Evening journal., 1892-07-25
CHAP. ?, VOL 10, LAWS on DELAWARE.
An Act Proposing An Amendment 10 the
C0nstitution of This state.

An Act Proposing An Amendment 10 the
Constitution of This State.
SECTION I. Be It enacted by the SEN
ate and House Of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly
met two thirds OF each house deemine II
necessary and by and with the approba
tion of the Governor:) That the follow
ing amendment be and the samei hereby
proposed TO Article Nine Of the Constilu
tion OF this state, that is to sny, strike
out all Of said article which reads thus:
No convention shall be called but by
the authority of the people and an un-
leNceptionable mode Of making their
sense known. win be for then at
special election on the third Tuesday
Pof May in any year to vote by ballot for
or against convention rs they shall
severally choose 10 do; and IL thercupon
IL shall appear that 4 majority Of all the
citizens IN the State having the right to
vote for representatives, have voted for
convention, the General Assembly shall
accordingly az their next session. call
convention TO consist of At least as
many members as there are in both
houses Of the legislature. 60 be chosen in
the same manner, at the same places, and
at the same time that Representatives
are by the citizens entitled to vote for
representatives. ON due notice given for
one month, and to meet within three
months after they shall be elected
The majority of all the citizens in the
State, having right TO vote for representa-.
tives, shall be ascertained by reference
to the highest number of votes cast In
the State ~ any one Of the three general
elections next preceding the day of vot
ing for convention. except when they
may be less than the whole number OF
votes voted both for and against a con
vention in which case the said majority
shall be ascertained by references 20 the
number Of votes given on the day Of vot-
/ ing for or against convention, and
whenever the General Assembly shall
| deem convention necessary, they shall
provide by law for the holding Of
/ special election for the purpose of ascer.
| tanning the sense Of v majority OF the
citizens of the State entitled TO vote for
representatives..
And IN lieu thereof insert the follow
1 ing, that is TO say
NO convention shall be called but by
the authority OF the people, and the
mode Of making their sense known shall
be, that at any general election held for
representatives In the General Assembly.
lahd which shall have been prescribed BY
/ tln General Assembly ut its regular ses-
/ sion next preceding the said election as
the proper occasion for nscertaining snch
ls6nse, the citizens of this State entitled
q to vote for representatives at such cleo
hiBn may vote by ballot for or against
convention as they shall severally choose
TO do and In so voting the ballot shall be
l..
voted for at such election and shall be
kept distinct aud apart from any other bal
lot so cast aud " at any such election the
number of votes for q convention shall
be equal 10 a majority OF all the citizens
in the State. having right to vote for
representatives, ms nscertained by refer
ence TO the highest number of votes
cast IN the State at any one Of three
general elec ions next preceding the day
OF voting for convention, except
when they may be less than the
whole number of votes voted both
for and against convention,
in which case the said majority shall bs
ascertained by reference TO the num-
Der of votes given on the day of voting
for or against q convention the General
Assembly shall, at its next session, call a
convention, 60 consist Of at least ~ many
members as there are in both houses of
the legislature TO be chosen in the same
manner, 40 the same places, and at the
same time that representatives are by
the citizens entitled 20 vote for represen.
tatives, ON due notice given for one
month and 10 meet within three months
after they shall be elected The Legisla
ture shall provide by Law for receiving,
tallying and counting the said votes for
and against a convention and for returning
to the General Assembly at its next ses.
sion the state of the said vote, and also
for ascertaining and returning to the
said General Assembly the number of
ballots cast at said election on or by
which representatives were voted for, so
as TO enable 10 20 determine whether
a majority Of those who voted for repre-.
sentatives voted for a conventions; and
shall also by law enact all provisions
necessary for giving full effect to this
article
Section 3 And be II further enacted,
That the Secretary of State be and he is
hereby directed. after the Governor
shall have approved of the above pro
posed amendment, duly 10 publish the
said proposed amendment I'm print i'm the
several newspapers published In this
State, at least three and not more than
six months before the next general cleo
tion of representatives, for the considers.
tion of the people.
; Passed at Dover. May 10. 1891,
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