Daily Republican., 1884-08-28
CHAPTER IT.

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 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Della
ware In Gen raj Assembly met, (two-
thirds OF each house deemiDg 1t neces-
sary and concurring, and by ami 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 Constitution of
this State
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
Representatives shall by the General As
sembly be judged necessary /; and then,
two-thirds of each branch of the Legisla-
ture concurriDg, they may by law make
provision for increasing their number"
and in lieu thereof substitute and ADOPT
the following, viz "The House OF Rep
resentatives shall consist of twenty-five
members, eleven of whom shall be chosen
from New Castle County, seven from
Kent County and seven from Sussex
County. Provided, that, of the eleven
Representatives from New Castle County,
four shall be chosen by the citizens resid-
ing 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 Repre-
resentatives at the time of its next pre-
ceding adjournment sine die shall pre-
side, or, II absent or disqualified, the per-
son who was Speaker pro tempore at the
time of said adjournment, and give a
casting vote Il the Representatives be
equally divided. until its Speaker and 9TH
er officers shall be duly chosen and quail
fed"
Second, Strike out the third clause of
the said Third Section, reading thus i
" There shall he three Senators chosen 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 number
but the number of Senators shall never be
greater than one-half, nor less than one
third of tho number of Representatives"
and in lieu thereof substitute and adopt
the following, viz ." There shall be four
Senators chosen from each county. Pro-
vided, that of the four Senators from New
Castle County, two shall be chosen by the
citi zeDs residing in the city of Whining
ton, and two by the citizens residing in
the residue of said county. At each BIZ
ennial session of the Senate the person
who was Speaker of the Senate at the
time of its next preceding adjournment
Iia sha1t nrastha n ahsapf nr die
qualified, the person who was Speaker pro
tempore at the time of adjournment, and
give casting vote If the Senators be
equally divided, until its Speaker and
other officers shall be duly chosen and
qualified.
SECTION 2. That the offices of such as
may be Senators and Representatives at
the time Of the ratification of the forego-
ing amendments to the Constitution,
shall not be vacated by any of the provi-
sions of said amendments, or otherwise
affected. The first election for Represen
tatives under the Constitution as amend
ed by said provisions, shall be held at the
general election, on the Tuesday next af
ter the first Monday of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty-six. At the said general
election there shall be three Senators elect
ed for each of the counties of this State,
by the citizens of said counties respective
ly, under the provisions of the Constitu-
ton 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 during the full term OF
four years from the day OF their election
and no longer provided, that of the three
Senators for 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 afore-
said, and two by the citizens residing In
the residue of said county, one thereof to
serve as Senator for two years as afore-
said and the others for four years as afore-
said and two Senators shall be elected
from each county biennially thereafter
The first meeting of the General Assem-
bly, under the Constitution so amended las
aforesaid, shall be on the first Tuesday In
January in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven,
and the meetings of subsequent biennial
sessions on the first Tuesday in January