Daily Republican., 1884-08-28

Oyer and Termin.r. and Cour' of General
Sessions NJ I - peac,' aud "A ~ very"
Amend Section Oj SAT-. article by strik-
ing out these words, to wit:
} = Sitting in rhe superior Court with
out the associate judges
Amend said Section by inserting after
the word Interested the following
words
" as having been OF counsel in the case
Tor Otherwise
Amend said article further by striking
out Section 10 thereof and inserting the
following In lieu thereof
- The Orphans Court In each county
shall be held by the Associate Judge re-,
siding in the county, but IN case such
judge shall be unable or disqualified
through interest or otherwise, to sit at
any time or in any matter, the Chief JUS
tice shall sit in his stead. Ia all matters
involving right to real estate or to the
appraised or other value thereof, and also
| to such other matters as the Genei al As
sembly may provide, there shall be an
appeal to the Court of Errors and Ap-
peals. Upon such appeal the said Court
of Errors and Appeals shall be composed
In the same manner as upon q writ of
error. The Orphans Court shall have
all the jurisdiction and powers vested by
law Of this State in the Orphans Court
Amend Section II of said article by
striking out the first period thereof to the
word . each" inclusivrly, aud inserting
the following In lieu thereof, to wit
" The Chancellor and judges shall re-
spectivey receive for their services an an
nual compensation which shall be paid
quarterly, and shall not be less than
twenty-five hundred dollars, but the Gene
raj Assembly may increase the compen-
sation of all, or any of them, and may
regulate and apportion any such increase
according to Justice"
Amend Section 81 of said article by in
sorting In the second paragraph thereof
after the word "by," first occurring
therein, the following. to wit
" such executor, administrator, guar
dian or other"
Amend said Section 81, in the same
paragraph, by striking [outl the words
u Orphans Court for the County," and
in lieu thereof the following
words, to wit
In the Court of Chancery for the
in term or before the Chancellor
at chambers"
Amend said Section 81 by adding there
to the following words, to wit
Such adjustment and settlement
shall be final"
Amend Section 90 of said article by
striking out the words, "Supvrior Court"
wherever they may occur therein, and in
sorting in lieu thereof, respectively, the
following words, to wit:
Court of Chancery
Amend said Section further BY adding
thereto the following words, to wit s:
Such appeal, in either case, may be
heard and decided by the Chancellor sit
ting In term or at Chambers. The Regis
ter shall have power to order issues of
fact to be tried by jury in the Superior
Court, as may be prescribed by law"
Amend said Section further by strik-
ing out the Words Orphans Court"
and inserting these words
Associate judge residing in the county,"
Sec. 2. That the Secretary OF State
Of this State be and he is hereby directed,
after the Governor shall have approved Of
the abo We proposed amendments, duly
to publish 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
six months before the next general cleo
ion of Senators and Representatives In
his State.
Passed at Dover, April 10, 1888.
STATE OF DELAWARE. }
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
DOVER, DEL, July II, 1884.
hereby approve of the foregoing pro-
posed constitutional amendments and
acts of the General Assembly of the State
OF Delaware above set forth.
In testimony whereof ! have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the great seal Of the State of Della
~ ware to be affixed at Dover, this
! L. 5. nth day of July, in the year of
~ our Lord, one thousand, eight
hundred and eighty -four, and of
the Independence of the 'nited
States, the one hundred and
ninth.
By the Governor,
CHARLES G. STOCKLEY.
WILLIAM F. CAUsEY,
Secretary of State.