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DOVER, March 20. In the House to-day |
Mr.. Justis, chairman of the Representation |
Committee, reported the substitute for |
the Bates bill, amending the con
constitution SO as 10 give New Castle In
creased representation. 1t is the Grubb |
substitute and is as follows
An act proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution for the purpose Of increasing the |
number of Senators and Representatives
in the General Assembly:
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the State Of Delapdre, Ia
General Assembly met, too-thirds Of each
branch of the Legislature deemi,,g IL s.eces-
sary, and coacnrri1lg, and bv and Nth the
dpprobdtion Of the Governor:
SECTION l. That the following amend
Inents be and the same are wisely proposed
to the second and third sections of the
second article of the constitution
First. Strike out the third clause of the
said second section reading thus: "There
shall be seven representatives chosen in each
county, until greater number of represent
atives shall by tie General Assembly be
thirds of each branch Of the
Legislature cohcurrlng, they may
make provision for increasing their
numbers" and In lieu thereof substitute
and adopt the following, viz: "The House
of Representatives shall consist of 25 menu
bers, II Of whom shall be chosen in New
Castle county; from Kent county and 7
from Sussex county, provided that of the IL
Representatives chosen in New Castle
county four shall be chosen by the citizens
residing In the city of Wilmington and seven
by the citizens residing in the residue ofsaid
county.
tAt each biennial session of the House OF
Representatives the person who was Speaker
of the House of Representatives at the time
OF its next preceding adjournment sine die
shall preside, or If absent or disqualified, the
person who was speaker pro tenapore, at the
time OF said adjournment, and give casting
vote, if the Representatives be equally d.
vided until its speaker and other officers,
shall be duly chosen and qualified"
Second Strike out the third clause of the
said third section reading thus There
shall be three Senators chosen in each
county. When greater number of Sena-
tors shall by theGeneral Assembly be judged
necessary, two,thirds OF each branch Of the
Legislature concurring, they may by law
make provision for increasing their number,
and in lieu thereof substitute and adopt the
following, viz "There shall be four Sena
tors chosen from each county, provided
that of the four Senators chosen in New
Castle county, two shall be chosen by thu
citizens residing in the city of Wilmington
and two by the citizens residing in the resi-
due of said county.
eat each biennial session OF the Senat
the person W ho was Speaker of the Senat
at the time of its next preceding adjourn
ment sine die, shall preside, or if absent o
disqualified, the person who was speake
Dro tenDOre ut the time of said adjourn
ment, aud give a casting vote, If the Sena
tors be equally divided, until its speaker O
other officers shall be duly chosen an
qualified"
SEC. 2. Thht the offices of such as may b.
Senators and Representatives at the time O
the ratification Of the foregoing amendment
to the constitution shall not be vacated b
any of the provisions of the said amend
ments, nor otherwise affected.
The first election for representatives un
der the constitution as amended by said pre-
visions shall be held at the general electio
on the Tuesday next after the first Monda
in The year Of our Lord, 1886 At the sal
general election there shall be chosen thre
Senators for each Of the counties of Il
State, by the citizens of the counties respec
lively, under the provisions of the constitl
tion as amended as aforesaid, one of whol
shall be so elected to serve as Senator fC
two years from the day of his election an
no longer, and the others,
serve as Senators for and durin
the full term of four years from tn
day Of their election and no longer; Pronide
that of the three Senators for New CAST
county, SO 10 be elected, one shall be chose
by the citizens residing in the city OF Wi
mington to serve as a Senator for four year
as aforesaid, and two by the citizens resi(
ing in the residue of said county one theret
TO serve as a Senator for two years, as afor
said, and two Senators will be elected frol
each county bennially thereafter.
The first meeting the General Assemb
under the constitution so amended as afor
said, shall be on the first Tuesday in JAM
ary, in the year of our Lord, 1887, and Il
meetings Df the subsequent bienniel sc
sions on The first Tuesday in January
every second year thereafter.
SEC. g. That the Secretary of State
this State, be and he is hereby directe
after the Governor shall have approved
the above proposed amendments, duly
publish the above proposed amendments a
this act id two or more newspapers of Il
State for the consideration of people,
least three and not more than six mont
before the next general election of Senate
and Representatives of this State.
After the reading of the amendment fl
hundred copies thereof were ordered to
printed.
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