Evening journal., 1912-08-10
Constitutional Amendment


An Act proposing certain amendments 70
Article ~ Of the Constitution OF this
state, relating to the number Of Judges
constituting quorum in the Superior
Court the Court Of General Sessions and
the Court OF oyer and Terminer. the
sessions Of said courts, and the distri.
button OF the business therein. respec-
lively.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives OF the State OF Delawars
In General Assembly met Nwo-thirds Of an
the members elected 10 each House agreeing
thcrcto)
Section / That Section of Article ~
Of the Constitution Of this State b.. aud tho
same is hereby amended by striking out all
Of said Section after the first paragraph
thereof and substituting therefor the fol-
lowing new paragraphs, to-wii;
'''rhe said FIVE Judges shall designats
those Of their number who shall hold the.
said Courts in the several Counties. no
more than three OF them shall sit together
IN any Of the said Courts each Of tho
said Courts the Chief Justice when present
shall preside, and in his absence the senior
Associate Judges present shall preside.
One shall constitute quorum in the
said Courts. respectively. except n tho
Court Of Oyer and Termnor whore three
shall constitute a quorum, aud except in this
Superior Court sitting to hear appeals from
the Orphans Court "a Register Court
when two shall constitute a quorum. ana
except in the Court Of General Sessions sit
ting 10 try cases of prosecution under Sec
tion Of Article v Of this Constitution or
sitting to hear contested applications for It.
cense to sell Intoxicating liquors, when two
shall constitute quorum.
One judge may open and adjourn any Of
said Courts"
Section ?. That Article " Of the Com
stitution of this State be- and the same IS.
hereby amended by striking out all of Sec
tion thereof and substituting therefor the
4 following new Section 6, to wit:
Section 9. Subject to the provisions OF
Section Of this Article. two OF more ses.
sions Of the Superior 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 and Terminer and one or
J two Of either, or one Of each Of the other of
4 the said courts may at the same time be
held in the same county OF in different
counties, and the business in the several
counties may be distributed and apporiioned
in such manner as shall be provided by the
said courts respectively
d. W. CAMPBELL.
Speaker Of the House
JNO. NJ. MENDINHALI.
President Of the Senate
/ Approved March Twentieth, Nineteen Hun
SIMEON S. PENNEwILI. Governor.
], Charles S. Richards Secretary OF Stata
Of the State Of Delaware, do hereby certify
/ that the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy Of House Bill No as entitled
An Act proposing certain Amendments 10
/ Article IN Of the Constitution Of this State,
/ relating 10 the number Of Judges consiitut-
! ing quorum in the Superior Court. tho
Court Of General Sessions and tho Court Of
/ Oyer and Terminer the sessions Of said
courts and the distribution Of the business
/ therein, respectively as the same appears
on the enrolled Bill filed i'm the Office Of the
Secretary Of State, and approved by the
| Governor, March twentieth. A. d 1911. which
said Bill proposing such Amendment 10 the
Constitution Of this State is published in
accordance with the requirements Of tho
! Constitution n the State
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I
have hereunto set my hand ana
official SEAL at Dover. this twenty
I a.. 50 third day of July. in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hum
dred and twelve
CHARLES $. RICHARDS.
Secretary OF State.