The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-20
CHAPTER II.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
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 be 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 tho third clause of the
said Section reading thus: "There shall
be seven Representatives chosen in each
| county, until a greater number of Repre-
sentatives shall by the General Assembly
be judged necessary and then, 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
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county and seven from Sussex county.
Provided, that of the eleven Representa-
| tives 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-
| tives at the 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 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 a 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-
1 Der; but the number of Senators shall
never be greater than one.half nor less
| than one-third of the number of Repre-
sentatives," and in lieu thereof substi-
| 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 the person who was Speaker of the
| Senate at the time of its next preceding
\ adjournment sine die shall preside, or il
\ absent or disqualified, the person who
was speaker pro tempore at the time of
said adjournment, and give n casting vote
| if the Senators be equally divided, until
| its Speaker and other officers shall be
duly chosen and qualified"
SEC. 2. That the officers of such as
may be Senators and Representatives at
\ the time of the ratification of the fore
| going 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 gen
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 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 a
Senator for four years as aforesaid, and
| two by the citlzeus 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 the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud eighty seven,
and the meetings of subsequent biennial
sessions on the first Tuesday in January
in every second year thereafter.
SEC. 3. That the Secretary of State of
this State be and is hereby directed, after
the Governor shall have approved of the
above proposed amendments, duly to pub
lish the above proposed amendments, and
this act, in two or more newspapers OF
this State, for the consideration of the
people, at least three and not more than