The littoral proprietors abutting on the River Delaware, between Christina River and the northerly boundary of Edge Moor, may erect bulkheads, wharves and piers on the line or lines now or hereafter to be fixed, established and adopted as provided in § 1505 of this title, opposite their respective littoral holdings on the river, between the Christina River and the northerly boundary of Edge Moor, and fill in with earth, stones or other material the space or spaces between the bulkhead line or lines of solid filling shown or exhibited on the map or maps, report or reports referred to in § 1505 of this title, and the westerly bank of the river (designating the high watermark thereof), between the Christina River and the northerly boundary of Edge Moor. Nothing contained in this section shall operate to prevent the United States from utilizing all or any portion of the space between the bulkhead and the westerly bank of the river for the deposit of dredged material taken from the River Delaware in the progress of the improvement thereof, not exceeding 12 feet in height above mean low water. The filling in of the space between the lines by any littoral proprietor shall be under and subject to the regulations of the Department of the Army of the United States.
22 Del. Laws, c. 2, § 4; Code 1915, § 2985; Code 1935, § 3478; 23 Del. C. 1953, § 1508.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.