto Grubb Road, thence continuing along Grubb Road and turning left onto Foulk Road, thence continuing along Foulk Road and turning left onto Locust Avenue, thence continuing along Locust Avenue and turning left onto Valley Avenue, thence continuing along Valley Avenue and turning right onto Pennington Drive, thence continuing along Pennington Drive and turning right onto Valley Avenue, thence continuing along Valley Avenue and turning right onto Majestic Drive, thence continuing along Majestic Drive and turning right onto Mousley Place, thence continuing along Mousley Place and turning right onto Naamans Road, thence continuing along Naamans Road and turning left onto Foulk Road, thence continuing along Foulk Road and turning left onto the county line, thence continuing along the county line to the place of beginning.

(11) Eleventh Representative District. The 11th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Kirk Road and Montchanin Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Montchanin Road and turning left onto Barley Mill Road, thence continuing along Barley Mill Road and turning left onto New Bridge Road, thence continuing along New Bridge Road and turning right onto Alapocas Drive, thence continuing along Alapocas Drive and turning left onto Alapocas Run, thence continuing along Alapocas Run and turning right onto Rockland Road, thence continuing along Rockland Road and turning right onto Concord Pike, thence continuing along Concord Pike and turning right onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto West 18th Street, thence continuing along West 18th Street and turning left onto Baynard Boulevard, thence continuing along Baynard Boulevard and turning right onto North Van Buren Street, thence continuing along North Van Buren Street and turning left onto West 32nd Street, thence continuing along West 32nd Street and turning right onto the Wilmington city line, thence continuing along the Wilmington city line and turning right onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto Matson Run, thence continuing along Matson Run and turning right onto Weldin Road, thence continuing along Weldin Road and turning left onto Talley Road, thence continuing along Talley Road and turning right onto Simon Road, thence continuing along Simon Road and turning left onto Gunning Drive, thence continuing along Gunning Drive and turning left onto Glenwood Avenue, thence continuing along Glenwood Avenue and turning left onto Dakota Avenue, thence continuing along Dakota Avenue and turning left onto Shipley Road, thence continuing along Shipley Road and turning right onto Wilson Road, thence continuing along Wilson Road and turning right onto Homewood Road, thence continuing along Homewood Road and turning left onto Marcella Road, thence continuing along Marcella Road and turning right onto Jan Drive, thence continuing along Jan Drive and turning left onto Ridgeland Road, thence continuing along Ridgeland Road and turning left onto Bette Road, thence continuing along Bette Road and turning left onto Marsh Road, thence continuing along Marsh Road and turning right onto Northwood Road, thence continuing along Northwood Road and turning left onto Marshfield Road, thence continuing along Marshfield Road and turning left onto Stoney Run Drive, thence continuing along Stoney Run Drive and turning left onto Silverside Road, thence continuing along Silverside Road and turning left onto Garden of Eden Road, thence continuing along Garden of Eden Road and turning left onto Concord Pike, thence continuing along Concord Pike and turning right onto Mount Lebanon Road, thence continuing along Mount Lebanon Road and turning right onto West Rockland Road, thence continuing along West Rockland Road and turning left onto Kirk Road, thence continuing along Kirk Road to the place of beginning.

(12) Twelfth Representative District. The 12th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Valley Road and Old Lancaster Pike, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Old Lancaster Pike and turning right onto Lancaster Pike, thence continuing along Lancaster Pike and turning right onto Newport Gap Pike, thence continuing along Newport Gap Pike and turning right onto McKennans Church Road, thence continuing along McKennans Church Road and turning left onto Hyde Run, thence continuing along Hyde Run and turning right onto Newport Gap Pike, thence continuing along Newport Gap Pike and turning right onto Faulkland Road, thence continuing along Faulkland Road and turning left onto Duncan Road, thence continuing along Duncan Road and turning left onto Kirkwood Highway, thence continuing along Kirkwood Highway and turning left onto Centerville Road, thence continuing along Centerville Road and turning right onto Brookland Avenue, thence continuing along Brookland Avenue and turning right onto North Woodward Avenue, thence continuing along North Woodward Avenue and turning left onto Ferris Road, thence continuing along Ferris Road and turning left onto Centre Road, thence continuing along Centre Road and turning right onto Faulkland Road, thence continuing along Faulkland Road and turning right onto South DuPont Road, thence continuing along South DuPont Road and turning left onto Taft Avenue, thence continuing along Taft Avenue and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as a line between United States Census Block number 100030122001000 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030122001020 to the south, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto Lancaster Avenue, thence continuing along Lancaster Avenue and turning right onto Lancaster Pike, thence continuing along Lancaster Pike and turning right onto Centre Road, thence continuing along Centre Road and turning right onto Barley Mill Road, thence continuing along Barley Mill Road and turning left onto Octoraro Railway, thence continuing along Octoraro Railway and turning right onto Kennett Pike, thence continuing along Kennett Pike and turning left onto Buck Road, thence continuing along Buck Road and turning left onto Montchanin Road, thence continuing along Montchanin Road and turning left onto Kirk Road, thence continuing along Kirk Road and turning left onto Campbell Road, thence continuing along Campbell Road and turning right onto Walnut Green Road, thence continuing along Walnut Green Road and turning left onto Dean Road, thence continuing along Dean Road and turning right onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning right onto Red Clay Creek, thence continuing along Red Clay Creek and turning right onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning right onto Creek Mill Road, thence continuing along Creek Mill Road and turning left onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning left onto Wilmington and Delaware Railroad, thence continuing along Wilmington and Delaware Railroad and turning right onto the east bank of Red Clay Creek, thence continuing along said bank and turning right onto Red Clay Creek, thence continuing along Red Clay Creek and turning right onto Yorklyn Road, thence continuing along Yorklyn Road and turning left onto Creek Mill Road, thence continuing along Creek Mill Road and turning left onto Benge Road, thence continuing along Benge Road and turning right onto Old Public Road, thence continuing along Old Public Road and turning left onto Hockessin Hills Road, thence continuing along Hockessin Hills Road and turning right onto Yorklyn Road, thence continuing along Yorklyn Road and turning right onto Old Wilmington Road, thence continuing along Old Wilmington Road and then turning left onto Valley Road, thence continuing along Valley Road to the place of beginning.

(13) Thirteenth Representative District. The 13th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Brookland Avenue and Centerville Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Centerville Road and turning left onto State Route 141, thence continuing along State Route 141 and turning left onto North James Street, thence continuing along North James Street and turning right onto the Newport town line, thence continuing along the Newport town line and turning left onto Newport Gap Pike, thence continuing along Newport Gap Pike and turning right onto West Highland Avenue, thence continuing along West Highland Avenue and turning left onto North Mary Street, thence continuing along North Mary Street and turning left onto South Mary Street, thence continuing along South Mary Street and turning left onto the Newport town line, thence continuing along the Newport town line and turning left across the Christina River in a northerly direction on a nonvisible boundary line designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 997643, thence continuing along said line onto a nonvisible boundary designated by United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 997649, thence continuing along said line onto a nonvisible boundary designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 997656, thence continuing along said line and turning right onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030129002063 to the east and United States Census Block number 100030129002064 to the West, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Larch Avenue, thence continuing along Larch Avenue and turning right onto East Justis Street, thence continuing along East Justis Street and turning left onto Spruce Avenue, thence continuing along Spruce Avenue and turning right onto Marsh Lane, thence continuing along Marsh Lane and turning left onto Kenwood Lane, thence continuing along Kenwood Lane and turning right onto Forest Drive, thence continuing along Forest Drive and turning left onto Glenhaven Lane, thence continuing along Glenhaven Lane and turning left onto the fence line of Banning Park, thence continuing along the fence line of Banning Park and turning right onto East Newport Pike, thence continuing along East Newport Pike and turning left onto South Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along South Maryland Avenue and turning onto North Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along North Maryland Avenue and turning left onto Little Mill Creek, thence continuing along Little Mill Creek and turning right onto the Elsmere town line, thence continuing along the Elsmere town line and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning right onto the Wilmington/Elsmere city/town line, thence continuing along the Wilmington/Elsmere city/town line and turning right onto Rodman Road, thence continuing along Rodman Road and turning left onto Prospect Road, thence continuing along Prospect Road and turning right onto the Elsmere/Wilmington town/city line, thence continuing along the Elsmere/Wilmington town/city line and turning left onto the Elsmere town line, thence continuing along the Elsmere town line and turning right onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030122001000 to the north and United States Block number 100030122001020 to the South, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning onto Taft Avenue, thence continuing along Taft Avenue and turning right onto South DuPont Road, thence continuing along South DuPont Road and turning left onto Faulkland Road, thence continuing along Faulkland Road and turning left onto Centre Road, thence continuing along Centre Road and turning right onto Ferris Road, thence continuing along Ferris Road and turning right onto North Woodward Avenue, thence continuing along North Woodward Avenue and turning left onto Brookland Avenue, thence continuing along Brookland Avenue to the place of beginning.

(14) Fourteenth Representative District. The 14th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Paper Mill Road and Curtis Lane, thence continuing along Curtis Lane and turning left onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030136101011 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030136101020 to thew south, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto Caynor Court, thence continuing along Caynor Court and turning right onto St Regis Drive, thence continuing along St Regis Drive and turning right onto Aronimink Drive, thence continuing along Aronimink Drive and turning right onto West Chapel Hill Drive, thence continuing along West Chapel Hill Drive and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United states Census Block number 100030136101020 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030136101026 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning right onto White Clay Creek, thence continuing along White Clay Creek and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030142001015 to the east and United States Census block number 100030145011000 to the west, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto McKees Lane, thence continuing along Mc Kees Lane and turning right onto East Cleveland Avenue, thence continuing along East Cleveland Avenue and turning left onto North Chapel Street, thence continuing along North Chapel Street and turning right onto New Street, thence continuing along New Street and turning left onto Choate Street, thence continuing along Choate Street and turning left onto East Main Street, thence continuing along East Main Street and turning left onto Ogletown Road, thence continuing along Ogletown Road and turning left onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning right onto Red Mill Road, thence continuing along Red Mill Road and turning right onto Ogletown Road, thence continuing along Ogletown Road and turning left onto Salem Church Road, thence continuing along Salem Church Road and turning left onto Chapman Road, thence continuing along Chapman Road and turning left onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road and turning right onto Main Street, thence continuing along Main Street and turning right onto State Road 273, thence continuing along State Road 273 and turning right onto Harmony Road south, thence continuing along Harmony Road south and turning left onto Old Harmony Road, thence continuing along Old Harmony Road and turning left onto North Harmony Road, thence continuing along North Harmony Road and turning left onto Capitol Trail, thence continuing along Capitol Trail and turning right onto Polly Drummond Hill Road, thence continuing along Polly Drummond Hill Road and turning left onto Fox Den Road, thence continuing along Fox Den Road and turning left onto Middle Run Stream, thence continuing along Middle Run Stream and turning left onto Middle Run, thence continuing along Middle Run and turning right onto an unnamed local road, designated as a line between United States Census Block number 100030136102013 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030136102014 to the south, thence continuing along said road and turning left onto Possum Hollow Road, thence continuing along Possum Hollow Road and turning left onto Paper Mill Road, thence continuing along Paper Mill Road to the place of beginning.

(15) Fifteenth Representative District. The 15th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Wrangle Hill Road and Porter Road, thence continuing along Porter Road and turning left onto Hickory Drive, thence continuing along Hickory Drive and turning left onto Clifton Drive, thence continuing along Clifton Drive and turning right onto Ponderosa Drive, thence continuing along Ponderosa Drive and turning left onto Jeffery Pine Drive, thence continuing along Jeffery Pine Drive and turning right onto Dragon Creek, thence continuing along Dragon Creek and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto north bank of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, thence continuing along north bank of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal and turning right onto State Route 1, thence continuing along State Route 1 and turning left onto center line of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, thence continuing along center line of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal to its intersection with the Delaware Bay and continuing onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030166032999 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030166032998 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary in an easterly direction across the waters of the Delaware Bay to its intersection with the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along said State line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030163031000 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030164023000 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary onto a nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030163031999 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030164023998 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary in a westerly direction across the waters of the Delaware Bay to the mouth of the Red Lion Creek and turning right onto the center line of Red Lion Creek designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030163031998 to the south and United States Census Block number 100030164023998 to the north, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto the north bank of Red Lion Creek, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030164023998 to the south and United States Census Block number 100030163031997 to the north, thence continuing along said and turning right onto Hamburg Corner River Road, thence continuing along Hamburg Corner River Road and turning left onto Hamburg Road, thence continuing along Hamburg Road and turning right onto Bear Road, thence continuing along Bear Road and turning right onto Springfields Boulevard, thence continuing along Springfields Boulevard and turning right onto Fantail Court, thence continuing along Fantail Court and turning left onto Walker Road, thence continuing along Walker Road and turning right onto Ermine Drive, thence continuing along Ermine Drive and turning right onto East Violette Drive, thence continuing along East Violette Drive and turning left onto West Violette Drive, thence continuing along West Violette Drive and turning right onto Shamrock Avenue, thence continuing along Shamrock Avenue and turning right onto Bear Tybouts Road, thence continuing along Bear Tybouts Road and turning right onto State Route 1, thence continuing along State Route 1 and turning left onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning right onto Church Road, thence continuing along Church Road and turning left onto Pulaski Highway (United States Highway 40), thence continuing along Pulaski Highway (United States Highway 40) to the place of beginning.

(16) Sixteenth Representative District. The 16th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of City of Wilmington and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 990254 and Christina River, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Christina River and turning left onto Nonesuch Creek, thence continuing along Nonesuch Creek and turning right onto South Basin Road, thence continuing along South Basin Road and turning right onto West Basin Road, thence continuing along West Basin Road and turning left onto North DuPont Highway, thence continuing along North DuPont Highway and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto the New Castle city line, thence continuing along the New Castle city line and turning right onto Moores Lane, thence continuing along Moores Lane and turning left onto the New Castle city line, thence continuing along the New Castle city line and turning left onto Wilmington Road, thence continuing along Wilmington Road and turning right onto Holcomb Lane, thence continuing along Holcomb Lane and turning left onto Steel Drive, thence continuing along Steel Drive and turning left onto Lukens Drive, thence continuing along Lukens Drive and turning right onto Buttonwood Avenue, thence continuing along Buttonwood Avenue and turning left onto nonvisible boundary between United States Census Block number 10030158001001 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030158001017 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary to the Delaware River west bank and turning right onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030158001999 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030158001997 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary in a generally southeasterly direction across the waters of the Delaware River and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along Delaware-New Jersey State line in a northerly direction along the Delaware River east bank and turning left onto United State Interstate Highway 295 (Delaware Memorial Bridge, eastbound span), thence continuing along United State Interstate Highway 295 and turning right onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030156002007 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030156002005 to the east, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto East Hazeldell Avenue, thence continuing along East Hazeldell Avenue and turning right onto North DuPont Highway (US Highway 13), thence continuing along North DuPont Highway (US Highway 13) and turning left onto United State Interstate Highway 495, thence continuing along US Interstate Highway 495 and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning right onto United State Interstate Highway 95, thence continuing along United State Interstate Highway 95 and turning left onto nonvisible boundary designated as United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1062484, thence continuing along said boundary and onto nonvisible boundary designated as United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1061511, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto the Wilmington city line, thence continuing along the Wilmington city line and turning left onto Homestead Road, thence continuing along Homestead Road and turning right onto Bonwood Drive, thence continuing along Bonwood Drive and turning right onto Robinson Lane, thence continuing along Robinson Lane and turning left onto Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along Maryland Avenue and turning left onto North Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along North Maryland Avenue and turning onto South Maryland Avenue, thence continuing along South Maryland Avenue and turning right onto East Newport Pike, thence continuing along East Newport Pike and turning left onto fence line on Banning Park, designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1040859, thence continuing along said fence and turning right onto Glenhaven Lane, thence continuing along Glenhaven Lane and turning right onto Forest Drive, thence continuing along Forest Drive and turning left onto Kenwood Lane, thence continuing along Kenwood Lane and turning right onto Marsh Lane, thence continuing along Marsh Lane and turning left onto Spruce Avenue, thence continuing along Spruce Avenue and turning right onto East Justis Street, thence continuing along East Justis Street and turning left onto Larch Avenue, thence continuing along Larch Avenue and turning left onto nonvisible boundary designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 998666, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning left onto nonvisible boundary designated by United States Tiger Line identification number 997656, thence continuing along said boundary onto nonvisible boundary line designated by United States Tiger Line identification number 997649, thence continuing along said boundary and turning onto nonvisible boundary line designated by United States Tiger Line identification number 997643, thence continuing along said boundary line and turning right onto Newport Census Place line and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 10030127003999 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030150002999 to the east, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line designated by United States Tiger Line identification number 990254, thence continuing along said boundary line to the place of beginning.

(17) Seventeenth Representative District. The 17th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Christiana Road (State Highway 273) and Appleby Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Appleby Road and turning left onto Old Forge Road, thence continuing along Old Forge Road and turning right onto Wilton Boulevard, thence continuing along Wilton Boulevard and turning left onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning right onto South DuPont Highway (US Highway 13), thence continuing along South DuPont Highway (US Highway 13) and turning left onto Mill Creek, thence continuing along Mill Creek and turning onto the south bank of Mill Creek, thence continuing along said bank and turning right onto Army Creek, thence continuing along Army Creek and turning left onto Gambles Gut Creek, thence continuing along Gambles Gut Creek and turning right onto Delaware River west bank, thence continuing along said bank and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030163032999 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030163031999 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary in a generally easterly direction across the waters of the Delaware River and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along said line onto Delaware River east bank, thence continuing along Delaware River East Bank and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030158001999 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030158001997 to the south, thence continuing along said line in a generally northwesterly direction across the waters of the Delaware River to its intersection with the Delaware River west bank, thence continuing from the Delaware River west bank onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030158001001 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030158001017 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto Buttonwood Avenue, thence continuing along Buttonwood Avenue and turning left onto Lukens Drive, thence continuing along Lukens Drive and turning right onto Steel Drive, thence continuing along Steel Drive and turning right onto Holcomb Lane, thence continuing along Holcomb Lane and turning left onto Wilmington Road, thence continuing along Wilmington Road and turning right onto the New Castle city line, thence continuing along the New Castle city line and turning right onto Moores Lane, thence continuing along Moores Lane and turning left onto the New Castle city line, thence continuing along the New Castle city line and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto North DuPont Highway (US Highway 13), thence continuing along North DuPont Highway (US Highway 13) and turning right onto West Basin Road, thence continuing along West Basin Road and turning left onto South Basin Road, thence continuing along South Basin Road and turning left onto Nonesuch Creek, thence continuing along Nonesuch Creek and turning left onto Christina River, thence continuing along Christina River and turning left onto Churchmans Road, thence continuing along Churchmans Road and turning left onto New Churchmans Road, thence continuing along New Churchmans Road and turning right onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road to the place of beginning.

(18) Eighteenth Representative District. The 18th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of CSX Railroad and North Harmony Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along North Harmony Road and turning right onto Old Harmony Road, thence continuing along Old Harmony Road and turning right onto Harmony Road S, thence continuing along Harmony Road S and turning left onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road and turning right onto State Road 273, thence continuing along State Road 273 and turning left onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road and turning left onto Main Street, thence continuing along Main Street and turning left onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road and turning right onto Main Street, thence continuing along Main Street and turning left onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road and turning left onto Main Street, thence continuing along Main Street and turning left onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road and turning right onto Chapman Road, thence continuing along Chapman Road and turning left onto Christina Creek Branch, thence continuing along Christina Creek Branch and turning left onto the north bank of Smalleys Pond, thence continuing along said bank and turning left onto a tributary to Smalleys Pond, thence continuing along said tributary and turning right onto Providence Drive, thence continuing along Providence Drive and turning right onto White Rock Road, thence continuing along White Rock Road and turning left onto Rivers End Drive, thence continuing along Rivers End Drive and turning right onto Bear Christiana Road, thence continuing along Bear Christiana Road and turning left onto Pulaski Highway, thence continuing along Pulaski Highway and turning left onto Appleby Road, thence continuing along Appleby Road and turning right onto Christiana Road, thence continuing along Christiana Road and turning left onto Churchmans Road, thence continuing along Churchmans Road and turning left onto New Churchmans Road, thence continuing along New Churchmans Road and turning right onto Churchmans Road, thence continuing along Churchmans Road and turning right onto Christina River, thence continuing along Christina River and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as a line between United states Census Block number 100030150002000 to the east and United States Census Block number 100030138009000 to the west, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030127003999 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030150002999 to the east , thence continuing along said line in a generally northeasterly direction to the center line of the Christina River and turning left onto the Newport town line, thence continuing along the Newport town line and turning left onto the north bank of the Christina River, thence continuing along said bank and turning right onto the Newport town line, thence continuing along the Newport town line and turning left onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning right onto Delaware Park Entrance, thence continuing along Delaware Park Entrance and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad to the place of beginning.

(19) Nineteenth Representative District. The 19th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of CSX Railroad and White Clay Creek, thence in a counterclockwise direction along White Clay Creek and turning right onto Delaware Park Entrance, thence continuing along Delaware Park Entrance and turning left onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning left onto South Mary Street, thence continuing along South Mary Street and turning right onto North Mary Street, thence continuing along North Mary Street and turning right onto West Highland Avenue, thence continuing along West Highland Avenue and turning left onto Newport Gap Pike, thence continuing along Newport Gap Pike and turning right onto the Newport town line, thence continuing along the Newport town line and turning left onto North James Street, thence continuing along North James Street and turning right onto State Route 141, thence continuing along State Route 141 and turning right onto Centerville Road, thence continuing along Centerville Road and turning left onto Kirkwood Highway, thence continuing along Kirkwood Highway and turning right onto Duncan Road, thence continuing along Duncan Road and turning right onto Faulkland Road, thence continuing along Faulkland Road and turning left onto Newport Gap Pike, thence continuing along Newport Gap Pike and turning left onto Hyde Run, thence continuing along Hyde Run and turning left onto McKennans Church Road, thence continuing along McKennans Church and turning left onto Duncan Road, thence continuing along Duncan Road and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030134002001 to the east and United States Census Block number 100030134002002 to the west, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Calf Run, thence continuing along Calf Run and turning left onto Milltown Road, thence continuing along Milltown Road and turning right onto Owen Drive, thence continuing along Owen Drive and turning left onto Hammond Place, thence continuing along Hammond Place and turning right onto Calf Run, thence continuing along Calf Run and turning right onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning right onto Limestone Road, thence continuing along Limestone Road and turning left onto Kirkwood Highway, thence continuing along Kirkwood Highway and turning left onto St. James Church Road, thence continuing along St James Church Road and turning right onto Old Capitol Trail, thence continuing along Old Capitol Trail and turning left onto Delaware Park Entrance, thence continuing along Delaware Park Entrance and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad to the place of beginning.

(20) Twentieth Representative District. The 20th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line and Limestone Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Limestone Road and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 928382 and continuing along nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 928444 and turning left onto Stoney Batter Road, thence continuing along Stoney Batter Road and turning right onto the first crossing of Mill Creek Branch, thence continuing along said crossing and turning left onto Limestone Road, thence continuing along Limestone Road and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto Calf Run, thence continuing along Calf Run and turning left onto Hammond Place, thence continuing along Hammond Place and turning right onto Owen Drive, thence continuing along Owen Drive and turning left onto Milltown Road, thence continuing along Milltown Road and turning right onto Calf Run, thence continuing along Calf Run and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030134002002 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030134002001 to the west, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Duncan Road, thence continuing along Duncan Road and turning right onto McKennans Church Road, thence continuing along McKennans Church Road and turning left onto Newport Gap Pike, thence continuing along Newport Gap Pike and turning left onto Lancaster Pike, thence continuing along Lancaster Pike and turning left onto Old Lancaster Pike, thence continuing along Old Lancaster Pike and turning left onto Valley Road, thence continuing along Valley Road and turning right onto Southwood Road, thence continuing along Southwood Road and turning left onto the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line, thence continuing along the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line to the place of beginning.

(21) Twenty-first Representative District. The 21st Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Paper Mill Road and Possum Park Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Possum Park Road and turning left onto Possum Hollow Road, thence continuing along Possum Hollow Road and turning right onto an unnamed local road, designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030136102013 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030136102014 to the south, thence continuing along said local road and turning left onto Middle Run, thence continuing along Middle Run and turning right onto Middle Run Stream, thence continuing along Middle Run Stream and turning right onto Fox Den Road, thence continuing along Fox Den Road and turning right onto Polly Drummond Hill Road, thence continuing along Polly Drummond Hill Road and turning left onto Capitol Trail, thence continuing along Capitol Trail and turning right onto North Harmony Road, thence continuing along North Harmony Road and turning left onto CSX Railroad, thence continuing along CSX Railroad and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030136099005 to the east and United States Census Block number 100030136099011 to the west, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Delaware Park Entrance, thence continuing along Delaware Park Entrance and turning right onto Old Capitol Trail, thence continuing along Old Capitol Trail and turning left onto St James Church Road, thence continuing along St James Church Road and turning right onto Kirkwood Highway, thence continuing along Kirkwood Highway and turning left onto Limestone Road, thence continuing along Limestone Road and turning right onto Mill Creek, thence continuing along Mill Creek and turning left onto Stoney Batter Road and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 928444 and continuing along said boundary line onto United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 928382, thence continuing along said line and turning left onto Limestone Road, thence continuing along Limestone Road and turning right onto New Linden Hill Road, thence continuing along New Linden Hill Road and turning right onto Upper Pike Creek Road, thence continuing along Upper Pike Creek Road and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 904856 and continuing along said line onto United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 904751, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Arlington Street, thence continuing along Arlington Street and turning right onto Polly Drummond Hill Road, thence continuing along Polly Drummond Hill Road and turning left onto Paper Mill Road, thence continuing along Paper Mill Road to the place of beginning.

(22) Twenty-second Representative District. The 22nd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Wedgewood Road and New London Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along New London Road and turning left onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning left onto New London Road, thence continuing along New London Road and turning left onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning left onto Paper Mill Road, thence continuing along Paper Mill Road and turning right onto Polly Drummond Hill Road, thence continuing along Polly Drummond Hill Road and turning left onto Arlington Street, thence continuing along Arlington Street and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 904751 and continuing along said line onto United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 904856, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Upper Pike Creek Road, thence continuing along Upper Pike Creek Road and turning left onto New Linden Hill Road, thence continuing along New Linden Hill Road and turning left onto Limestone Road, thence continuing along Limestone Road and turning left onto the county line, thence continuing along the county line and turning left onto Hopkins Road, thence continuing along Hopkins Road and turning right onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning right onto Wedgewood Road, thence continuing along Wedgewood Road to the place of beginning.

(23) Twenty-third Representative District. The 23rd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line and the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence continuing in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland State and turning left onto Persimmon Run, thence continuing along Persimmon Run and turning right onto Persimmon Run Creek, thence continuing along Persimmon Run Creek and turning left onto Christina Creek, thence continuing along Christina Creek and turning right onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning left onto South College Avenue, thence continuing along South College Avenue and turning left onto West Park Place, thence continuing along West Park Place and turning right onto Beverly Road, thence continuing along Beverly Road and turning right onto Elkton Road, thence continuing along Elkton Road and turning right onto West Main Street, thence continuing along West Main Street and turning left onto East Main Street, thence continuing along East Main Street and turning left onto Choate Street, thence continuing along Choate Street and turning right onto New Street, thence continuing along New Street and turning left onto North Chapel Street, thence continuing along North Chapel Street and turning right onto East Cleveland Avenue, thence continuing along East Cleveland Avenue and turning left onto Mc Kees Lane, thence continuing along Mc Kees Lane and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030145011000 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030142001015 to the east, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto White Clay Creek, thence continuing along White Clay Creek and turning left onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030136101020 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030136101026 to the south, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto West Chapel Hill Drive, thence continuing along West Chapel Hill Drive and turning left onto Aronimink Drive, thence continuing along Aronimink Drive and turning left onto St. Regis Drive, thence continuing along St. Regis Drive and turning left onto Caynor Court, thence continuing along Caynor Court and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030136101011 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030136101020 to the south, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning right onto Curtis Lane, thence continuing along Curtis Lane and turning right onto Paper Mill Road, thence continuing along Paper Mill Road and turning left onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning right onto New London Road, thence continuing along New London Road and turning right onto the Newark city line, thence continuing along the Newark city line and turning right onto New London Road, thence continuing along New London Road and turning right onto Appleton Road, thence continuing along Appleton Road and turning left onto Wedgewood Road, thence continuing along Wedgewood Road and turning left onto Creek Road, thence continuing along Creek Road and turning left onto Hopkins Road, thence continuing along Hopkins Road and turning left onto the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line, thence continuing along the Delaware-Pennsylvania State line to the place of beginning.

(24) Twenty-fourth Representative District. The 24th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Glasgow Avenue and Pulaski Highway eastbound (United States Highway 40), thence in a counterclockwise direction along Pulaski Highway (United States Highway 40) and turning left onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning right onto Belltown Run, thence continuing along Belltown Run and turning right onto the north bank of Becks Pond, thence continuing along the north bank of Becks Pond and turning left onto Belltown Run, thence continuing along Belltown Run and turning left onto Salem Church Road, thence continuing along Salem Church Road and turning right onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike and turning left onto Salem Church Road, thence continuing along Salem Church Road and turning right onto Ogletown Road, thence continuing along Ogletown Road and turning left onto Red Mill Road, thence continuing along Red Mill Road and turning left onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning right onto Ogletown Road, thence continuing along Ogletown Road and turning left onto Marrows Road, thence continuing along Marrows Road and turning right onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning left onto Library Avenue, thence continuing along Library Avenue and turning left onto White Clay Creek Branch, thence continuing along White Clay Creek Branch and turning left onto Mason Dixon Trail, thence continuing along Mason Dixon Trail and turning left onto White Clay Creek Branch, thence continuing along White Clay Creek Branch and turning left onto the Brookside/Newark census designated place/city line, thence continuing along the Brookside/Newark census designated place/city line and turning right onto Old Newark Road, thence continuing along Old Newark Road and turning right onto Brookside Boulevard, thence continuing along Brookside Boulevard and turning left onto Marrows Road, thence continuing along Marrows Road and turning right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, thence continuing along East Chestnut Hill Road and turning left onto South Chapel Street, thence continuing along South Chapel Street and turning left onto Chapel Street, thence continuing along Chapel Street and turning right onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike and turning left onto Old Cooches Bridge Road, thence continuing along Old Cooches Bridge Road and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100030148082014 to the west and United States Census Block number 100030148082015 to the east, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Glasgow Avenue, thence continuing along Glasgow Avenue to the place of beginning.

(25) Twenty-fifth Representative District. The 25th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Persimmon Run and the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland State line and turning left onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike and turning right onto South College Avenue, thence continuing along South College Avenue and turning left onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block 100030148082014 to the west and United states Census Block number 100030148082015 to the east, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Old Cooches Bridge Road, thence continuing along Old Cooches Bridge Road and turning right onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike and turning left onto Chapel Street, thence continuing along Chapel Street and turning right onto South Chapel Street, thence continuing along South Chapel Street and turning right onto East Chestnut Hill Road, thence continuing along East Chestnut Hill Road and turning left onto Marrows Road, thence continuing along Marrows Road and turning right onto Brookside Boulevard, thence continuing along Brookside Boulevard and turning left onto Old Newark Road, thence continuing along Old Newark Road and turning left onto the Brookside/Newark census designated place/city line, thence continuing along the Brookside/Newark census designated place/city line and turning right onto White Clay Creek Branch, thence continuing along White Clay Creek Branch and turning right onto local road, thence continuing along local road and turning right onto White Clay Creek Branch, thence continuing along White Clay Creek Branch and turning right onto Library Avenue, thence continuing along Library Avenue and turning right onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning left onto Marrows Road, thence continuing along Marrows Road and turning left onto Ogletown Road, thence continuing along Ogletown Road and turning right onto East Main Street, thence continuing along East Main Street and turning right onto West Main Street, thence continuing along West Main Street and turning left onto Elkton Road, thence continuing along Elkton Road and turning left onto Beverly Road, thence continuing along Beverly Road and turning left onto West Park Place, thence continuing along West Park Place and turning right onto South College Avenue, thence continuing along South College Avenue and turning right onto Amtrak Railroad, thence continuing along Amtrak Railroad and turning left onto Christina Creek, thence continuing along Christina Creek and turning right onto Persimmon Run Creek, thence continuing along Persimmon Run Creek and turning left onto Persimmon Run, thence continuing along Persimmon Run to the place of beginning.

(26) Twenty-sixth Representative District. The 26th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Becks Pond and Belltown Run, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Belltown Run and turning left onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto Pulaski Highway (United States Highway 40), thence continuing along Pulaski Highway (United States Highway 40) and turning left onto Walther Road, thence continuing along Walther Road and turning right onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike and turning left onto Christina Creek Branch, thence continuing along Christina Creek Branch and turning left onto Chapman Road, thence continuing along Chapman Road and turning left onto Salem Church Road, thence continuing along Salem Church Road and turning right onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike and turning left onto Salem Church Road, thence continuing along Salem Church Road and turning right onto the north bank of Becks Pond, thence continuing along the north bank of Becks Pond to the place of beginning.

(27) Twenty-seventh Representative District. The 27th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Old Baltimore Pike and the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland State line and turning left onto the center line of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, thence continuing along the center line of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal and turning left onto Summit Bridge Road, thence continuing along Summit Bridge Road and turning right onto Porter Road, thence continuing along Porter Road and turning left onto Wrangle Hill Road, thence continuing along Wrangle Hill Road and turning left onto Pulaski Highway eastbound(United States Highway 40), thence continuing along Pulaski Highway eastbound (United States Highway 40) and turning right onto Glasgow Avenue, thence continuing along Glasgow Avenue and turning left onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike to the place of beginning.

(28) Twenty-eighth Representative District. The 28th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Duck Creek Pond and Conrail Railroad, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto Main Street, thence continuing along Main Street and turning right onto South Basset Street, thence continuing along South Basset Street and turning right onto Wheatleys Pond Road, thence continuing along Wheatleys Pond Road and turning left onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto Mill Creek, thence continuing along Mill Creek and turning right onto South Carters Road, thence continuing along South Carters Road and turning right onto Sunnyside Road, thence continuing along Sunnyside Road and turning left onto Rabbit Chase Lane, thence continuing along Rabbit Chase Lane and turning left onto Brenford Road, thence continuing along Brenford Road and turning right onto South DuPont Boulevard (United States Highway 13), thence continuing along South DuPont Boulevard (United States Highway 13) and turning left onto North DuPont Highway(United States Highway 13), thence continuing along North DuPont Highway(United States Highway 13) and turning left onto Simms Woods Road, thence continuing along Simms Woods Road and turning right onto Korean Veterans Memorial Highway(State Route 1), thence continuing along Korean Veterans Memorial Highway(State Route 1) and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100010405001013 to the west and United States Census Block number 100010405001012 to the east, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto West Denneys Road, thence continuing along West Denneys Road and turning left onto the Dover city line, thence continuing along the Dover city line and turning left onto Mudstone Branch, thence continuing along Mudstone Branch and turning right onto Fork Branch, thence continuing along Fork Branch and turning left onto State College Road, thence continuing along State College Road and turning right onto College Road, thence continuing along College Road and turning left onto St Annes Court, thence continuing along St Annes Court and turning right onto North DuPont Highway(United States Highway 13), thence continuing along North DuPont Highway(United States Highway 13) and turning left onto White Oak Road, thence continuing along White Oak Road and turning right onto Acorn Lane, thence continuing along Acorn Lane and turning left onto North Little Creek Road, thence continuing along North Little Creek Road and turning left onto the Little Creek town line, thence continuing along the Little Creek town line and turning left onto an unnamed tributary to Little River, thence continuing along said tributary and turning right onto the Little Creek town line, thence continuing along the Little Creek town line and turning right onto Little River, thence continuing along Little River and turning left onto Bayside Drive, thence continuing along Bayside Drive and turning left onto Pickering Beach Road, thence continuing along Pickering Beach Road and turning right onto local road, thence continuing along local road and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100010404001085 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010404001088 to the south, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary, to a line between United States Census Block number 100010404001086 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010404001087 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary to the western shore of the Delaware Bay, and turning onto a nonvisible boundary line designated as United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1857820, thence continuing along said line across the waters of the Delaware Bay in an easterly direction to its intersection with an imaginary boundary line designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 1877807, thence continuing along said line to its intersection with an imaginary line designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 1878209, thence continuing along said line to its intersection with the Delaware-New Jersey State line , and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along said line in a generally northwesterly direction to its intersection with a nonvisible boundary line designated as United States Census Tiger Line Identification number 1888290, and turning left upon said line and continuing in a generally southwesterly direction across the waters of the Delaware Bay to its intersection with the New-Castle-Kent county line, thence continuing along the New Castle-Kent county line and turning right onto Smyrna River, thence continuing along Smyrna River and turning right onto Duck Creek, thence continuing along Duck Creek and turning right onto Duck Creek Pond, thence continuing along Duck Creek Pond to the place of beginning.

(29) Twenty-ninth Representative District. The 29th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Millington Road and the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland State line and turning left onto Westville Road, thence continuing along Westville Road and turning left onto Allabands Mill Stream, thence continuing along Allabands Mill Stream and turning right onto Isaac Branch, thence continuing along Isaac Branch and turning left onto Todds Mill Road, thence continuing along Todds Mill Road and turning right onto Hazlettville Road, thence continuing along Hazlettville Road and turning left onto Artis Drive, thence continuing along Artis Drive and turning left onto Sharon Hill Road, thence continuing along Sharon Hill Road and turning right onto Deer Track Lane, thence continuing along Deer Track Lane and turning left onto Chestnut Grove Road, thence continuing along Chestnut Grove Road and turning right onto Maidstone Branch Road, thence continuing along Maidstone Branch Road and turning right onto West Denneys Road, thence continuing along West Denneys Road and turning right onto a nonvisible boundary, designated as the line between United States Census Block number 100010405001013 to the west and United States Census Block number 100010405001012 to the east, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Korean Veterans Memorial Highway (State Route 1), thence continuing along Korean Veterans Memorial Highway (State Route 1)and turning left onto Simms Woods Road, thence continuing along Simms Woods Road and turning right onto North DuPont Highway(United States Highway 13), thence continuing along North DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13) and turning right onto South DuPont Boulevard (United States Highway 13), thence continuing along South DuPont Boulevard (United States Highway 13)and turning left onto Brenford Road, thence continuing along Brenford Road and turning right onto Rabbit Chase Lane, thence continuing along Rabbit Chase Lane and turning right onto Sunnyside Road, thence continuing along Sunnyside Road and turning left onto South Carters Road, thence continuing along South Carters Road and turning left onto Mill Creek, thence continuing along Mill Creek and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning left onto Wheatleys Pond Road, thence continuing along Wheatleys Pond Road and turning right onto School Lane, thence continuing along School Lane and turning left onto Millington Road, thence continuing along Millington Road to the place of beginning.

(30) Thirtieth Representative District. The 30th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County and Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Westville Road and the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland State line and turning left onto the Kent-Sussex county line, thence continuing along the Ken-Sussex County line and turning left onto Road 384A, thence continuing along Road 384A and turning right onto Deep Grass Lane, thence continuing along Deep Grass Lane and turning right onto Killens Pond Road, thence continuing along Killens Pond Road and turning right onto Chimney Hill Road, thence continuing along Chimney Hill Road and turning right onto Andrews Lake Road, thence continuing along Andrews Lake Road and turning left onto Canterbury Road, thence continuing along Canterbury Road and turning right onto Upper King Road, thence continuing along Upper King Road and turning left onto Olin Dill Road, thence continuing along Olin Dill Road and turning right onto Farm Lane, thence continuing along Farm Lane and turning right onto Willow Grove Road, thence continuing along Willow Grove Road and turning left onto Morgans Choice Road, thence continuing along Morgans Choice Road and turning right onto Thicket Road, thence continuing along Thicket Road and turning left onto Almshouse Road, thence continuing along Almshouse Road and turning left to Westville Road, thence continuing along Westville Road to the place of beginning.

(31) Thirty-first Representative District. The 31st Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Maidstone Branch Road and Chestnut Grove Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Chestnut Grove Road and turning right onto Deer Track Lane, thence continuing along Deer Track Lane and turning left onto Sharon Hill Road, thence continuing along Sharon Hill Road and turning right onto Artis Drive, thence continuing along Artis Drive and turning left onto Hazlettville Road (State Highway 15), thence continuing along Hazlettville Road (State Highway 15) and turning left onto West North Street, thence continuing along West North Street and turning right onto South West Street, thence continuing along South West Street and turning left onto West Water Street, thence continuing along West Water Street and turning left onto South State Street, thence continuing along South State Street and turning right onto East Loockerman Street, thence continuing along East Loockerman Street and turning right onto Saint Jones River, thence continuing along Saint Jones River and turning left onto Court Street, thence continuing along Court Street and turning left onto Bay Road, thence continuing along Bay Road and turning right onto South DuPont Highway, thence continuing along South DuPont Highway and turning left onto North DuPont Highway, thence continuing along North DuPont Highway and turning left onto St Annes Court, thence continuing along St Annes Court and turning right onto College Road, thence continuing along College Road and turning left onto State College Road, thence continuing along State College Road and turning right onto Fork Branch, thence continuing along Fork Branch and turning left onto Mudstone Branch, thence continuing along Mudstone Branch and turning right onto the Dover city line, thence continuing along the Dover city line and turning left onto West Denneys Road, thence continuing along West Denneys Road and turning right onto Maidstone Branch Road to the place of beginning.

(32) Thirty-second Representative District. The 32nd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Wyoming Mill Road and Dover city line, continuing along the Dover city line and turning left onto the Wyoming/Dover town/city line, thence continuing along the Wyoming/Dover town/city line and turning right onto the Wyoming/Rodney Village town/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wyoming/Rodney Village town/census designated place line and turning left onto Isaac Branch, thence continuing along Isaac Branch and turning right onto Moores Lake, thence continuing along south bank of Moores Lake and turning right onto unnamed tributary to Isaac Lake designated as boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010416001024 to the south and United States Census Block number 100010416001023 to the north, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto South State Street, thence continuing along South State Street and turning left onto East Lebanon Road, thence continuing along East Lebanon Road and turning left onto Willow Grove Road, thence continuing along Willow Grove Road and turning right onto the Dover city line, thence continuing along the Dover city line and turning right onto the Dover Base Housing Census designated place line, thence continuing along the Dover Base Housing Census designated place line to the mouth of the St. Jones River and turning left onto the Bowers town line, thence continuing along the Bowers town line and turning right onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010404001987 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010424001999 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary line across the waters of the Delaware Bay in a generally easterly direction and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010404001987 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010404001986 to the south, thence continuing along said line to its intersection with the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010404001985 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010404001987 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary across the waters of the Delaware Bay in an easterly direction to the western shoreline of the Delaware Bay and turning left onto unnamed local road designated as the boundary between United States Census Block number100010404001086 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010404001087 to the south, thence continuing along unnamed local road and onto unnamed local road designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010404001085 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010404001088 to the south, thence continuing along said road and turning left onto Pickering Beach Road, thence continuing along Pickering Beach Road and turning right onto Bayside Drive, thence continuing along Bayside Drive and turning right onto north bank of Little River, thence continuing along north bank of Little River and turning left onto the Little Creek town line, thence continuing along the Little Creek town line and turning left onto unnamed tributary to Little River, thence continuing along unnamed tributary to Little River and turning right onto the Little Creek town line, thence continuing along the Little Creek town line and turning left onto North Little Creek Road, thence continuing along North Little Creek Road and turning right onto Acorn Lane, thence continuing along Acorn Lane and turning left onto White Oak Road, thence continuing along White Oak Road and turning left onto North DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13), thence continuing along North DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13) and turning right onto South DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13), thence continuing along South DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13) and turning left onto Bay Road, thence continuing along Bay Road and turning right onto Court Street, thence continuing along Court Street and turning right onto Saint Jones River, thence continuing along Saint Jones River and turning left onto East Loockerman Street, thence continuing along East Loockerman Street and turning left onto South State Street, thence continuing along South State Street and turning right onto West Water Street, thence continuing along West Water Street and turning right onto South West Street, thence continuing along South West Street and turning left onto West North Street, thence continuing along West North Street and turning right onto Hazlettville Road, thence continuing along Hazlettville Road and turning left onto Wyoming Mill Road, thence continuing along Wyoming Mill Road to the place of beginning.

(33) Thirty-third Representative District. The 33rd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County and Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of South DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13) and Canterbury Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Canterbury Road and turning right onto Andrews Lake Road, thence continuing along Andrews Lake Road and turning left onto Chimney Hill Road, thence continuing along Chimney Hill Road and turning left onto Killens Pond Road, thence continuing along Killens Pond Road and turning left onto Deep Grass Lane, thence continuing along Deep Grass Lane and turning left onto Road 384A, thence continuing along Road 384A and turning left onto the Kent County-Sussex County line, thence continuing along the Kent County-Sussex County line in its various courses to its intersection with the waters of the Delaware Bay at the Mispillion Inlet, thence continuing along the Kent County-Sussex County boundary line across the waters of the Delaware Bay to its intersection with the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along said State line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010404001987 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010404001986 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary line and turning right onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010404001987 to the north and United States Census Block number 100010424001999 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary across the waters of the Delaware Bay in a generally southwesterly direction to the western shoreline of the Delaware Bay and onto the Bowers town line and turning right onto center line of St. Jones River, thence continuing along center line of St. Jones River and turning left onto Plain Dealing Road, thence continuing along Plain Dealing Road and turning right onto Woodlytown Road, thence continuing along Woodlytown Road and turning right onto Millchop Lane, thence continuing along Millchop Lane and turning left onto unnamed tributary to Double Run, thence continuing along said tributary and turning left onto Double Run, thence continuing along Double Run and turning left onto South DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13), thence continuing along South DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13) to the place of beginning.

(34) Thirty-fourth Representative District. The 34th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Thicket Road and Morgans Choice Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Morgans Choice Road and turning right onto Willow Grove Road, thence continuing along Willow Grove Road and turning left onto Farm Lane, thence continuing along Farm Lane and turning left onto Olin Dill Road, thence continuing along Olin Dill Road and turning right onto Upper King Road, thence continuing along Upper King Road and turning left onto South DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13), thence continuing along South DuPont Highway (United States Highway 13) and turning right onto Double Run, thence continuing along Double Run and turning left onto unnamed tributary to Double Run, thence continuing along unnamed tributary to Double Run and turning right onto Millchop Lane, thence continuing along Millchop Lane and turning left onto Woodlytown Road, thence continuing along Woodlytown Road and turning left onto Plain Dealing Road, thence continuing along Plain Dealing Road and turning left onto St Jones River, thence continuing along St Jones River and turning right onto the Dover Base Housing Census designated place line, thence continuing along the Dover Base Housing Census designated place line and turning left onto the Dover city line, thence continuing along the Dover city line and turning left onto Willow Grove Road, thence continuing along Willow Grove Road and turning right onto East Lebanon Road, thence continuing along East Lebanon Road and turning right onto South State Street, thence continuing along South State Street and turning left onto unnamed tributary to Isaac Lake designated as boundary line between United States Census Block number 100010416001024 to the south and United States Census Block number 100010416001023 to the north, thence continuing along said boundary line and turning left onto Moores Lake, thence continuing along the south bank of Moores Lake and turning left onto Isaac Branch, thence continuing along Isaac Branch and turning right onto the Wyoming/Rodney Village town/census designated place line, thence continuing along the Wyoming/Rodney Village town/census designated place line and turning left onto the Wyoming/Dover town/city line, thence continuing along the Wyoming/Dover town/city line and turning right onto the Dover city line, thence continuing along the Dover city line and turning right onto Wyoming Mill Road, thence continuing along Wyoming Mill Road and turning left onto Hazlettville Road, thence continuing along Hazlettville Road and turning left onto Todds Mill Road, thence continuing along Todds Mill Road and turning right onto Isaac Branch, thence continuing along Isaac Branch and turning left onto Allabands Mill Stream, thence continuing along Allabands Mill Stream and turning left onto Westville Road, thence continuing along Westville Road and turning right onto Almshouse Road, thence continuing on Almshouse Road and turning right onto Thicket Road, thence continuing along Thicket Road to the place of beginning.

(35) Thirty-fifth Representative District. The 35th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County and Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the Kent-Sussex county line and Delaware-Maryland State line, thence in a counterclockwise direction along and Delaware-Maryland State line, thence continuing along the Delaware-Maryland State line and turning left onto Federalsburg Road (State Road 18), thence continuing along Federalsburg Road (State Road 18) and turning right onto Elks Road (Road 46), thence continuing along Elks Road (Road 46) and turning right onto Old Furnace Road, thence continuing along Old Furnace Road and turning right onto Deep Pines Road (Road 526A), thence continuing along Deep Pines Road (Road 526A) and turning right onto King Road (Road 525), thence continuing along King Road (Road 525)and turning right onto Concord Pond Road (Road 516), thence continuing along Concord Pond Road (Road 516) and turning left onto Deep Creek, thence continuing along Deep Creek and turning left onto north shore of Concord Pond, thence continuing along north shore of Concord Pond and turning left onto Deep Creek, thence continuing along Deep Creek and turning right onto Tyndall Branch, thence continuing along Tyndall Branch and turning left onto north bank of Fleetwood Pond, thence continuing along north bank of Fleetwood Pond and turning left onto Fleetwood Pond Road (Road 484), thence continuing along Fleetwood Pond Road (Road 484) and turning right onto Old Furnace Road (Road 46), thence continuing along Old Furnace Road (Road 46) and turning left onto Road 446, thence continuing along Road 446 and turning left onto Road 522A, thence continuing along Road 522A and turning left onto Raccoon Ditch Road, thence continuing along Raccoon Ditch Road (Road 517) and turning right onto Road 517, thence continuing along Road 517 and turning left onto Raccoon Ditch Road (Road 517), thence continuing along Raccoon Ditch Road (Road 517) for .57 miles and turning right onto local road, thence continuing along said local road and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1258834, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Layton-Vaughn Ditch, thence continuing along Layton-Vaughn Ditch and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1259199, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Marsh Road, thence continuing along Marsh Road and turning right onto Seashore Highway (State Highway 18), thence continuing along Seashore Highway (State Highway 18) and turning left onto Piglet Path (Road 522), thence continuing along Piglet Path (Road 522) and turning left onto Gravelly Branch Road (Road 527), thence continuing along Gravelly Branch Road (Road 527) and turning right onto Hunting Club Road, thence continuing along Hunting Club Road and turning right onto Road 565, thence continuing along Road 565 and turning left onto United States Highway 113, thence continuing along United States Highway 113 and turning right onto Old State Road (Road 213), thence continuing along Old State Road (Road 213) and turning left onto Haflinger Road, thence continuing along Haflinger Road and turning right onto United States Highway 113, thence continuing along United States Highway 113 and turning left onto the Milford city line, thence continuing along the Milford city line and turning left onto Presbyterian Branch, thence continuing along Presbyterian Branch and turning right onto the Milford city line, thence continuing along the Milford city line and turning right onto Old Shawnee Road, thence continuing along Old Shawnee Road and turning left onto Evergreen Lane, thence continuing along Evergreen Lane and turning left onto Sunset Lane, thence continuing along Sunset Lane and turning right onto the Milford city line, thence continuing along the Milford city line and turning left onto Evergreen Lane, thence continuing along Evergreen Lane and turning right onto east bank of Haven Lake, thence continuing along east bank of Haven Lake and turning left onto the Milford city line, thence continuing along the Milford city line and turning left onto the county line, thence continuing along the county line and turning right onto Stream/river, thence continuing along Stream/river and turning left onto the Kent-Sussex county line, thence continuing along the Kent-Sussex county line to the place of beginning.

(36) Thirty-sixth Representative District. The 36th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County and Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Haven Lake and Evergreen Lane, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Evergreen Lane and turning right onto the Milford city line, thence continuing along the Milford city line and turning left onto Sunset Lane, thence continuing along Sunset Lane and turning right onto Evergreen Lane, thence continuing along Evergreen Lane and turning right onto Old Shawnee Road, thence continuing along Old Shawnee Road and turning left onto the Milford city line, thence continuing along the Milford city line and turning left onto Presbyterian Branch, thence continuing along Presbyterian Branch and turning right onto the Milford city line, thence continuing along the Milford city line and turning right onto United States Highway 113, thence continuing along United States Highway 113 and turning left onto Haflinger Road, thence continuing along Haflinger Road and turning right onto Old State Road (Road 213), thence continuing along Old State Road (Road 213) and turning left onto United States Highway 113, thence continuing along United States Highway 113 and turning left onto East Redden Road (Road 565), thence continuing along East Redden Road (Road 565)and turning left onto Burton Road (Road 241), thence continuing along Burton Road (Road 241) and turning left onto Sand Hill Road, thence continuing along Sand Hill Road and turning right onto Gravel Hill Road (State Highway 30), thence continuing along Gravel Hill Road (State Highway 30) and turning left onto Ingram Branch, thence continuing along Ingram Branch and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1364516, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary for 0.05 miles until said nonvisible boundary becomes unnamed local road, thence continuing along unnamed local road bearing United States Tiger Line identification number 1364559 and turning left onto Shingle Point Road (Road 249), thence continuing along Shingle Point Road (Road 249) and turning right onto Route 5, thence continuing along Route 5 and turning left onto Road 22, thence continuing along Road 22 and turning left onto Harbeson Road (State Highway 5), thence continuing along Harbeson Road (State Highway 5)and turning left onto Seashore Highway (United States Highway 9), thence continuing along Seashore Highway (United States Highway 9) and turning left onto Martin Branch, thence continuing along Martin Branch and turning left onto Red Mill Pond, thence continuing along northern bank of Red Mill Pond and turning left onto Old Mill Creek, thence continuing along Old Mill Creek and turning right onto south bank of Broadkill River, thence continuing along south bank of Broadkill River and turning left onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary beginning approximately .09 miles from northernmost shoreline of Lewes and extending in southeasterly direction to a point off of Roosevelt Inlet as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1884939, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary with said line beginning approximately .09 miles from the mouth of Roosevelt Inlet and continuing in a northeasterly direction across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1621822 and continuing on a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1884979, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary line and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1885619, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1885664, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary line and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line to its intersection with the boundary line between United States Census block 100050501031999 to the south and United States Census block 100010424002999 to the north and turning left onto the said United States Census block boundary, thence continuing along said block boundary line across the waters of the Delaware Bay to its intersection with the center line of the Mispillion River, which serves as the county line between Kent County and Sussex County, thence continuing along the Kent-Sussex county line to the place of beginning.

(37) Thirty-seventh Representative District. The 37th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Hollyville Road and a tributary to Longwood Pond, thence in a counterclockwise direction along said tributary and turning right onto south bank of Longwood Pond, thence continuing along bank of Longwood Pond and turning right onto Swan Creek, thence continuing along Swan Creek and turning left onto John J Williams Highway (State Highway 24), thence continuing along John J Williams Highway (State Highway 24) and turning right onto Oak Orchard Road, thence continuing along Oak Orchard Road and turning left onto River Road, thence continuing along River Road and turning right onto unnamed local road as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1486927, thence continuing along unnamed local road and turning left onto the northern bank of the Indian River, thence continuing along said bank and turning left onto Lingo Creek, thence continuing along Lingo Creek and turning left onto the Long Neck census designated place line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1496545, thence continuing along the Long Neck census designated place line and turning right onto unnamed local road, thence continuing along unnamed local road and turning right onto Long Neck Road, thence continuing along Long Neck Road and turning left onto Cove Drive, thence continuing along Cove Drive and turning right onto Knoll Way, thence continuing along Knoll Way and turning left onto Jennifer Lee Drive, thence continuing along Jennifer Lee Drive and turning right onto Knoll Way, thence continuing along Knoll Way and turning right onto nonvisible boundary serving as the boundary line between United States Census Block 100050507023056 to the north and 1000505070230009 to the south , thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto Lee Joseph Creek, thence continuing along Western shoreline of Lee Joseph Creek and turning left onto southern shoreline of Rehoboth Bay, thence continuing along said shoreline and turning right onto nonvisible line extending due north from the southern shore of Rehoboth Bay across the Bay as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1556239, thence continuing along said feature and onto nonvisible line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1556277, thence continuing along said line and turning right onto Western shoreline of Rehoboth Bay, thence continuing north along shoreline to its intersection with the boundary line between United States Census Block 100050510021053 to the north and United States Census Block 100050510021029 to the south, thence turning right onto, Camp Arrowhead Road (State Road 279), thence continuing along Camp Arrowhead Road (State Road 279), thence continuing along Camp Arrowhead Road (State Road 279) and turning right onto State Road 24, thence continuing along State Road 24 and turning left onto east bank of Love Creek, thence continuing along eastern bank of Love Creek and turning right onto Bundicks Branch, thence continuing along Bundicks Branch and turning right onto Robinsville Road, thence continuing along Robinsville Road and turning left onto Jimtown Road, thence continuing along Jimtown Road and turning right onto Beaver Dam Road, thence continuing along Beaver Dam Road and turning left onto unnamed local road, thence continuing along unnamed local road and turning right onto Savannah Road, thence continuing along Savannah Road and turning left onto Old Orchard Road, thence continuing along Old Orchard Road and turning right onto New Road, thence continuing along New Road and turning right onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning left onto Canary Creek, thence continuing along Canary Creek and turning left onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning left onto Sussex Drive, thence continuing along Sussex Drive and turning left onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning left onto Sussex Drive, thence continuing along Sussex Drive and turning right onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning right onto Gills Neck Road, thence continuing along Gills Neck Road and turning left onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning right onto Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, thence continuing along Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and turning left onto the Rehoboth Beach city line, thence continuing along the Rehoboth Beach city line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block 100050509002083 to the north and United States Census Block 100050511001001 to the south, thence continuing along said United States Census Block boundary line and onto nonvisible boundary line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1700017, thence continuing along said boundary to its intersection with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and turning right on said boundary onto the Atlantic Ocean, thence continuing along the Atlantic Ocean and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line extending in a northeasterly direction across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean as designated by the United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1703975, thence continuing along that line, and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100050501031992 to the north and United States Census Block number 100050509002999 to the south, thence continuing along said line across the waters of the Delaware Bay and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line between United States Census Block number 100050509001999 to the west and United States Census Block number 100050509002999 to the east, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning right onto the southern bank of the Broadkill River, thence continuing along said bank and turning left onto Old Mill Creek, thence continuing along Old Mill Creek and turning right onto the north bank of Red Mill Pond, thence continuing along said bank and turning right onto Martin Branch, thence continuing along Martin Branch and turning right onto Seashore Highway (United States Highway 9), thence continuing along Seashore Highway (United States Highway 9) and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379706, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379366, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379223, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379217, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379210, , thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377646, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377625, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377694, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377672, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377302, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377296, thence continuing along same line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1352463 and turning right onto Hollyville Road, thence continuing along Hollyville Road to the place of beginning.

(38) Thirty-eighth Representative District. The 38th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of center line of Herring Branch and Vines Creek as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1476960, thence in a counterclockwise direction along said center line and continuing onto Vines Creek, thence continuing along Vines Creek and turning left onto Deep Hole Branch, thence continuing along Deep Hole Branch and turning left onto Pyle Center Road (Road 382), thence continuing along Pyle Center Road (Road 382) and turning right onto Roxana Road (State Highway 17), thence continuing along Roxana Road (State Highway 17) and turning left onto unnamed local road as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification numbers 1404563 and 1404505, thence continuing along local road and turning right onto Gum Road (Road 392), thence continuing along Gum Road (Road 392) and turning left onto Hudson Road (Road 387), thence continuing along Hudson Road (Road 387) and turning left onto the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence continuing along the Delaware-Maryland State line to its intersection with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean at Fenwick Island, thence continuing with the said Delaware-Maryland State line across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to its intersection with the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing along said Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1675896, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto the nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1675889 thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning right onto Unknown feature as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1674406, thence continuing along said nonvisible onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1674334, thence onto a nonvisible boundary line, said line being the center line of the Indian River Inlet continuing in a westerly direction, and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1669474, thence continuing along said nonvisible boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1551549, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1545958, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1512779, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1509954, thence continuing along said boundary to the northern shoreline of the Indian River and turning left to nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1486947 and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1509401, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1484963, thence continuing along said boundary and continuing in a southwesterly direction to its intersection with a nonvisible boundary which is center line of Pepper Creek as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1484096 and turning left onto nonvisible boundary line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1482446, thence continuing along nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1478473, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto nonvisible boundary line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1471815 and continuing onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1471784, thence continuing onto nonvisible boundary line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1477811 and continuing along said boundary to the place of beginning.

(39) Thirty-ninth Representative District. The 39th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Federalsburg Road (State Highway 18) and the Delaware-Maryland State line, thence in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland State line, and turning left onto the center line of the Nanticoke River in a generally northeasterly direction, thence continuing along the Nanticoke River and turning right onto an imaginary boundary line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 164178 and continuing along said imaginary boundary and turning left onto Gum Branch, thence continuing along Gum Branch and turning left onto Seaford Highway, thence continuing along Seaford Highway and turning right onto Mt. Zion Road, thence continuing along Mt. Zion Road and turning left onto United States Highway 13 (Sussex Highway), thence continuing along United States Highway 13 (Sussex Highway) and turning right onto Oneals Road (Road 485) , thence continuing along Oneals Road (Road 485) and turning left onto Concord Road, thence continuing along Concord Road and turning right onto Church Road, thence continuing along Church Road and turning left onto Concord Pond Road (Road 516), thence continuing along Concord Pond Road (Road 516) and turning left onto King Road, thence continuing along King Road and turning left onto Deep Pines, thence continuing along Deep Pines and turning left onto Old Furnace Road, thence continuing along Old Furnace Road and turning left onto Elks Road, thence continuing along Elks Road and turning left onto Bowdens Garage Road, thence continuing along Bowdens Garage Road and turning left onto Federalsburg Road, thence continuing along Federalsburg Road and turning left onto Federalsburg Road, thence continuing along Federalsburg Road to the place of beginning.

(40) Fortieth Representative District. The 40th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the point where the center line of the Nanticoke River intersects with Delaware’s Western boundary with the State of Maryland, thence in a counterclockwise direction along said boundary in a southerly direction along the said boundary line to the Southwestern cornerstone of the State of Delaware, known as the "Middle Point of the Transpeninsular Line", thence turning left onto Delaware’s southern boundary with the State of Maryland, and continuing eastward on the Delaware-Maryland line, and turning left onto Whaleys Road, thence continuing along Whaleys Road and turning right onto Trap Pond Road, thence continuing along Trap Pond Road and turning right onto Road 62, thence continuing along Road 62 and turning right onto Layton Road, thence continuing along Layton Road and turning left onto Sycamore Road, thence continuing along Sycamore Road and turning right onto Dukes Farm Road, thence continuing along Dukes Farm Road and turning left onto County Seat Highway (United States Highway 9), thence continuing along County Seat Highway (United States Highway 9) and turning right onto Fire Tower Road, thence continuing along Fire Tower Road and turning left onto Friendship Hill Road, thence continuing along Friendship Hill Road and turning left onto Mt Zion Road, thence continuing along Mt Zion Road and turning left onto Seaford Laurel Highway, thence continuing along Seaford Laurel Highway and turning right onto Gum Branch, thence continuing along Gum Branch and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 164178, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 163628 which extends as center line of Nanticoke River, thence continuing along said boundary in a generally southwesterly direction and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 150568, thence continuing along said boundary, and onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 152865, thence continuing along the centerline of Nanticoke River on said boundary to the place of beginning.

(41) Forty-first Representative District. The 41st Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Road 421 and Whaleys Road (Road 62), thence in a counterclockwise direction along Whaleys Road (Road 62) and turning left onto Delaware’s southern boundary with the State of Maryland and turning eastward with the said Delaware-Maryland line, thence continuing in an easterly direction along said line and turning left onto Hudson Road (Road 387), thence continuing along Hudson Road (Road 387) and turning right onto Gum Road (Road 392), thence continuing along Gum Road (Road 392) and turning left onto unnamed local road as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1404505 and 1404563, thence continuing along said local road and turning right onto Roxana Road (Road 392), thence continuing along Roxana Road (Road 392) and turning left onto Pyle Center Road (Road 382), thence continuing along Pyle Center Road (Road 382) and turning right onto Deep Hole Branch, thence continuing along Deep Hole Branch and turning right onto Vines Creek, thence continuing along Vines Creek and onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1476960, said boundary being the center line of Vines Creek and continuing northerly onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1477811, thence continuing along said boundary to United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1471784, turning left onto United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1471815, thence turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1478473, thence continuing along said line, being the center line of Vines Creek, to nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1482446 to an intersection of an imaginary line at the center point of Pepper Creek, and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1484096 and continuing along said line in a generally northeasterly direction and onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1484963, thence continuing along said line and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1509401, and continuing along said line, being the center line of Indian River Bay and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1486947 and continuing along said line to the northern shoreline of Indian River Bay, and turning right onto unnamed local road as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1486927, thence continuing along said local road and turning left onto River Road, thence continuing along River Road and turning right onto Oak Orchard Road, thence continuing along Oak Orchard Road and turning left onto John J. Williams Highway (State Highway 24), thence continuing along John J. Williams Highway (State Highway 24) and turning right onto Swan Creek, thence continuing along Swan Creek and turning left onto south bank of Longwood Pond, thence continuing along south bank of Longwood Pond and turning left onto unnamed tributary to Longwood Pond as designated by United States Census Block number 100050507012014 to the north and United States Census Block number 100050507012013 to the south, thence continuing along said unnamed tributary as designated boundary line between United States Census Block number 100050507012007 to the East and United States Census Block number 100050502012012 to the west and continuing along said unnamed tributary designated as boundary line between United States Census Block number 100050507012008 to the north and United States Census Block number 100050507012011 to the south, thence continuing along unnamed tributary and unnamed road designated as boundary line between United States Census Block number 100050507012009 to the east and United States Census Block number 100050507012010 to the west and turning left onto Mount Joy Road, thence continuing along Mount Joy Road and turning right onto Morris Mill Road (Road 297), thence continuing along Morris Mill Road (Road 297) and turning left onto Zoar Road (County Road 48), thence continuing along Zoar Road (County Road 48) and turning right onto Road 318, thence continuing along Road 318 and turning left onto Zoar Road (County Road 48), thence continuing along Zoar Road (County Road 48) and turning left onto Stockley Road (Road 432), thence continuing along Stockley Road (Road 432) and turning right onto Bethesda Road, thence continuing along Bethesda Road and turning left onto Stockley Road, thence continuing along Stockley Road and turning right onto Bunting Road, thence continuing along Bunting Road and turning left onto Kruger Road, thence continuing along Kruger Road and turning right onto East Piney Grove Road, thence continuing along East Piney Grove Road and turning left onto Shortly Road, thence continuing along Shortly Road and turning right onto Paradise Road (Route 431), thence continuing along Paradise Road (Route 431) and turning right onto Cary's Camp Road, thence continuing along Cary's Camp Road and turning left onto Road 431, thence continuing along Road 431 and turning right onto Paradise Road (Route 431), thence continuing along Paradise Road (Route 431) and turning right onto Careys Camp Road, thence continuing along Careys Camp Road and turning right onto Millsboro Highway (State Road 30), thence continuing along Millsboro Highway (State Road 30) and turning right onto Laurel Road (State Road 24), thence continuing along Laurel Road (State Road 24) and turning left onto Lowes Crossing Road, thence continuing along Lowes Crossing Road and turning right onto Road 421, thence continuing along Road 421 to the place of beginning.

(42) Forty-second Representative District. The 42nd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Kent County and New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the southern bank of Sammons Pond and Delaware’s Western boundary line with the State of Maryland, thence in a counterclockwise direction along the Delaware-Maryland boundary line and turning left onto Millington Road, thence continuing along Millington Road and turning right onto Road 39, thence continuing along Road 39 and turning right onto School Lane, thence continuing along School Lane and turning left onto Wheatleys Pond Road, thence continuing along Wheatleys Pond Road and turning left onto South Basset Street, thence continuing along South Basset Street and turning left onto Main Street, thence continuing along Main Street and turning right onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning right onto New Castle County-Kent County boundary line, thence continuing along said line and left onto Smyrna River, thence continuing along Smyrna River and turning left onto an unnamed stream designated as the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030169021035 to the north and United States Census Block number 100030169021039 to the south and continuing along said line to its intersection with the boundary line between United States Census Block number 100030169021035 to the east and United States Census Block number 100030169021038 to the west, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto Mc Quail Road, thence continuing along Mc Quail Road and turning left onto Paddock Road, thence continuing along Paddock Road and turning right onto Smyrna Landing Road, thence continuing along Smyrna Landing Road and turning right onto United States Route 13, thence continuing along United States Route 13 and across the Appoquinimink River and turning right onto State Route 1, thence continuing along State Route 1 and turning left onto Middletown-Odessa Road (State Highway 299), thence continuing along Middletown-Odessa Road (State Highway 299) and turning right onto Brick Mill Road, thence continuing along Brick Mill Road and turning left onto Dove Nest Branch, thence continuing along Dove Nest Branch and turning right onto an unnamed Stream designated as the town of Middletown boundary line, thence continuing along said Stream and turning right onto Cedar Lane Road, thence continuing along Cedar Lane Road and turning left onto Marl Pit Road, thence continuing along Marl Pit Road and turning right onto Armstrong Corner Road, thence continuing along Armstrong Corner Road and turning right onto Choptank Road, thence continuing along Choptank and turning left onto Back Creek, thence continuing along Back Creek to the southern bank of Sammons Pond to the place of beginning.

(43) Forty-third Representative District. The 43rd Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of New Castle County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Old Baltimore Pike and Walther Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Walther Road and turning right onto Pulaski Highway (United States Highway 40), thence continuing along Pulaski Highway (United States Highway 40) and turning left onto Church Road, thence continuing along Church Road and turning left onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning right onto State Route 1, thence continuing along State Route 1 and turning left onto Bear Tybouts Road, thence continuing along Bear Tybouts Road and turning left onto Shamrock Avenue, thence continuing along Shamrock Avenue and turning left onto West Violette Drive, thence continuing along West Violette Drive and turning right onto East Violette Drive, thence continuing along East Violette Drive and turning left onto Ermine Drive, thence continuing along Ermine Drive and turning left onto Walker Road, thence continuing along Walker Road and turning right onto Fantail Court, thence continuing along Fantail Court and turning left onto Springfields Boulevard, thence continuing along Springfields Boulevard and turning left onto Bear Road, thence continuing along Bear Road and turning left onto Hamburg Road, thence continuing along Hamburg Road and turning right onto Hamburg Corner River Road, thence continuing along Hamburg Corner River Road and turning left onto nonvisible boundary being the center line of Red Lion Creek as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 978158, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto the north shoreline of Red Lion Creek, thence continuing along said shoreline and turning right onto nonvisible boundary being the center line of Red Lion Creek as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 978688, thence continuing along said boundary to its intersection with the west bank of the Delaware River, thence continuing across the Delaware River in a due easterly direction along nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 984758 and continuing along said boundary to its intersection with nonvisible boundary line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1016719 and continuing along said boundary and turning left onto the Delaware-New Jersey State line, thence continuing in a northerly direction along the Delaware-New Jersey State line and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 985046 and continuing along said line in a generally northwesterly direction across the waters of the Delaware River, and turning right onto the west bank of the Delaware River, thence continuing along the west bank of the Delaware River and turning right onto Gambles Gut Creek, thence continuing along Gambles Gut Creek and turning right onto Army Creek, thence continuing along Army Creek and turning left onto Mill Creek, thence continuing along Mill Creek and turning right onto South DuPont Highway(United States Highway 13), thence continuing along South DuPont Highway(United States Highway 13) and turning left onto Conrail Railroad, thence continuing along Conrail Railroad and turning right onto Wilton Boulevard, thence continuing along Wilton Boulevard and turning left onto Old Forge Road, thence continuing along Old Forge Road and turning left onto Appleby Road, thence continuing along Appleby Road and turning right onto Pulaski Highway(United States Highway 40), thence continuing along Pulaski Highway(United States Highway 40) and turning right onto Bear Christiana Road, thence continuing along Bear Christiana Road and turning left onto Rivers End Drive, thence continuing along Rivers End Drive and turning right onto White Rock Road, thence continuing along White Rock Road and turning left onto Providence Drive, thence continuing along Providence Drive and turning left onto unnamed tributary to Talor Pond, thence continuing along unnamed tributary to Talor Pond and turning right onto north bank of Smalleys Pond, thence continuing along north bank of Smalleys Pond and turning right onto Christina Creek Branch and turning left onto Old Baltimore Pike, thence continuing along Old Baltimore Pike to the place of beginning.

(44) Forty-fourth Representative District. The 44th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Oneals Road and United States Highway 13(Sussex Highway), thence in a counterclockwise direction along United States Highway 13(Sussex Highway) and turning left onto Friendship Hill Road, thence continuing along Friendship Hill Road and turning right onto Fire Tower Road, thence continuing along Fire Tower Road and turning right onto Miney Branch Road, thence continuing along said road and turning right onto Kay Road, thence continuing along Kay Road and turning left onto United States Highway 9(County Seat Highway), thence continuing along United States Highway 9(County Seat Highway) and turning right onto Dukes Farm Road, thence continuing along Dukes Farm Road and turning right onto Dukes Farms Road, thence continuing along Dukes Farms and turning left onto Sycamore Road, thence continuing along Sycamore Road and turning right onto Layton Road, thence continuing along Layton Road and turning left onto Road 62, thence continuing along Road 62 and turning left onto Trap Pond Road, thence continuing along Trap Pond Road and turning left onto Whaleys Road, thence continuing along Whaleys Road and turning left onto Road 421, thence continuing along Road 421 and turning left onto Lowes Crossing Road, thence continuing along Lowes Crossing Road and turning right onto Laurel Road(State Road 24), thence continuing along Laurel Road(State Road 24) and turning left onto Millsboro Highway(State Route 30), thence continuing along Millsboro Highway(State Route 30) and turning left onto Careys Camp Road, thence continuing along Careys Camp Road and turning left onto Paradise Road(Road 431), thence continuing along Paradise Road(Road 431) and turning right onto Cary's Camp Road, thence continuing along Cary's Camp Road and turning left onto Paradise Road(Road 431), thence continuing along Paradise Road(Road 431) and turning left onto Shortly Road, thence continuing along Shortly Road and turning right onto East Piney Grove Road, thence continuing along East Piney Grove Road and turning left onto Kruger Road, thence continuing along Kruger Road and turning right onto Bunting Road, thence continuing along Bunting Road and turning left onto Stockley Road(Road 432), thence continuing along Stockley Road(Road 432) and turning right onto Zoar Road, thence continuing along Zoar Road and turning right onto Road 318, thence continuing along Road 318 and turning left onto Zoar Road, thence continuing along Zoar Road and turning right onto Morris Mill Road (Road 297), thence continuing along Morris Mill Road (Road 297) and turning left onto Mount Joy Road, thence continuing along Mount Joy Road and turning right onto unnamed road and unnamed tributary to Longwood Pond as designated by boundaries between United States Census Block number 100050507012009 to the west and United States Census Block number 100050507012010 to the west, thence continuing along unnamed tributary designated as boundary line between United States Census Block number 100050507012008 to the north and United States Census Block number 100050507012011 to the south and turning left onto Hollyville Road, thence continuing along Hollyville Road and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1352463, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377296, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377302, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377672, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377694, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377625, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1377646, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379210, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379217, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379223, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379366, thence continuing along said line onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1379706 and turning left onto United States Highway 9(Seashore Highway), thence continuing along United States Highway 9(Seashore Highway) and turning right onto Harbeson Road(State Highway 5), thence continuing along Harbeson Road(State Highway 5) and turning left onto Shingle Point Road, thence continuing along Shingle Point Road and turning right onto unnamed local road as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1364516, thence continuing along said local road and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1364559, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto Ingram Branch, thence continuing along Ingram Branch and turning right onto Gravel Hill Road, thence continuing along Gravel Hill Road and turning left onto Sand Hill Road, thence continuing along Sand Hill Road and turning right onto Burton Road, thence continuing along Burton Road and turning right onto East Redden Road (Road 565), thence continuing along East Redden Road (Road 565) and turning left onto Hunting Club Road, thence continuing along Hunting Club Road and turning left onto Gravelly Branch Road, thence continuing along Gravelly Branch and turning right onto Piglet Path., thence continuing along Piglet Path and turning right onto Seashore Highway(United States Highway 9), thence continuing along Seashore Highway(United States Highway 9) and turning left onto Marsh Road, thence continuing along Marsh Road and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1259199, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto Layton-Vaughn Ditch, thence continuing along Layton-Vaughn Ditch and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1258834, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto local road, thence continuing along local road and turning right onto Raccoon Ditch Road(Road 517), thence continuing along Raccoon Ditch Road(Road 517) and turning right onto Road 522A, thence continuing along Road 522A and turning right onto Road 446, thence continuing along Road 446 and turning right onto Old Furnace Road(Road 46), thence continuing along Old Furnace Road(Road 46) and turning left onto Fleetwood Pond Road, thence continuing along Fleetwood Pond Road and turning right onto Fleetwood Pond, thence continuing along north shore of Fleetwood Pond and turning right onto Tyndall Branch, thence continuing along Tyndall Branch and turning left onto Deep Creek, thence continuing along Deep Creek and turning right onto Concord Pond, thence continuing along north bank of Concord Pond and turning right onto Deep Creek, thence continuing along Deep Creek and turning left onto Concord Pond Road, thence continuing along Concord Pond Road and turning right onto Church Road, thence continuing along Church Road and turning left onto Concord Road, thence continuing along Concord Road and turning right onto Oneals Road, thence continuing along Oneals Road to the place of beginning.

(45) Forty-fifth Representative District. The 45th Representative District shall comprise: All that portion of Sussex County bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Beaver Dam Road and Jimtown Road, thence in a counterclockwise direction along Jimtown Road and turning right onto Robinsville Road, thence continuing along Robinsville Road and turning left onto Bundicks Branch, thence continuing along Bundicks Branch and turning left onto Love Creek, thence continuing along the north bank of Love Creek and turning right onto State Highway 24, thence continuing along State Highway 24 and turning left onto Camp Arrowhead Road(Road 279), thence continuing along Camp Arrowhead Road(Road 279) and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1556956, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto Rehoboth Bay, thence continuing along the west shoreline of Rehoboth Bay to its intersection with a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1556277, thence continuing along said boundary in a southerly direction across the waters of the Rehoboth Bay, thence continuing on to a nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1556239, thence continuing along said line to its intersection with the southern shoreline of Rehoboth Bay and turning left onto the southern shoreline of Rehoboth Bay, thence continuing along said shoreline and turning right onto Lee Joseph Creek, thence continuing along the western shoreline of Lee Joseph Creek and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated as the boundary between United States Census Block number 100050507023056 to the north and United States Census Block number 100050507023009 to the south, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto Knoll Way, thence continuing along Knoll Way and turning left onto Jennifer Lee Drive, thence continuing along Jennifer Lee Drive and turning right onto Knoll Way, thence continuing along Knoll Way and turning left onto Cove Drive, thence continuing along Cove Drive and turning right onto Long Neck Road, thence continuing along Long Neck Road and turning left onto unnamed local road, thence continuing along unnamed local road and turning left onto the Long Neck census designated place line as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1496545, thence continuing along said Long Neck census designated place line and turning right onto Lingo Creek, thence continuing along southern bank of Lingo Creek and turning right onto Indian River Bay, thence continuing along the western shoreline of Indian River Bay and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1509954, thence continuing across the waters of the Indian River Bay along said boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary being the center line of the Indian River Bay as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1512779, thence continuing in an easterly direction along said boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1545958, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1551549, thence continuing along said boundary and turning right onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1669474, thence continuing along said boundary to the center line of the Indian River Inlet, thence continuing along nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1674334 onto the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and continuing in an easterly direction across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean continuing to nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1674406, thence continuing along said boundary to nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1675889, thence continuing along said boundary and onto nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1675896, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left onto the Sussex County boundary line and continuing in a northerly direction across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to an intersection with nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1703975 and turning left onto said nonvisible boundary line, thence continuing along said boundary in a southwesterly across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to the western shoreline of the Atlantic at a point between Rehoboth Beach and Cape Henlopen State Park, and turning right onto said shoreline, thence continuing along said shoreline and turning left to nonvisible boundary as designated by United States Census Tiger Line identification number 1700017, thence continuing along said boundary and turning left to nonvisible boundary as designated as United States Census Block number 100050509002083 to the north, and United States Census Block number 100050511001001 to the south, thence continuing along said block boundary line and turning right onto the Rehoboth Beach city line, thence continuing along the Rehoboth Beach city line and turning right onto Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, thence continuing along Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and turning left onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning right onto Gills Neck Road, thence continuing along Gills Neck Road and turning left onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning left onto Sussex Drive, thence continuing along Sussex Drive and turning right onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning right onto Sussex Drive, thence continuing along Sussex Drive and turning right onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning right onto Canary Creek, thence continuing along Canary Creek and turning right onto the Lewes city line, thence continuing along the Lewes city line and turning left onto New Road, thence continuing along New Road and turning left onto Old Orchard Road, thence continuing along Old Orchard Road and turning right onto Savannah Road, thence continuing along Savannah Road and turning left onto Beaver Dam Road, thence continuing along Beaver Dam Road to the place of beginning.

Subchapter IV. Effectuation.

§ 841. 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 administrative director of the respective departments of elections and recorded in the offices of the recorder of deeds for the respective counties. Two true and correct copies of these maps shall also be filed, not later than January 1, 2002, in the respective county departments of elections with the State Election Commissioner, the respective State Chairpersons of the 2 major political parties and the State Archivist and Records Administrator.

§ 842. 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.

§ 843. Copies of Maps.

The State Election Commissioner and the separate 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.

§ 844. Designation of roadways.

The term Avenue, Boulevard, Drive, Highway, Lane, Parkway, Place, Road, Route, Street, Turnpike or any abbreviations thereof shall be used interchangeably so as to make the descriptions used in this chapter conform to maps currently in existence.

§ 845. House district descriptions.

In the descriptions of the various House of Representatives districts, all references to a Road, Highway, Street, Drive, Place Parkway, Lane, Avenue, Boulevard, Route, Turnpike, River, Stream, Branch, Gut, Boundary line or other physical feature shall refer to the center line thereof unless otherwise specified.

Section 2. Validity litigation. In the event that any lawsuit is brought in any Court, Federal or State, challenging the validity of any provision of this Act, the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall each be authorized to retain counsel to appear in the lawsuit on behalf of the House and the Senate, respectively, to defend the validity of this Act.

Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable.

SYNOPSIS

This Bill reapportions the House of Representatives into 45 districts each having a population of approximately 17, 413 persons.