Smyrna times., 1896-12-23
DELAWARE CONSTITUTION.
Amendments Suggested by the Com.
mittee on the Governor
ing the Qualification Voter.

The State constitutional convention
reconvened in the hall of the House of
Representatives Wednesday.
1t was expected that the remainder of
the Addicks delegates from Kent
County would be in their seats. but
only one of them appeared. The other
delegates were in Dover and held a
caucus during the morning, but con-
cluded not to go into convention until
late.
The first contest in the convention
was over the adoption of the report of
the committee on rules. 1t was de-
cided to strike out the clause recurring
two-thirds vote to pass all PROPOSE
tlOns pertaining to the amendment of
of the constitution. Then, after a vie-
orous debate, the remainder of the
rules were referred back to the com
mittee.
The Committee on the Governor and
other executive officers recommend the
following amendments to the consti-
tuition:
Strike out all of section of articles
3 and substitute in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
SO. He shall have the power to remit
fines and forfeitures to great reprives.
communications of sentences and par
dOns, except in cases of impeachment:
but no pardon shall be granted, nor
sentence cOmmuted, except upon the
recommendation in writing of the Chan
cellor, the Speaker of the Senate, the
Attorney-General and the Secretary of
State, or any three of them, after full
hearing, and suGh recommendation
with the reasons therefor at length
shall be filed and recorded in the Office
OF the secretary of State, who shall
forthwith notify the Governor thereof"
Insert next at the end of section 13 of
article the following:
Sec IA. Every bill which shall
have passed both houses of the General
Assembly shall, before it becomes a
law, be presented to the Governor. IF
he approve it, he shall sign it; but if
he shall not approve, he shall return If
with his objections to the house in
which it shall have originated, which
house shall enter the objections at
large on the journal and proceed to
reconsider it. If, after such reconsid-
Grafton, two-thirds of all the members
elected to that house shall agree to
pass the bill, it shall be sent, together
with the objections, to the other house.
by which 1t shall likewise be reconsid- |
cred, and if approved by two-thirds |
OF the members elected to that house, it |
shall become alaw. Butin all such cases
the votes of both houses shall be deter |
mined byyeas and nays, and the names
OF the members voting for and against
the bill shall be entered on the journal
OF each house, respectively. If anv
bill shall not be returned by the Gov
ernor within ten days Sundays ex-
cepted) after it shall have been pre-
sented to him, the same shall be a law.
IN like manner as if he had signed it,
unless the General Assembly shall, bv
'helr adjournment, prevent its return,
n which case it shall not become law
without the approval of the Governor.
No bill shall become law after the
mai adjournment of the General As
'embly unless approved by the Cover
nor within thirty days after such ad-
ournment. The Governor shall have
'ower to disapprove of any item of any
llll, making appropriations of money,
district items, and the part
'r parts of the bill approved shall be
he law, and the item or items, of ap-
disapprOved shall be void,
lnless repasssed according to the rules
md limitations prescribed for the pass
.ge of other bills over the executive
'eto. Every order, resolution or vote
(Which the concurrence of both houses
II the General Assembly may be neces-
ary Except on question of adjourn
nen0 shall be presented to the Gov
rnOr, and before the same shall take
feet shall be approved by him; or,
icing disapprOved by him, shall be re-
assed by twO-thirds of all the mem
'ers of each house of the General As
embly, according to the rules and
prescribed in the case of a
I'LL"
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