The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-21
An Act Proposing An Amendment to
the Constitution of this State.

SECTION 1. BE n enacted By The Senate
and House or REPRESENTATIVES or ne state
|0f DeidJDdI's IN General assembly met ftirO-
thirds or each house deenlfny 10 necessary
lana on and lOthh the appreciation Of the
G0rerHo1J, That the following amend
mcht be and the same is hereby proposed l
70 Article Nine of the Constitution of
this State, that Is to say, strike ont all OF |
SAID article which reads thus:
No convention shall he called but by
tile authority of the people: and an I'M
excepiionabla mode OF making their sense
known, will be for them at IL suecial cleo
ton ON tho third Tuesday of May IN any
year to vote by ballot for or against a CON
ycniion as they shalt sovcraly choose to
dc, and IL thcroupOn IL shall appear that
Il majority OF all the citizens in the State
having the right TO vote for representa-
ItiVcs. have voted for a convention, the
General Assembly shall accordingly at
their next session. call n convention, to
consist oil ut least us many members rs
there nro IN both houses OF the .egisa
turc, TO he chosen in the same manner,
at the same places AMI at the same time
that representatives arc by the citizens
entitled 10 vote Tor representatives, on
due notice given fOr one month. aud 10
meet within tLr'u months after they
shall lie elected, The pinlorty OF all the
'eitAens in the state. huyig right 10 woe
10 representatives, shall be DSccrtaincd
by reference TO the highest number of
votes cast in tho State Mt aUY one OF the
-thrC1 general elections IL tXt preceding
me Jay u NpLihk IDl fGANJlilOns OK
eept when they may lie less than the
/ whole number OF Noles voted both for
AMI against aconVention III which case
the said majority shall lie ascrrtained by
reference to the nuihbcr of votes given
ion the day of voting for or against n
, conventions; and whenever the General
Assembly shntl deem convention nucss-
sary. they shall provide by law for the
holding OF II special election for the pur-
pos OF asccriaiuing the sens" Of n InA-
iorlty. Of the crtiEcns of the state entitled
ITO vote for reprce Natives
Aud In llru thereof insert tho follow
INK, that Is 10 say:
no eunN enttGn shall be called but by
tic authority OF the pcople:and the mode
u milking ihcir sense known shall be,
| that ut any neral clcctlon held for
] Representatives IN tho General Asscmb-
: Iy, aud which shall nave been prgscrib-
, eli 10y the Genornl Assembly NJ its reg
I, niHr session next preceding the said
Il election MS tho proper &c tasiOn for as
Egrrthihirg such SENSE, the citizens Of
ithis State entitled to vote for represent
trtiYea At such cleetton may Nota by bal
Hot for OF against convention as they
/ shall saverally choose 20 do, aud in ST.
8 =tlo4e citst Tor any person voted for at
l-snch elertion aud shall be kept distinct
J. and pptrt from any other bullot 50 cast;
:, and II at any such election the number
. iof vote. for Il convention shall be equal
. 10 n majority of Mi the citizens III the
IS State, h.yitH right 10 vote for r0pl C.
Of sentniiycs, as ascortainea by reference
IT t. tle hi hest number oil votes cast III
re- tho state lit any one OF three general
- elections next preceding the day of vot
30 ing for q convention, except when they
n .mly DO less than tho whoie number o
IN votes voted both for and against II CON
ivcntIon, in " Itch case the said niajori
itY shall be nscertaincd by reference u
the ntiiEl err of votes given on the day o
voting Tor or against n convention, titt
IL General ASS nlbly shall, at Its next ses.
lion, "a II Il convention, to consist OF n
lir iotst as many members as there are fl
40 both houses of tho legislature, TO h,
Iis CHOSEN In tho S1lne manner, MT the sam
= places. mud nj the sumo time that repre-
al titled to vote for representative
1er On due Notice given for on
be oatl, and to meet within three month
nj utter they shall bo elected. the Legis
"a latute SHAH provide by law for recciy
~ ing, tuliying, nAd counting tho said
votes iur and against Il convention M
for returning TO lilo Generll Assembly
Iut Its next session the state oil ths sti
woe, ana also for nsrertliuing and re
eY turning to tho said General =ASsainbl
ct tito niluibe of ballots cast NJ sHid elei
fiji. tinizon Orby which representatives, war
S4u votG'l tul.,so n to enable il totlGlrTmEi
is whether a majority of those WAC Yatc
10 for representatives voted for IL CONVEX
no, zion; and shall also ly law enact MI i1r,
'ry visions necessary Tor giving full effGS
lie, to this article
SECrIoS =. Ind ne II further enlrta,
the Secretary of state lie anu he is hcrel
directed after the Governor shall la,
approved OF the above proposed amen
Y a mont, duly to publish the sal
md proposed amendment In print
1re The several newspapers ,publish'
-, In this State. at least fhruG NJ
~ not more than sixmOntRs before the ne
I'll. general election oil Representatives. Il
Aid the consideration OF the people.
ha'Sel az Dpcti', Aty Il, 1871.