The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-10

Election-We Publish Synop-
sis of the New Constitution-Its
Most Vital Parts for our Read
ers to Peruse-The Make up OF
the New Court The Next Elec
ton in 1898. !,
Extracts from the only DomocratIc.Re-
publican newspaper published at Fifth
and Shipley streets, about how the election
of Saturday last was going to terminate,
would be quite amusing to publish now.
Tho terrible fight that was going on in the
Republican ranks was something too aw-
full to contemplate. That the Republican
party would be completely showed under
when the votes were polled, and other such
dire calamities were predicted Our readers
know how the representations turned out
and how the Democrats elected the major.
ity of Cuuncilmen, but failed to elect the
Mayor, President of Council, City Solici-
tor and City Treasurer.
THE COLLECTORS AND ASSESSORS TO BoNp.
The Collectors and Assessors will bond
this evening in the sum Of thirty thous-
and dollars each, their bond being pre-
sented to City Council and Mayor and ap-
proved by them. There willlb no trouble
about Thomas s. Lewis bonding as his
qualifications and bondsmen will be very
ample and will meet with the approval of
Council and the Mayor. The law requires
the city official to bond within five days
after his election and before entering upon
the duties of his office
These officials are required by law to
make an assessment each year which
must be completed by the second day of
January Of each year, and the taxes col
lected by the thirty first day Of December
in the succeeding year, and upon the
completion Of tho assessment 1t must be
delivered to the Board of Assessment, Re.
vision and Appeals Each collector ap-
points q clerk, who receives $720 per year
and whose salary is paid by the city.
During the years 1S93.4,5 tax collector
Edmund Mitchell, Jr., collected 1854, 4,25O94
from property owners, while Eugene NJ
Sayers collected in tho same years $227,-
OH A. Chief Dolan collected from dog
tax in 1886 81, $500. The Society for
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals collected
in the years 1886 the muniflcent sum of
$229.
We make the following compendium of
which we herewith present for the perusal
of the readers of the REPUBLICAN:
THE QUALIFICATIONS.
No religious test shall be required as
qualification to any Office, or public trust,
in this State.
All elections shall be free and equal.
Trial by jury shall be as heretofore.
The press shall be free to every citizen
who undertakes to examine the official
conduct of men acting In public capa-
city; and any citizen may print on any
subject, being responsible for the abuse Of
that liberty. In prosecutions for publca
tions, Investigating the proceedings of
officers, or where the matter published Is
proper for public information, the truth
thereof may be given in evidence; and in
all indictments for lbels the Jury may
determine the fact and the law, as in other
cases.
NO EXCESSIVE BAIL REQUIRED.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed nor cruel punish
ments inflicted; and in the construction of
jails proper regard shall he had to the
health of prisoners.
All prisoners shall be bailablo by sufli.
cient suretes, unless for capital offenses
when tho proof is positive or the presump.
tion great; and when persons are confined
on accusation for such offenses, their
friends and counsel may at proper seasons
have access to them.
INCREASED GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
: The legislative power of this state shall
be vested in General Assembly, which
shall consist Of a Senate and House of
Representatives.
The House of Representatives shall 10
composed Of thirty-five members, who
shall be chosen for two years The Senate
shall be composed of S. iventeen members,
who shall be chosen for four years.
The State is hereby divided into thirty
five Representative Districts, from each Ct
which shall be chosen, by the qualified
electors thereof, one Representative,
VESTED IN THE GOVERNOR.
The supreme executive powers of the
State shall be vested in q Governor.
The Governor shall DO chosen by tho
qualified electors of the State, once In every
four years. at the general election.
QUALIFICATIONS TO De GOVERNOR.
Section g. The Governor shall be at
least thirty years of age, and have been a
citizen and inhabitant of the United
States twelve years next before tho day of
his election, and the last six years of that
term an inhabitant of this state, unless
he shall have been absent OH public busi.
ness of the United States or OF this State.
JUDICIARY.
The judicial power of this State shall be
vested in o Supreme Court Superior
Court, Court Of Chunccry, an Orphans
Court Court of Oyer and Terminur, a
Court of General Sessions, Registers
Court, Justices of the Peace, end such
other courts US tho General Assembly,
with the concurrence of two.thrds of ali
the members elected to each House shall
from time to time bylaw establish
There shall be six State Judges, who
shall be learned in the laws. One Of them
shall be Chancellor, one Of them Chief
Justice and the other four of them Asso-
ciate Judges.
THE MAKEUP OF THE COURT.
The Chief Justice and tho four Associate
Judges shall compose the Superior Court,
the Court Of General Sessions and tho
Court of Oyer and Terminer, as herein
after prescribed.
ELECTIONS
The general elections shall bo held bien.
nially on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in the month of November, and
shall be by ballot; but tho General Assan-
bly, may by law prescribe the mcan5,
methods and instruments of voting so us
best to secure secrecy and tho independence
of the voter preserve the freedom and pur.
ity of elections and prevent fraud corrup.
tion and intimidation thereat.
Every male citizen Of this State
of the age Of twenty.ono years who
shall have been resident thereof one
year next preceding an election, and fer
The last three months a resident tf the
county, and for Che last thirty days q resi-
dent of tho hundred or election district in
which he may offer to vote and In which hc
shall have becn duly registered as herein.
after provided for shall be ,cntitlsd to vote
at such election in the hundred ,r election
district of which he shall at the time bo a
resident and in which he slal bo regis
tered, for all officers that now are Or here.
after may be elected by the people and
upon all questions which may be submit.
ted to the vote Of the people ;provided how.
ever, that no person who shall attain tho
age Of twenty-ono years after the first day
Of January, in the year Of our Lord nine.
teen hundred, or aftor that dato shall be,
come citizen Of the United States, shall
have the right to vote unless he shall be
able TO read this constitution in the Eng.
lish language and write his name; but
these requirements shall not apply to any
person, who by reason ofphysical disabl.
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