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Amending Chapter 20-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled Councilmanic Districts, by revising the boundaries of the Councilmanic Districts as they were established by Bill No. 110547 (approved September 23, 2011), and by clarifying how and when the revision of Councilmanic Districts set forth in this Ordinance and in Bill No. 110547 affects the interpretation of other provisions of The Philadelphia Code and other ordinances that reference specific Councilmanic Districts, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 20-501 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
§20-501. Boundaries of Districts.
Pursuant to Section 2-102 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, the following Councilmanic Districts are hereby created:
District No. 1
First Ward: All Divisions.
Second Ward: Divisions 1-8; 10-18; 23-27.
Fifth Ward: Divisions 1-14; 16; 18-19; 21-22; 24-29.
Eighteenth Ward: Division 5.
Twenty-fifth Ward: Divisions 1-13; 16-18; 21-24.
Thirty-first Ward: Divisions 1; 3-8; 10-19.
[Thirty-ninth Ward: Divisions 1-3; 5-13; 15; 17-28; 30-35; 37-40; 42-43; 45-46.]
Thirty-ninth Ward: Divisions 1-13; 15-35; 37-40; 42-46.
Forty-fifth Ward: Divisions 7-11; 13-14; 16-19; 21-22; 24.
Approximate population: [152,305] 155,622.
District No. 2
Second Ward: Divisions 9; 19-22.
Eighth Ward: Divisions 1-7; 9; 12-14; 20-21; 27-28.
Twenty-sixth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirtieth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-sixth Ward: All Divisions.
[Thirty-ninth Ward: Divisions 4; 14; 16; 29; 36; 41; 44.]
Thirty-ninth Ward: Divisions 14; 36; 41.
Fortieth Ward: Divisions 1-3; 5-13; 15-27; 29-51.
Forty-eighth Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: [149,032] 145,715.
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District No. 5
Fifth Ward: Divisions 15; 17; 20; 23.
Eighth Ward: Divisions 8; 10-11; 15-19; 22-26; 29-30.
[Eleventh Ward: Divisions 1; 3; 11; 19.]
Fourteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Fifteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Sixteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Eighteenth Ward: Divisions 1-2; 4; 6-7; 9-12.
Twentieth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-eighth Ward: Divisions 1-8; 10-15.
Twenty-ninth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-second Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Forty-third Ward: Divisions 1; 9-10; 13-16; 21-25.
Forty-seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: [147,968] 145,234.
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District No. 7
Seventh Ward: All Divisions.
Eighteenth Ward: Divisions 3; 8; 13-17.
Nineteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-third Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-fifth Ward: Divisions 14-15; 19-20.
Thirty-first Ward: Divisions 2; 9.
Thirty-third Ward: All Divisions.
[Forty-second Ward: Divisions 1-11; 22-23.]
Forty-second Ward: Divisions 1-11; 14; 22-23.
Forty-third Ward: Divisions 2-8; 11-12; 17-20.
Forty-ninth Ward: Division 1.
Fifty-fourth Ward: Divisions 1-6.
Sixty-second Ward: Divisions 1-16; 18-20; 23.
Approximate population: [158,290] 159,784.
District No. 8
Ninth Ward: All Divisions.
[Eleventh Ward: Divisions 2; 4-10; 12-18; 20.]
Eleventh Ward: All Divisions.
Twelfth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirteenth Ward: All Divisions.
Seventeenth Ward: All Divisions.
Twenty-second Ward: All Divisions.
[Forty-second Ward: Divisions 12-17; 20-21.]
Forty-second Ward: Divisions 13; 17; 20-21.
Forty-ninth Ward: Divisions 4-5; 9-15; 19.
Fifty-ninth Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate Population: [153,695] 150,895.
District No. 9
Tenth Ward: All Divisions.
Thirty-fifth Ward: All Divisions.
[Forty-second Ward: Divisions 18-19; 24-25.]
Forty-second Ward: Divisions 12; 15-16; 18-19; 24-25.
Forty-ninth Ward: Divisions 2-3; 6-8; 16-18; 20-22.
Fiftieth Ward: All Divisions.
Fifty-third Ward: All Divisions.
Sixty-first Ward: All Divisions.
Approximate population: [154,493] 158,533.
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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall not affect the elected members of Council during the term ending the first Monday of January 2016, nor shall it affect the powers, duties or functions of their offices or of the Council or its officers during such term. The new district boundaries, as amended by this Ordinance, shall apply only to the nomination and election of the members of Council whose terms of office commence the first Monday of January 2016, and thereafter.
SECTION 3. Until January 1, 2016, any reference in The Philadelphia Code or other ordinance to a particular Councilmanic District shall be interpreted as a reference to such District as it existed prior to the enactment of this Ordinance and prior to the enactment of Bill No. 110547 (approved September 23, 2011). On and after January 1, 2016, any such reference to a particular Councilmanic District shall be interpreted as a reference to such District as it exists after the enactment of this Ordinance.
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