SINCE 1913 THERE IS NO REHOBOTH

SINCE 1913 THERE IS NO REHOBOTH

Saturday, February 2, 1963, Wilmington Morning News reports that there is no Rehoboth

and that Rehoboth Beach has no mayor nor commissioners.

Wild and unbelievable as they seem, the following statements are legally accurate.

Jule C. Steve Stamper is mayor of the town of Rehoboth, but, there is no such place in

Delaware. The nonexistent town of Rehoboth has a board of commissioners. Another city,

officially named Rehoboth Beach, has neither a mayor nor a board of commissioners.

Efforts are about preparing action to have Stamper and his commissioners regain their 'lost'

city and the city solicitor, Lawyer Paul Reed , had drafted an amendment to the charter to pull

town government and the leaders together.

This all began in 1913 when the town officials asked General Assembly to change the name

of Rehoboth to Rehoboth Beach. This act went OK but someone forgot to change the title of the

Mayor and commissioners, and when General Assembly passed the name change, the Assembly

disenfranchised the leaders.

When the new amendment is passed, Rehoboth Beach will be official and regain it's mayor

an board of commissioners.