Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-10

j. A. Eilegood .................... 323. 9t
\. J. Horsey. ...-................. 1850
y. W. Dasey.. ....................... 2S0. SO
Y. ID. Bearne e...................... 276. &c
Wo0dburn Martin tin.........,....... 275.40
.. r. klchards...... 276.30
=, B. Gilchrist. ..................,. 272.10
W. L. I.Orr................ $50. SO
w. A. Cannon. n..........,.......... 320.9O
j. q. Wright. ....................... 274.50
OFFICERS.
Charles II. Jones, clerk. ............. 1000 90
NJ. A. Gum, reading clerk ~. .... 1,5O0uO
y. b. Hutchins, sergeant.at-arms. $4,000
W. Il. Avery, chaplain. ............. 1900
Arthur Hutchins, page.-........... 1900
MIR. Salisbury announced, as chair
man Of the committee, that Judge Brad
ford had requested that no allowances be
made him for the days since he quail
fed as judge of the United States
court, and that the committee had COM
piled with the request. Some of the
members have already had $500 and
others $780, Tbs secretary was allowed
1000, but as he has already drawn
S400 the order in the above is for the
balance only. Tbs full amount allowed
the chaplain and page was Sl25 each,
but they had both previously drawn
$50 on account.
When the reading and comparing of
ths schedule bad been concluded, on
motion OF MIR. Cooch the amended Con-
stitutiun and schedule was adopted as
whole. the vote thereon being unani.
nous. The various enrolled sheets
we're then fastened together and the
members proceeded to afiix their sigma.
tires thereto. John p. Dopahoe Of
Wilmington declined to sign.
The secretary of the convention and
the secretary Of the committee of the
whole were authorized to advertise for
proposals for printing their respective
journals. The convention ordered that
500 copies be printed.
Mr.. Gilcbrist enjoys the proud dis
tinction of being the only member who
has attended every session of the con-
vention.
Sections and OF the schedule read
as follows:
"Sec |. The President of this con-
vention, Immediately on its adjourn.
ment, shall deliver the enrolled copy OF
this amended Constitution and schedule
TO the Secretary of the State, who shall
file the same in his office, and the sec
ratary of this convention shall cause
the same to be published three times
in two newspapers in each county of
the State.
Sec. z. This amended Constitution
shall take effect on the 10th day of June
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety seven"
Section is as follows:
Unless otherwise provided by this
amended Constitution or schedule, all
persons elected or appointed before
this amended Constitution shall rake
effect, to State or county offices
made elective by this amended Consti.
tuition, whose terms will expire before
the first Tuesday in January in the year
ono thousand eight hundred and ninety
nine, shall hold their respective officers
until the said last mentioned day; and
all persons elected or appointed as
aforesaid to such offices, whose term
will expire between the said first Tues.
day in January in the year one thousand
nine hundred and one and the first
Tuesday in January in the year one
thousand nine hundred and three, shall
hold their respective Offices until the
said last mentioned day, and all per-
sons elected or appointed rs aforesaid
to such offices whose terms will expire
between the said first Tuesday in Jan
uary in the year 1901 and tie first Tues.
day in January, 1908, shall hold their
respective Offices until the said last
mentioned day, and the successors of
such persons shall be elected at the gen.
eral election next before the expiration
OF the ter,ns as hereby extended;
provided. however. that the SUCCESSORS
OF the present A litor of Accounts, State
Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner
ehali be elected at the general election
next preceding tho expiration of their
several terms of office, and the persona
30 elected shall enter upon the duties of
their respective Offices ON the first Tues.
day in January following their election.
The officers whose terms of office are
extended by this section shall renew
their official obligations upon the ex-
piration OF their present terms"
Other sections in which changes were
made are as follows:
Sec. s. The terms OF office of
all State and county officers made
elective by this amended Constitu-
lion shall commence on the first
Tuesday in January next after their
election, unless otherwise provided in
this amended Constitution or schedule.
nec. y. All the courts of Justice
now existing shall continue with their
present jurisdiction, and the Chancel-
lor and Judges shall continue in office
until the tenth day of June in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
ninoty'seyen; rp1n which day the said
courts shall be abolished, and tho offices
OF the said Chancellor and judges shall
expire.
All writs of error, and appeals and
proceedings which. on the said tenth day
OF June IN ths year one thousand eight