Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-05-08
STkTE Law.
An Act 70 Provide for the Holding OF a
Special Election for the Purpose of Ao-
certainfng the sense Of the People IN
Respect to Calling COnsttu-
tiOnaI Convention.


WHEREAS there appears to be q general de-
sire That the General Assembly. at IFS present
session, shall provide by law Tor the hJlulng o.
special election for the purpose OF ascertalhllB
the sense OF the majority OF the citizens OF lne
state entitled to vote for representatives, In
regnect to the calling OF Convention 70 ClduSt'
alter and amend the Constitution JhtreIoIe
Be it enacted by the senate ana house OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF the State OF Delaware In Cen
eral Assembly met; -.
IN the year OF our Lord one thousand eight nun
bred and ninety-One. a special election shali De
held for the purpose or ascerJalnlng Dy UalOb
the sense OF the people or Jns slate IN respect "a
calling a Convention 70 change' ater ana ailehu
the Constitution OF the state.
Al the said election the citizens OF the state
entitled TO vote for Representatives may nave
written IN printed on their ballots the words
"For a Convention" or Against a convention"
said ballots may be Of any size and f0rm' not eX-
ceedIng the size now provided BY law.
Sac. 2. That at said special election 70 De helu
as prescrihed in Section / OF this AcJ the lnspec-
tors and Judges chosen IN the several hundreds
throughout the state to hold the last general
election. shall hold said special election. Every
vacancy In the said offices shall be filled In the
same manner as now prescribed by law.
SEC g. The Sheriff OF each county snall, on
or before the twelfth day OF May In the said year
OF holding said special election, denver 70 Jhe
Inspector OF each Hundred or ElecJOn DlslIlcJ
OF his county, TWO suitable oallOI boxes, Will
fame and sealing wax therefor UOgFLner Win
alphabetical lists OF voters ana OF uennquehts
and written or printed forms OF taily-lsts OF
nations OF the election officers ana tine CefIlh-
Gates and directions relating thereto ana also
! proper election staInp-au prepared lsuDJeel,
| however TO such alterations Jhereol as may Oe
/ necessary to adapt them 70 the requirements OF
/ said special elecn0nl as now prescribed py Jaw
/ for the General Election Inc SAID aiplaDetlcal
lists al voters and OF delinquents shall lie qelV-
cred by the Clerk OF the Peace OF eaHn county 20
! the sheriff OF his county, on or before Ihe tnth
Day Of May in the SAID year OF h0iqiIs SsH
| special election The said special election shal
| be held at the same places, during the Salne
hours In the same manner, according 10 lne
same regulations and suoJecg 10 Lhe SAINT Pea4-
/ ties so fur as the same may be applicable 10 the
purposes OF this Act, as now prescribed concern
| ING the General Election; and the votes cast az
said special election shall be counted Ihe9 anu
certified by the Inspector JUDGES anu Clefks
/ OF each poll and the state OF the Sald elecllOl
! snail be ascertained and certified by the Board
I OF Canvass OF each county, on the Ihufsuay
special election at the same Jlne' IN we stLIie
| manner, at the same places and by the same
! ne rsons as prescribed IN chapter eighteen OF
! the Revised Statutes, and any alnehuiinehts
| supplements thereto, FOR the counting, uallylnB
and certifying the votes cast at, ana lot Lne
! ascertatning ana certifying the STATE ana result
| Of the last General Election, throughout each
county. The certificates. respectively, OF SAID
speclal election shall contain ana snow accu-
rately the number IN words AZ lengen' VI t I
cast 'FOr a Convention and Against CON
$50, 4. That the returns OF said special cleo
ton so certified by the Board OF Canvass OF each
| county as aforesaid, and duplicates thereof,
| shall he delivered I'm the same manner by the
/ same persons, In the same way, ana 10 the same
] officers as the returns OF the election Tor Gov
ernor. and duplicates thereof are required 70 pc
| delivered by direction OF the CONSTITUTION Vi Ihe
State. -, .
the next session thereof after said special election
| and on the second Wednesday after us organlLa-
/ ton, meet In joint session, in the Han OF the
! House OF Representatives, TO De present ~ inc
| opening and publishing OF the SAID returns OF
such election, and to ascertain thereIrom the re-
suit OF said election throughout Jhe SGaJe py ctl-
/ culating the aggregate amount OF an inc toUes
| that shall have been given respectively 'FOr q
! Convention" and Against Convention" IN all
/ the counties Of the State.
/ SEC. G. That II thereupOn 1t shall appear tnaC
majority OF all the citizens in the state, having
right 70 vote Tor representatives have VOted az
said special election, For convention l1e
| General Assembly SHALL accordingly, al us ss1lu
next session after said election, make provision
/ by appropriate legislation, for the calling ana
election OF Convention, 10 consist Oh aU least as
many members as there are In both houses OF the
Legislature to be chosen in the same manner al
| the same places and at the same time JnaJ KEEP
resentatives are by the citizens entitled 70 vote
/ for Representatives., on due notice given Tor one
month, an0 to meet within three months aICef
/ they shall be elected. The majority or all the
citizens in the state, having right 70 vote FOR rep
resentatiyes shall be asCertained by reference TO
| the highest number OF votes cast IN the State at
/ any one OF the three general elections next pre-
ceding the day 0fV0ting for a convention except
| when they may be less than the WnOle nuInuer or
votes voted both for and against Convention, IN
which case the said majority shall be aScertalned
] by reference to the number OF votes given on the
| day OF voting Tor or against Convention.
SIC. Z. That IL shall be the duty OF the SherinS
| or other officers 20 whom. the ballot boxes used
at said special election shall be delivered for the
purposes OF this ACT, 10 keep the said boxes, and
the ballots and certificates and tally lists OF said
election, deposited therein, safely until the meet
ing OF the General Assembly at its said next ses-
sion after the said election, and 10 hold the same
subject 20 the order OF the General Assembly dur
/ ing the said session.
PasseI at Dover, March 81, 1891.