The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-21

DOVER, April 81. The CONGREGATIONAL
Convention to-day discussed the report
about FIXTURE conventions After along
debats the following was adopted:
.Seetion2. The General Assembly may
from time to time provide by law for the
submitting TO the qualified electors of the
state at the general election next thereaf
ter the question, Shall there be a conven.
ton to revise the constitution and amend
the samep' and upon such submission, If
a majority OF those voting on said ques'
tion shall decide in favor of convention
for such purpose the General Assembly at
Its next session shall provide by law for
the election Of delegates to such conyen-
tiou at the next general election. Such
convention shall be composed of thirty
five delegates, one of whom shall be elect
ed from each of the representative dis
tricts by the qualified electors thereof,
The delegates SO elected shall convene at
the capital of the state on the first Tues
day in September next after their election.
Every delegate shall receive for his services
such compensation as shall BIO provided by
law.
A majority of the convention shall con-
stitute u quorum for the transaction of
business. The convention shall have
power to appoint such officers, employees
and assistants as 1t may deem necessary,
and fix their compensation, and provide
or tn printing of its documents, journals,
debates and proceedings. The convention
shall determine the rules of its proceed
ings and be the judge of the election, re.
turns and qualifications of its members,
In case of vacancy, by death, resignation.
or other cause in the Office of delegate
from any district, such vacancy shall be
filled by the qualified electors of such dts.
tricts at special election to be called by
the governor for that purpose.
Section g. The General Assembly shall
provide by law, for receiving, taliying and
counting the votes for or against proposed
amendments to the constitution and for or
against convention, and for returning to
the General Assembly at Its next session
the state of such vote; and shall also by
law enact all provisions necessary for
giving effect to this article
Section T. No bill or resolution passed
by the General Assembly under or pursu-
ant to the provisions of this article, except
a bill or resolution providing for the sub
hitting TO the qualified electors of the
state the question: Shall there DO con-
stitution to revise the constitution and
amend the samef shall require for its
validity the approval OF the governor and
the same shall be exempt from the proyis
ions Of section ~ of Article III, of this
constitution.
Section 8. In voting at any general
election, upon proposed amendments to
the constitution, or upon the question,
shall there be Il convention to revise the
constitution and amend the samef" the
ballots shall he seperate from those cast
for any person voted for at such election,
and shall be kept distinct and apart from
all other ballots"
After the foregoing had been disposed of
Mr.. Bradford succeeded in inducing the
Committee of the Whole to strike out the
following from the report of the Commit.
tee on Corporations
Section 4. In all elections for directors
or managers of stock corporations zach
shareholder may cast the whole number of
votes to which he is entitled for one candi-
date or distribute them among two or
more candidates.