Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-01
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

Further Cousidrrntion OF the Report Com
corning Governor and prher offic.rs.
stan Cotresp0iaercso Gazette and journal
Dover, March 81. Tho Constitutional
Convention was opened yesterday with
praysr by Rev. Adam otengle OF Smyrna.
Very liCtie was done 10 the morning, tho
matter under discussion being tho
further confederation. In COMMITTEES OF
tho whole Ut the report OF the com
nitice on the Governor and other ex-
oGutivo on.cars.
section %, or rather, the latter por-
t,on thereof, was under consideration,
nua tho umonuments proposed were
profuscs Only two were inally adopted,
| bogsyer Ono declares tho oiice OF
Lieutenant oyerno. vacant whon that
official occupies the oiiics of Governor,
and anotlar qualities the abova by pro-
yiains TINT the Offices shall not be dc
Glared vacant when the ollicials 10 line
OK succsssion arm only serving during
tho Temporary disability OF the Gov
ernor. The paragraph as amended reads !:
Whenever tho powers and duties OF
| the Office III Governor shall devolve
upon the Llautenant- Governor, score
| tnry OF State or attorney general, his
Office shall become vacant; and when
ever the powors and duties Of the Office
OF Governor shall devolys upon too
president pro teppnro Of the Senate, or
| the speaker OF thu House OF Repre-
| sBntatiyos, HE aeat as member OF the
| General Assembly shall become vnuant !;
and any such vacancy shall be filled rs
provided by this Constitution; pro.
vided, however, that such vacancy shall
not DO created 10 case either IT the
shid persona shall be acting as Gov
ernor during thu temporary disability
OF tho Governor
| In the afternoon, at the session of
the convention proper, no business
whnteysr was transacted. The com
mitteo at the whole at once took up tho
report under consideration at the morn
| ing bession and before adjournment
finally disposed of it. AS at tho morn.
ing session various amendments TO the
report were proposed. but the disposi-
tion Of a majority OF the members
served to be IN favor of sustaining the
action Of the committee, although sew
eral minor changes were made in tho
original report. The result Of tho work
appears below:
Article -. Section /. The Board Of
Pardons, shall be composed OF tho
| Chancellor, ilieutenant.G nyernor, Secre
tRry OF State, State Treasurer and
Auditor OF Accounts,
Sec. Q, Tho said hoard may require
Information from the Encouragement
upon any subject rotating to tine dutios
of said hoard.
Article. Sec. |. The terms of Office
Of thu Attorney General and Insurance
commissioner shall be four years. and
the terms OF Office al Iha State Treasurer
and A uditur OF Accounts shall be two
years. These officers shall be chosen by
the quail fed electors Of tho State at
gBuBral elections. and be commissioned
by the Governor, and shall hold their
respective offices until their successors
shall DO duly qualified.
Ser. ,. Tho torms Of Office of Pro-
thonotaries. Clerks Of the Peace, Reg
istsrs Of Wills, Recorders. Registers in
Chuncery aud Clerks OF the Orphans
Court shall BIO four years; and the
terms Of office of Sheriifs ami Coroners
shall bo two years
These Offices shall DO chosen by the
qualified electors OF the respective
counties at general elections. and ba
commissioned by the Governor, and
shall huld their respective offices until
their successors shall be duly qualified.
No person shall be twice elected
sheriff in any term of four years.
Soc. 5. Prothonotaries, Clerks OF the
Peace, Registers of Wills. Recorders,
Registers in Chancery, Clerks Of the
Orphans' Court and Shoriifs shall keeI
their offices in tho town or place in
each county in which the suporio,
court is usually held.
Tho committee, at $50 arose and
reported the result OF ita deliberations
to ths convention. The convention
instructed the committee on printing
to have 800 copies printed.
On motion of DIR. Cooper the con
vnntion then adjourned until 30 thiI
morning
| Dover, March 3l.---I'he Constitutions
Convention, this morning, began con
sideration Of tho report Of the commit
toe on tho Legislature, Tho repur
gives Wilmington two Senators ant
rural New Castle and Kept and Sussex
counties five each. Mr.. Donahoe wuntt
IL Senators, with three for tho city o
Wilmington, Messrs. Bradford ant
Riggs made speeches advocating thu
amendment. hlessrs. Herring and Mar
tin objected to New Castle having NOR,
Senators than the other counties.
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