The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-27
CHAPTER IT
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED.

PROPOSED.
An act proposing Amendments TO the
Constitution for the purpose of increas-
ing the number of Senators and Repre-
sentatives in the General Assembly.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Del
aware in General Assembly met, (two-
thirds OF each house deeming it neces-
sary and concurring, and by and with
the appreciation of the Governor.
SECTION /. That the following amend.
ments DO and the same are hereby pro-
posed to the Second and Third Sections
of the Second Article of the Constitu-
ton of this State.
First, Strike out the third clause of the
said Section reading thus: "There shall
be seven Representatives chosen in each
county, until greater number of Repre-
sentatives shall by the General Assembly
be Judged necessary and then, wo-thirds
of each branch of the Legislature con-
curing, they may by law make provision
for increasing their number" and in lieu
thereof substitute and adopt the follow
ing, Wis: "The House Of Representatives
shall consist of twenty-five members,
eleven of whom shall be chozen from
New Castle county, seven from Kent
county and seven from Sussex county.
Provided, that of the eleven Representa-
tiyes from New Castle County, four shall
be chozen by the citizens residing in the
city Of Wilmington, and seven by the
citizens residing in the residue of said
County. At each biennial session of the
House of Representatives the person who
was Speaker of the House of Representa-
tiyes at tho time of its next preceding
adjournment sine die shall preside, or,
if absent or disqualified, the person who
was Speaker pro tempore at the time of
said adjournment, and give a casting vote
if the Representatives be equally divided,
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 chozen in
each county. When greater number of
Senators shall by the General Assembly
be Judged necessary, two-thirds of each
branch concurring, they may by law
make provision for increasing their num-
Der: but the number of Senators shall
never be greater than onehalf nor less
than one-third of the number of Repre-
sentatiyes," and in lieu thereof subst-
tute and adopt the following, viz: "There
shall be four Senators chosen from each
country. Provided that of the four SEN
ators from New Castle County, two shall
be chosen by the citizens residing in the
City of Wilmington and two by the citi-
zens residing in the residue of said coun-
ty, At each biennial session of the Sem
ate tho person who was Speaker of the
Senate at the time of its next proceeding
adjournment sine die shall preside, or if
absent or disqualified, the person who
was speaker pro tempore at the time OF
said adjournment, and give casting vote
if the Senators be equally divided, until
its Speaker and other officers shall be
duly chosen aud qualified"
SEC, Q. That the officers of such as
NAV be Senators and Representatives at
the time of the ratification of the fore
roing amendments to the Constitution,
shall not be vacated by any of the pro-
visions of said amendents, nor otherwise
effected. The first election for Repre-
sentatives under the Constitution as
amended by said provisions, shall be held
at the general election, on Tuesday next
after the first Monday of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty.siX, at the said gem
eral election there shall be three Senators
elected for each of the counties of this
State, by the citizens of said counties
respectively, under the provisions of the
Constitution so amended as aforesaid,
one of whom shall be so elected to serve
as a Senator for two years from the day
of his election and no longer, and the
others to serve as Senators for and dur
ing the full term of four years from the
day of their election and no longer; pro-
vided, that of the three Senators from
New Castle county so to be elected one
shall be chosen by the citizens residing in
the city of Wilmington, to serve as
Senator for four years as aforesaid, and
two by the citizeus residing in the resi-
due of said county, one thereof to serve
as Senator for two years as aforesaid,
and the other for four years as aforesaid;
and two Senators shall be elected from
each county biennially thereafter. The
first meeting of the General Assembly
under the Constitution so amended, as
aforesaid, shall be on the first Tuesday
in January, in tho year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty seven,
and the meetings of subsequent biennial
sessions on the first Tuesday in January
in every second year thereafter,
SEC. 8. That the Secretary of State of
this State be and is hereby directed, after
the Governor shall have approved of the
4 above proposed amendments, duly to pub.
lish the above proposed amendments, and
this act, in two or moro newspapers o
this State, for the consideration of thu
| people, at least three and not more thai