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

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| phpera OF said court shall be trans
ierred to the Supreme Court established
| by This amended Constitution and the
sad writs of error. appeals and pro-
| ceeoings shall be proceeded in the said
oupreme, Court TO final Judgment,
decree or other determination.
All euits, proceedings and matters
which, on the said tenth day Of June in
tue year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety seven, shall be depending in
the Superior Court, aud all hooks,
records and papers of the said court,
snail be transferred to the Superior
Court established by this amended
Constitution, and tho said suits, pro.
ceedipgs and matters shall be proceeded
IN TO fnal judgment or determ ination,
10 the said Superior Court established
by this amended Constitution.
All indictments, proceedings and mat
ters which, on the said tenth day OF j une
IN the year one Thousand eight hundred
and ninety 'eeyen, shall be depending in
the court of general sessions OF the
peace and Jail delivery, shall be trans
ferred to and proceeded in TO final judg-
ment and determination in the court of
general sessions established by this
amended Constitution, or be otherwise
disposed OF by the court of general ses.
sions, and all books, records and papers
OF said court OF general sessions OF the
peace and jail delivery shall be trans
ferred to the said court of general ses-
siops.
Ali indictments, proceedings and mat
ters which. on The said tenth day of June
IN the year ons thousand eight hundred
and ninety seven. shall he depending in
the court of oyer aud terminer, shall
he transferred to and proceeded in to
final judgment and determination in
the court of oyer and termner estab-
lished by this amended Constitution,
and all books, records and papers OF
said court OF oyer and terminer shall
be transferred to said court of oyer and
terminer established by this amended
Constitution. '"s7s'l
All suits. proreedings aud matters
which, on the said tenth day Of June, in
the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninaty,seven. shall lie depending 10
the court OF enancary, or in the
orphans court, and all records hooks
and papers of said courts respectively,
fhall be transferred to the court OF
chancery or orphans court respectively,
established by this amended Copstitu.
tion: and the suits. proceedings and
matters, shall be proceeded in to final
decree, order or other determination,
Sec. III. UDless otherwise provided,
the registers courts and the jurisdic.
tion of justices Of the peace shall rot
be affected by this amended Constitu-
tion.
Sec. IL. II the Chancellor, Chief
Justice, or any Associate Judge in Office
at the time this amended Constitution
shall take effect shall not be appointed
Chancellor, Chief Justice or Associate
Judge under this amended Copstitu.
tion, he shall be entitled to receive the
sum OF Sl,500 per annum, payable
quarterly, for i've years. after the ex-
piration of bis Office, If he shall so
long live.
The following additional sections
were inserted IN the achedule:
Sec. 10. Until tho General Assem-
bly, shall otherwise provide, guardians
accounts shall be filed with and be ad-
justed and settled by the Register Of
Wills for the county, and be subject to
exception. hearing, adjustment and
settlement in the orphans court, for
the county as before this amended Con-
Htitution took effect.
Sec. 16. Unless otherwise provided
by this amended Constitution or sched
ule, the terms OF persons holding public
offices to which they have been elected
or appointed at the time this amended
Constitution and schedule shall take
effect, shall not be vacated or other
wise affected thereby.
Sec. IL. One " more vacancies in
the board of pardons shall not invai-
date any act Of the remaining members
OF said board, not less than three in
number
Tho original section 10 of the
schedule. which reads as follows. was
transferred to the Constitution.
Sec. 10. The Chancellor, Chief JUS
tice and Associate Judges first ap-
pointed under this amended Constitu.
tion, shall be appointed by the Cover
nor without the consent of the Senate,
for the term OF twelve years; and the
persons SO appointed shall enter upon
the discharge of the duties of their re
spective offices upon taking the oath of
office prescribed by this amended Con.
stitutiop.
The following, offered by Mr..
Richards, was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the
convention are hereby rendered to Hon.
John Biggs for tho fair and impartial
manner in which he has performed the
duties Of his office, ane that in retiring
from the chair he carries with him the |
best wishes of the eotire convention.
Judge Bradford and Messrs. Richards,
SLruance, Cooper, Pratt, Hearne and
Dasey made, remarks highly eulogistic
OF Mr.. Biggs, who responded as follows:
''Gentlemen OF the Convention |
thank you, most sincerely, for this ad-
evidence. of your confidence
and esteem.
Whatever Foundation there may |
be for this partiality you have so
generously shown me- | am sure it is |
principally due to the uniform courtesy |
and CO operation which you have in |
and collectively extended to |
me since the first day we assembled.
We convened here on the first day of |
last December. under the most trying
and unfavorahle' circumstances. Cir
that troubled us all. and
which we solved the hest that we knew
how. We have labored here long,
earnestly and devotedly for the single
purpose OF framing Constitution that
will be for the best interests of our
people, and their prosperity.
"And / want to assure the people of
this commonwealth that as time pro.
crosses. and imperfections ure dis
covered In this instrument. that they
are not there because the delegates to
this convention did not labor, with the
bopaot purpoSa to do tho bust thu,