Smyrna times., 1912-09-25
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMFKT

An Act -glreposiaq certain dmeadments 70
-4rticIe " Of the Constitution IF ttis
State, relating TO tie number Of JUd9es
constituting a quorum IN the Superior
Court, tie Court Of General Sessions ana
the COurt IF Oyer and IeTmtner. the
sessions Of said cOurtS, and the diStrl-
6Wti0R Of tie business tereih, respect
iUeIg.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
reseniatives of the State of Delaware in General
Assembly met QwO-thirds of all the members
elected to each house agreeing therefor
Section l. That section of Article ~ OF the
Constitution of this State be- and The same is
hereby amended by stricking out all OF Sald sec
ton ater the first paragraph thereof ana suOSu-
tuting therefor the following new paragraphs
to-wit
The said five Judges shall designate those OF
their number who shall hold the said Courts III
the several Counties. No more than three Of
them shall sit together in any of the said Courts
In each OF the said Courts the Chief Justice when
present shall preside, and IN his absence the sen
iOr Associate Judges present shall preside.
One shall constitute quorum In the SalC
Co9rtS, IespeeuVely except IN me Court 9i oyer
and Terminer, where three shall constitute
quorum, anu eXt ept IN the Superior Cont sitting
to hear appeals from the Orphans Court OF
Registers Court. when two shall constitute 8
quorum, and except in the Court o General Ses
sOns sitting to try cases of prosecution under
Section of Article V of this Constitution or sit
ting to hear contested applications for license 10
sell intoxicating liquors, when two shall cOnst
tuie quorum
One Judge may open and adjourn any of said
Courts"
Section ,. That Article ~ of the Constitution
of this Stale be- and the same is, hereby amended
by striking out ali of Section thereof and Subsl-
tuung therefore the following new Section t.
| to-wit:
Section 6. Subject to the provisions Of Section
OF this Article, twu OF more sessions Of the Su
periOr Court or Court of General Sessions or one
or more sessions Of each of the said Courts or one
/ Session of the Court of Oyer aud IeTmner anC
one or two of either, or one of each of the other
/ OF the sai1 courts may at the same time be held
| in the same county or in different counties, anG
the business in the several counties may be dlS-
tributed and spportioned in such manner as
shall be provided by the rul-s of the said courts
D. W. Campbell,
Speaker of the House
| JNO NJ. MENbINHALL.
| President of the Senate.
| Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hundred
and Eleven.
SIMEON S. PENNEwILL.
Governor.
!, Charles s. Richards Secretary of state of the
State of Delaware, 90 hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true and correct copy 81
| House Bill No. As, entitled AN Act proposing
| certain Amendments to Article ~ of the COnSt-
tuition of this State relating 10 the number oi
Court the Court of General Sessions and the
Court OF oyer and Terminer, the sessions OF salC
courts, and the distribution of the business
therein, respectively" as the same appears on
the enrOlledBil flied in the Office OF the secretary
of sta'e and approved by the Governor March
twentieth, A. ID. 1911. which said Bill prOpOSinE
such Amendment TO the Constitution OF tbs STATE
Is published In accordance with the requirements
of the Constitution Of the State.
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF ] have
hereunt0 set my hand and Official
| IL. s. seal, at Dover, this twenty-third day
Of July, In the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve
CHARLES s. RICHARDS.
Secretary of State.