Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-20

lafiOns Of this Article. and provide such
penalties as may he necessary to enforce
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ARTICLE yIv-oATH OF oFFtcE.
Members of the General Assembly and
all public officers. executive and judicial
except such inferior officers ms shall be by
law exempted, shall. before they enter
upon the duties of their respective Officers.
take and subscribe the following oath or
affirmation;
Il do solemnly swa&i Tor affirm that
will support the Constitution of the United
States. and the Constitution Of the State
of Delaware. aud that ] win faithfully
discharge the duties of the office Of
--------, according TO the best of my abil-
ity;" and all such officers, except as afore-4
said. who shall have been chosen at any
election. shall, before they enter upon the
duties of their respective offices, take and
subscribe the oath or affirmation above
prescribed. together with the following
addition thereto, as part thereof:
And ] do further solemnly swear Tor
affirm that ] have not directly or indi-
,rectly paid, offered or promised to pay.
contributed, or offered or promised to con-
tribute. any money or other valuable
thing as a consideration or reward for the
SlNihS vi vote HI Tile flet-
tion Mt which / was elected to said Office
No other oath, declaration or test shall
he required as n qualification for any of
flee of public trust.
ARTICLE Xv-MIscELLANEoUs.
Section l. The Chancellor, Judges and
Attorney-General shall be conservators of
the peace throughout the State: and the
Sheriffs and Coroners shall be conserya-
tors of the peace within the counties re-
spectively in which they reside.
Section 2. No public officer shall re-
ceive any fees without giving to the per-
son paying the same receipt thereof, If
required. therein specifying every item
and charge.
Section 3. No costs shall be 5aid nv
person accused, on a bill being returned
ignoramus. nor on acquittal.
Section 4. No law shall extend the term
of any public officer or diminish his salary
or emoluments after his election or an.
pointment
Section 3. All public officers shall hold
their respective offices until their success.
sors shall be duly qualified, except in cases
herein otherwise provided.
Section 6. All public officers shall hold
their offices on condition that they behave
themselves well, and shall be removed by
the Governor on conviction of misbehayior
in office or of any infamous crime.
Section Z. The matters within Section
30 of Article " and Sections Z and 8 of
Article V are excepted from the provision
of the Constitution that mo person shall
for any indictable offense be proceeded
against criminally by information" and
| also from the provisions Of the Constitu-
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ARTICLE XVI AMENDMENTS AND con-
MENTIONS.
section l. Any amendment or amend
| ments to this Constitution may be pro-
posed in the Senate or House of Repre-
sentatives; and II the same shall be agreed
TO by majority of all the members elect
| cd to each House, such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be entered on
their journals. with the yeas and nays
taken thereon and the Secretary of State
shall cause such proposed amendment or
amendments to be published three months
before the next general election in at least
| two newspapers in each county in which
such newspapers shall be published; and
II in the General Assembly next after the
said election such proposed amendment or
| amendments shall be agreed to by three
| iifths of all the members elected TO each
| House. the Secretary of State shall cause
the same again TO be published in the
manner aforesaid; and such proposed
amendment or amendments shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State at the next general election for APP
| proval or rejection; and il such proposed
| amendment or amendments shall be APP
| proved by Il majority of those voting there
on, the same shall become part of the Con-
stitution upon the ascertainment of such
result by the General Assembly. When
two or more proposed amendments shall
he so submitted they shall be voted upon
| separately.
| Section ,. The General Assembly may
| from time to time provide for the submits
| sion to the qualified electors of the State
at the general election next thereafter the
| question, ''Shal there be n Convention to
revise the Constitution and amend the
| sameT': and upon such submission il
| majority of those voting on said question
| shall decide in favor of n Convention for
| such purpose, the General Assembly at
| its next session shall provide for the cleo
| ton of delegates to such Convention at
| the next general election. Such Conven-
| tion shall be composed of thirty five dele
gates. one of whom shall no chosen from
| each Representative District by the quail
| fed electors thereof The delegates so